[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 109 (Thursday, June 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 31976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12592]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XI27


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crab 
Socioeconomic Data Collection Committee will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 24, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Anchorage Hilton Hotel, Iliamna 
Room, 500 West 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Fina, NPFMC, telephone: (907) 
271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will have discussions 
concerning the collection of social and economic fisheries data, and 
potential analytical uses of those data. These data include revenue, 
cost, crew, labor, and community information, which may be collected 
from vessels and processing plants participating in the fisheries, as 
well as data from other sources.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified 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 Council'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 Gail Bendixen, (907) 271-2809, at least 5 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 2, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-12592 Filed 6-4-08; 8:45 am]
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