[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16365-16366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8143]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XO57
National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will
hold a Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Stock Assessment Review (STAR)
Panel meeting to review draft stock assessment documents for Pacific
mackerel and survey methods for Pacific sardine.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 4, 2009 through Friday
May 8, 2009. Monday through Thursday sessions are scheduled from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Friday's session is scheduled from 8 a.m. until business
for the day is completed.
ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel will be held at the National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Large Conference
Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037; telephone: (858)
546-1914.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the CPS STAR Panel meeting is
to review draft stock assessment documents and any other pertinent
information for Pacific mackerel, review draft survey documents and any
other pertinent information for Pacific sardine, work with the Pacific
mackerel Stock Assessment Team and the Pacific sardine Survey Design
Teams to make necessary revisions, and produce STAR Panel reports. The
STAR Panel reports will be for use by the Council family and other
interested persons for developing management recommendations for the
2009-10 Pacific mackerel fishery, making recommendations on Pacific
sardine survey methodology, and in consideration of exempted fishing
permits.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may
arise
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during the STAR Panel, those issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Formal 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
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-
2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Entry to the SWFSC requires visitors to register with the front
office each morning. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at the
SWFSC, will be issued to all meeting participants. Since parking is at
a premium at the SWFSC, car pooling, and mass transit are encouraged.
Dated: April 6, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-8143 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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