[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23507-23508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08980]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA142]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public online meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Groundfish Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council's (Pacific Council's) Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) and invited scientific experts will hold a meeting to review 
proposed length-based assessment methods followed by a workshop to 
explore data-limited assessment methods. The meeting is open to the 
public.

DATES: The Assessment Methodology Review webinar will be held from 
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 through Thursday, May 14, 2020 beginning at 8:30 
a.m. and continuing until 5:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time each day or 
until business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The Assessment Methodology Review meeting will be an online 
meeting.
    Instructions to attend the online meeting:
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1484952193
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +1(623)4049000, 1484952193# (US West), 
+1(720)9027700, 1484952193# (US Central), +1(773)2319226, 1484952193# 
(US North), +1(469)4450100, 1484952193# (US South), +1(470)8692200, 
1484952193# (US East).
Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your 
current location): US: +1(623)4049000 (US West), +1(720)9027700 (US 
Central), +1(773)2319226 (US North), +1(469)4450100 (US South), 
+1(470)8692200 (US East).
    Meeting ID: 148 495 2193.
    International numbers available: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/teleconference.
    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 Assessment Methodology 
Review meeting is to review two proposed length-based assessment 
methodologies, a length-based Extended Simple Stock Synthesis (XSSS) 
modeling approach and the Length-based Integrated Mixed Effects (LIME) 
assessment platform. A review of data-limited assessment methods 
through the management strategy evaluation tool in the Data-Limited 
Methods ToolKit (DLMtool) will be conducted following the length-based 
assessment methods review (the draft proposed agenda will be posted on 
the Pacific Council's website).
    No management actions will be decided by the Assessment Methodology 
Review panel members.

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The review panel members' role will be development of recommendations 
and reports for consideration by the SSC and Pacific Council at a 
future Council meeting.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. 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 Assessment 
Methodology Review panel members 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) 820-2412, at least 
10 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: April 23, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-08980 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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