[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 77658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30551]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD007


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The HMSMT will meet Wednesday, January 22, 2014, to Friday, 
January 24, 2014. The meeting will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and 
continue until close of business on each day. The meeting is expected 
to adjourn by midday on January 24.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held in the Pacific Room, 
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, 
CA 92037-1509.
    Council Address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT plans to discuss the following 
topics:
    1. Potential changes to management measures for the west coast 
drift gillnet fishery.
    2. Developments to improve reporting of HMS fishery performance 
metrics out of the Pacific Fishery Information Network (PacFIN) 
database.
    3. Updates on recent developments at the international level 
affecting HMS stocks of interest.
    4. Potential changes to HMS management that may be implemented for 
the April 1, 2015--March 31, 2017 biennial period, which the Council 
will begin considering in June 2014.
    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

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 18, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-30551 Filed 12-23-13; 8:45 am]
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