73 FR 86 pg. 24236 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 86Page: 24236
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-9656 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XH61

North 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.

SUMMARY:

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

DATES:

The meeting will be held on May 20, 2008, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Swedish Culture Center, 1920 Dexter Avenue N., 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: Review progress on the Arctic Fishery Management Plan; Review staff discussion paper on further implementation of the Aleutian Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plan, and approach to identifying desirable/undesirable states of the ecosystem; Review the NOAA Integrated Services Plan.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action 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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council'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 Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 29, 2008.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. E8-9656 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]

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