Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 168 / Thursday, August 28, 2008 / Notices 50779 

data request to the state of California for 

permit or license-holder information. 

Using this information, NMFS will mail 

MMAP Authorization Certificates, 

marine mammal injury/mortality 

reporting forms, and other program 

information to each permit or licenseholder. Fishermen who participate in an 

integrated Category I or II state fishery 

do not need to take any additional 

action to register under the MMAP, as 

long as they hold a valid state fishing 

permit or license for the affected fishery. 

However, fishermen who participate in 

Category I or II state and/or Federal 

fisheries not yet integrated with the 

MMAP registration system (i.e., fisheries 

for which no Federal or state permits are 

required) must contact the NMFS, 

Southwest Regional Office, Sustainable 

Fisheries Division (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT), in order to 

register and receive an MMAP 

Authorization Certificate. If a fisherman 

participating in a Category I or II fishery, 

who expects to receive automatic 

registration, does not receive an 

Authorization Certificate by January 1 of 

each calendar year hereafter, the 

fisherman should contact NMFS (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to 

inquire about the status of his/her 

registration. Alternatively, he/she may 

apply for registration directly, following 

the procedures in 50 CFR 229.4(b). In 

any case, every fisherman fishing in a 

Category I or II fishery must have an 

Authorization Certificate. 

NMFS will work with the permitissuing agencies in each state to identify 

and attempt to limit mailing of 

Authorization Certificates to only those 

participants in Category I and II 

fisheries. Some permit systems, 

however, do not allow identification of 

fishermen using specific gear types in a 

way that matches the fishery 

designation referenced in the LOF. In 

cases where NMFS or the state permitissuing agency cannot confidently 

determine which specific fishery 

identified in the LOF each fishermen 

participates in, based on the permit or 

license information, NMFS may 

inadvertently issue Authorization 

Certificates to fishermen participating in 

Category III fisheries. This approach, 

which may be confusing to Category III 

fishermen who are not required to be 

registered under the MMAP, is 

necessary to ensure that fishermen who 

must register with the MMAP are not 

unintentionally excluded from 

notification. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: August 25, 2008. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–20006 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK01 

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. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s Crab Plan Team 

(CPT) will meet in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 16–18, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Alaska Fishery Science 

Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE. Bldg 

4, Observer Room, Seattle, WA 98115. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (907) 

271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plan 

Team will address the following issues: 

Overview of Crab Rationalization 

program; discussion of Economic Data 

review issues; summary of 3-year review 

documentation for Crab Rationalization 

Program; Structure and content for 

Economic Stock Assessment Fishery 

Evaluation Report (SAFE); NMFS 2008 

summer trawl survey overview; NMFS 

catch accounting data; handling 

mortality rates utilized for Crab, 

Groundfish, and Scallop fisheries; Stock 

assessment overviews for Eastern Bering 

Sea snow crab, Bristol Bay red king 

crab, Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab, St. 

Mathew Blue king crab, Norton Sound 

red king crab, Aleutian Island golden 

king crab, Pribilof Island red and golden 

king crab; Adak red king crab. 

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 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: August 25, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–19953 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK02 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea/Aleutian 

Islands (BS/AI) groundfish plan teams 

will meet in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

September 22–24, 2008. The meetings 

will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, 

September 22, and continue through 

Wednesday, September 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held a 

the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 

7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4, 

Observer Training Room (GOA Plan 

Team) and Traynor Room (BS/AI Plan 

Team), Seattle, WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

DiCosimo or Diana Stram, North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda: 

Principal business is to prepare and 

review the draft Economic Report, the 


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