[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15952-15953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6594]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA310


National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The NOAA Fisheries will hold a Workshop to discuss the data 
and models that will be used in the 2011 stock assessments for 
sablefish, petrale sole and Dover sole.

DATES: The Pre-assessment Workshop will be held beginning at 9 a.m., 
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 and end at 5:30 p.m. or as necessary to complete 
business for the day. The Workshop will reconvene on Wednesday, April 6 
at 9 a.m. and will adjourn by 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Pre-assessment Workshop for sablefish, Dover sole and 
petrale sole will be held at the Hallmark Resort, 744 S.W. Elizabeth 
Street, Newport, OR 97365; telephone: (1-888) 448-4449.
    Science Center address: DOC, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries 
Science Center, Newport Research Station--Bldg. 955, 2032 S.E. OSU 
Drive, Newport, OR 97365-5275; telephone: (541) 867-0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest 
Fisheries Science Center; telephone: (541) 961-8475; or Dr. Jim Hastie, 
Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC); telephone: (206) 860-3412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Pre-Assessment Workshop is intended to 
provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas between 
members of the fishing community and other members of the public, stock 
assessment authors, and data managers. The specific objectives of the 
workshop are to: (1) Discuss the data to be used in the sablefish, 
petrale sole and Dover sole stock assessment models; (2) discuss 
approaches for improving stock assessment modeling efforts; (3) 
identify anomalies in the data and discuss possible explanations; and 
(4) identify data gaps and future research possibilities.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the Workshop participants for discussion, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal Workshop action

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during this meeting. Workshop 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 workshop participants' 
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. Stacey Miller at (541) 961-8475 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 16, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6594 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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