[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02102]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF990
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 February 20, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. and on February 21, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Residence Inn Boise Downtown
City Center, 400 S Capitol Blvd., Boise, ID 83702; 208-424-9999.
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 MAFAC charter and summaries of prior MAFAC
meetings are located online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/partners#marine-fisheries-advisory-committee-. 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.
Meeting topics include discussion of hatchery, hydrosystem, and other
ecological considerations, and progress reports on quantitative and
qualitative goal setting and basin-wide integration. The meeting is
open to the public as observers, and public input will be accepted on
February 21, 2018, from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m., 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 February 12,
2018.
Dated: January 30, 2018.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-02102 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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