[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 2996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-921]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XM73


National Marine Fisheries Service; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a workshop for participants that are required 
to submit an Economic Data Report for the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Crab Rationalization Program.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2009, from 
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Pacific Seafood Processors 
Association office, 1900 W. Emerson Place, 205, Seattle, WA 
98119.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Garber-Yonts; (206) 526-6301 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 
Crab Rationalization Program requires any owner or leaseholder of a 
vessel or processing plant that harvested or processed crab in certain 
BSAI fisheries to submit an Economic Data Report (EDR) for the previous 
calendar year. NMFS staff will hold a workshop with BSAI crab industry 
members to review current crab EDR data documentation and data quality 
findings. Workshop participants will also discuss the development of 
best practices guidelines for completing crab EDR forms and discuss 
possible revisions to the current crab EDR forms. For further 
information on the Crab Rationalization Program, please visit the NMFS 
Alaska Region website at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.

Special Accommodations

    This workshop is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for special accommodations should be directed to Brian Garber-
Yonts (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 working days 
before the workshop date.

    Dated: January 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-921 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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