[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 179 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52864-52865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18229]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XC60


North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will hold public meetings, in Anchorage AK.

DATES: The meetings will be held on October 1, 2007 through October 9, 
2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
West 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will begin its plenary session 
at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3 continuing through Tuesday October 9, 
2007. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, 
October 1 and continue through Saturday October 6. The Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 1 
and continue through Wednesday October 3, 2007. The Enforcement 
Committee will meet Tuesday, October 2, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the 
Iliamna Room. The Crab Advisory Committee will meet 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in 
the King Salmon Room. All meetings are open to the public, except 
executive sessions.
    Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the Council's plenary 
session will include the following issues. The Council may take 
appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
    1. Reports
    Executive Director's Report (including Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Management Act)
    NMFS Management Report
    U.S. Coast Guard Report
    Alaska Department of Fish & Game Report
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
    Protected Species Report (Steller Sea Lion (SSL) Measures 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Notice of Intent, Draft Marine 
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) List of Fisheries for 2008, SSL Recovery 
Plan and Biological Opinion Update, act as necessary)
    2. Charter Halibut Management: Initial review of Charter Halibut 3A 
Guideline Harvest Levels (GHL) measures; Preliminary review of Charter 
Halibut Allocation/Compensation; SSC review of charter halibut discard 
mortality information (T)(SSC only); SSC review of estimation 
procedures for charter halibut, Dusky Shelf rockfish, and shark catch 
(SSC only).
    3. Halibut Subsistence: Discuss Alternatives for Halibut 
Subsistence Rural definition.
    4. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab Fishery Management: 
Report on Crab data collection quality and confidentiality; Committee 
report-discussion paper on BSAI Crab 'B' Shares; Initial review BSAI 
Crab 'C' share 90/10 exemption; Initial review BSAI Crab custom 
processing (T); Initial review BSAI Crab post-delivery transfers (T).
    5. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Issues: Preliminary review GOA 
Pacific cod sector split; Discussion paper on GOA fixed gear License 
Limitation Program (LLP) recency; action as necessary; Discussion paper 
on GOA sideboards; action as necessary; Initial review Central GOA 
rockfish post-delivery transfers (T).
    6. LLP Trawl Recency: Initial review of analysis.
    7. Amendment 80: Review discussion paper on Amendment 80 post-
delivery transfers (T).
    8. Socioeconomic Data Collection: Report on Comprehensive 
socioeconomic data collection.
    9. Groundfish Management; Final action on GOA arrowtooth Maximum 
Retainable Amount (MRA), Regulatory Amendment; Initial review Western 
GOA pollock trip limit, Plan Amendment; Report on specifications per 
Amendment 80 and 85; action as necessary; Review new stock assessment 
information (SSC only); Initial action on Groundfish specification; 
Discussion paper on seabird avoidance measures for Area 4E; action as 
necessary; Review tasking plans for managing Other Species complex and 
discussion paper on analytical approach.
    10. Salmon Management: Salmon Bycatch Workgroup report; Refine 
alternatives; Report on Salmon excluder Experimental Fishery Permit.
    11. Crab Management: Crab Plan Team Report; Approve BSAI crab Stock 
Assessment Fishery Evaluation Report; Initial review BSI crab 
overfishing definition.
    12. Arctic Fishery Management: Ecosystem Committee report and 
action as necessary; Review and approve outreach plan.
    13. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking, and take action 
as necessary; Review broader (Programmatic Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement) community outreach plan (T).
    14. Other Business.
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
    1. Halibut Charter
    2. BSAI Crab Management
    3. GOA Groundfish
    4. Socioeconomic data
    5. LLP Trawl Recency
    6. Groundfish Management
    7. Salmon Bycatch
    8. Crab Overfishing
    The Advisory Panel will address the same agenda issues as the 
Council, except for reports. The Agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified 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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 12, 2007.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-18229 Filed 9-14-07; 8:45 am]
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