[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 41 (Friday, March 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12443-12444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04109]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF254


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 (Pacific Council) will 
convene a pre-assessment workshop to review proposed data and modeling 
approaches for groundfish stock assessments scheduled for assessment 
this year. The pre-assessment workshop is open to the public. The 
workshop will also be streamed online via Webinar to facilitate remote 
participation.

DATES: The pre-assessment workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 
2017 from 1 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., or when business for the day has been 
completed. The workshop will reconvene on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 
beginning at 8:30 a.m. and end on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The pre-assessment workshop will be held in the large 
conference room at the Pacific Fishery Management Council office, 7700 
NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: 503-820-
2280. Public listening stations will be available at the Pacific 
Council office, as well as the following locations:
    National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center, Room 188, 110 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: 
831-420-3947.
    Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Main Conference Room, 2040 
SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365; telephone: 541-867-4741.
    To attend the Webinar, visit: http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/Webinar/join-Webinar. Enter the Webinar ID, which is 848-202-715, and 
your name and email address (required). After logging into the Webinar, 
dial this TOLL number 1 + (213) 929-4232 (not a toll-free number), then 
enter the Attendee phone audio access code: 548-202-793, then enter 
your audio phone pin (shown after joining the Webinar). NOTE: We have 
disabled Mic/Speakers on GoToMeeting as an option and require all 
participants to use a telephone or cell phone to participate. You may 
send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt, at [email protected] 
or contact him, at 503-820-2280, extension 411 for technical 
assistance.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Oregon 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest 
Fisheries Science Center; telephone: 541-867-0535; or Mr. John DeVore, 
Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: 503-820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The purpose of the pre-assessment workshop is to review proposed 
data inputs, modeling approaches, and any other pertinent information 
for new benchmark stock assessments for lingcod, yelloweye rockfish, 
yellowtail rockfish, and blue/deacon rockfishes. There may be limited 
discussion of assessments for Pacific ocean perch and California 
scorpionfish, which are scheduled benchmark assessments this year; 
however, these stock assessments will not be the focus of the workshop. 
The goal of the pre-assessment workshop is to promote dialogue about 
and a common understanding between assessment teams and data providers 
of the best data and analytical and modeling approaches for use in 
conducting the benchmark groundfish assessments scheduled for 2017. No 
management actions will be decided by the workshop participants.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the workshop agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this workshop. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice 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 of the workshop 
participants to take final action to address the emergency.
    Visitors who are foreign nationals (defined as a person who is not 
a citizen or national of the United States) will require additional 
security clearance to access the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science 
center facility. Foreign national visitors should contact Ms. Stacey 
Miller, at 541-867-0535 at least two weeks prior to the meeting date to 
initiate the security clearance process.

Technical Information and System Requirements

    PC-based attendees: Windows[supreg] 7, Vista, or XP operating 
system required.

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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 workshop 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, (see 
ADDRESSES) at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: February 27, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-04109 Filed 3-2-17; 8:45 am]
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