[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31737-31738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14628]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG335


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's (Pacific Council) is 
sponsoring a meeting via webinar to review a new method proposed to 
improve catch estimation methods in

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sparsely sampled mixed stock fisheries. The Methodology Review webinar 
is a follow-up to a March 28-29, 2018 Methodology Review. The webinar 
meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Catch Estimation Methodology Review webinar will be held 
Tuesday, July 31, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time 
or until business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The Catch Estimation Methodology Review meeting will be held 
by webinar. To attend the webinar, (1) join the meeting by visiting 
this link https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar, (2) enter the webinar 
ID: 531-002-459, and (3) enter your name and email address (required). 
After logging into the webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL number: 1-
914-614-3221 (not a toll-free number); (2) enter the attendee phone 
audio access code: 953-706-939; and (3) then 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. A public listening station will also be 
available at the Pacific Council office.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Catch Estimation 
Methodology Review meeting is to review and evaluate a new methodology 
under development by the National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) for partitioning landings reported as 
aggregated categories of fish into species-level estimates of landed 
catch. The review will focus on short-term requests to the SWFSC team 
from the March Methodology Review panel.
    No management actions will be decided by the Methodology Review 
panel. The Methodology Review panel's role will be development of 
recommendations and a report for consideration by the Pacific Council's 
Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Pacific Council at their 
September meeting in Seattle, WA.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
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 notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice 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 of the Methodology 
Review panel 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 (503) 820-2411 at least 10 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 3, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-14628 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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