[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 8 (Friday, January 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2005-2006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-336]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XE93


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) Groundfish 
Management Team (GMT) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The GMT meeting will be held Monday, January 28, 2008 from 1 
p.m. until business for the day is completed. The GMT meeting will 
reconvene Tuesday, January 29 through Friday, February 1, from 8:30 
a.m. until business for each day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The GMT meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council office, Large Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador 
Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Groundfish Management 
Coordinator; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the GMT working meeting is to 
(1) develop models and recommendations for analyzing harvest 
specifications and management measures for 2009-2010 West Coast 
groundfish fisheries; (2) develop a new bycatch model for analyzing 
potential impacts in 2008 Pacific whiting fisheries; (3) provide 
guidance on analyzing intersector allocation alternatives for 
groundfish species and complexes; and (4) develop recommendations for 
analyzing a range of alternatives for a contemplated limited entry 
system for open access groundfish fisheries. The GMT may also address 
other assignments relating to groundfish management. No management 
actions will be decided by the GMT. The GMT's role will be

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development of the environmental analyses for 2009-10 groundfish 
harvest specifications and management measures and recommendations for 
consideration by the Council at its March meeting in Sacramento, CA.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the GMT for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal GMT action during this meeting. GMT 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 GMT'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: January 8, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service
[FR Doc. E8-336 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am]
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