[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31329-31330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12803]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC047


North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee (SSLMC) will meet in Juneau, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 14-15, 2012, 9 a.m. Alaska time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at NMFS Alaska Regional Office, 4th 
Floor Conference Room, 709 W. 9th St., Juneau, AK 99802.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve MacLean, NPFMC; telephone: (907) 
271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for this public meeting will be 
posted on the Council Web site (www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc) on 
June 4, 2012. This public meeting will occur during the scoping period 
for the Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures EIS (77 FR 22750, April 
17, 2012). Information on EIS development, potential alternatives, and 
issues for analysis may be discussed. The public is encouraged to 
attend in this meeting, however, comments specific to the EIS should be 
submitted in writing to NMFS before the close of the scoping period on 
October 15, 2012. More information on the EIS scoping process and 
instructions for submitting written public comments are available on 
the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/sslpm/eis/default.htm. Additional information is 
posted on the Council Web site: http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
    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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Gail Bendixen, (907) 271-2809, at least 5 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 22, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-12803 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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