[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 135 (Monday, July 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 40302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15892]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XJ01


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a crab workshop

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC) will 
host a Crab Workshop.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
West 3rd Avenue, Lupine Room, 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: A workshop to assist crew in the refinement 
of proposals for presentation to the crab committee at its September 
15th meeting. The workshop is not intended to generate any specific 
crew consensus or recommendation. Instead, the workshop is intended to 
assist crew members and their representatives in the drafting of 
purpose and need statements and reformulation of their proposals as 
alternatives, elements, and options in a form typically considered by 
the Council. Crew members and their representatives could then present 
their revised proposals to the committee for its consideration. The 
committee report to the Council will include any proposals received and 
a summary of the committee's discussions of those proposals.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Actions 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
NPFMC'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: July 9, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-15892 Filed 7-11-08; 8:45 am]
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