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Monday, March 24, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5
p.m.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
•Call to Order
•Welcome - Eugenio Pineiro
•Introduction - Miguel Rolon
•Adoption of Agenda
•DOS - Legal Status of Navassa Island
•Management Aspects of Navassa
Island - DOI Perspective
•Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization
Act (MSRA) and Navassa Island NMFS/CFMC
•Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
Outline/Appointment of Navassa Island
Plan Development Team (NIPDT)
-Scoping Meetings
-Literature Review
-Fishery/Biology Habitat (EFH)
-Fishery Socio-Economy
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5
p.m.
•FMP Outline/Appointment NIPDT
(Cont.)
-Management Alternatives
-Enforcement Considerations
-Other Applicable Laws, e.g., ESA/EIS
-International Considerations Re: TAC
and Foreign Allocations
-Consideration of Candidates for
NIPDT
-Data and Research Needs
-Comments from Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) and General
Public
•Other Business
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. For more
information or request for sign language
interpretation and/other auxiliary aids,
please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rolon,
Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery
Management Council, 268 Munoz
Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00918, telephone: (787)
766–5926, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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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 meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory entities will hold public
meetings.
The Council and its advisory
entities will meet March 8–14, 2008.
The Council meeting will begin on
Sunday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m.,
reconvening each day through Friday.
All meetings are open to the public,
except a closed session will be held
from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on
Sunday, March 9 to address litigation
and personnel matters. The Council will
meet as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: The Highly Migratory
Species Advisory Subpanel and
Management Team meetings will be
held at the Hilton Sacramento Arden
West, 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento,
CA 95815; telephone: (916) 922–4700.
All other meetings of the Council and its
advisory entities will be held at the
Doubletree Hotel Sacramento, 2001
Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 95815;
telephone: (916) 929–8855.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following items are on the Council
agenda, but not necessarily in this order:
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks and
Introductions
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director’s Report
4. Approve Agenda
B. Administrative Matters
1. Future Council Meeting Agenda
Planning
DATES:
2. Magnuson-Stevens Act
Reauthorization Implementation
3. Membership Appointments and
Council Operating Procedures
4. Approval of Council Meeting
Minutes
5. Future Council Meeting Planning,
April 2008 Council Meeting Agenda,
and Workload Priorities
C. Highly Migratory Species
Management
1. NMFS Report
2. Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing
3. High Seas Shallow-Set Longline
(SSLL) Amendment
4. Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for
Longline Fishing in the West Coast
Exclusive Economic Zone
5. Public Comment Session on the
High Seas SSLL Amendment and
Longline Fishing EFP
D. Salmon Management
1. Review of 2007 Fisheries and
Summary of 2008 Stock Abundance
Estimates
2. Identification of Stocks not Meeting
Conservation Objectives
3. Klamath River Fall Chinook Stock
Assessment and Management
Recommendations
4. Identification of Management
Objectives and Preliminary Definition of
2008 Salmon Management Options
5. Council Recommendations for 2008
Management Option Analysis
6. Council Direction for 2008
Management Options (if necessary)
7. Adoption of 2008 Management
Options for Public Review
8. Appoint Salmon Hearings Officers
E. HabitatCurrent Habitat Issues
F. Groundfish Management
1. NMFS Report
2. Stock Assessment Planning for
2011–2012 Management Measures
3. Pacific Whiting Harvest
Specifications and Management
Measures for 2008
4. Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 22: Open Access License
Limitation
5. Consideration of Inseason
Adjustments
6. Tracking and Monitoring for Trawl
Rationalization Program
G. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Report on the International Pacific
Halibut Commission Meeting
2. Incidental Catch Regulations in the
Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear Sablefish
Fisheries
SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - Hilton Sacramento Arden West
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel
Highly Migratory Species Management Team
Sunday, March 9, 2008 - Hilton Sacramento Arden West
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel
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Highly Migratory Species Management Team
Sunday, March 9, 2008 - Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
Council Secretariat
Scientific and Statistical Committee
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel
Groundfish Management Team
Monday, March 10, 2008
Council Secretariat
California State Delegation
Oregon State Delegation
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel
Groundfish Management Team
Salmon Advisory Subpanel
Salmon Technical Team
Scientific and Statistical Committee
Habitat Committee
Enforcement Consultants
Tribal Policy Group
Tribal and Washington Technical Group
Washington State Delegation
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Council Secretariat
California State Delegation
Oregon State Delegation
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel
Groundfish Management Team
Salmon Advisory Subpanel
Salmon Technical Team
Scientific and Statistical Committee
Enforcement Consultants
Tribal Policy Group
Tribal and Washington Technical Group
Washington State Delegation
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Council Secretariat
California State Delegation
Oregon State Delegation
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel
Groundfish Management Team
Salmon Advisory Subpanel
Salmon Technical Team
Enforcement Consultants
Tribal Policy Group
Tribal and Washington Technical Group
Washington State Delegation
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Council Secretariat
California State Delegation
Oregon State Delegation
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel
Groundfish Management Team
Salmon Advisory Subpanel
Salmon Technical Team
Enforcement Consultants
Tribal Policy Group
Tribal and Washington Technical Group
Washington State Delegation
Friday, March 14, 2008
Council Secretariat
California State Delegation
Oregon State Delegation
Enforcement Consultants
Salmon Advisory Subpanel
Salmon Technical Team
Tribal and Washington Technical Group
Washington State Delegation
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contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
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Council action during this meeting.
