[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15513-15514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06132]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF269
Meeting of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force of the
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's
(MAFAC's) Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (CBP Task Force). The
CBP Task Force will discuss the issues outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
DATES: The meeting will be held April 18, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. and on April 19, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Monaco, 506 SW
Washington Street, Portland, OR 97204.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Cheney; NFMS West Coast
Region (503) 231-6730; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of
MAFAC's CBP Task Force. The MAFAC was established by the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) and since 1971, advises the Secretary on all
living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the
Department of Commerce. The complete MAFAC charter and summaries of
prior MAFAC meetings are located online at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/. The CBP Task Force reports to MAFAC and is being convened
to discuss and develop recommendations for long-term goals to meet
Columbia Basin salmon recovery, conservation needs, and harvest
opportunities. These goals will be developed in the context of habitat
capacity and other factors that affect
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salmon mortality. More information is available at the CBP Task Force
Web page: http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/columbia_river/index.html
Matters To Be Considered
This meeting time and agenda are subject to change. Updated
information will be available on the CBP Task Force Web page above.
The meeting is convened to conduct the work of the CBP Task Force.
Meeting topics include a discussion of the final Operating Principles,
discussion of a shared vision, and work plan for goal setting,
including a proposed analytical framework. The meeting is open to the
public as observers, and a public comment period will be provided on
April 19, 2017, from 11:30-12:00 p.m. to accept public input, limited
to the time available.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Katherine Cheney; 503-231-6730 by April 4, 2017.
Dated: March 23, 2017.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06132 Filed 3-28-17; 8:45 am]
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