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3. Salmon Bycatch: Final action on 

Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

4. Groundfish Issues: Review 

discussion paper on proposed Bristol 

Bay Trawl Closure and Walrus issues, 

and receive Council direction; Review 

discussion paper on GOA Tanner and 

Chinook Bycatch and receive Council 

direction. 

5. Amendment 80 Cooperatives: 

Review annual report from cooperative; 

Final action on Amendment 80 

Cooperative Formation criteria. 

6. Marine Protection Act Nomination 

Process: Review NMFS letter and 

discuss next steps. (T) 

7. Other Groundfish Issues: Review 

and approve halibut sorting Exempted 

Fishery Permit (T); Review Habitat Area 

of Particular Concern (HAPC) evaluation 

criteria and Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 

5-year review methodology (SSC Only). 

8. Scallop Issues: Receive Plan Team 

Report and review and approve Stock 

Assessment Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) 

Report. 

9. Staff Tasking: Review Committees 

and tasking. 

10. Other Business 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

1, Salmon Bycatch 

2. Halibut Sorting EFP 

3. HAPC evaluation criteria and EFH 

5 year review methodology 

4. Scallop Issues 

The Advisory Panel will address most 

of the same agenda issues as the 

Council, except for ι1 reports. The 

Agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at http:// 

www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305 (c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens 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: March 5, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XN98 

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 of the 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council’s Pacific Northwest Crab 

Industry Advisory Committee 

(PNCIAC). 

SUMMARY: The PNCIAC will meet in 

Seattle, WA. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, March 23, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 

1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Leif Erikson Hall, 2247 NW 57th 

Street, Suite 403, Seattle, WA 98107 (in 

Ballard); telephone: (206) 769–3474. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Diana Stram, Council Staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

PNCIAC will review the Economic Data 

Reports: Review Alaska Fishery Science 

Center draft metadata and continue 

work on revisions of EDR forms; and 

discuss of Marine Stewartship Council/ 

sustainable fisheries certification issues 

and take action as needed. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’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 Gail 

Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: March 5, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XN87 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Navy Training and 

Research, Development, Testing, and 

Evaluation Activities Conducted within 

the Northwest Training Range 

Complex 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

letter of authorization; request for 

comments and information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for 

authorization to take marine mammals 

incidental to military readiness training 

activities and research, development, 

testing and evaluation (RDT&E) to be 

conducted in the Northwest Training 

Range Complex (NWTRC) for the period 

beginning September 2009 and ending 

September 2014. Pursuant to the 

implementing regulations of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS 

is announcing our receipt of the Navy’s 

request for the development and 

implementation of regulations 

governing the incidental taking of 

marine mammals and inviting 

information, suggestions, and comments 

on the Navy’s application and request. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than April 10, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application should be addressed to 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is PR1.0648– 

XN87@noaa.gov. NMFS is not 

responsible for e-mail comments sent to 


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