Council action will be restricted to those
issues specifically listed in this notice
and any issues arising after publication
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provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s 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: February 19, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Notice of Public Scoping and Intent to
Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact
Statement for Fruit Growers Supply
Company’s Multispecies Habitat
Conservation Plan, Siskiyou County,
California
National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce; and Fish and Wildlife
Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) (together the
Services) intend to gather information
necessary for the preparation of a joint
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The EIS will consider applications from
the Fruit Growers Supply Company
(FGS) for Incidental Take Permits (ITPs)
for take of endangered and threatened
species in accordance with the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA). FGS’s applications will
include a multi-species Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP), as required
under the ESA. The HCP will address
forest management and timber
operations on FGS lands in Siskiyou
County, California. The proposed 50
year HCP will encompass approximately
154,000 acres of lands owned by FGS on
and after the granting date of the ITPs.
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under the jurisdiction of NMFS and
terrestrial species under the jurisdiction
of FWS. For purposes of the issuance of
the ITPs, NMFS and FWS are co-lead
agencies under National Environmental
Policy Act.
We provide this notice to describe the
proposed action and possible
alternatives; advise other Federal and
State agencies, affected Tribes, and the
public of our intent to prepare an EIS;
announce the initiation of a public
scoping period; and obtain suggestions
and information on the scope of issues
and possible alternatives to be included
in the EIS.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before April 7, 2008. The Services will
conduct two public scoping meetings
where oral and written comments can
be submitted. These meetings are
scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2008,
in Yreka, CA, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and
Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in Happy
Camp, CA, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Should
winter conditions prevent conducting
the Yreka meeting, it will occur one
week later on March 18, 2008, in Yreka
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Should winter
conditions prevent conducting the
Happy Camp meeting, it will occur one
week later on March 19, 2008, from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
scope of the EIS and requests for
additional information should be
addressed to Lisa Roberts, NMFS 1655
Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521.
Written comments may also be sent by
facsimile to (707) 825–4840 or by e-mail
to FGS-Scoping.SWR@noaa.gov. Public
scoping meetings will be held at the
Best Western Miners Inn Convention
Center, 122 East Minor Street, Yreka, CA
96097 and the Karuk Tribe Housing
Authority-Headway Building, 64101
Second Avenue, Happy Camp, CA
96039. Comments received will be
available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours (Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.) at 1655 Heindon Road,
Arcata, CA 95521. All comments
received, including names and
addresses, will become part of the
official administrative record and may
be available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Roberts, NMFS, 1655 Heindon Road,
Arcata, CA 95521, (707) 825–5178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reasonable Accommodation
Persons needing reasonable
accommodations in order to attend and
participate in the public meeting should
contact Lisa Roberts, NMFS, at (707)
825–5178, as soon as possible. In order
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requests, please call no later than one
week before the public meeting.
Information regarding this proposed
action is available in alternative formats
upon request.
Background Information
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the
’’take’’ of wildlife species listed as
endangered or threatened by either the
FWS or NMFS (16 USC 1538). The ESA
defines the term ’’take’’ as: harass, harm,
pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect listed species, or
attempt to engage in such conduct.
Pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
ESA, FWS and NMFS may issue ITPs to
take listed species if such taking is
incidental to, and not the purpose of,
otherwise lawful activities.
Take of listed plant species is not
prohibited under the Act, and cannot be
authorized under a section 10 permit.
However, FGS proposes to include
Yreka phlox (Phlox hirsute) in the HCP
to extend the plan’s conservation
benefits to this species. All species
included on an ITP would receive
assurances under the Services’ ‘‘No
Surprises’’ regulations found in 50 CFR
17.22(b)(5), 17.32(b)(5), and 222.307(g).
