[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68109-68110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21843]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD433]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), Groundfish Management Team (GMT), 
Ecosystem Working Group (EWG), Salmon Technical Team (STT), Habitat 
Committee (HC), and Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) will hold online 
meetings to discuss items on the Pacific Council's November Council 
meeting agenda as detailed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 
These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The GAP meeting, including a joint session with the GMT and EWG, 
will be held Monday, October 23, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific 
daylight time (PDT), or until business is completed.
    The STT meeting will be held Tuesday, October 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m., PDT, or until business is completed.
    The HC meeting will be held Tuesday, October 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, October 25, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
until business is completed each day.
    The SAS meeting will be held Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
to 3 p.m., PDT, or until business is completed.

ADDRESSES: These meetings 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.

[[Page 68110]]


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi Doerpinghaus, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2415.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of these meetings is for 
the GAP, STT, HC, and SAS to prepare for the November 2023 Pacific 
Council meeting. The GAP, STT, HC, and SAS will discuss items related 
to the advisory body's particular management items and other matters on 
the Pacific Council's November agenda. The GAP, GMT, and EWG will meet 
during the GAP webinar to discuss matters related to the Council's 
fishery ecosystem plan initiative. No management actions will be 
decided by the GAP, GMT, EWG, STT, HC, or SAS. The GAP, GMT, EWG, STT, 
HC, and SAS recommendations will be considered by the Council at their 
November or March Council (ecosystem matters) meetings. A detailed 
agenda for each of the GAP, STT, HC, and SAS webinars 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 28, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21843 Filed 10-2-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P