[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21401]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XK46


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 September 30, 2008, at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Howard Rock A Ballroom, at 
the Sheraton,401 East 6th 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, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will discuss 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, 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 
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: September 10, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-21401 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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