[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16160]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XX24


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 (Pacific Council) will 
convene a meeting of the Ecosystem Plan Development Team (EPDT) which 
is open to the public.

DATES: The EPDT will meet Wednesday, July 21, 2010 beginning at 10 a.m. 
and concluding at 5 p.m. or when business for the day is completed. The 
EPDT meeting will include a working lunch session.

ADDRESSES: The EPDT meeting will be held at the Pacific Council Office, 
Large Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 
OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Burner, Staff Officer; telephone: 
(503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please note, this is not a public hearing; 
it is a work session for the primary purpose of reviewing comments of 
the Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) and drafting a report to the 
Pacific Council on initial stages of developing an Ecosystem Fishery 
Management Plan (EFMP). The EPDT has taken the lead in preparing a 
Pacific Council-requested report on developing an EFMP that includes a 
draft statement of purpose and need, a draft list of possible initial 
goals and objectives, and a draft range of options on the geographic 
range, managed species, and regulatory scope of the EFMP. The EAS met 
on May 4, 2010 to review a draft of the report and to provide comments 
to the EPDT. The final report is scheduled to be presented to the 
Council at its September 2010 meeting in Boise, ID.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the EPDT for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal EPDT action during this meeting. EPDT 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: June 29, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-16160 Filed 7-1-10; 8:45 am]
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