[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 9060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02196]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF183


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 Endangered Species Workgroup will hold a meeting, which is 
open to the public. Members of the public can participate: in person; 
via teleconference; and/or through ``Go To Meeting.''

DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 
and again at 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 16 and continue until 
business is finished on each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Regional Administrator's 
Conference Room, Building 1, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Western Regional Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., 
Seattle, WA 98115-6349, telephone: (206)-526-6150. Members of the 
public who wish to attend the meeting in person must contact Mr. Kevin 
Duffy; email: [email protected]; phone: (206) 526-4743, at least one 
week prior to the meeting to arrange entrance to this NOAA facility.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council, at 
(503) 820-2422; toll-free 1-866-806-7204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the meeting is to 
review recent information on take of species listed under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery 
(other than salmonids) and provide recommendations to the Pacific 
Council on any additional mitigation measures needed, to meet the 
requirements of the ESA, as implemented through the terms and 
conditions in the most recent biological opinion for the fishery.
    Members of the public can participate via GoToMeeting and/or via 
teleconference. For GoToMeeting access, please join my GoToMeeting: 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/786288157. Please note the 
teleconference line for this meeting includes a different phone number 
and participant pass code for each day.
    For Wednesday, February 15, the Phone number is: 1-888-790-6085.
    Participant Passcode: 1730793#.
    For Thursday, February 16, the Phone number is: 1-888-283-0166.
    Participant Passcode: 4432591#.
    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 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 30, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-02196 Filed 2-1-17; 8:45 am]
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