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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21013]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XR28

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Management Council (Council) and NMFS will hold a 
Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel 
meeting to review survey results and the current full assessment of 
Pacific sardine stock status.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2009 through 
Friday September 25, 2009. Monday through Thursday sessions are 
scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday's session is scheduled from 
8 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel will be held at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries 
Science Center (SWFSC), Green Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La 
Jolla, CA 92037, telephone: (858) 334-2800.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the CPS STAR Panel meeting is 
to review draft stock assessment and survey documents and any other 
pertinent information for Pacific sardine and work with the Pacific 
sardine Stock Assessment Team to make necessary revisions and produce 
STAR Panel reports. The STAR Panel reports will be for use by the 
Pacific Council family and other interested persons for developing 
management recommendations for the 2010 Pacific sardine fishery.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may 
arise during the STAR Panel meeting, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Formal 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 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.
    Entry to the SWFSC requires visitors to register with the front 
office each morning. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at the 
SWFSC, will be issued to all meeting participants. Since parking is at 
a premium at the SWFSC, car pooling, and mass transit are encouraged.

    Dated: August 27, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-21013 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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