[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 19766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09192]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XH023
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad
Hoc Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Workgroup (Workgroup) will
hold a meeting that is open to the public. This is a public meeting and
not a public hearing. Public comments will be taken at the discretion
of the Workgroup chair as time allows. The Workgroup will be focused
solely on Pacific Council-area ocean salmon fisheries.
DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24,
2019. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. and will end at 5 p.m. on May
23. The meeting will continue on May 24 at 9 a.m. and will end at 2
p.m., or until business is complete.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton
Portland Airport, Oak Meeting Room, 7900 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR
97220; telephone: (503) 460-3000.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the March 2019 Pacific Council meeting,
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced plans to
reinitiate Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation on the effect of
Pacific Council-area ocean salmon fisheries on SRKW. NMFS and the
Pacific Council agreed on a collaborative approach and began
establishing work plans and a tentative schedule. At the April 2019
meeting, the Pacific Council formed the Workgroup to reassess the
effects of Pacific Council-area ocean salmon fisheries on the Chinook
salmon prey base of SRKW. A draft Terms of Reference was reviewed by
the Pacific Council which describes the purpose of the Workgroup, a
proposed timeline to accomplish this task, and a list of participants.
Supporting documents can be found in the Pacific Council's April 2019
Briefing Book (Agenda Item F.3.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1, April
2019 and Agenda Item D.6.a, Supplemental NMFS Report 1, April 2019).
The primary purpose of this first work session is to review the
purpose of the Workgroup, discuss the current status of SRKW, exchange
ideas regarding risk assessment methods and criteria for evaluating
Pacific Council salmon fisheries, and to develop a work plan for the
first draft of a risk assessment report. The Workgroup may also discuss
and consider other items of interest on the Pacific Council's June 2019
meeting agenda. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the
Workgroup meeting agenda may come before the Workgroup for discussion,
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this
meeting. The Workgroup will provide a summary of this meeting to the
Pacific Council, its advisory bodies, and the public at the June 2019
Pacific Council meeting in San Diego, CA.
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: May 1, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-09192 Filed 5-3-19; 8:45 am]
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