[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 80344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32959]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA893


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 (Council) will convene 
a meeting via conference call of the Ecosystem Plan Development Team 
(EPDT) which is open to the public.

DATES: The EPDT will meet on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 1:30 p.m. 
to 5 p.m., or when business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: A public listening station will be available at the Pacific 
Council Office, Small Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101; Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Burner, Staff Officer; telephone: 
(503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please note, this is not a public hearing; 
it is a work session for the primary purpose of drafting a report and 
recommendations to the Council on the Development of a Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan (FEP). The EPDT will primarily address Council requests 
from the November 2011 Council meeting. The primary purpose of the 
meeting is to revise and expand sections of the Council's developing 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan, discuss the content and format of an annual 
ecosystem report, explore mechanisms for incorporating ecosystem 
science into stock assessments, and revisit the need and mechanisms for 
expanding protective measures for unexploited forage species. The EPDT 
may also develop recommendations for the March 2012 Council meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the EPDT for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal EPDT action during this meeting. EPDT 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. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 20, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32959 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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