[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 1179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-326]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XM66


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Canada-U.S. Review Panel for Pacific hake/whiting 
will hold a work session which is open to the public.

DATES: The Joint Canada-U.S. Review Panel will meet beginning at 9 
a.m., Tuesday, February 3, 2009 and will continue through 12 p.m., 
Friday, February 6, 2009. The meetings will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 
5:30 p.m. each day or until business for each day is completed and will 
adjourn at 12 noon on Friday, February 6.

ADDRESSES: The Joint Canada-U.S. Review Panel for Pacific hake/ whiting 
will be held at the Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue N.E., Seattle WA 
98105; telephone: 1-800-899-0251.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest 
Fisheries Science Center; telephone: (206) 437-5670; or Mr. John 
DeVore, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Joint Canada-U.S. Review 
Panel for Pacific hake/whiting is to review draft 2009 stock assessment 
documents and any other pertinent information for Pacific whiting, work 
with the Stock Assessment Team to make necessary revisions, and produce 
a Joint Canada-U.S. Review Panel report for use by the Council family 
and other interested persons for developing management recommendations 
for 2009 fisheries. No management actions will be decided by the Panel. 
The Panel(s role will be development of recommendations and reports for 
consideration by the Council at its March meeting in Seattle, WA.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the Panel participants for discussion, those issues may 
not be the subject of formal Joint Canada-U.S. Review Panel action 
during this meeting. Panel 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 Panel participants( 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: January 7, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-326 Filed 1-9-09; 8:45 am]
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