[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 49477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19697]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC807


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 Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will 
convene a meeting of its Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review 
Committee (EFHRC).

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday September 4 through Thursday 
September 5, 2013. The meeting will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and 
conclude at 5 p.m. or when business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Large Conference Room of the 
Pacific Council offices, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 
OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
initiate plans for completing the periodic review of groundfish EFH. 
This will include reviewing the proposals to modify EFH, producing an 
informational report for the September Pacific Council meeting that 
summarizes the number and content of proposals, and discussing the 
Phase 2 Report and recommendations that will be delivered to the 
Council at the November meeting in Costa Mesa, CA.
    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 EFHRC's 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, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 9, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-19697 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
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