[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25706]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XL48


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Public Workshops

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

ACTION: Notice of workshops.

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SUMMARY: NMFS, Alaska Region, and the U.S. Coast Guard, North Pacific 
Fisheries Training Center, will present workshops on eLandings, a 
consolidated electronic means of reporting production of commercial 
groundfish to multiple management agencies for Federal and State 
fisheries off the coast of Alaska, and 2009 recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for the Alaska groundfish fisheries and Individual Fishing 
Quota (IFQ) fisheries.

DATES: The workshops will be held on November 20 and 21, 2008. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the times.

ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held in Seattle, WA. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for the addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hogan, 907-586-7462.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshops will include discussion of 
eLandings and 2009 recordkeeping and reporting requirements for Alaska 
groundfish fisheries and IFQ fisheries and instructions for completing 
and submitting required reports and logbooks. The workshops are 
scheduled as follows: 1. November 20, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific 
Standard Time (PST), at the Silver Cloud Inn -- Lake Union, Capital 
Hill Room, 1150 Fairview Ave N, Seattle, WA. NMFS will provide a 
demonstration of the new version of eLandings for at-sea catcher 
processors and training on how to submit daily production reports and 
fish tickets. 2. November 21, 2008, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., PST, at Pacific 
Marine Fish Expo, Qwest Field Event Center, Room C2, 800 Occidental Ave 
S, Seattle, WA. NMFS and Coast Guard will discuss recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements and instructions for completing and submitting 
required reports and logbooks. Suggestions and recommendations on 
scheduling these workshops or on holding workshops at other times and 
places are welcome.

Special Accommodations

    These workshops will be physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Jennifer Hogan, 907-586-7462, at 
least 10 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 22, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-25706 Filed 10-27-08; 8:45 am]
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