[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 54558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19490]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE805


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a one-day work session that 
is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2016, 
and end after business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Washington Department of 
Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Building, Room 682, 1111 Washington 
St. SE., Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 902-2200.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE. Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, Oregon 97220-1384.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The primary purpose of the GMT work session is to discuss with the 
West Coast Groundfish Observer Program refinements to groundfish 
projection models for use in fishery management. The GMT's task will be 
to identify which models need improvements, outline the improvements 
necessary, and develop recommendations for consideration by the Pacific 
Council at its November meeting in Garden Grove, California. During the 
November meeting, the Council will determine which models are ready for 
review and recommend a review schedule. A detailed description on the 
process for revising and approving models is outlined in Council 
Operating Procedure 25. The GMT may also address other assignments 
relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be 
decided by the GMT.
    Although nonemergency 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 five days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: August 11, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-19490 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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