[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55193-55194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC182


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.

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SUMMARY: Members of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific 
Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee Subcommittee on Coastal 
Pelagic Species (SSC Subcommittee) will hold a meeting that is open to 
the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, October 2, 2012 through 
Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Business will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. 
and conclude at 5 p.m. or until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Large Conference Room of the 
Southwest Fisheries Science Center's Torrey Pines Court Facility, 3333 
North Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, CA 92037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
review the updated Pacific sardine stock assessment for 2012. The 
results of the assessment update will be used to establish management 
measures and

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harvest specifications for the 2013 Pacific sardine fishery. The SSC 
Subcommittee will develop a report for consideration by the full SSC, 
at the November 2012 Pacific Council 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 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

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 4, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-22029 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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