[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 179 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 52865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18224]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XC65


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's (Council) Trawl 
Individual Quota Committee (TIQC) will hold a working meeting, which is 
open to the public.

DATES: The TIQC meeting will be held Thursday, October 11, 2007, from 8 
a.m. until business for the day is completed. The TIQC meeting will 
reconvene Friday, October 12, 2007, at 8 a.m. and adjourn by 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The TIQC meeting will be held at the Hotel Deca Seattle, 
Chancellor Room, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105; telephone: 
(206) 634-2000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Seger, Staff Officer; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is considering an individual 
quota program to cover limited entry trawl landings in the West Coast 
groundfish fishery. Vessel co-op alternatives are also being 
considered. The purpose of the TIQC working meeting is to review and 
further develop alternatives under analysis.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the TIQC for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal TIQC action during this meeting. TIQC 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 TIQC's 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. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 12, 2007.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-18224 Filed 9-14-07; 8:45 am]
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