[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21673]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR47


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 and conservation objective changes in a joint work 
session, which is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be held Monday, October 5, 2009, from 10 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday October 6, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Council Office, Large 
Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 
97220-1384; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
    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; telephone: (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 the Klamath River fall Chinook maturity boundary, an 
assessment of September ocean fishing impacts for Klamath and 
Sacramento River fall Chinook, an update on methods to forecast ocean 
abundance of Columbia River fall Chinook, an analysis of bias in 
Chinook and Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Models (FRAM) due to 
multiple encounters in mark-selective fisheries, and proposed changes 
to the conservation objectives for Puget Sound coho and possibly Oregon 
coastal Chinook.
    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 3, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-21673 Filed 9-4-09; 8:45 am]
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