[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72676-72677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24820]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE51


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public telephone conference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Salmon 
Technical Team Klamath Subcommittee (STTKS) will hold a work session by 
telephone conference with members of the Yurok and Hoopa Tribes and 
additional agency personnel from the NMFS, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game to 
continue review and development of an overfishing assessment for 
Klamath River fall Chinook (KRFC). This meeting of the STTKS is open to 
the public.

DATES: The telephone conference will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 
2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, January 9, 2008, from 8 a.m. 
to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: A listening station for the public will be available at the 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, Small Conference Room, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone: (503) 
820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management 
Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 
820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to further 
develop a report to assess the cause of KRFC failing to meet the 35,000 
adult

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natural spawner conservation objective, and the implication to the 
long-term productivity of the stock not meeting that objective, for 
three consecutive years.
    When a salmon stock managed by the Council fails to meet its 
conservation objective for three consecutive years, an overfishing 
concern is triggered according to the terms of the Pacific Coast Salmon 
Plan (Salmon Plan). The Salmon Plan requires the Council to direct its 
Salmon Technical Team to work with relevant agency and tribal personnel 
to undertake a review of the status of the stock in question and 
determine if excessive harvest was responsible for the shortfall, if 
other factors were involved, and the significance of the stock 
depression with regard to achieving maximum sustainable yield.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the STTKS for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during these meetings. 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 intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These 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.

    Dated: December 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24820 Filed 12-20-07; 8:45 am]
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