[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00806]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD083
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 Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) will hold a public work session in
Portland, OR. The meeting is open to the public, but is not intended as
a public hearing. Public comments will be taken at the discretion of
the EWG chair as time allows.
DATES: The work session will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 3,
2014 and will proceed until 5 p.m. or until business for the day is
completed. The meeting will reconvene on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at
8:30 a.m. and will proceed until 4 p.m. or until business for the day
is completed.
ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Pacific Council office,
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384,
telephone: (503) 820-2280 (voice) or (503) 820-2299 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, telephone: (503) 820-
2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the work session is
to develop a range of alternative measures for the protection of
unmanaged and unfished forage species. These alternatives are intended
to be presented for advanced review and for consideration by the
Pacific Council, its advisory bodies, and the public at the April 2014
meeting of the Pacific Council in Vancouver, WA. The EWG may also
discuss and consider recommendations to the Pacific Council regarding
items of interest on the Pacific Council's March 2014 and/or April 2014
meeting agendas.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the EWG meeting
agendas may come before the EWG for discussion, those issues may not be
the subject of formal EWG action during this meeting. EWG action will
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and
to any issues arising after publication of this document requiring
emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified
of the EWG's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This public meeting is 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 (voice), or (503) 820-2299 (fax) at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-00806 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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