[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 19470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7299]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041207C]


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.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will 
hold a Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Stock Assessment Review (STAR) 
Panel meeting to review assessment methods for Pacific mackerel.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 1, 2007, from 10 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, May 2, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, 
May 3, 2007, from 8 a.m. to until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel will be held at the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 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: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280; or Dr. Ray Conser, 
Southwest Fisheries Science Center; telephone: (858) 546-7000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the CPS STAR Panel meeting is 
to review draft stock assessment documents and any other pertinent 
information for Pacific mackerel, work with the Stock Assessment Team 
to make necessary revisions, and produce a STAR Panel report for use by 
the Council family and other interested persons for developing 
management recommendations for the 2007-08 Pacific mackerel fishery.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may 
arise during the STAR Panel, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during this meeting. Formal 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 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 meeting is 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.
    Entry to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) requires 
visitors to register with the front office each morning. A visitor's 
badge, which must be worn while at the SWFSC, will be issued to non-
federal employees participating in the meeting. Since parking is at a 
premium at the SWFSC, car pooling, and mass transit are encouraged.

    Dated: April 12, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-7299 Filed 4-17-07; 8:45 am]
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