[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 147 (Monday, August 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38402-38403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18433]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XQ69


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of two public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Two meetings will be held to review a new assessment for 
petrale sole and develop control rules for specifying scientific 
uncertainty buffers in acceptable biological catch (ABC) specifications 
for groundfish and coastal pelagic species (CPS). The first meeting 
will be attended by the Groundfish Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to 
review a new assessment for petrale sole. Further, the SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee will consider the scientific basis for considering 
estimated or alternative proxy target biomass levels or fishing 
mortality rates for petrale sole and other west coast flatfish stocks. 
The second meeting will be attended by the Groundfish and CPS 
Subcommittees of the SSC to develop new control rules for deciding 
scientific uncertainty buffers for groundfish and CPS species compliant 
with new National Standard 1 guidelines. Both meetings are work 
sessions which are open to the public.

DATES: The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee meeting to review the new 
petrale sole assessment will be held beginning at 8:30 a.m., Monday, 
August 31, 2009 and will end at 5:30 p.m. or as necessary to complete 
business.The SSC Groundfish and CPS Subcommittees meeting to develop 
control rules for scientific uncertainty buffers for groundfish and CPS 
species will be held beginning at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 1, 
2009. The meeting will continue on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 
beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will end at 5:30 p.m. each day, or 
as necessary to complete business.

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ADDRESSES: Both SSC Subcommittee meetings will be held at the NOAA 
Western Regional Center's Sand Point Facility, Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, Building 4, Traynor Room, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, WA 
98115-6349; telephone: (206) 526-6548.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the first SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee meeting is to review a new draft stock assessment for 
petrale sole and any other pertinent information, work with the Stock 
Assessment Team to make necessary revisions, and ultimately produce an 
SSC report for use by the Council family and other interested persons.
    The purpose of the second SSC Groundfish and CPS Subcommittees 
meeting is to review groundfish and CPS assessments, requested 
analyses, and any other pertinent information to develop new control 
rules for deciding scientific uncertainty buffers for ABC 
specifications for groundfish and CPS species. An SSC report will 
ultimately be produced incorporating recommendations and considerations 
developed by the two SSC Subcommittees.
    No management actions will be decided at these SSC Subcommittee 
meetings. The SSC Subcommittees' role will be development of 
recommendations and reports for consideration by the SSC and the 
Council at its September meeting in Foster City, CA.
    Entry to the NOAA Western Regional Center's Sand Point Facility 
requires visitors to show a valid picture ID and register with 
security. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at the NOAA 
Western Regional Center's Facility, will be issued to non-Federal 
employees participating in the meeting. Non-U.S. citizens will require 
advance security clearance and should call (206) 526-6548 at least 2 
days prior to the meeting date.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
may come before the meeting participants for discussion, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. SSC 
Subcommittee 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 meeting participants' 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: July 29, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-18433 Filed 7-31-09; 8:45 am]
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