[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58330-58331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23096]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD521


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) 
Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) and ad hoc Lower Columbia River Natural 
Coho Workgroup (LRC Workgroup) 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 as time allows.

DATES: The work session will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 
2014 and will proceed until 5 p.m. or until business for the day is 
completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Sheraton Portland 
Airport Hotel, Cascade A and B Rooms, 8235 Northeast Airport Way, 
Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 281-2500.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820-
2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2414.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAS and LRC Workgroup will discuss 
proposed revisions to the Lower Columbia River natural (LCN) coho 
harvest matrix and prepare for the November 2014 Council meeting. Focus 
topics include; a review of Council guidance from the September 2014 
Council meeting, the assessment of coho impacts in Columbia River 
tributary fisheries, and recommendations on a final range of 
alternative harvest strategies for LCN coho. The SAS and LRC Workgroup 
may also address one or more matters on the Council's November 2014 
agenda. The SAS and LRC Workgroup reports and recommendations are 
scheduled to be presented to the Council at its November 2014 meeting 
in Costa Mesa, CA.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the SAS and the LRC 
Workgroup meeting agendas may come before the SAS and the LRC Workgroup 
for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this

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meeting. The SAS and the LRC Workgroup 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 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) 
820-2425 (voice), or (503) 820-2299 (fax) at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

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

    Dated: September 24, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-23096 Filed 9-26-14; 8:45 am]
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