[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00511]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD706


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) 
Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a weeklong work session that 
is open to the public.

DATES: The GMT meeting will be held Monday, February 2, 2015 from 1 
p.m. until business for the day is completed. The GMT meeting will 
reconvene Tuesday, February 3 through Friday, February 6 from 8:30 a.m. 
until business for each day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hotel Deca, College Room, 
4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE., Seattle, WA; telephone: (206) 634-2000.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kelly Ames, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the GMT working 
meeting is to prepare for the 2015 Council meetings, including the 
upcoming harvest specifications and management measures cycle for 2017-
18. Specific agenda topics include a review of the latest West Coast 
Groundfish Observer Program data; methodologies for estimating 
groundfish mortality and economic impacts for the 2017-18 analysis; 
ecosystem management initiatives; analysis of rebuilding revision 
rules; and further consideration for flexible management of annual 
catch limit set-asides. The GMT may also address other assignments 
relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be 
decided by the GMT. The GMT's task will be to develop recommendations 
for consideration by the Pacific Council at its meetings in 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: January 9, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-00511 Filed 1-14-15; 8:45 am]
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