[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40143-40144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17943]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF624


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting (conference call).

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a meeting 
via conference call that is open to the public.

DATES: The conference call will be held Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or until business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. To attend the 
conference call, dial this toll free number: (866) 692-4538; enter 
participant code 2366028. A public listening station is available at 
the Pacific Council office (address below).
    Council Address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss 
items on the Pacific Council's September 2017 meeting agenda. Major 
topics include, but are not limited to, (1) a draft Terms of Reference 
for the 2018 review of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's Acoustic-Trawl Survey Methodology Review Terms of 
Reference for coastal pelagic species stocks; and (2) the Ecosystem 
Workgroup Report on Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiatives: Scoping and 
Selection. Both topics are to be considered at the September Council 
meeting, and the CPSAS may develop supplemental reports on these 
topics. The CPSAS may also address one or more of the Pacific Council's 
scheduled Administrative Matters including future meeting planning. 
Public comment may be taken at the discretion of the CPSAS Co-Chairs.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. 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

    This meeting 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) 820-2411 at least 
10 days prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: August 21, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17943 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P