[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 67342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27376]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC339


North 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: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee (SSLMC) will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held November 28-29, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. 
through 5 p.m. AST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, Washington.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve MacLean, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting, the SSLMC will be reviewing 
proposals for alternatives to be considered in the 2012 Steller Sea 
Lion Protection Measures EIS currently being prepared by NMFS. The 
SSLMC will begin drafting one or more alternatives for recommendation 
to the Council in December, 2012. Proposals under consideration will be 
posted on the Council's Web site at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/conservation-issues/ssl.html. Please 
note that State or Federal ID will be required to enter the Federal 
Building in Juneau. Foreign nationals wishing to attend this meeting in 
person should contact the Council as soon as possible to expedite 
security clearance at the Federal Building in Juneau.
    Additional information is posted on the Council Web site: http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
    The meeting will be webcast to allow the public to watch and hear 
presentations. Comments will not be accepted via webcast or 
teleconference.
    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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Gail Bendixen, (907) 271-2809, at least 5 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 6, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-27376 Filed 11-8-12; 8:45 am]
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