[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 189 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 56556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22751]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XK76


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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Salmon 
Technical Team (STT), Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Salmon 
Subcommittee, and Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW) will review proposed 
salmon methodology changes in a joint work session, which is open to 
the public.

DATES: The work session will be held Wednesday, October 15, 2008, from 
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Marriott Courtyard 
Portland Airport, Columbia Ballroom, 11550 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 
97220; telephone: (503) 252-3200.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the work session is to brief 
the STT and SSC Salmon Subcommittee on proposed changes to methods and 
standards used to manage ocean salmon fisheries. The work session will 
include review of proposed changes to the Sacramento River fall Chinook 
abundance forecast and harvest model, and a preliminary sensitivity 
analysis of the Chinook and Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Models 
(FRAM).
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the STT, SSC Salmon Subcommittee, and MEW 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: September 24, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-22751 Filed 9-26-08; 8:45 am]
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