[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60383-60384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24365]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV124]


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: Participants in the Pacific Fishery Management Council's 
(Pacific Council's) 2019 groundfish stock assessment process will hold 
a meeting via webinar to review and evaluate the 2019 stock assessment 
review (STAR) process. The goal of the webinar is to solicit process 
improvements to recommend for future groundfish stock assessments and 
STAR panel reviews. Process recommendations will be provided to the 
Pacific Council at their March 2020 meeting in Rohnert Park, CA. The 
webinar meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Groundfish Stock Assessment Process Review webinar will be 
held Friday, December 13, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific 
Standard Time) or until business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The Groundfish Stock Assessment Process Review meeting will 
be held by webinar. To attend the webinar, (1) join the meeting by 
visiting this link http://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar; (2) enter the 
webinar ID: 729-240-515, and (3) enter your name and email address 
(required). After logging into the webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL 
number: 1-562-247-8321 (not a toll-free number); (2) enter the attendee 
phone audio access code: 221-339-854; and (3) then enter your audio 
phone pin (shown after joining the webinar). 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] 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 the 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: Mr. John DeVore, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Groundfish Stock 
Assessment Process Review webinar meeting is to review the 2019 
groundfish stock assessment and STAR Panel process and recommend 
process improvements for future groundfish stock assessments and STAR 
Panel meetings.
    No management actions will be decided by the participants attending 
the Groundfish Stock Assessment Process Review webinar. The webinar 
participants' role will be the development of recommendations and a 
report for consideration by the Pacific Council's Scientific and 
Statistical Committee, other Pacific Council advisors, and the Pacific 
Council at the March 2020 meeting in Rohnert Park, CA.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this webinar. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice 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 of the webinar 
participants to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected], (503) 820-2411), at least 10 days prior to 
the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: November 4, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-24365 Filed 11-7-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P