[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59090-59091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16596]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100306C]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:  Notice of a public meeting of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council's Non-Target Species Committee.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Non-
Target Species Committee will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 26, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and October 27, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Center Director's 
conference room, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, Council staff, 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will review: status of the 
other species analysis; status of non-target species initiative; 
Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement findings on 
rockfish; present the findings of the Center for Independent Experts, 
along with the reviews and preliminary response to recommendations. The 
committee may make recommendations for the management of (1) other 
species; (2) non-target species; and (3) rockfish.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for

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sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed 
to Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: October 3, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16596 Filed 10-5-06; 8:45 am]
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