[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17822-17823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06030]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC848]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Groundfish Endangered Species Workgroup (Workgroup) will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. and Thursday, April 13, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pacific 
Daylight Time or until business for the day has been completed. The 
meeting will be a hybrid format with the Workgroup meeting in person, 
with live streaming and remote participation options.

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ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the NOAA Western Regional 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Specific meeting 
information, including directions on joining the meeting, connecting to 
the live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in 
the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see 
www.pcouncil.org).
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brett Wiedoff, Staff Officer, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2424.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this meeting is to 
discuss and develop work products and recommendations for the Pacific 
Council's June 2023 meeting. Specifically, the Workgroup will review 
recent information on incidental take of species listed under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA), other than salmonids, in the Pacific 
Coast groundfish fishery. The Workgroup may propose for Pacific Council 
consideration, conservation and management measures to minimize bycatch 
of the pertinent ESA-listed species. The meeting agenda will be 
available on the Pacific Council's website in advance of the meeting.
    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: March 20, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06030 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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