2018-16681. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will convene a meeting via webinar to discuss items on the Pacific Council's September 2018 meeting. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES:

The webinar meeting will be held Thursday, August 23, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time or until business is completed.

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be held via webinar. A public listening station is available at the Pacific Council office (address below). To attend the webinar: (1) Join the GoToWebinar by visiting this link https://www.gotomeeting.com/​webinar (Click “Join a Webinar” in top right corner of page), (2) Enter the Webinar ID: 615-614-003, and (3) enter your name and email address (required). After logging into the webinar, you must use your telephone for the audio portion of the meeting. Dial this TOLL number 1-562-247-8321, enter the Attendee phone audio access code 156-942-931, and enter your audio phone pin (shown after joining the webinar). System Requirements: for PC-based attendees: Required: Windows® 7, Vista, or XP; for Mac®-based attendees: Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer; for Mobile attendees: Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android^TM phone or Android tablet (see http://www.gotomeeting.com/​fec/​webinar/​gotowebinar_​apps). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt or contact him at [phone], extension 411 for technical assistance.

Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Todd Phillips, Staff Officer; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss ecosystem, groundfish, and administrative agenda items on the September 2018 Pacific Council meeting agenda, to perform workload planning, and discuss future meeting plans.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice 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 GMT's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

The public listening station is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at [phone] at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: July 31, 2018.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.