[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2867-2868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-933]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011707F]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

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ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly 
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) and Highly Migratory Species 
Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold work sessions, which are open to 
the public.

DATES: The HMSMT/HMSAS work sessions will be held on Wednesday, 
February 7, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Thursday, February 
8, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m. until business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be held at the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Large Conference 
Room and Green Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037; 
telephone: (858) 546-7000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT/HMSAS work sessions will continue 
review of U.S. and Canadian albacore catch and effort data, with the 
intent of recommending an appropriate method to characterize historical 
effort in the fishery. The two groups will also review progress in 
developing environmental impact evaluations of exempted fishing permit 
proposals for 2007 and any information on potential applications for 
2008. They will also discuss development of an fishery management plan 
amendment to address overfishing of yellowfin tuna in the eastern 
Pacific Ocean and procedures to enhance communication with regional 
fishery management organizations, including the Western Pacific Fishery 
Management Council. The HMSMT will also discuss preparation of the 2007 
stock assessment and fishery evaluation report and related data issues.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-933 Filed 1-22-07; 8:45 am]
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