Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 24954-24955 [E8-9914]
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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: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England 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 New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Survey Advisory Panel in May,
2008 to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish
Boulevard, Taunton, MA 02780;
telephone: (508) 823–0430; fax: (508)
880–6480.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The panel
will discuss planning and coordination
of calibration surveys to be conducted
this summer on the R/V Hugh Sharp
and other vessels. The Panel will also
continue its evaluation of potential
development and integration of new
optical and acoustic technology into the
annual resource survey, as well as
discuss potential expansion of
coordinated state and other surveys to
augment the annual National Marine
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Fishery Service scallop survey. The
panel may discuss other topics at their
discretion.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified 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 Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the panel’s agenda are
as follows:
The Recreational Advisory Panel will
meet to review draft Amendment 16
management measures and develop
recommendations for the Groundfish
Committee’s consideration.Although
non-emergency issues not contained in
this agenda may come before this group
for discussion, those issues may not be
the subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified 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 Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s Recreational
Advisory Panel will meet to consider
possible actions affecting New England
groundfish fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street,
Peabody, MA; telephone: (978) 535–
4600.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
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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’s (Council)
Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) and
Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold
work sessions by telephone conference,
which are open to the public, to develop
recommendations for the June 2008
Council meeting.
DATES: The Salmon Advisory Subpanel
telephone conference will be held
Wednesday, June 4, 2008, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. The Salmon Technical Team
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telephone conference will be held on
Thursday, June 5, 2008, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
A listening station for both
teleconferences 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.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
ADDRESSES:
Mr.
Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management Staff
Officer, Pacific Fishery Management
Council: (503) 820–2280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
purpose of the work session is to review
information in the Council’s June
meeting briefing book related to salmon
management, and to develop comments
and recommendations for consideration
at the June 2008 Council
meeting.Although non-emergency issues
not contained in the meeting agenda
may come before these groups 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 Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Pacific Halibut Fishery; Guideline
Harvest Levels for the Guided
Recreational Halibut Fishery;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS published a notice of
Pacific halibut guideline harvest levels
(GHLs) for the guided sport charter
vessel fishery in the International
Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory
areas 2C and 3A in the Federal Register
on February 5, 2008 (73 FR 6709). This
notice contained an incorrect metric
conversion for the Area 2C GHL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Scheurer, (907) 586–7356, or email at
julie.scheurer@noaa.gov.
Correction
In the Federal Register of February 5,
2008 (73 FR 6709), on page 6710, in the
first column, second paragraph, correct
the fourth sentence to read:
The corresponding GHLs are 931,000
lb (422.3 mt) in Area 2C, and 3,650,000
lb (1,655.6 mt) in Area 3A.
Dated: April 28, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries , National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS);
Revision of the Enhanced Mobile
Transmitter Unit (E-MTU)
Reimbursement Program
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS revises the availability
of grant funds for vessel owners and/or
operators who have purchased an
Enhanced Mobile Transmitter Unit (EMTU) for the purpose of complying
with fishery regulations requiring the
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use of Vessel Monitoring Systems
(VMS). These funds will be used to
reimburse vessel owners and/or
operators for the purchase price of the
E-MTU. This notice supersedes all
previous notices on VMS MTU or EMTU reimbursement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
current listing information, questions
regarding VMS installation or activation
checklists, contact the VMS Support
Center, NOAA Fisheries Office for Law
Enforcement (OLE), 8484 Georgia
Avenue, Suite 415, Silver Spring, MD
20910, phone 888–219–9228, fax 301–
427–0049.
For questions regarding E-MTU type
approval or information regarding the
status of VMS systems being evaluated
by NOAA for approval, contact Jonathan
Pinkerton, National VMS Program
Manager, phone 301–427–2300; fax
301–427–2055.
For questions regarding
reimbursement applications contact
Randy Fisher, Executive Director,
Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission (PSMFC), 205 SE Spokane
Street, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97202,
phone 503–595–3100, fax 503–595–
3232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
This reimbursement opportunity is
available to fishing vessel owners and/
or operators that have purchased an
approved E-MTU device in order to
comply with fishery regulations
developed in accordance with 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq. Only those vessel owners
and/or operators purchasing an E-MTU
for compliance with fishery
management regulations are eligible for
this funding opportunity. The
reimbursable expense is the purchase
price of a type-approved E-MTU for
which the owner and/or operator holds
a valid commercial fishing permit or
license, not to exceed a maximum of
$3,100.00.
II. Eligibility
To be eligible to receive
reimbursement vessel owners and/or
operators must first purchase an E-MTU
type-approved for a VMS required
fishery from an authorized E-MTU
dealer and receive a receipt of purchase
from the authorized E-MTU dealer. The
vessel owner and/or operator must have
the E-MTU properly installed by an
authorized dealer or installer on the
vessel and activated utilizing a typeapproved communications provider.
Upon completion of the installation and
activation process, the vessel owner
and/or operator must contact the VMS
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XH69
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's (Council) Salmon
Advisory Subpanel (SAS) and Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold work
sessions by telephone conference, which are open to the public, to
develop recommendations for the June 2008 Council meeting.
DATES: The Salmon Advisory Subpanel telephone conference will be held
Wednesday, June 4, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Salmon Technical
Team
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telephone conference will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: A listening station for both teleconferences 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.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management
Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council: (503) 820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the work session is to review
information in the Council's June meeting briefing book related to
salmon management, and to develop comments and recommendations for
consideration at the June 2008 Council meeting.Although non-emergency
issues not contained in the meeting agenda may come before these groups
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 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: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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