[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 72676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24815]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XE46


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee (SSLMC) will meet in Seattle, WA 
at the Nexus Hotel (January 6) and the Alaska Fishery Science Center 
(January 7 and 8).

DATES: The meetings will be held on January 6, 7, 8, 2008, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hotel Nexus, 2140 N 
Northgate Way, Seattle, WA and the Alaska Fishery Science Center, 7600 
Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4, Room 2076, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Wilson, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSLMC will review the action from the 
November 2007 Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting and discuss the 
schedule for SSSLMC work in 2008. The SSLMC will review goal and 
objective statements for proposals, and discuss the databases that have 
been assembled. Additional data needs will be identified. The SSLMC 
will begin proposal analysis, prioritization, and trade offs.

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, (907) 271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24815 Filed 12-20-07; 8:45 am]
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