[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21543]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA655


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 (Pacific Council) ad 
hoc groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review Committee (EFHRC) will 
hold a conference call to continue the periodic review of groundfish 
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).

DATES: The conference call will be held Friday, September 9, 2011 from 
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call, with a 
listening station provided at the Pacific Council Office, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone: (503) 
820-2280.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE. 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the work session is to review 
progress and interim products for the groundfish EFH periodic review. 
Recommendations are tentatively scheduled to be presented to the 
Pacific Council at the April, 2012 Council meeting in Seattle, WA. The 
EFHRC will meet again on October 6, 2011, in Portland, OR.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the EFHRC for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal EFHRC action during this meeting. EFHRC 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 EFHRC'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 Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 18, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-21543 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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