[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 140 (Monday, July 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 40119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14178]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB61


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

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 meetings will be held on August 14-16, 2007. The HMSMT work 
session will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2007; the HMSMT 
and HMSAS will begin meeting jointly at 1 p.m. on the same day and 
continue until 5:30 p.m. The joint meeting of the HMSMT and HMSAS will 
resume on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 5 
p.m. The HMSMT will again meet on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 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 discuss 
the latest North Pacific albacore stock assessment, preparation of the 
HMS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report, HMS exempted 
fishing permit issues, electronic logbooks, Magnuson-Stevens Act 
reauthorization implementation, international fisheries issues, 
management concepts for the high seas shallow-set longline fishery, 
research on the use of lightsticks in longline fisheries, and research 
and data related 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: July 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-14178 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
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