[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54216-54217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22194]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA671


Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council); Work Session To 
Review Proposed Salmon Methodology Changes

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 Salmon Technical Team 
(STT), Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Salmon Subcommittee, 
and Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW) will review proposed salmon 
methodology and conservation objective changes in a joint work session, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be held Tuesday, October 4, 2011, from 9 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, October 5, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Pacific Council Office, 
Large Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 
OR 97220-1384.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the work session is to brief 
the STT and SSC Salmon Subcommittee on proposed changes to methods and 
standards used to manage ocean salmon fisheries. The work session will 
potentially include review of an abundance-based management framework 
for Lower Columbia River tule fall Chinook, review of a harvest model 
for Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook, a review and evaluation of 
preseason and postseason mark-selective fisheries both north and south 
of Cape Falcon, and an analysis of bias in Chinook and Coho Fishery 
Regulation Assessment Models due to multiple encounters in mark-
selective fisheries.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the STT, SSC Salmon Subcommittee, and MEW for 
discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during 
this meeting. 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 Mr.

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Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: August 25, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-22194 Filed 8-30-11; 8:45 am]
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