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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XF64
RIN: 0648–XF63
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
Notice of a public meeting of the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council Pacific Northwest Crab Industry
Advisory Committee (PNCIAC)
ACTION:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Crab
Committee will meet.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
February 28, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Leif Erikson Hall, 2247 NW 57th
Street, Seattle, WA.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (907)
271–2809.
The
PNCIAC will review the Bering Sea
Aleutian Island king and Tanner Crab
fisheries proposals to be acted upon at
the March 3–9, 2008, Alaska Board of
Fisheries meeting in Anchorage, AK;
informational update and discussion of
the NPFMC motion on Economic Data
Report.
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 Gail
Bendixen, (907) 271–2809, at least 5
working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 12, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a joint meeting of its Limited
Access Privilege (LAP) Program
Workgroup and Committee, LAP
Program Committee, a joint meeting of
its Executive Committee and Finance
Committee, Snapper Grouper
Committee, Law Enforcement Advisory
Panel, a joint meeting of its Habitat
Committee and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee, Spiny Lobster
Committee, Shrimp Committee,
Allocation Committee, Standard
Operations, Policy and Procedures
(SOPPs) Committee, Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection
Committee, and a meeting of the full
Council. In addition, the Council will
also hold a public comment period on
Amendment 15B to the Snapper
Grouper Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). Redstone Consulting Group will
provide a presentation on Limited
Access Privilege Programs.
DATES: The meetings will be held March
3–7, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
The meetings will be held at
the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371
Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA,
31527; telephone: (1–800) 535–9547 or
(912) 635–2600, fax: (912) 635–2818.
Copies of documents are available from
Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
201, North Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at
(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Dates
1. Joint LAP Program Workgroup and
Committee Meeting: March 3, 2008, 1
p.m. until 6 p.m.
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Program Committee on its final report
and recommendations regarding a
Limited Access Privilege Program for
the commercial snapper grouper fishery
in the Council’s area of jurisdiction.
2. Redstone Consulting Group
Presentation on LAP Programs: March 3,
2008, 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
The Redstone Consulting Group will
provide a presentation on Limited
Access Privilege Programs.
3. LAP Program Committee Meeting:
March 4, 2008, 8 a.m. until 12 noon
The LAP Program Committee will
discuss LAP Programs, possible actions,
timing issues, and provide directions to
staff.
4. Joint Executive and Finance
Committees Meeting: March 4, 2008,
1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
The Executive and Finance
Committees will meet to review the
final Calendar Year (CY) Council
budget, the CY 2008–2010 FMP/
Amendment/Framework timelines and
modify as appropriate. The Committees
will also receive a report on the
President’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget and
review and develop comments on H.R.
Bill 4087 introduced by Congressman
Jones from North Carolina.
5. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting:
March 4, 2008, 2:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
and March 5, 2008, 8 a.m. until 12
noon.
The Snapper Grouper Committee will
review public hearing comments on
Amendment 15B to the Snapper
Grouper FMP and modify the
amendment as necessary. The
Committee will then approve a
recommendation that the Council
submit Amendment 15B to the Secretary
of Commerce for review and approval.
Amendment 15B includes actions to
modify current recreational sale
allowances, define allocations for snowy
grouper and red porgy, implement a
plan to monitor and assess bycatch,
implement measures to minimize the
impacts of incidental take on sea turtles
and small tooth sawfish, modify
commercial permit renewal and
transferability requirements, and update
management reference points for golden
tilefish.
The Snapper Grouper Committee will
also review Amendment 16 to the
Snapper Grouper FMP, modify as
appropriate, and approve the
amendment for public hearings.
Amendment 16 includes measures to
end overfishing for gag grouper and
vermilion snapper. The Committee will
also review and discuss public scoping
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XF63
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 of the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee
(PNCIAC)
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crab
Committee will meet.
DATES: The meeting will be held on February 28, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Leif Erikson Hall, 2247 NW
57th Street, Seattle, WA.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PNCIAC will review the Bering Sea
Aleutian Island king and Tanner Crab fisheries proposals to be acted
upon at the March 3-9, 2008, Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting in
Anchorage, AK; informational update and discussion of the NPFMC motion
on Economic Data Report.
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, (907) 271-2809, at least 5 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 12, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-2876 Filed 2-14-08; 8:45 am]
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