[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59741-59742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23617]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD524


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Salmon 
Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
hold a joint methodology review meeting with the Salmon Technical Team 
(STT) and Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW), followed by a single-day 
meeting of the STT, all of which will be open to the public.

DATES: The joint methodology review meeting will be held Tuesday, 
October 21, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, October 22, 2014, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, October 23, 2014, from 9 a.m. to noon, or 
until business is completed. The STT will continue with a one-day 
meeting on Friday, October 24, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Sheraton Portland Airport 
Hotel, 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland OR 97220; telephone: (503) 281-
2500. The methodology review meeting will be in the St. Helens D Room 
and the STT meeting will be in the Garden C Room.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the methodology review 
meeting is to discuss and review proposed changes to analytical methods 
used in salmon management. Recommendations from the methodology review 
meeting will be presented at the November 14-19, 2014 Council meeting 
in Costa Mesa, CA where the Council is scheduled to take final action 
on the proposals. Final methodology review topics were adopted by the 
Council at their September 12-17, 2014 meeting in Spokane, WA and are 
posted on the Pacific Council's Web page (www.pcouncil.org). The STT 
will hold a 1-day session following the methodology review to discuss 
items on the Council's November 2014 meeting agenda. Major topics 
include: The salmon methodology review, the Lower Columbia River coho 
harvest matrix, and the preseason salmon management schedule, process, 
and documentation for 2015.
    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) 820-2425 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 30, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-23617 Filed 10-2-14; 8:45 am]
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