[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 23680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09427]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) and Highly Migratory 
Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a joint meeting by webinar, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The HMSAS and HMSMT will meet by webinar on Thursday, May 12, 
2016, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time, or when business for the day 
is complete.

ADDRESSES: To attend the HMSMT/HMSAS webinar visit this link: http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar. Enter the Webinar ID: 
109-140-403. Please enter your name and email address (required). After 
logging into the webinar, dial this TOLL number +1 (213) 929-4212 (not 
a toll-free number), enter the attendee phone audio access code 300-
135-098, then enter your audio phone PIN (shown after joining the 
webinar). Participants are encouraged to use their telephone, as this 
is the best practice to avoid technical issues and excessive feedback. 
If you do not select ``Use Telephone'' after joining the webinar you 
will be connected to audio using your computer's microphone and 
speakers (VolP). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected]) or contact him at (503) 820-2280, 
extension 425 for technical assistance. A listening station will also 
be provided at the Pacific Council office.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit Dahl, Pacific Council, 503-820-
2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT and HMSAS will provide advice to 
Pacific Council-sponsored attendees to the Second North Pacific 
Albacore Management Strategy Evaluation Workshop sponsored by the 
International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-Like Species in 
the North Pacific Ocean (ISC). The workshop will be held May 24-25, 
2016, in Yokohama, Japan. In January 2016, the Secretariat of the 
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) circulated a 
list of management objectives and related questions compiled by Dr. 
John Holmes, Chair of the ISC's Albacore Working Group based on input 
from members of the WCPFC's Northern Committee. (This document may be 
accessed at http://www.pcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/F4_Att2_NorthernCommMgmtObjectives_MAR2016BB.pdf.) The HMSAS and HMSMT 
will use this document as a reference for providing advice to the 
workshop attendees.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. 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.

Technical Information and System Requirements

    PC-based attendees: Windows[supreg] 7, Vista, or XP operating 
system required. Mac[supreg]-based attendees: Mac OS[supreg] X 10.5 or 
newer required. Mobile attendees: iPhone[supreg], iPad[supreg], 
AndroidTM phone or Android tablet required (use GoToMeeting 
Webinar Apps).

Special Accommodations

    The 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) 820-2280 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 19, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-09427 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P