[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 95570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31278]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF091


Meeting of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force of the 
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's 
(MAFAC) Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force. The Task Force will 
discuss the issues outlined under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 24, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m., and January 25, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Port of Portland 
Headquarters, Chinook Room, 8th Floor, 7200 NE Airport Way, Portland, 
OR 97218.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Cheney; NOAA Fisheries West 
Coast Region; (503) 231-6730; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of 
MAFAC's Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (CBP Task Force). The 
MAFAC was established by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and 
since 1971, advises the Secretary on all living marine resource matters 
that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The complete 
MAFAC charter and summaries of prior MAFAC meetings are located online 
at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/. The CBP Task Force reports to 
MAFAC and is being convened to discuss and develop recommendations for 
long-term goals for Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead that address 
both conservation and harvest opportunities. These goals will be 
developed in the context of habitat capacity, climate change, and other 
factors that affect natural mortality. More information is available at 
the CBP Task Force Web page: http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/columbia_river/index.html.

Matters To Be Considered

    This meeting time and agenda are subject to change.
    The meeting is convened to provide an overview of the CBP Task 
Force and discuss a collective approach to the work ahead. The meeting 
is open to the public as observers, and a public comment period will be 
provided on January 25, 2017, from 1:30-2:00 p.m. to accept public 
input, limited to the time available.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Katherine Cheney; 503-231-6730 by January 10, 
2017.

    Dated: December 21, 2016.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-31278 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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