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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 Ms.
Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 7, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA139
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings, January 31–February 8, 2011
at the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison
Street, South Room, Seattle, WA.
DATES: The Council will begin its
plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday,
February 2 continuing through Monday,
February 7. The Council’s Advisory
Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday,
January 31 and continue through
Thursday, February 3 (Northwest
Room). The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Monday, January 31 and continue
through Wednesday, February 2, 2011
(East Room). The Enforcement
Committee will meet Tuesday, February
1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Marion Room).
The Ecosystem Committee will meet
Thursday, February 3, 2010 from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. (James Room). All meetings are
open to the public, except executive
sessions.
SUMMARY:
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: Council
Plenary Session: The agenda for the
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Council’s plenary session will include
the following issues. The Council may
take appropriate action on any of the
issues identified.
Reports:
1. Executive Director’s Report
(including Statement of Organization,
Practices and Procedures (SOPP)).
NMFS Management Report (including
update on BSAI Freezer longline catch
accounting, white paper on electronic
monitoring).
Alaska Fishery Science Center Annual
Report (include sablefish recruitment
factors discussion paper and TRAWLEX
report).
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Report.
International Pacific Halibut
Commission Report.
United States Coast Guard Report.
United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Report.
Protected Species Report (including
update on Steller Sea Lion (SSL);
Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed
salmon).
American Fisheries Act (AFA)
Cooperative reports.
2. Halibut/Sablefish Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program: Initial
review on Halibut/Sablefish Hired
Skipper; Final action on Community
Quota Entity (CQE) area 3A D class
purchase.
3. Amendment 80 Program:
Discussion paper on Am 80
Replacement Vessel Sideboards; Final
action on Amendment 80 Groundfish
Retention Standard (GRS) Program
Changes; Report on flexibility of using
unspecified reserves in specification
process to address Am 80 hard caps.
4. Salmon Bycatch: Preliminary
review BSAI Chum Salmon Bycatch;
Review workplan for GOA Chinook
Salmon Bycatch.
5. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH):
Discussion paper/finalize alternatives
on Habitat Area Particular Concern
(HAPC)—Skate sites; Initial review for
EFH Amendment(T).
6. Aleutian Island (AI) Pacific Cod
Issues: Discussion paper on BS&AI
Pacific cod Split take action as
necessary; Initial review AI Pacific cod
processing Sideboards; (postponed).
7. BSAI Crab Management: Final
action on Right of First Refusal; Initial
Review of IFQ/Individual Processing
Quota (IPQ) Application Deadline.
8. Miscellaneous Groundfish Issues:
Discussion paper on Sablefish
Recruitment Factors; Discussion paper
on GOA Trawl Sweep Modifications;
Estimation of non-target species catch in
halibut fishery (SSC only); Initial review
on Octopus management(T).
9. Staff Tasking: Review Committees
and tasking.
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10. Other Business.
The SSC agenda will include the
following issues:
1. Salmon Bycatch.
2. EFH.
3. AI Pacific Cod.
4. BSAI Crab Management.
5. Miscellaneous Groundfish.
6. Economic SAFE review.
7. NOAA Bering Sea Fisheries
Research Foundation Survey results.
The Advisory Panel will address most
of the same agenda issues as the
Council, except for #1 reports. The
Agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version will be posted at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this 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 MagnusonStevens 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 Gail Bendixen at
(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 7, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–521 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA136
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Ad
Hoc Groundfish Process Improvement
Committee (PIC) will hold a working
meeting, which is open to the public.
SUMMARY:
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The PIC meeting will be held
Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 8:30
a.m. until business for the day is
completed. The PIC meeting will
reconvene Friday, February 4, from 8:30
a.m. until noon.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The PIC meeting will be
held at the Pacific Fishery Management
Council office, Large Conference Room,
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, Oregon 97220–1384.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms.
Kelly Ames or Mr. John DeVore,
Groundfish Management Staff Officers;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
The
purpose of the PIC work session is to
develop an optimum detailed process
and schedule for the 2013–14
groundfish biennial cycle for harvest
specifications and management
measures. The PIC will also consider
whether an amendment to the
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
should be pursued by the Council for
long-term solutions. The PIC
recommendations will be brought
forward for Council consideration and
action at its April 9–14 meeting in San
Mateo, CA. The PIC may also address
other assignments relating to groundfish
management. No management actions
will be decided by the PIC.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the PIC for discussion,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal PIC action during this meeting.
PIC 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 PIC’s intent to take final action to
address the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 7, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–519 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA138
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
will hold two consecutive meetings
related to west coast CPS fisheries. The
Coastal Pelagic Species Management
Team (CPSMT) will meet February 1–2,
2011; and the CPS Methodology Review
Panel will meet February 3–5, 2011.
Both meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The CPSMT meeting will be held
Tuesday, February 1 through
Wednesday, February 2, 2011. Business
will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and
conclude at 5 p.m. or until business for
the day is completed. The CPS
Methodology Review Panel will meet
February 3–5, 2011. Business will begin
each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at
5 p.m. or until business for the day is
completed.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held
in the Large Conference Room of the
National Marine Fisheries Service’s
Southwest Fisheries Science Center,
Torrey Pines Campus; 8604 La Jolla
Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; telephone:
(503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the CPSMT meeting is: (1) To
initiate discussion of potential changes
to the Pacific sardine Harvest Control
Rule, based on recent evidence
indicating that using the sea surface
temperature at Scripps Pier may be an
unreliable basis for setting harvest
guidelines; (2) to discuss potential
improvements to the market squid
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) and
Overfishing Limit (OFL); (3) election of
officers; and (4) to initiate discussion
and develop a statement for the March,
2011 Council meeting regarding
potential requests to utilize the
Council’s 4,200 mt Exempted Fishing
Permit set-aside. Other issues relevant
to coastal pelagic species fisheries
management and science may be
addressed as time permits.
The purpose of the CPS Methodology
Review Panel meeting is to consider
acoustic-trawl survey and data analysis
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methods, to assess their utility in stock
assessment models to monitor trends at
the population level for Pacific sardine
and other CPS stocks.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the CPSMT and
Methodology Review Panel for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. CPSMT and Methodology
Review Panel 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 CPSMT’s and Methodology Review
Panel’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 Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 7, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–518 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am]
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National Estuarine Research Reserve
System; North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC
and San Francisco Bay, CA; Revised
Management Plans
Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final approval and
availability of the revised management
plans for the following National
Estuarine Research Reserves: North
Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC and San Francisco
Bay, CA.
AGENCY:
The Estuarine Reserves
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U.S. Department of Commerce has
approved the Management Plan
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA136
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc
Groundfish Process Improvement Committee (PIC) will hold a working
meeting, which is open to the public.
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DATES: The PIC meeting will be held Thursday, February 3, 2011 from
8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed. The PIC meeting will
reconvene Friday, February 4, from 8:30 a.m. until noon.
ADDRESSES: The PIC meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery
Management Council office, Large Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador
Place, Suite 101, Portland, Oregon 97220-1384.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kelly Ames or Mr. John DeVore,
Groundfish Management Staff Officers; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the PIC work session is to
develop an optimum detailed process and schedule for the 2013-14
groundfish biennial cycle for harvest specifications and management
measures. The PIC will also consider whether an amendment to the
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan should be pursued by the Council for
long-term solutions. The PIC recommendations will be brought forward
for Council consideration and action at its April 9-14 meeting in San
Mateo, CA. The PIC may also address other assignments relating to
groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by the
PIC.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may come before the PIC for discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal PIC action during this meeting. PIC 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 PIC'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 Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 7, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-519 Filed 1-11-11; 8:45 am]
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