[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 66251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27837]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG678


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) Ad 
Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) will hold a meeting, which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday, 
January 16, 2019. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. on January 15 and 
8:30 a.m. on January 16 and will continue until 4:30 p.m. on both days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hyatt Place Portland Airport/
Cascade Station, Meeting Place 2, 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 the meeting is for the EWG to 
discuss assignments from the Pacific Council due at the March Council 
meeting. These include topic selection for a climate change scenario 
planning exercise and recommendations on changes to the Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan as part of the 5-year review. The EWG will also meet 
with the Groundfish Management Team and Highly Migratory Species 
Management Team to discuss climate change 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. 2018-27837 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P