[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 41972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17307]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC); Public Meeting

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

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 30-31, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. Pacific time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA.
    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: Foreign nationals wishing to attend this 
meeting in person should contact the Council as soon as possible to 
expedite security clearance at the AFSC facility. 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/.
    The meeting will be webcast to allow the public to watch and hear 
presentations. Comments will not be accepted via webcast or 
teleconference.

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: July 11, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-17307 Filed 7-16-12; 8:45 am]
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