[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26515-26516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10762]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will 
convene a Methodology Review Panel May 29-31, 2012. The meeting is open 
to the public.

DATES: The Methodology Review Panel will meet Tuesday, May 29 through 
Thursday, May 31, 2011. Business will begin the first day at 8:30 a.m., 
and will begin at 8 a.m. each subsequent day. Business will conclude 
each day at 5 p.m. or until business for the day is completed.

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Large Conference Room of the 
National Marine Fisheries Service's Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 
Torrey Pines Campus; 3333 North Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, CA 92037-
1023; telephone: (858) 546-7000.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Methodology Review Panel 
meeting is to consider the design of the West Coast Vancouver Island 
trawl survey, the data collected from the survey, the methods used to 
analyze the collected data, the utility of the data for use in stock 
assessment models for Pacific sardine, and the potential to use of the 
collected data to monitor trends at the population level.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the Methodology Review Panel for discussion, those 
issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. 
Methodology Review Panel 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 Methodology Review Panel's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Dale Sweetnam, at (858) 546-
7170, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 1, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-10762 Filed 5-3-12; 8:45 am]
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