[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93903-93904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30722]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF092


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 week-long work session 
that is open to the public.

DATES: The GMT meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2017, 
and end at close of business on Friday, January 13, 2017, to view the 
agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Council, Large 
Conference Room, 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 working meeting is to prepare for 
the 2017 Council meetings, including the development of harvest 
specifications and management measures for 2019-2020. Specific agenda 
topics include revisions to the nearshore and non-nearshore projection 
models; review of the sablefish and lingcod discard mortality rates; 
and review of the latest West Coast Groundfish Observer Program data. A 
detailed agenda will be available on the Council's Web site prior to 
the meeting. The GMT may also address other assignments relating to 
groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by

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the GMT. The GMT's task will be to develop recommendations for 
consideration by the Pacific Council at its meetings in 2017.
    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 public listening station 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 at least ten business days prior to the meeting.

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

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-30722 Filed 12-21-16; 8:45 am]
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