[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26982]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG648
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council)
Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a week-long work session
that is open to the public.
DATES: The GMT meeting will be held Monday, January 14, 2019 through
Friday, January 18, 2019. The GMT meeting will begin on Monday, January
14, from 1 p.m. until business for the day is completed. The meeting
will reconvene Tuesday, January 15 through Friday, January 18, from
8:30 a.m. until business for each day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Council Office,
Large Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Todd Phillips, Pacific Council;
phone: (503) 820-2426.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this week-long work
session is for the GMT to prepare for 2019 Pacific Council meetings.
Specific agenda items will include: A detailed review of 2019/20
harvest specifications and management measure process, planning for the
2021/22 harvest specifications and management measure process, meeting
with representatives from the Pacific Council's Ecosystem Workgroup;
consideration of the groundfish workload prioritization process and
Council Operating Procedure 9, Endangered Species Act salmon mitigation
measures, and GMT chair/vice chair elections. The GMT may also address
work assigned by the Pacific Council that relates to groundfish
management, such as: A methodology overview of Sablefish Management and
Trawl Allocation Attainment Committee analysis needs and impact
analysis of proposed changes to the directed Pacific halibut fishery on
groundfish. A detailed agenda will be available on the Pacific
Council's website prior to the meeting.
Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. 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 meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2411, at least
10 business days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: December 10, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-26982 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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