[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 40512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16109]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XJ04


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 Halibut Managers Workgroup (HMW) will hold a work session 
to discuss implications of the International Pacific Halibut Commission 
(IPHC) proposed catch apportionment methodology and to develop 
consensus on issues affecting Area 2A halibut fisheries prior to the 
IPHC workshop on catch apportionment. The HMW is not a committee of the 
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), however, the Council has 
expressed interest in having a report from the HMW, and has offered to 
provide meeting space. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, August 7, 2008, from 9:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council Office, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 
97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Salmon and Halibut 
Management Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council, 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to allow an 
exchange of information and ideas among managers and industry 
representatives from Area 2A, primarily as they relate to the upcoming 
IPHC workshop on catch apportionment. The objective of the meeting will 
be to develop a consensus on a catch apportionment strategy that will 
be both fair and biologically sound, which can be presented at the IPHC 
workshop scheduled for September 4, 2008.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
may come before the HMW for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. 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: July 10, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-16109 Filed 7-14-08; 8:45 am]
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