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issues specifically identified in the
agenda listed as available by this notice.
A copy of the agenda can be obtained
by calling (813) 348–1630.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
public meeting of the Ad Hoc
Recreational Red Snapper Advisory
Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2008
and conclude no later than 3 p.m. on
Thursday, January 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Quorum Hotel, 700 N. Westshore
Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; telephone:
(813) 289–8200.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this
meeting, the AP will consider
developing goals and objectives for
management of the recreational red
snapper fishery, will continue to
evaluate and recommend innovative
management strategies for the private
and for-hire recreational red snapper
fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico, and will
continue to evaluate and recommend
innovative approaches to minimizing
bycatch and bycatch mortality in the
private and for-hire recreational red
snapper fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico.
The AP will focus on specific issues
within recreational red snapper fishery
management including data collection,
education and enforcement, artificial
reefs and marine reserves, bycatch
reduction, and limited access privilege
programs such as individual fishing
quotas (IFQ) and angling management
organizations (AMO).
Although other issues not on the
agenda may come before the panel for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal panel action during this meeting.
Panel action will be restricted to those
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina
Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Dated: December 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Additional data needs will be identified.
The SSLMC will begin proposal
analysis, prioritization, and trade offs.
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,
(907) 271–2809, at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: December 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public committee
meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Steller
Sea Lion Mitigation Committee
(SSLMC) will meet in Seattle, WA at the
Nexus Hotel (January 6) and the Alaska
Fishery Science Center (January 7 and
8).
DATES: The meetings will be held on
January 6, 7, 8, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Hotel Nexus, 2140 N Northgate Way,
Seattle, WA and the Alaska Fishery
Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way
NE, Bldg 4, Room 2076, Seattle, WA.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Wilson, North Pacific Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (907)
271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SSLMC will review the action from the
November 2007 Alaska Board of
Fisheries meeting and discuss the
schedule for SSSLMC work in 2008. The
SSLMC will review goal and objective
statements for proposals, and discuss
the databases that have been assembled.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public telephone
conference meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Salmon Technical Team Klamath
Subcommittee (STTKS) will hold a
work session by telephone conference
with members of the Yurok and Hoopa
Tribes and additional agency personnel
from the NMFS, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the California
Department of Fish and Game to
continue review and development of an
overfishing assessment for Klamath
River fall Chinook (KRFC). This meeting
of the STTKS is open to the public.
DATES: The telephone conference will be
held on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday,
January 9, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: A listening station for the
public will be available at the Pacific
Fishery Management Council, Small
Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador
Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–
1384; telephone: (503) 820–2280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management Staff
Officer, Pacific Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to further
develop a report to assess the cause of
KRFC failing to meet the 35,000 adult
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natural spawner conservation objective,
and the implication to the long-term
productivity of the stock not meeting
that objective, for three consecutive
years.
When a salmon stock managed by the
Council fails to meet its conservation
objective for three consecutive years, an
overfishing concern is triggered
according to the terms of the Pacific
Coast Salmon Plan (Salmon Plan). The
Salmon Plan requires the Council to
direct its Salmon Technical Team to
work with relevant agency and tribal
personnel to undertake a review of the
status of the stock in question and
determine if excessive harvest was
responsible for the shortfall, if other
factors were involved, and the
significance of the stock depression
with regard to achieving maximum
sustainable yield.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the STTKS for discussion,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during these meetings.
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 MagnusonStevens 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.
Dated: December 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a scoping meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public scoping meeting regarding
Amendment 7 to the Shrimp Fishery
Management Plan for the South Atlantic
Region. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
The public scoping meeting will
be held January 16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn Airport, 5265
International Boulevard, North
Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (877)
782–9444 or (843) 308–9330; fax: (843)
308–9331. Written comments must be
received in the Council office by 5 p.m.
on January 18, 2008.
Written comments should be sent to
Bob Mahood, Executive Director, South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405, or via email to:
ShrimpAm7scoping@safmc.net. Copies
of the Shrimp Amendment 7 Scoping
Document are available at the Council’s
web site at www.safmc.net or from Kim
Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405; telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free at (866) SAFMC–10.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405; telephone: (843) 571–4366; fax:
(843) 769–4520; email address:
kim.iverson@safmc.net.
DATES:
The
Council is considering modifying the
entry requirements for the rock shrimp
limited access program. Currently, rock
shrimp fishermen are required to have
a commercial vessel permit for rock
shrimp, and those fishermen who fish
off the east coast of Florida and Georgia
are required to have a limited access
endorsement. Vessels with the limited
access endorsements are required to
show documented landings of at least
15, 000 pounds of rock shrimp from the
South Atlantic Council’s area of
jurisdiction in one out of four calendar
years to retain the endorsement. The
initial four-year period began in 2004
and will end December 31, 2007. The
Council is also considering a
requirement for all commercial shrimp
vessel permit holders in the South
Atlantic to provide economic data if
selected.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
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Council office (see ADDRESSES) by
January 14, 2008.
Dated: December 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, Caribbean Fishery
Management Council and Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a scoping meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic,
Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Councils (Councils) will
hold a public scoping meeting regarding
amending the spiny lobster fishery
management plan to address the
importation of spiny lobster products
that do not meet U.S. conservation
standards. The amendment will
examine various alternatives to restrict
imports of spiny lobster into the United
States to a minimum acceptable length
and/or weight. Spiny Lobsters are
currently being imported below the U.S.
minimum size limits. Much of the
imported lobster does not meet the
minimum size limits in the country of
origin. This is adversely impacting
recruitment throughout Florida and the
Caribbean and, as a result, the status of
spiny lobster in Caribbean and U.S.
waters because of the distribution and
dispersal of larvae.
DATES: The public scoping meeting will
be held January 24, 2008, beginning at
6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Islander Hotel, 82100 Overseas
Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036;
telephone: (800) 753–6002 or (305) 664–
2031. Written comments must be
received in the South Atlantic Council’s
office by 5 p.m. on January 28, 2008.
Written comments should be sent to
Bob Mahood, Executive Director, South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405, or via email to:
SpLobScoping@safmc.net. Copies of the
Scoping Document are available from
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE51
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public telephone conference meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Salmon
Technical Team Klamath Subcommittee (STTKS) will hold a work session by
telephone conference with members of the Yurok and Hoopa Tribes and
additional agency personnel from the NMFS, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the California Department of Fish and Game to
continue review and development of an overfishing assessment for
Klamath River fall Chinook (KRFC). This meeting of the STTKS is open to
the public.
DATES: The telephone conference will be held on Tuesday, January 8,
2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, January 9, 2008, from 8 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: A listening station for the public will be available at the
Pacific Fishery Management Council, Small Conference Room, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone: (503)
820-2280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management
Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503)
820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to further
develop a report to assess the cause of KRFC failing to meet the 35,000
adult
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natural spawner conservation objective, and the implication to the
long-term productivity of the stock not meeting that objective, for
three consecutive years.
When a salmon stock managed by the Council fails to meet its
conservation objective for three consecutive years, an overfishing
concern is triggered according to the terms of the Pacific Coast Salmon
Plan (Salmon Plan). The Salmon Plan requires the Council to direct its
Salmon Technical Team to work with relevant agency and tribal personnel
to undertake a review of the status of the stock in question and
determine if excessive harvest was responsible for the shortfall, if
other factors were involved, and the significance of the stock
depression with regard to achieving maximum sustainable yield.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may come before the STTKS for discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during these meetings. 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.
Dated: December 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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