[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 112 (Friday, June 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13839]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XP78


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting/Workshop

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

ACTION: Notice of three public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Three Groundfish Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meetings 
will be held to review new assessments for groundfish species. The 
first STAR Panel meeting will review new assessments for bocaccio and 
widow rockfish. The second STAR Panel meeting will review new 
assessments for lingcod and cabezon. The third STAR Panel meeting will 
review new assessments for yelloweye and greenstriped rockfish. All 
three STAR Panel meetings are work sessions which are open to the 
public.

DATES: The bocaccio and widow rockfish STAR Panel meeting will be held 
beginning at 8:30 a.m., Monday, July 13, 2009. The meeting will 
continue on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 beginning at 8:30 a.m. through 
Friday, July 17, 2009. The meeting will end at 5:30 p.m. each day, or 
as necessary to complete business.
    The lingcod and cabezon STAR Panel meeting will be held beginning 
at 8:30 a.m., Monday, July 27, 2009. The meeting will continue on 
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 beginning at 8:30 a.m. through Friday, July 31, 
2009. The meeting will end at 5:30 p.m. each day, or as necessary to 
complete business.
    The yelloweye and greenstriped rockfish STAR Panel meeting will be 
held beginning at 8:30 a.m., Monday, August 3, 2009. The meeting will 
continue on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 beginning at 8:30 a.m. through 
Friday, August 7, 2009. The meeting will end at 5:30 p.m. each day, or 
as necessary to complete business.

ADDRESSES: The bocaccio and widow rockfish STAR Panel meeting will be 
held at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Meeting Room 188, 
110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: (831) 420-3900.
    The lingcod and cabezon STAR Panel meeting, as well as the 
yelloweye and greenstriped rockfish STAR Panel meeting, will be held at 
the Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue N.E., Seattle WA 98105; telephone: 
1-800-899-0251.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, Northwest Fisheries 
Science Center (NWFSC); telephone: (206) 437-5670; or Mr. John DeVore, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the three STAR Panel meetings 
is to review draft stock assessment documents for these species and any 
other pertinent information, work with the Stock Assessment Teams to 
make necessary revisions, and produce STAR Panel reports for use by the 
Council family and other interested persons. No management actions will 
be decided by these STAR Panels. The STAR Panels' role will be 
development of recommendations and reports for consideration by the 
Council at its September meeting in Foster City, CA.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
may come before the STAR Panel participants for discussion, those 
issues may not be the subject of formal STAR Panel action during these 
meetings. STAR Panel 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 STAR Panel participants' 
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: June 9, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-13839 Filed 6-11-09; 8:45 am]
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