[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 71303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25387]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC570]


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) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
will hold a virtual meeting to update the Accepted Practices Guidelines 
for Groundfish Stock Assessments document. The SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee's online meeting will be held 
Monday, December 12, 2022, beginning at 1 p.m. and continuing until 5 
p.m., Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee's meeting will be an online 
meeting. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlene A. Bellman, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2414, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee's meeting is to update best practices for conducting 
groundfish stock assessments. Recommendations of SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee members will inform the Accepted Practices Guidelines for 
Stock Assessments in 2023 and 2024, which is a compilation of 
guidelines for groundfish stock assessment scientists. The updated 
version of the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock Assessments will 
be posted on the Pacific Council's website shortly after the meeting.
    No management actions will be decided by the SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee members' role will be 
development of recommendations for consideration by West Coast 
groundfish stock assessment scientists.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
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 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 SSC 
Groundfish Subcommittee 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.

    Dated: November 17, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25387 Filed 11-21-22; 8:45 am]
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