[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25474]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XE73


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 
Rationalization Tracking and Monitoring Committee (TRTMC) will hold a 
working meeting, which is open to the public.

DATES: The TRTMC meeting will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2008, from 
8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The TRTMC meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel and 
Executive Meeting Center Portland Lloyd Center; 1000 NE Multnomah; 
Portland, OR 97232; telephone: (503) 281-6111.
    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 a rationalization 
program to cover limited entry trawl landings in the West Coast 
groundfish fishery. The purpose of the TRTMC working meeting is to 
provide agency guidance and perspectives on design constraints and to 
scope likely impacts of alternative configurations of tracking and 
monitoring systems for trawl rationalization.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the TRTMC for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal TRTMC action during this meeting. TRTMC 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 TRTMC'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: December 27, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-25474 Filed 12-31-07; 8:45 am]
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