[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 1752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-401]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XT68


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council Ecosystem Committee.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 
Aleutian Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team (AI Ecosystem Team) will 
meet in Seattle, WA, in the NMML conference room (room 2039), from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., January 27-28, 2010. The Council's Ecosystem Committee 
will meet jointly with the AI Ecosystem Team on January 28 from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m.

DATES: The meetings will be held on January 27-28, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Atlantic Fisheries Science 
Center (AFSC), 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, NMML conference room 
(room 2039), Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda is as follows:

AI Ecosystem Team agenda (January 27-28):

    Review new information on AI ecosystem; Review FEP interactions and 
update as appropriate; Plan for further updates and amendments to the 
FEP.

Joint Ecosystem Committee and AI Ecosystem Team agenda (January 28, 1-5 
p.m.):

    Discuss AI Fishery Ecosystem Plan updates, and further action; 
Discuss NOAA's marine spatial planning framework, and provide 
recommendations for the Council.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/
    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 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

    These meetings are 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: January 7, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-401 Filed 1-12-10; 8:45 am]
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