[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 23662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9541]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB171


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC) Crab 
Plan Team (CPT) will meet in May in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 7-10, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
West Third Avenue, Dillingham Room, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, NPFMC; telephone: (907) 
271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Plan Team meeting agenda includes: 
Review of workshop reports on modeling and recruitment and 
recommendations on recruitment time frames for B<INF>MSY</INF>, Tanner 
crab model review and recommendations on use in specifications in 2012/
13, review of rebuilding projections for Tanner crab, final OFL and ABC 
specification for Norton Sound red king crab, Aleutian Islands golden 
king crab, Pribilof Islands golden king crab and Adak red king crab for 
2012/13,review data for AIGKC model and plans for model review in 
September, recommend appropriate stock boundary for the Pribilof 
Islands blue king crab stock, review of methodology to set OFL for St 
Matthew and Pribilof Islands blue king crab stocks, snow crab model 
proposals for 2012/13, discuss proposed crab bycatch limits in 
groundfish fisheries, handling mortality study, B<INF>MSY</INF> study, 
growth and maturity study, economic SAFE report overview, and Bristol 
Bay red king crab spawning effects paper.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/PDFdocuments/membership/PlanTeam/Crab/CPTagenda512.pdf.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. 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

    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: April 17, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9541 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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