[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 80 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22136-22137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8936]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XH39


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal 
Pelagic Species (CPS) advisory bodies will hold meetings, which are 
open to the public, on May 13-15, 2008. The primary purpose of the 
meetings is to review the current Pacific Mackerel Stock Assessment.

DATES: The Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and the 
Scientific and Statistical Committee's (SSC) CPS subcommittee will meet 
in a joint session on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, from 10 a.m. until 
business for the day is completed. The CPSMT will hold a work session 
on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day 
is completed. The Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) 
will meet Thursday, May 15, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the 
day is completed.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Southwest Regional Office, Glenn M. Anderson Federal Office 
Building, Suite 4200, Large Conference Room, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, 
Long Beach, CA 90802; telephone: (562) 980-4000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPSMT and the SSC CPS subcommittee will 
review the current Pacific mackerel stock assessment. The CPSMT will 
also develop harvest guideline and seasonal structure recommendations 
for the 2008-09 Pacific mackerel fishery and review the 2008 CPS Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) document. The CPSAS will 
review information developed by the CPSMT about the current Pacific 
mackerel stock assessment and harvest guideline and seasonal structure 
recommendations for the 2008-09 fishery. The CPSMT and CPSAS will 
develop recommendations for Council consideration at its June 2008 
meeting in Foster City, CA, and address other issues relating to CPS 
management, including, status and management of the 2008 Pacific 
sardine fishery, marine protected areas, research and data needs, and 
implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Reauthorization Act. No management actions will be decided 
by the CPSMT, the SSC CPS subcommittee, or the CPSAS.

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    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Advisory body 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

    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: April 21, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-8936 Filed 4-23-08; 8:45 am]
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