[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 80890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33069]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA895


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 work session to continue the periodic review of groundfish 
essential fish habitat (EFH).

DATES: The work session will be held January 17-18, 2012; starting at 
10 a.m. the first day, and 8 a.m. the second day.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Embassy Suites Portland 
Airport Hotel, 7900 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97220.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Council; (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the work session is to 
continue developing the Phase I report on the review of information 
relevant to EFH for Pacific Coast groundfish stocks. The Phase I report 
is designed to compile new and newly-available information, and compare 
it with the suite of information that was used to establish the current 
groundfish EFH designations. The EFHRC is scheduled to report to the 
Council at its April 1-6, 2012 meeting in Seattle, WA.
    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: December 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-33069 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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