[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27799-27800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10716]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XH86


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly 
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) and Highly Migratory Species 
Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold work sessions, which are open to 
the public.

DATES: The HMSMT work session will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 
3, 2008; the HMSMT and HMSAS will begin meeting jointly at 1:30 p.m. on 
the same day and continue until 5:30 p.m. The joint meeting of the 
HMSMT and HMSAS will resume on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. 
and continue until the two committees finish their joint discussions. 
The committees will

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then meet separately until business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Offices, Conference Rooms 1 & 2, 6010 Hidden Valley Rd., Carlsbad, CA 
92011; telephone: (760) 431-9440.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT/HMSAS work sessions will discuss 
preparation of the HMS stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) 
report, 2009-10 HMS biennial harvest specifications, Magnuson-Stevens 
Act re-authorization implementation, international fisheries issues, 
management concepts for the high seas shallow-set longline fishery, and 
research and data related issues.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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

    The 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.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 9, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-10716 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]
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