[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16329-16330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6201]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022807B]


Pre-assessment Workshop and Public Meeting for West Coast Canary 
Rockfish, Darkblotched Rockfish and Arrowtooth Flounder

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

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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NOAA Fisheries will hold a workshop to discuss the data and 
models that will be used in the upcoming stock assessments for canary 
rockfish, darkblotched rockfish and arrowtooth flounder.

DATES: The Pre-assessment Workshop for West Coast Canary Rockfish, 
Darkblotched Rockfish and Arrowtooth Flounder will be held Tuesday, 
April 24 through Wednesday, April 25, 2007. The workshop will meet each 
day from 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., or until business for the day is 
completed.

ADDRESSES: The Pre-Assessment Workshop for West Coast Canary Rockfish, 
Darkblotched Rockfish and Arrowtooth Flounder will be held at Pacific 
States Marine Fisheries Commission, 205 S.E. Spokane Street, Portland, 
Oregon 97202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, Northwest Fisheries 
Science Center (NWFSC); telephone: (206) 437-5670; or Dr. Jim Hastie, 
Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC); telephone: (206)860-3412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This workshop is intended to initiate dialog 
between members of the fishing community, stock assessment authors, 
data managers, and interested members of the public prior to the 
finalization of the stock assessment model. The specific objectives of 
the workshop are to: (1) Discuss the data used in the canary rockfish, 
darkblotched rockfish and arrowtooth flounder stock assessments 
including details on collections methods, current observed trends, and 
how the data will be incorporated into the assessment models; (2) 
discuss the rationale for making assumptions in the models, especially 
when data are missing or insufficient; (3) identify anomalies in the 
data and provide possible explanations; and (4) identify data gaps and 
future research possibilities.
    All participants are encouraged to pre-register for the workshop by 
contacting Ms. Stacey Miller, Northwest Fisheries Science Center 
(NWFSC) by phone at (206)437-5670 or by email at 
[email protected].
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the workshop participants for discussion, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal workshop action during this meeting. 
Workshop action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 
in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice 
that require emergency action under section 305c) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the workshop participants' intent to take final 
action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Ms. Stacey Miller at (206) 437-5670 at least five 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 30, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-6201 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]
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