[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49704-49705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XC30


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of 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 workshop to review assessment methods for Pacific mackerel and 
Pacific Sardine.

DATES: The workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 2007, from 
10 a.m to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, September 19, 2007, and Thursday September 
20, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, September 21, 2007, from 8 a.m. 
to until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel workshop will be held at the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), 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 and Pacific Sardine, 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 2008 Pacific sardine 
fishery and assessment methodology recommendations in advance of future 
updates of the Pacific mackerel assessment.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may 
arise during the STAR Panel meeting, 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

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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 requires visitors 
to register with the front office each morning. A visitor's badge, 
which must be worn while at 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: August 24, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-17087 Filed 8-28-07; 8:45 am]
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