[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 9373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02869]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC490


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) will hold a 
workshop on electronic monitoring in the rationalized groundfish trawl 
fishery.

DATES: The workshop will be convened Monday, February 25, 2013 at 10 
a.m. and adjourn Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Upon completion of 
business Monday and Tuesday, the workshop will recess for the night, 
and on Wednesday the workshop will adjourn no later than 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 
Juniper Room, 7900 NE 82nd Ave., Portland, OR 97220.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 
Ambassador Pl., Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Seger, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the workshop is to develop 
the policy context and identify necessary elements for a thorough 
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) process to consider possible regulatory 
changes providing for the use of electronic monitoring to adjust the 
current 100 percent catch observer coverage requirement in the West 
Coast groundfish trawl catch share program. Workshop recommendations 
will be provided to the Council for consideration at its April 2013 
meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting 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 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 ext 425 
or toll free (1-866) 806-7204 at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 5, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-02869 Filed 2-7-13; 8:45 am]
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