To receive an ITP under the ESA, an
applicant must prepare an HCP that
specifies the following: (1) the impact of
the taking, (2) steps the applicant will
take to minimize and mitigate the
impact; (3) funding available to
implement the steps; (4) what
alternative actions to the taking the
applicant considered and the reasons
why they were not taken; and (5) any
other measures NMFS or FWS may
require as being necessary or
appropriate for the purpose of the plan
(16 USC 1539). To issue a permit, NMFS
and FWS must find that: (1) the taking
will be incidental, (2) the applicant will
minimize and mitigate impacts of the
take to the maximum extent possible; (3)
the applicant will ensure adequate
funding for the HCP; (4) the taking will
not appreciably reduce the likelihood of
the survival and recovery of the species;
and the applicant has met other
measures required by FWS and NMFS.
Regulations governing issuance of FWS
permits for endangered and threatened
species are at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32,
and at 50 CFR 222.301 through 307 for
NMFS-issued permits.
FGS is developing a multi-species
HCP in anticipation of applying for ITPs
under the ESA. The HCP will apply to
approximately 154,000 acres of
commercial timberland owned by FGS
in Siskiyou County, California. The
ownership consists of three
management units as defined by FGS:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XF76
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory entities will hold public meetings.
DATES: The Council and its advisory entities will meet March 8-14,
2008. The Council meeting will begin on Sunday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m.,
reconvening each day through Friday. All meetings are open to the
public, except a closed session will be held from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30
p.m. on Sunday, March 9 to address litigation and personnel matters.
The Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its
scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: The Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel and
Management Team meetings will be held at the Hilton Sacramento Arden
West, 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento, CA 95815; telephone: (916) 922-
4700. All other meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will
be held at the Doubletree Hotel Sacramento, 2001 Point West Way,
Sacramento, CA 95815; telephone: (916) 929-8855.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, Executive
Director; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the Council
agenda, but not necessarily in this order:
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks and Introductions
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director's Report
4. Approve Agenda
B. Administrative Matters
1. Future Council Meeting Agenda Planning
2. Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Implementation
3. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
4. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
5. Future Council Meeting Planning, April 2008 Council Meeting
Agenda, and Workload Priorities
C. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. NMFS Report
2. Yellowfin Tuna Overfishing
3. High Seas Shallow-Set Longline (SSLL) Amendment
4. Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for Longline Fishing in the West
Coast Exclusive Economic Zone
5. Public Comment Session on the High Seas SSLL Amendment and
Longline Fishing EFP
D. Salmon Management
1. Review of 2007 Fisheries and Summary of 2008 Stock Abundance
Estimates
2. Identification of Stocks not Meeting Conservation Objectives
3. Klamath River Fall Chinook Stock Assessment and Management
Recommendations
4. Identification of Management Objectives and Preliminary
Definition of 2008 Salmon Management Options
5. Council Recommendations for 2008 Management Option Analysis
6. Council Direction for 2008 Management Options (if necessary)
7. Adoption of 2008 Management Options for Public Review
8. Appoint Salmon Hearings Officers
E. HabitatCurrent Habitat Issues
F. Groundfish Management
1. NMFS Report
2. Stock Assessment Planning for 2011-2012 Management Measures
3. Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
for 2008
4. Fishery Management Plan Amendment 22: Open Access License
Limitation
5. Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
6. Tracking and Monitoring for Trawl Rationalization Program
G. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Report on the International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting
2. Incidental Catch Regulations in the Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear
Sablefish Fisheries
SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - Hilton
Sacramento Arden West
Highly Migratory Species Advisory 9 a.m.
Subpanel
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 9 a.m.
Sunday, March 9, 2008 - Hilton
Sacramento Arden West
Highly Migratory Species Advisory 9 a.m.
Subpanel
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Highly Migratory Species Management Team 9 a.m.
Sunday, March 9, 2008 - Doubletree Hotel
Sacramento
Council Secretariat 1 p.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 1:30 p.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 2 p.m.
Groundfish Management Team 2 p.m.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 9 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 4:30 p.m.
Tribal Policy Group As necessary
Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
Washington State Delegation As necessary
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As necessary
Tribal Policy Group As necessary
Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
Washington State Delegation As necessary
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As necessary
Tribal Policy Group As necessary
Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
Washington State Delegation As necessary
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As necessary
Tribal Policy Group As necessary
Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
Washington State Delegation As necessary
Friday, March 14, 2008
Council Secretariat 7 a.m.
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As necessary
Salmon Advisory Subpanel As necessary
Salmon Technical Team As necessary
Tribal and Washington Technical Group As necessary
Washington State Delegation As necessary
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Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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,
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provided the public has been notified of the Council's 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: February 19, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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