[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55743-55744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22865]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ02


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 Joint Protocol 
Committee.

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

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 5, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Captain Cook Hotel, 939 West 
5th Avenue, Quarterdeck (Tower 1, 10th Floor) Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will review the following: 
pending actions for Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) for crab and scallops; 
background on Council sector split action and jig fishery for Gulf 
(GOA) of Alaska Pacific cod fishery management; Board schedule for 
accepting State regulatory proposals for coordination with pending 
federal GOA action; ACL requirements and Fishery Management

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Plan (FMP) considerations for Salmon; proposals and agenda change 
requests of common interest; recent federal action on salmon bycatch 
actions; pending action on Hagemeister Island walrus protection; 
pending action on closure areas to reduce GOA Tanner crab bycatch; 
status of the Steller Sea Lion Biological Opinion.
    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

    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: September 9, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22865 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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