[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 22101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09002]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD242


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's (Pacific Council) Ad 
Hoc Trawl Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Technical Advisory Committee 
and Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee (GEM 
Committees) will hold a joint work session, which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The work session will be held May 7 and 8, 2014, from 9 a.m. 
until the earlier of 5 p.m. or when business for each day has been 
completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton 
Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd., Seattle, WA 97188, 
telephone: (206) 246-8600.
    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 GEM Committees will hold a joint work 
session May 7 and 8, in Seattle, WA, to discuss development of an 
impact analysis for the Pacific Council's adopted alternatives for a 
potential electronic monitoring program currently being developed for 
the Pacific Coast Groundfish limited Entry Trawl Fishery, and any other 
results from the April Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting. No 
management actions will be decided at this work session. The work 
session will include review and discussion of the Council's adopted 
alternatives and other reports.
    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 work session 
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 will be prepared for consideration by the Pacific 
Council at its June 2014 meeting in Garden Grove, 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 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-09002 Filed 4-18-14; 8:45 am]
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