[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3205-3206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-954]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XT89


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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly

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Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The HMSMT work session will start on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 
and finish on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The meetings will start each 
day at 8:30 a.m. and continue to the finish of business each day.

ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be held in the Green Room at the La 
Jolla Shores Building, National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 
92037; telephone: (858) 334-2800.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At their work session the HMSMT will 
discuss: Development of an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for 
West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species to address new 
guidelines for National Standard 1 in the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation 
and Management Act, as amended; management options for limiting effort 
in the west coast albacore troll/baitboat fishery; and preparation of 
the HMS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report. The 
HMSMT will also hear reports on an electronic logbook feasibility study 
and current west coast Marine Recreational Information Program funded 
projects.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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

    The meetings are 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: January 14, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-954 Filed 1-19-10; 8:45 am]
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