[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25203]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA737


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.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Charter 
Management Implementation Committee will meet October 26, 2011 in 
Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 26, 2011, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Clarion Suites, Heritage 
Room, 1110 West 8th Avenue, Anchorage AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee agenda is limited to (1) 
reviewing a draft discussion paper of potential management measures 
that could replace the most restrictive measure under the proposed 
Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (also known as the ``CSP'') for the charter 
and commercial Pacific halibut sectors and (2) developing 
recommendations for the Council to consider as alternative management 
approaches to the bag limit of one fish of a maximum size, which is 
currently proposed under the management tier of the CSP that is 
associated with the lowest level of halibut abundance. The committee's 
recommendation will be reported to the North Pacific Council at its 
December 2011 meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. A discussion paper with 
background information is posted on the Council Web site: http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
    The 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 27, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-25203 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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