[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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) 
Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a weeklong online work 
session that is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to 
prepare materials for the 2025-2026 harvest specifications and 
management measures and discuss other items on the Pacific Council's 
November 2023 meeting agenda.

DATES: The online webinar meeting for the work session will be held 
Monday, October 16, 2023, from 1 p.m., Pacific time until business is 
completed for the day. The GMT will reconvene on Tuesday, October 17 
through Friday, October 20, 2023, from 8:30 a.m., Pacific time until 
business for each day has been 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: Todd Phillips, Staff Officer, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the GMT meeting is to 
develop recommendations on the development of the 2025-2026 harvest 
specifications and management measures for consideration by the Pacific 
Council at its November 2023 meeting. The GMT will also consider new 
management measures proposed by the Pacific Council at their September 
meeting.
    The GMT will dedicate their session on Friday, October 20, 2023, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific time to specifically discuss items 
on the Pacific Council's November meeting. The primary purpose of this 
dedicated session is to prepare for the Pacific Council's November 2023 
meeting agenda items. The GMT will discuss items related to groundfish 
management and administrative matters on the Pacific Council's agenda. 
The GMT may also address other assignments relating to groundfish 
management. No management actions will be decided by the GMT. A 
detailed agenda for this weeklong webinar will be available on the 
Pacific Council's website prior to 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: September 21, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-20927 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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