[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58600-58601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27265]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XS84


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 of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council and Alaska Board of Fisheries.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and the 
Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 8, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
W 3rd Avenue, Aleutian Room, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Review Joint Protocol; Status of Steller Sea 
Lion Biological Opinion; Discuss Board proposals potentially affecting 
federal groundfish fisheries; Status of proposed GOA cod federal 
actions; Status of chum salmon bycatch action; Crab and Scallop annual 
catch limits; Update on Council community outreach; Update on Walrus 
and fishery interaction issues; Update on Arctic Fishery Management 
Plan; Update on Federal Observer Program changes; Other business. The 
Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at 
http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda 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 Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The 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: November 9, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-27265 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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