North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 2657 [E7-830]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 13 (Monday, January 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 2657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-830]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011707C]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will hold public meetings, in Portland, OR.

DATES: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet on 
February 5-13, 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates 
and times. All meetings are open to the public, except executive 
sessions.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Benson Hotel, 309 Southwest 
Broadway, Portland, OR 97205.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, Council staff, 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will begin its plenary session 
at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, February 7, continuing through February 13, 
2007. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, 
February 5 and continue through Saturday February 10. The Scientific 
and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 
February 5 and continue through Friday February 7, 2007. The 
Enforcement Committee will meet Tuesday, February 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 
p.m. in the Parliament Room 3&4; the Ecosystem Committee will meet 
February 6, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Parliament Room 3&4.
    Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the Council's plenary 
session will include the following issues. The Council may take 
appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
1. Reports
    Executive Director's Report (including Magnuson-Stevens Act Update)
    NMFS Management Report (including legal opinion on Community 
Development Quotas (CDQ) (T) and Agency report on Area 2A catch sharing 
plan)
    Enforcement Report
    U.S. Coast Guard Report
    Alaska Department of Fish & Game Report
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
    U.S. Department of State Report
    International Pacific Halibut Commission Report
    Protected Species Report (including SSC review of List of Fisheries 
methodology and Steller Sea Lion Mitigation (SSLMC) ranking tool)
2. Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Review and 
adopt revised workplan.
3. American Fisheries Act (AFA) Pollock Cooperatives (Coop): Review 
Coop reports for 2006, and plans for 2007.
4. Seabird Interactions: Final action to revise regulations. (T)
5. Charter Halibut Management: Review report on Area 2A catch sharing 
plan (report under B-2); initial review of moratorium analysis; review 
workplan for regulatory amendment package (SSC only).
6. Trawl License Limitation Program (LLP) Recency: Initial review of 
analysis. (T)
7. Trawl License Limitation Program Recency: Preliminary review of 
analysis and direction as necessary.
8. Bering Sea and Aleutian Island split for Pacific cod: Review 
discussion paper; Pacific cod genetics workshop (SSC only).
9. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Management Issues: Review discussion 
paper on sector splits and latent licenses.
10. Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) Requirements: Preliminary review of 
draft analysis to implement comprehensive VMS program.
11. Groundfish Management: Initial review Dark Rockfish management 
amendment package; review summary of Center for Independent Experts 
Report on rockfish (SSC only); review discussion paper on GOA 
arrowtooth Maximum Retainable Amount (MRA). (T)
12. Bering Sea Aleutian Island Crab (BSAI): Initial review of BSAI crab 
overfishing definition analysis; discussion paper on Aleutian Island 
crab custom processing caps; review information on crab vessel use 
caps; discuss proposed contents of crab rationalization 18 month review 
report.
13. Salmon Bycath: Update on BSAI Amendment 84; review discussion paper 
on process to estimate interim caps/spatial analysis, and refine 
alternatives as necessary.
14. Habitat Conservation: Initial review of analysis to adjust the 
Aleutian Island Habitat Conservation Area; preliminary review of 
analysis to conserve Bering Sea habitat.
15. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking and take action as 
necessary; review progress report on Aleutian Island Fishery Ecosystem 
Plan.
16. Other Business
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
    1. Protected Species
    2. Seabird Interactions (T)
    3. Halibut Charter Management
    4. Trawl LLP Recency
    5. Pacific cod genetics
    6. VMS requirements
    7. Groundfish Management
    8. BSAI Crab
    9. Salmon Bycatch
    10. Habitat Conservation
    11. Aleutian Island Fishery Ecosystem Plan
    The Advisory Panel will address the same agenda issues as the 
Council.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: January 17, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-830 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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