[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 77 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20107-20108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7674]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041807D]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting/Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice of three public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Three Groundfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panels will 
hold work sessions which are open to the public. The first STAR Panel 
will review new assessments for sablefish and longnose skate. The 
second STAR Panel will review new assessments for black rockfish and 
blue rockfish. The third STAR Panel will review new assessments for 
bocaccio and chilipepper rockfish.

DATES: The sablefish and longnose skate STAR Panel will be held 
beginning at 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2007. The meeting will continue 
on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 beginning at 8:30 a.m. through Friday, May 11, 
2007. The meetings will end at 5 p.m. each day, or as necessary to 
complete business.
    The black rockfish and blue rockfish STAR Panel will be held 
beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2007. The meeting will 
continue on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 beginning at 8:30 a.m. through 
Friday, May 25, 2007. The meetings will end at 5 p.m. each day, or as 
necessary to complete business.
    The bocaccio and chilipepper rockfish STAR Panel will be held 
beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2007. The meeting will 
continue on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, beginning at 8:30 a.m. through 
Friday, June 29, 2007. The meetings will end at 5 p.m. each day, or as 
necessary to complete business.

ADDRESSES: The sablefish and longnose skate STAR Panel meeting will be 
held at NMFS, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Captain R. Barry Fisher 
Building, 2032 S.E. Oregon State University Drive, Newport, OR 97365-
5296; telephone: (541) 867-0501.
    The black rockfish and blue rockfish STAR Panel meeting will be 
held at Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, 205 S.E. Spokane 
Street, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97202; telephone: (503) 595-3100.
    The bocaccio and chilipepper rockfish STAR Panel meeting will be 
held at NMFS, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Meeting Room 188, 110 
Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: (831) 420-3900.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, Northwest Fisheries 
Science Center (NWFSC); telephone: (206) 437-5670; or Mr. John DeVore, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the STAR Panel meetings is to 
review draft stock assessment documents and any other pertinent 
information, work with the Stock Assessment Teams to make necessary 
revisions, and produce STAR Panel reports for use by the Council family 
and other interested persons. No management actions will be decided by 
these STAR Panels. The STAR Panels' role will be development of 
recommendations and reports for consideration by the Council at either 
its June meeting in Foster City, CA (sablefish and longnose skate) or 
its September meeting in Boise, ID (black rockfish, blue rockfish, 
bocaccio, and chilipepper rockfish).
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the STAR Panel participants for discussion, those 
issues may not be the subject of formal STAR Panel action during these 
meetings. STAR Panel action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this

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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 STAR Panel participants' intent to take final action to 
address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These 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.

    Dated: April 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-7674 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]
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