[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16365-16366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8143]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XO57


National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Fishery Management 
Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will 
hold a Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Stock Assessment Review (STAR) 
Panel meeting to review draft stock assessment documents for Pacific 
mackerel and survey methods for Pacific sardine.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 4, 2009 through Friday 
May 8, 2009. Monday through Thursday sessions are scheduled from 8 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 National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Large Conference 
Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037; telephone: (858) 
546-1914.
    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 documents and any other pertinent 
information for Pacific mackerel, review draft survey documents and any 
other pertinent information for Pacific sardine, work with the Pacific 
mackerel Stock Assessment Team and the Pacific sardine Survey Design 
Teams to make necessary revisions, and produce STAR Panel reports. The 
STAR Panel reports will be for use by the Council family and other 
interested persons for developing management recommendations for the 
2009-10 Pacific mackerel fishery, making recommendations on Pacific 
sardine survey methodology, and in consideration of exempted fishing 
permits.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may 
arise

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during the STAR Panel, 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: April 6, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-8143 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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