[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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