[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 17459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7165]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB107


Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific 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 Council will convene a meeting of the Ecosystem 
Plan Development Team (EPDT) which is open to the public.

DATES: The EPDT will meet on Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m., or when business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Seattle Airport, 
Mercer B Room, 17620 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98188-4001; 
telephone: (206) 244-4800.

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 primary purpose of the meeting is to address 
Council requests from and since the November 2011 Council meeting, 
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 June 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: March 21, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-7165 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
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