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RIN ID: RIN 0648-AV60
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Annual Catch Limits; National Standard 1 Guidelines; Meeting Announcements
DATES: The meetings will be held on July 10 in Silver Spring, MD, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time; on July 15 in St. Petersburg, FL, from 3:45 pm to 5:45 p.m. Eastern time; and on July 24 in Seattle, WA, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Pacific time.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: NMFS announces three public meetings to solicit comments on the proposed revisions to the guidelines for National Standard 1 (NS1) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).
SUMMARY: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Annual Catch Limits; etc.,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
On June 9, 2008, NMFS published proposed revisions to the National Standard 1 Guidelines in the Federal Register (73 FR 32526). These proposed revisions would update the guidelines to include guidance on how to comply with new annual catch limit (ACL) and accountability measure requirements for ending overfishing of fisheries managed by federal fishery management plans (FMPs). It also clarifies the relationship between ACLs, maximum sustainable yield, optimum yield (OY), and other applicable reference points. The intent of this action is to facilitate compliance with requirements of the MagnusonStevens Act to end and prevent overfishing, rebuild overfished stocks, and achieve OY. NMFS is holding these public meeting to solicit public comments on the proposed guidelines.Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other aids, and requests for special accommodations or needs should be directed to Deb Lambert at (301) 7132341 at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1851 to 1854.
Dated: June 20, 2008.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E814517 Filed 62508; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Deb Lambert at (301) 713-2341 or via email at deb.lambert@noaa.gov.
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