[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 58526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23309]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC233


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Work Session 
To Review Proposed Salmon Methodology Changes

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 Fishery Management Council's Salmon Technical Team 
(STT), Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Salmon Subcommittee, 
and Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW) will review proposed salmon 
methodology changes in a joint work session, which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The work session will be held Wednesday, October 10, 2012, from 
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, October 11, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Shilo Inns Suites 
Hotel, Willamette 1 Room, 11707 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone: (503) 
820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Salmon Management 
Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 
820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the work session is to 
discuss and review proposed changes to analytical methods used in 
salmon management. Potential topics for the work session include but 
are not limited to; bias-correction methods for mark-selective coho 
fisheries, size limit evaluation methods for Chinook fisheries, and a 
preliminary assessment of abundance-based management of California 
Coastal Chinook. The final list of topics for the work session is 
scheduled to be adopted by the Council at their September 13-18, 2012 
meeting in Boise, ID.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the STT, SSC Salmon Subcommittee, and MEW 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 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: September 18, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-23309 Filed 9-20-12; 8:45 am]
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