[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44885-44886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18464]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV042
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)
Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Workgroup (Workgroup), will hold
a webinar, which is open to the public.
DATES: The webinar meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2019,
from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time. The webinar time is an
estimate; the meeting will adjourn when business for the day is
complete.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. A public listening
station is available at the Pacific Council office (address below). To
attend the webinar (1) join the webinar by visiting this link https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar (click ``Join a Webinar'' in top right
corner of page), (2) enter the Webinar ID: 275-554-115, and (3) enter
your name and email address (required). After logging in to the
webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL number 1-631-992-3221 (not a toll-
free number), (2) enter the attendee phone audio access code 190-414-
976, and (3) enter the provided audio PIN after joining the webinar.
You must enter this PIN for audio access. 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]
10, 8, 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 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: Ms. Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820-2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the webinar will be to review
and discuss the proceedings of the Pacific Council meeting in September
in Boise, Idaho relative to SRKWs, discuss data needs, document
development, work plans, and progress made on assigned tasks. The
Workgroup may also discuss and prepare for future Workgroup and Pacific
Council meetings. The Pacific Council's Salmon Advisory Subpanel will
be invited to attend in order to provide additional input and comments
on the Workgroup's draft Risk Assessment report as needed. This is a
public meeting and not a public hearing. Public comments will be taken
at the discretion of the Workgroup co-chairs as time allows.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reinitiated Endangered
Species Act (ESA) consultation on the effect of Pacific Council-area
ocean salmon fisheries on SRKW. The Pacific Council formed the
Workgroup to reassess the
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effects of Pacific Council-area ocean salmon fisheries on the Chinook
salmon prey base of SRKW. The Workgroup has held multiple meetings
since their inception. Materials presented during past Workgroup
meetings may be found on the NMFS West Coast Regional website (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/southern-resident-killer-whales-and-fisheries-interaction-workgroup). Agendas and meeting notices can be
found on the Pacific Council's website at https://www.pcouncil.org.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 22, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-18464 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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