[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02102]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF990


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 February 20, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and on February 21, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Residence Inn Boise Downtown 
City Center, 400 S Capitol Blvd., Boise, ID 83702; 208-424-9999.

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 MAFAC charter and summaries of prior MAFAC 
meetings are located online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/partners#marine-fisheries-advisory-committee-. 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 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

    The meeting time and agenda are subject to change. Updated 
information will be available on the CBP Task Force web page above. 
Meeting topics include discussion of hatchery, hydrosystem, and other 
ecological considerations, and progress reports on quantitative and 
qualitative goal setting and basin-wide integration. The meeting is 
open to the public as observers, and public input will be accepted on 
February 21, 2018, from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m., 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 February 12, 
2018.

    Dated: January 30, 2018.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-02102 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P