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the current crab EDR forms. For further
information on the Crab Rationalization
Program, please visit the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
This workshop is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for special accommodations
should be directed to Brian GarberYonts (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) at least 5 working days before
the workshop date.
Dated: January 12, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–981 Filed 1–15–09; 8:45 am]
Dated: January 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–921 Filed 1–15–09; 8:45 am]
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National Marine Fisheries Service;
Public Meeting
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.
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documents are lengthy and would likely
not be familiar to many interested
parties. Finally, NMFS does not
anticipate that the comment period
extension will delay its decision of
whether to issue an IHA.
Background information concerning
the proposed IHA can be found in the
Federal Register notice and is not
repeated here. For additional
information about the IHA application
and associated EA, please visit the
website at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/permits/incidental.htm
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a workshop
for participants that are required to
submit an Economic Data Report for the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab
Rationalization Program.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
Thursday, January 22, 2009, from 1:30
p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
at the Pacific Seafood Processors
Association office, 1900 W. Emerson
Place, ι205, Seattle, WA 98119.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Garber-Yonts; (206) 526-6301 or
brian.garber-yonts@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
Crab Rationalization Program requires
any owner or leaseholder of a vessel or
processing plant that harvested or
processed crab in certain BSAI fisheries
to submit an Economic Data Report
(EDR) for the previous calendar year.
NMFS staff will hold a workshop with
BSAI crab industry members to review
current crab EDR data documentation
and data quality findings. Workshop
participants will also discuss the
development of best practices
guidelines for completing crab EDR
forms and discuss possible revisions to
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings.
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Special Accommodations
DATES: The meetings will be held
Monday, February 2 through Tuesday,
February 10, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
The meetings will be held at
the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison
Street, Seattle, WA.
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 4
continuing through Tuesday, February
10, 2009. The Council’s Advisory Panel
(AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday,
February 2 and continue through
Friday, February 6. The Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at
8 a.m. on Monday, February 2 and
continue through Wednesday, February
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4, 2009. The Ecosystem Committee will
meet Tuesday, February 3, from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. The Enforcement Committee
will meet Tuesday, February 3, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the. The
Comprehensive Data Collection
Committee may also meet this week at
the hotel, time TBA. All meetings are
open to the public, except executive
sessions.
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
NMFS Management Report
NMFS Enforcement Report
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Report
U.S. Coast Guard Report
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
International Pacific Halibut
Commission Report
Protected Species Report (update on
schedule of Steller Sea Lion (SSL) draft
Status Quo Biological Opinion (BiOp)
and Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS); Bering Sea and Aleutian Island
(BSAI) Pacific cod split.
2. American Fisheries Act (AFA)
Cooperative reports: Receive reports
from BSAI Pollock cooperatives.
3. Arctic Fishery Management Plan
(FMP): Final action to adopt FMP for the
Arctic region.
4. Salmon Bycatch: Review InterCooperative Agreement (ICA) incentive
proposals and Bycatch Committee
Report.
5. Amendment 80: Initial review of
analysis for Amendment 80 Cooperative
Formation.
6. BSAI Fixed Gear: Initial review of
BSAI fixed gear parallel fisheries
analysis.
7. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Sideboards:
Discussion paper on GOA Sideboards
for AFA catcher vessels; Initial review
of GOA Pacific cod sideboards for crab
vessels.
8. BSAI Crab Issues: Initial review
BSAI Crab Regional Delivery Relief;
Receive Committee report; Receive
proposed workplan and timeline for
crab analysis/discussion papers for
changes to the program, and action as
necessary; Receive progress report on
Crab Economic Data Report (EDR)
surveys.
9. Marine Protection Act Nomination
Process: Review NMFS letter and
discuss next steps (T).
10. Halibut/Sablefish Issues: Review/
Rescind previous action to remove
inactive Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
shares; Review halibut catch sharing
plan discussion papers (SSC only): (i)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XM73
National Marine Fisheries Service; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.
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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a workshop for participants that are required
to submit an Economic Data Report for the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Crab Rationalization Program.
DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2009, from
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Pacific Seafood Processors
Association office, 1900 W. Emerson Place, 205, Seattle, WA
98119.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Garber-Yonts; (206) 526-6301 or
brian.garber-yonts@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
Crab Rationalization Program requires any owner or leaseholder of a
vessel or processing plant that harvested or processed crab in certain
BSAI fisheries to submit an Economic Data Report (EDR) for the previous
calendar year. NMFS staff will hold a workshop with BSAI crab industry
members to review current crab EDR data documentation and data quality
findings. Workshop participants will also discuss the development of
best practices guidelines for completing crab EDR forms and discuss
possible revisions to the current crab EDR forms. For further
information on the Crab Rationalization Program, please visit the NMFS
Alaska Region website at https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Special Accommodations
This workshop is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for special accommodations should be directed to Brian Garber-
Yonts (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 working days
before the workshop date.
Dated: January 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-921 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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