[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 42505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17197]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD390


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 Tuesday, August 12 to Thursday, August 14, 
2014. This meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. and continue until business 
is concluded on each day.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the following 
locations:
    August 12, Pacific Room, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 
La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037-1509;
    August 13, T-29 Martin Johnson House, Scripps Institute of 
Oceanography, 8840 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037;
    August 14, Stenella Room, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 
La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037-1509.
    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 will discuss the development of 
alternatives and analyses for issues to be addressed as part of the HMS 
biennial harvest specifications and management measures process. The 
Pacific Council identified six topics to potentially address through 
the biennial process (see the June 2014 Decision Summary Document at 
www.pcouncil.org for a complete list). The Pacific Council assigned 
highest priority to reducing recreational catch of Pacific bluefin tuna 
and identifying take caps (``hard caps'') for selected protected 
species (marine mammals and sea turtles) for the California drift 
gillnet fishery. The HMSMT will also discuss the exempted fishing 
permit (EFP) review process, which is scheduled for the September and 
November Pacific Council meetings. EFP proposals have been solicited 
with a deadline of August 15. Finally, the HMSMT will discuss 
completion of the 2014 HMS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 
(SAFE) document. The HMSMT will report on their work at the September 
12-17, 2014, Pacific Council meeting in Spokane, WA.
    Although non-emergency 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: July 17, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-17197 Filed 7-21-14; 8:45 am]
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