[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 78402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30413]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD686


North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) will hold 
a Crab Modeling Workshop and a Crab Plan Team meeting. The workshop 
will be held January 13-15, 2015 with a Crab Plan Team meeting January 
16, 2015.

DATES: The workshop will be held January 13-15, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. each day; The Crab Plan Team meeting will be held January 16, 
2015, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center AFSC, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg 4, Traynor Room, Seattle, 
WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram; telephone: (907)271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda includes:
    Modeling Workshop: Work session on the development of the generic 
crab modeling framework (Gmacs). Goals are to communicate with and 
receive feedback from stock assessment authors on the development and 
application of the modeling framework for BSAI crab stocks. The Crab 
Plan Team meeting will review the stock assessment for Norton Sound Red 
King Crab and recommend the Overfishing Levels (OFL) and Acceptable 
Biological Catch (ABC) for 2015/16.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org.

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: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30413 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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