[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04748]


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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: Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) staff 
will provide an online briefing on the outcomes of the January 18-19, 
2024, meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole.

DATES: The online meeting will be held on Friday, March 29, 2024, 3-5 
p.m. Pacific time.

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: Kelly Ames, Deputy Director, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2417.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pacific Council created the Ad Hoc 
Committee of the Whole (COTW), composed of Pacific Council members, to 
make recommendations on Council operations in light of the Pacific 
Council's medium and long-term financial status. A report of the COTW, 
including its recommendations, will be reported to the Pacific Council 
at its April 9-11, 2024, meeting. Based on these recommendations, the 
Pacific Council's Executive Director will propose potential changes to 
Pacific Council operations in line with anticipated budget ceilings for 
the next three to five years. In this online briefing Pacific Council 
staff will summarize outcomes of the COTW meeting for Pacific Council 
advisory bodies and the public to allow informed comment at the April 
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: March 1, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-04748 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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