[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 53731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21150]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC843


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Public 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 
Ecosystem Committee will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 16, 17, 2013 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Building 4, National Marine Mammal 
Laboratory (NMML) conference room, Room 2039, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff, telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will be as follows:
    Development of Ecosystem-based management (EMB) vision statement; 
Operationalizing EBM in Council projects, including the Aleutian 
Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plan, the Arctic Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP); Bering Sea coral conservation, and the Bering Sea research area 
and gear modification areas.

Concluding Recommendations to Council

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version is posted 
at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council'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 Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 26, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-21150 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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