[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 66248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27836]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG677


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, January 16, through Friday, 
January 18, 2019. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. on January 16 and 
8:30 a.m. on January 17-18 and continue until business is concluded on 
each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hyatt Place Portland Airport/
Cascade Station, Meeting Place 3a, 9750 NE Cascades Parkway, Portland, 
OR 97220; phone: (503) 288-2808.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is for the HMSMT 
to discuss and begin preparing reports for North Pacific albacore 
fishing effort characterization, management strategies for Pacific 
bluefin tuna, drift gillnet performance metrics, pelagic shallow-set 
longline scoping, and an updated analysis for the deep-set buoy gear 
range of alternatives. The HMSMT will also meet with the Ad Hoc 
Ecosystem Workgroup to discuss climate scenario planning topics.
    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

    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 business days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 19, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27836 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P