[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25440-25441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11800]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG257


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 June 19, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and on June 20, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, 4000 
West Cliff Drive, Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-5566.

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 develop recommendations for 
long-term goals to meet Columbia Basin salmon recovery, conservation 
needs, and harvest opportunities, 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. Meeting topics 
to be discussed include draft qualitative and quantitative goals for 
the Columbia Basin species, approaches to integrate

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the information towards developing basin-wide goals, and the outline 
and components of the report. The meeting is open to the public as 
observers, and public input will be accepted on June 20, 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 June 8, 2018.

    Dated: May 29, 2018.
Jennifer L. Lukens,
Federal Program Officer, Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-11800 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P