[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80275-80276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25483]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD528]


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) Ad-
hoc Sacramento River Fall Chinook (SRFC) Workgroup will hold two 2-day 
meetings.

DATES: The online meetings will be held on (1) Tuesday, January 30 
through Wednesday, January 31, 2024, daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., 
Pacific Standard Time or when business for the day concludes, and (2) 
Wednesday, May 1 through Thursday, May 2, 2024, daily from 9 a.m. until 
3 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time or when business for the day concludes.

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: Robin Ehlke, Staff Officer, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Workgroup is to develop 
potential improvements to SRFC assessment and management for Pacific 
Council consideration that would evaluate current management measures, 
provide a workplan to accomplish the work, and eventually provide new 
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updated products for Pacific Council consideration. The first meeting 
will likely focus on collecting and summarizing relevant information on 
SRFC stock status, reviewing the current models and methods used for 
harvest management, and identifying data gaps. A draft outline of the 
workplan could be developed for discussion at the next meeting. At that 
second meeting, the Workgroup could refine the workplan and timeline, 
and assign tasks to address each item, coordinate analysis as needed, 
and prepare for the upcoming Pacific Council 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: November 14, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-25483 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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