74 FR 172 pg. 46099 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 172Page: 46099
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-21673 Filed 9-4-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XR47
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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 Technical Team (STT), Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Salmon Subcommittee, and Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW) will review proposed salmon methodology and conservation objective changes in a joint work session, which is open to the public.
DATES:
The work session will be held Monday, October 5, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday October 6, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
The work session will be held at the Council Office, Large 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; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The purpose of the work session is to brief the STT and SSC Salmon Subcommittee on proposed changes to methods and standards used to manage ocean salmon fisheries. The work session will include review of the Klamath River fall Chinook maturity boundary, an assessment of September ocean fishing impacts for Klamath and Sacramento River fall Chinook, an update on methods to forecast ocean abundance of Columbia River fall Chinook, an analysis of bias in Chinook and Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Models (FRAM) due to multiple encounters in mark-selective fisheries, and proposed changes to the conservation objectives for Puget Sound coho and possibly Oregon coastal Chinook.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may come before the STT, SSC Salmon Subcommittee, and MEW for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. 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
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.
Dated: September 3, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-21673 Filed 9-4-09; 8:45 am]
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