# 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.
**SUMMARY:**
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) will meet at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, September 28-29, 2010.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held September 28-29, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
*Council address* : North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Nicole Kimball, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The primary purpose of the meeting is to review the public review draft analysis to establish a new program for observer procurement and deployment in the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (i.e., restructuring). The committee will also receive a report on an electronic monitoring study in the commercial halibut fishery. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at *http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/*
**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 at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 30, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.