[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67732-67733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21727]


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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.

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ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a week-long in-person work 
session that is open to the public.

DATES: The GMT meeting will be held Monday, January 29, 2024, from 
12:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, until business for the day has been 
completed. The GMT will reconvene Tuesday, January 30 through Friday, 
February 2, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. until business for each day has been 
completed.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council Office, Large Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador 
Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
    This work session is being conducted in person with a web broadcast 
that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. 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). Please contact 
Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ([email protected]) or (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: Mr. Todd Phillips, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this week-long work 
session is for the GMT to prepare for 2024 Pacific Council meetings. 
Specific agenda items will include: the 2025/2026 harvest 
specifications and management measure process, stock assessment and 
review planning, and GMT chair/vice chair elections. The GMT may also 
address groundfish management actions the Pacific Council has indicated 
on their Year-at-a-Glance calendar, such as: stock definitions, limited 
entry fixed gear marking and entanglement risk reduction, and 
groundfish workload and new management measure prioritization agenda 
items. A detailed agenda 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 these meetings. 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 auxiliary aids should 
be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ([email protected]; (503) 
820-2412) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 27, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21727 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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