[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00511]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD706
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)
Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a weeklong work session that
is open to the public.
DATES: The GMT meeting will be held Monday, February 2, 2015 from 1
p.m. until business for the day is completed. The GMT meeting will
reconvene Tuesday, February 3 through Friday, February 6 from 8:30 a.m.
until business for each day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hotel Deca, College Room,
4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE., Seattle, WA; telephone: (206) 634-2000.
Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kelly Ames, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820-2426.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the GMT working
meeting is to prepare for the 2015 Council meetings, including the
upcoming harvest specifications and management measures cycle for 2017-
18. Specific agenda topics include a review of the latest West Coast
Groundfish Observer Program data; methodologies for estimating
groundfish mortality and economic impacts for the 2017-18 analysis;
ecosystem management initiatives; analysis of rebuilding revision
rules; and further consideration for flexible management of annual
catch limit set-asides. The GMT may also address other assignments
relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be
decided by the GMT. The GMT's task will be to develop recommendations
for consideration by the Pacific Council at its meetings in 2015.
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) 820-2425 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 9, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-00511 Filed 1-14-15; 8:45 am]
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