[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 76387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31326]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA856


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 (Council) Highly 
Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will a hold work session, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be held January 10, 2012 through January 
12, 2012. The HMSMT work session will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and 
continue until business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be held at Large Conference Room, 
Torrey Pines Court, National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, 3333 North Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, CA 
92037; telephone: (858) 546-7000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT will discuss work assignments to 
be delivered at the March 2012 Council meeting in Sacramento, CA. The 
first assignment is the development of recommendations for a management 
framework for North Pacific albacore tuna fisheries. This will help 
inform the Council in relation to the development of such a framework 
planned by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 
Northern Committee. The second assignment is to provide information to 
the Council about future management of the U.S. west coast swordfish 
fishery. The HMSMT will also begin work on the next SAFE (Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation) document, which is prepared 
annually, summarizing information from the previous year. Informational 
topics may also be discussed, time permitting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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

    The meetings are 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.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 1, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-31326 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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