[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 17901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7995]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV70


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 (Pacific Council) 
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) will hold a meeting 
that is open to the public.

DATES: The CPSMT will meet Tuesday, April 27, 2010, through Friday, 
April 30, 2010. The meeting will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and 
conclude at 5 p.m. or until business is completed each day.

ADDRESSES: The CPSMT meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council Offices, Large Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador 
Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to develop 
alternative amendments to the Pacific Council's Coastal Pelagic Species 
(CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) in response to new requirements of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) 
including, overfishing levels (OFLs), acceptable biological catch 
(ABC), and annual catch limits (ACLs). The CPSMT will discuss CPS FMP 
amendment alternatives and develop a work plan for completing review 
materials for the June 2010 meeting of the Pacific Council. The CPSMT 
will also discuss the pending Essential Fish Habitat five-year review; 
the 2010 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation document; Pacific 
mackerel research and management; and other issues relating to CPS 
management.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the CPSMT for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal CPSMT action during this meeting. CPSMT 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 CPSMT's 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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 5, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-7995 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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