[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 3681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01422]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF950


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting (webinar).

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will 
hold a webinar meeting to review the 2018 update stock assessment for 
Pacific sardine. This webinar is open to the public.

DATES: The webinar will be held Tuesday, March 6, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 
4 p.m., or until business has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. A public listening 
station is available at the Pacific Council office (address below). To 
attend the webinar, use this link: https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar 
(Click ``Join a Webinar'' in top right corner of page). (1) Enter the 
Webinar ID: 596-833-451. (2) Enter your name and email address 
(required). You must use your telephone for the audio portion of the 
meeting by dialing this TOLL number 1-415-655-0060. (3) Enter the 
Attendee phone audio access code 376-071-500. (4) Enter your audio 
phone pin (shown after joining the webinar). NOTE: We have disabled 
Mic/Speakers as an option and require all participants to use a 
telephone or cell phone to participate. Technical Information and 
System Requirements: PC-based attendees are required to use 
Windows[supreg] 7, Vista, or XP; Mac[supreg]-based attendees are 
required to use Mac OS[supreg] X 10.5 or newer; Mobile attendees are 
required to use iPhone[supreg], iPad[supreg], AndroidTM 
phone or Android tablet (See the https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipad-iphone-android-webinar-apps). 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, OR 97220-1384.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to review the 
2018 update stock assessment for Pacific sardine. The Coastal Pelagic 
Species (CPS) Subcommittee of the Pacific Council's Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) will conduct the review, and will follow 
the Pacific Council's Terms of Reference for Stock Assessment Reviews. 
The Pacific Council will use the 2018 assessment to establish Pacific 
sardine fishery management measures and harvest specifications for the 
2018-19 fishing year, which begins July 1 and ends the following June 
30 each year. Representatives of the Council's CPS Management Team and 
the CPS Advisory Subpanel will also participate in the review, as 
advisers.
    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

    The public listening station is physically accessible to people 
with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 
[email protected]; phone: (503) 820-2411) at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 23, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01422 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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