[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 229 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26169]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB616]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad 
Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is 
open to the public.

DATES: The online meeting will be held Friday, December 17, 2021, from 
12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, or until business for the day 
is completed.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting 
information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system 
requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the 
Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email 
to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ([email protected]) or contact him at 
(503) 820-2412 for technical assistance.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
the EWG's assignment to compile a list of potential tasks flowing from 
the results of the Fishery Ecosystem Plan Climate and Communities 
Initiative. In compiling the list, the EWG will consider the activities 
identified by the Ad Hoc Climate and Communities Core Team, and other 
advisory body reports and public comment submitted to the Pacific 
Council at its September 2021 meeting. The EWG also was asked to 
prioritize the list of activities and assess the likely workload 
associated with each. The EWG plans to submit a report with its 
findings to be included in the advance briefing materials for the March 
2022 Pacific Council meeting. Time permitting, the EWG also may discuss 
other ecosystem-related items scheduled on the March 2022 Pacific 
Council meeting agenda.
    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

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected]; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to 
the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 29, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-26169 Filed 12-1-21; 8:45 am]
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