[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15513-15514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06132]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF269


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), Department of 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's) Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (CBP Task Force). The 
CBP Task Force will discuss the issues outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

DATES: The meeting will be held April 18, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. and on April 19, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Monaco, 506 SW 
Washington Street, Portland, OR 97204.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of 
MAFAC's 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 to meet 
Columbia Basin salmon recovery, conservation needs, and harvest 
opportunities. These goals will be developed in the context of habitat 
capacity and other factors that affect

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salmon 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. Updated 
information will be available on the CBP Task Force Web page above.
    The meeting is convened to conduct the work of the CBP Task Force. 
Meeting topics include a discussion of the final Operating Principles, 
discussion of a shared vision, and work plan for goal setting, 
including a proposed analytical framework. The meeting is open to the 
public as observers, and a public comment period will be provided on 
April 19, 2017, from 11:30-12:00 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 April 4, 2017.

    Dated: March 23, 2017.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06132 Filed 3-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P