[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 22100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09003]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD245


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 (Pacific Council) 
Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The HMSMT will meet Wednesday, May 7, 2014, to Friday, May 9, 
2014. The meeting will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 
close of business on each day. The meeting is expected to adjourn by 
midday on May 9.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held in U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
    Council Address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT plans to discuss the following 
topics:
    1. Potential changes to management measures for the west coast 
drift gillnet fishery based on guidance from the Council at its March 
2014 meeting. Topics covered include a long-term transition plan for 
the fishery, the use of alternative gear types, and establishing a 
Federal limited access permit program for the fishery.
    2. Criteria for evaluating exempted fishing permits submitted to 
test alternative gear.
    3. Council recommendations with respect to international management 
of HMS stocks of interest.
    4. Potential changes to HMS management that may be implemented for 
the April 1, 2015-March 31, 2017 biennial period, which the Council 
will begin considering in June 2014. Specifically, recreational fishery 
bag limit changes for Pacific bluefin tuna.
    5. Other informational items and related tasks such as preparation 
of the HMS SAFE document.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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

    The meetings are 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. 2014-09003 Filed 4-18-14; 8:45 am]
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