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for both the commercial and 

recreational components of the fishery 

at this meeting. This will include 

recommendations for rebuilding 

strategies and target fishing mortality 

rates as well as changes to measures that 

will achieve the targeted rates. The 

Committee may also review sector 

policies, the setting of annual catch 

limits, accountability measures, and 

other amendment alternatives. 

Committee recommendations will be 

presented to the New England Fishery 

Management Council at a later meeting. 

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 

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 

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 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

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–XL15 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory entities will hold public 

meetings. 

DATES: The Council and its advisory 

entities will meet November 1–7, 2008. 

The Council meeting will begin on 

Sunday, November 2, at 1 p.m., 

reconvening each day through Friday, 

November 7. All meetings are open to 

the public, except a closed session will 

be held from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. on 

Sunday, November 2 to address 

litigation and personnel matters. The 

Council will meet as late as necessary 

each day to complete its scheduled 

business. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Town and Country Resort and 

Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle 

North, San Diego, CA 92108; telephone: 

(619) 291–7131. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director; 

telephone: (503) 820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the Council 

agenda, but not necessarily in this order: 

A. Call to Order 

1. Opening Remarks and 

Introductions 

2. Roll Call 

3. Executive Director’s Report 

4. Approve Agenda 

B. Open Comment Period 

Comments on Non-Agenda Items 

C. Pacific Halibut Management 

1. Final Changes to Catch Sharing 

Plan and Annual Regulations for 2009 

2. Pacific Halibut Catch 

Apportionment Methodology 

D. Salmon Management 

Salmon Methodology Review 

E. Highly Migratory Species 

Management 

1. National Marine Fisheries Service 

Report 

2. Council Recommendations to the 

Northern Committee of the Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 

3. Final Changes to Routine 

Management Measures for 2009–2010 

Season 

F. Groundfish Management 

1. Consideration of Inseason 

Adjustments 

2. National Marine Fisheries Service 

Report 

3. Fishery Management Plan 

Amendment 20–Trawl Rationalization 

4. Final Consideration of Inseason 

Adjustments (if needed) 

G. Coastal Pelagic Species 

Management 

1. Stock Assessment Review (STAR) 

Panel Terms of Reference for 2009 

2. Pacific Sardine Stock Assessment 

and Management Measures 

H. Administrative Matters 

1. Approval of Council Meeting 

Minutes 

2. Fiscal Matters 

3. Membership Appointments and 

Council Operating Procedures 

4. Future Council Meeting Agenda 

and Workload Planning 

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS

Saturday, November 1, 2008 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 1 p.m.

Sunday, November 2, 2008 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m.

Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel and Highly Migratory Species Management Team (Joint Session) 8 a.m.

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.

Budget Committee 9 a.m.

Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 10:30 a.m.

Highly Migratory Species Management Team 10:30 a.m.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 1 p.m.

Groundfish Management Team 1 p.m.

Annual Chair’s Banquet 6 p.m.

Monday, November 3, 2008 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Enforcement Consultants 8 a.m.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.


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SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS—Continued 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.

Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.

Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Enforcement Consultants 8 a.m.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.

Enforcement Consultants 8 a.m.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.

Enforcement Consultants As needed.

Friday, November 7, 2008 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

Council action during this meeting. 

Council 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 Ms. Carolyn Porter 

at (503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior 

to the meeting date. 

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XL17 

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 Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) will 

hold a work session by telephone 

conference, which is open to the public, 

to develop recommendations for the 

November 2008 Council meeting. 

DATES: The telephone conference will be 

held Thursday, October 30, from 9 a.m. 

to 11 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: A listening station will be 

available at the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, Small Conference 

Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, 

Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384; 

telephone: (503) 820–2280. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Chuck Tracy, Salmon Management Staff 

Officer, Pacific Fishery Management 

Council: (503) 820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the work session is to review 

information in the Council’s November 

meeting briefing book related to salmon 

management, and to develop comments 

and recommendations for consideration 

at the November Council meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may 

come before the SAS for discussion, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal SAS action during this meeting. 

SAS 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 SAS’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 Ms. 

Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 


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