[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 21972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8805]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB135


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

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, April 30th through Wednesday, 
May 2, 2012. The HMSMT work session will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, 
April 30 and at 8:30 a.m. on the following days, and continue until 
business is completed on each day.

ADDRESSES: The work sessions will be held at Large Conference Room, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council Office, 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 further development 
of information to support Council recommendations on an international 
management framework for North Pacific albacore tuna. The HMSMT 
presented information to the Council at its March 2012 meeting and the 
Council requested additional information to support discussion at its 
June 21-26, 2012, meeting in San Mateo, CA. The HMSMST may also discuss 
work planning and future assignments.
    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: April 9, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-8805 Filed 4-11-12; 8:45 am]
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