Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2004 / Notices 67323

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 111004G]

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Meeting of the North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council’s Pacific 

Northwest Crab Industry Advisory 

Committee.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest Crab 

Industry Advisory Committee will meet 

to develop summary comments and 

recommendationsregarding the NOAA 

proposed rule for implementing the 

BSAI Crab Rationalization Program, 

Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Bering Sea 

Aleutian King and Tanner Crabs.

DATES: November 29, 2004, from 9 a.m. 

to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

2245 NW 57th Street, Seattle, WA 98107 

(at the Leif Erickson Hall in Ballard).

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diana Stram, Council staff, phone: 907–

271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

The purpose of the meeting is to 

develop summary comments and 

recommendations regarding the NOAA 

proposed rule for implementing the 

BSAI Crab Rationalization Program, 

Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Bering 

SeaAleutian King and Tanner Crabs.

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 seven working 

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: November 10, 2004.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–25506 Filed 11–12–04; 3:58 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 111204A]

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s Ad Hoc 

Groundfish Habitat Technical Review 

Committee.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Ad 

Hoc Groundfish Habitat Technical 

Review Committee will hold a working 

meeting on December 7–8, 2004. The 

meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Ad Hoc Groundfish Habitat 

Technical Review Committee working 

meeting will begin Tuesday, December 

7, 2004, at 10 a.m. and may go into the 

evening until business for the day is 

completed. The meeting will reconvene 

from 8–4 p.m., Wednesday, December 8, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the 

following address: Hotel Vintage Plaza, 

Burgundy Room, 422 SW Broadway 

Avenue, Portland, OR 97205, telephone 

800–243–0555.

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, 

OR, 97220–1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Christopher Dahl, National 

Environmental Policy Analyst, 503–

820–2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Ad Hoc Groundfish 

Habitat Technical Review Committee 

meeting is to provide a technical review 

of the range of alternatives in a 

preliminary draft Environmental Impact 

Statement to designate and conserve 

Essential Fish Habitat for Pacific Coast 

groundfish. By holding a public 

meeting, the committee will provide 

opportunity for public participation in 

the review process. The committee will 

only consider technical and scientific 

questions and will not engage in policy 

discussions as part of its mission.

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this notice 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, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take final action 

to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

The 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 7 days prior to 

the meeting date.

Dated: November 12, 2004.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–25525 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 110904I]

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notification of a proposal for a 

permit to conduct experimental fishing; 

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant 

Regional Administrator) has made a 

preliminary determination that the 

subject Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 

application contains all the required 

information and warrants further 

consideration. The Assistant Regional 

Administrator has also made a 

preliminary determination that the 

activities authorized under the EFP 

would be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of the Northeast (NE) 

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). However, further review and 

consultation may be necessary before a 

final determination is made to issue the 

EFP. Therefore, NMFS announces that 

the Assistant Regional Administrator 

proposes to issue an EFP that would 

allow three vessels to conduct fishing 

operations that are otherwise restricted 

by the regulations governing the 

fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States. The EFP would allow for