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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. 

[FR Doc. 2011–520 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA139 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

ADDRESSES: 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 

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. 

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 http://

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 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

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] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA138 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System; North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC 

and San Francisco Bay, CA; Revised 

Management Plans 

AGENCY: 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. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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