[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79864-79865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32297]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE372


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab 
Plan Team (CPT) will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 through 
Friday, January 15, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Birch/Willow room at the 
Hilton Hotel, 500 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 through Friday, January 15, 2016

    The agenda includes developing recommendations on 2016-2017 OFL 
(over fishing limit) and ABC (acceptable biological catch) catch for NS 
RKC (Norton Sound Red King Crab), review assessment models for BSAI 
(Bering Sea and Aleutian Island) crab stocks, develop crab specific 
ecosystem indices, review a discussion paper on crab bycatch, revise 
the crab SAFE (Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation) guidelines and 
terms of reference for the CPT. 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 Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: December 18, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-32297 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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