[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 198 (Thursday, October 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52949-52950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24736]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XS09


North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Salmon 
Bycatch Workgroup will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 29, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Clarion Suites Downtown 
(formally Hawthorn Suites), 1110 West 8th Avenue, Ballroom B, 
Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for this meeting will include: 
review and provide comments on the staff discussion paper of 
alternative chum management measure options, overview of chum stock 
status in western AK, discussion of current knowledge of chum stock of 
origin in Bering Sea pollock fishery bycatch.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues

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arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the Council's 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 Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 
working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 8, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-24736 Filed 10-14-09; 8:45 am]
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