[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19787]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XJ98


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of an Aleutian Island Ecosystem Team Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Aleutian Islands Ecosystem Team will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meetings will be held September 9-10, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Building 4, National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory Conference Room, Room 2039, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will include the following 
discussions: Review new information on the Aleutian Island ecosystem; 
review and re-evaluate Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) indicators; develop 
ecosystem policy metrics for Council review; and address how to 
incorporate social science and human dimensions in the FEP.
    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 these 
meetings. 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 
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: August 21, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-19787 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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