[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18602]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF662


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 
Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) will meet September 19-20, 2017.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 19 and Wednesday, 
September 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the FMA Observer Training 
Center, Room 1055, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, Seattle, WA. Teleconference available at (907) 271-2896.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    1. Review draft 2018 Observer Annual Deployment Plan;
    2. Review draft Statement of Work for observer/EM contract;
    3. Discuss observer analyses, including report from OAC subgroup on 
options for increasing partial coverage selection rates, and 
recommendations to address observer issues related to tendering; and
    4. Scheduling and other business. More details available at https://www.npfmc.org/observer-program.
    The meeting will be listening-only for those that are not on the 
OAC.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is via teleconference. Request for auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Maria Shawback at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 
working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 29, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-18602 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
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