[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 59657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23613]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC890


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will 
hold a work session for the Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy 
Advisory Committee and Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Technical 
Advisory Committee (GEM Committees), which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 15, 2013, from 9 a.m. until the 
earlier of 5 p.m. or when business for that day has been completed, and 
on October 16, from 8 a.m. until the earlier of 5 p.m. or when business 
for that day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Watertown Hotel Seattle, 4242 
Roosevelt Way NE., Seattle, WA 98105; telephone: (206) 826-4242.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brett Wiedoff, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
discuss and develop potential alternatives for electronic monitoring 
(EM) for vessels participating in the West Coast groundfish trawl 
rationalization program for consideration by the Pacific Council, and 
to develop other recommendations as needed to further the Pacific 
Council process for considering EM. No management actions will be 
decided at this meeting. The meeting will include review of current and 
developing EM programs for other fisheries, and EM reports to guide 
discussions and the development of alternatives.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may come before the GEM Committees for discussion, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. The meeting 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 GEM committees' intent to take final action to address the 
emergency. A meeting report, including potential alternatives, will be 
prepared by Pacific Council staff for consideration by the Pacific 
Council at its November 2013 meeting in Costa Mesa, CA.

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 
five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 24, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-23613 Filed 9-26-13; 8:45 am]
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