Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Notice of Crab Rationalization Program Public Workshop, 49259 [E5-4608]
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Dated: August 17, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 081705B]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Notice of Crab
Rationalization Program Public
Workshop
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS will present a public
workshop on the new Crab
Rationalization Program (Program) for
participants in the Bering Sea and
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Aleutian Islands (BSAI) king and
Tanner crab fisheries. At this workshop,
NMFS will review the Program, discuss
the key Program elements, provide
information on the application process,
and answer questions. This workshop is
specifically intended to address issues
related to the Arbitration System
portion of the Program. NMFS is
conducting this public workshop to
assist participants in complying with
the requirements of this new Program.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5–4608 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am]
The workshop will be held on
Thursday, September 1, 2005, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
(PST).
[I.D. 081705A]
The workshop will be held
at the Leif Erickson Hall, 2245
Northwest 57th Street, Seattle, WA.
AGENCY:
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Glenn Merrill, telephone: 907–586–
7228; e-mail: glenn.merrill@noaa.gov.
On March
2, 2005, NMFS published a final rule
implementing the Program as
Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Bering Sea/
Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
(70 FR 10174).
NMFS conducted four public
workshops in March and April of 2005
in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington to
assist fishery participants in complying
with the requirements of the Program.
At these workshops, NMFS reviewed
the Program, discussed the key Program
elements, and provided information on
the application process. NMFS
conducted an additional workshop on
the Arbitration System in Seattle, WA,
on May 9, 2005.
As with the May workshop, the
September 1, 2005 workshop is
intended to specifically focus on the
Arbitration System. Elements related to
economic data collection, monitoring
and enforcement, electronic reporting,
quota share and individual fishing quota
application and transfer provisions, the
appeals process, fee collection, and the
loan program may be addressed
secondarily. Additionally, NMFS will
answer questions from workshop
participants. For further information on
the Crab Rationalization Program, please
visit the NMFS Alaska Region Internet
site at www.fakr.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
This workshop is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for special accommodations
should be directed to Glenn Merrill (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at
least 5 working days before the
workshop date.
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National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene a public hearing to solicit
comments on a Regulatory Amendment
to the Reef Fish Fishery Management
Plan to Set Commercial and
Recreational Management Measures for
Grouper.
DATES: The public hearing will held on
Wednesday, September 7, 2005. The
hearing will begin at 6 p.m. and
conclude no later than 10:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held at the Best Western The Westshore
Hotel, 1200 North Westshore Boulevard,
Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 282–
3636.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Stu Kennedy, Fishery Biologist, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) will convene a public hearing
to solicit comments on a Regulatory
Amendment to the Reef Fish Fishery
Management Plan to set Commercial
and Recreational Management Measures
for Grouper.
Proposed measures include setting
grouper trip limits for the commercial
fishery, reduce recreational red grouper
harvest in the Gulf of Mexico, and
minimize associated impacts on gag and
other groupers.
This Regulatory Amendment will
address measures to set commercial trip
limits for deep-water and shallow-water
grouper to extend the fishing season
into December, reduce recreational red
grouper harvest in the Gulf of Mexico,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 081705B]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Notice of
Crab Rationalization Program Public Workshop
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: NMFS will present a public workshop on the new Crab
Rationalization Program (Program) for participants in the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) king and Tanner crab fisheries. At this
workshop, NMFS will review the Program, discuss the key Program
elements, provide information on the application process, and answer
questions. This workshop is specifically intended to address issues
related to the Arbitration System portion of the Program. NMFS is
conducting this public workshop to assist participants in complying
with the requirements of this new Program.
DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2005, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Leif Erickson Hall, 2245
Northwest 57th Street, Seattle, WA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Merrill, telephone: 907-586-
7228; e-mail: glenn.merrill@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 2, 2005, NMFS published a final
rule implementing the Program as Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
(70 FR 10174).
NMFS conducted four public workshops in March and April of 2005 in
Alaska, Oregon, and Washington to assist fishery participants in
complying with the requirements of the Program. At these workshops,
NMFS reviewed the Program, discussed the key Program elements, and
provided information on the application process. NMFS conducted an
additional workshop on the Arbitration System in Seattle, WA, on May 9,
2005.
As with the May workshop, the September 1, 2005 workshop is
intended to specifically focus on the Arbitration System. Elements
related to economic data collection, monitoring and enforcement,
electronic reporting, quota share and individual fishing quota
application and transfer provisions, the appeals process, fee
collection, and the loan program may be addressed secondarily.
Additionally, NMFS will answer questions from workshop participants.
For further information on the Crab Rationalization Program, please
visit the NMFS Alaska Region Internet site at www.fakr.noaa.gov.
Special Accommodations
This workshop is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for special accommodations should be directed to Glenn Merrill
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 working days before
the workshop date.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4608 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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