[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 100 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24108-24109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10732]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF443
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 June 27, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and on June 28, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wenatchee Convention Center
at the Stanley Civic Center, 121 North Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, WA
98801.
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 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
The 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 developing principles for quantitative goal
setting, progress on applying the analytical framework to example
species, and updates to the work plan. The meeting is open to the
public as observers, and a public comment period will be provided on
June 28, 2017, from 11:30 a.m.-12 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 June 12, 2017.
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Dated: May 19, 2017
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10732 Filed 5-24-17; 8:45 am]
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