National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Notice of public meetings.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scallop Plan Team will meet at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel in Anchorage, AK.
The meetings will be held on February 23–24, 2006. The meeting will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 23rd and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on February 24th.
The meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd Avenue, 15th Floor – Chart Room, Anchorage, AK 99501.
Diana Stram, Council staff, telephone: (907) 271–2809.
Agenda includes: (1) Election of Chair; (2) Review Status of Statewide Stocks; (3) Compile Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation Report (SAFE); (4) Review Economic Discussion paper; and (5) Discuss new business.
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 identified 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.
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.