[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00806]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD083


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's (Pacific Council) ad 
hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) will hold a public work session in 
Portland, OR. The meeting is open to the public, but is not intended as 
a public hearing. Public comments will be taken at the discretion of 
the EWG chair as time allows.

DATES: The work session will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 
2014 and will proceed until 5 p.m. or until business for the day is 
completed. The meeting will reconvene on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 
8:30 a.m. and will proceed until 4 p.m. or until business for the day 
is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Pacific Council office, 
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384, 
telephone: (503) 820-2280 (voice) or (503) 820-2299 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, telephone: (503) 820-
2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the work session is 
to develop a range of alternative measures for the protection of 
unmanaged and unfished forage species. These alternatives are intended 
to be presented for advanced review and for consideration by the 
Pacific Council, its advisory bodies, and the public at the April 2014 
meeting of the Pacific Council in Vancouver, WA. The EWG may also 
discuss and consider recommendations to the Pacific Council regarding 
items of interest on the Pacific Council's March 2014 and/or April 2014 
meeting agendas.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the EWG meeting 
agendas may come before the EWG for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subject of formal EWG action during this meeting. EWG action will 
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and 
to any issues arising after publication of this document requiring 
emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified 
of the EWG's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This public 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 (voice), or (503) 820-2299 (fax) at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

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

    Dated: January 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-00806 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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