[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67730-67731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21729]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD428]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public online meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Economics Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council's (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
will convene an online meeting to review the economic analysis 
associated with sablefish gear switching alternatives being considered 
by the Pacific Council. The SSC Economics Subcommittee meeting is open 
to the public.

DATES: The SSC Economics Subcommittee meeting will be held Tuesday, 
October 24, 2023, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) or

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until business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The SSC Economics Subcommittee meeting will be conducted as 
an online meeting. Specific meeting information, including the agenda 
and 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 Economics 
Subcommittee meeting is to review the economic analysis associated with 
sablefish gear switching alternatives being considered by the Pacific 
Council. The Pacific Council has been in discussions related to 
limiting the use of non-trawl gear to target sablefish north of 36[deg] 
N latitude in the trawl individual fishing quota (IFQ) fishery (gear 
switching), since 2017. At this point in the process, the SSC Economics 
Subcommittee plans to review the economic analysis for the current 
version of alternatives, as they have been modified notably over time.
    No management actions will be decided by the meeting participants. 
The participants' role will be the development of recommendations and 
reports for consideration by the SSC and the Pacific Council at a 
future Pacific Council meeting. The Pacific Council and Scientific and 
Statistical Committee are scheduled to consider the sablefish gear 
switching alternatives at their November 2023 meeting in Garden Grove, 
CA.
    Although nonemergency 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 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 workshop 
participants 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 27, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21729 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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