[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 7135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3138]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA995


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will 
hold a meeting, via conference call, of its Coastal Pelagic Species 
Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory subpanel 
(CPSAS). The meeting is open to the public, via a public listening 
station at the Pacific Council offices.

DATES: The conference call will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 
from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: A listening station will be available at the Pacific Council 
offices. 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the joint conference call is 
to consider any CPS-related fisheries research proposals that will 
require an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) from NMFS. At its March 
meeting, the Pacific Council will consider adopting for public review 
any proposals that are submitted. The CPSMT and CPSAS will discuss any 
EFP proposals, and may develop statements to be included in the March 
Pacific Council meeting record. In addition, two terms of reference 
(TOR) documents, guiding methodology reviews and stock assessment 
reviews, will be considered. Those two documents are newly merged 
versions of existing TORs, intended to guide both groundfish and CPS 
review procedures. Both TORs will be considered at the March Pacific 
Council meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group 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 Council'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: February 7, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-3138 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45 am]
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