2024-09420. 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 (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) and its Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP). The GAP and the GMT will discuss items on the Pacific Council's June 2024 meeting agenda. These meetings are open to the public.

DATES:

The GMT online meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific time. The GAP online meeting will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pacific time. The scheduled ending times for these meetings are an estimate. Each meeting will adjourn when business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES:

Both meetings will be held online. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to attend the meeting and system requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ( [e-mail]) or contact him at [phone] for technical assistance.

Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd Phillips, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; [e-mail]; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The primary purpose of the GAP and GMT webinars is to prepare for the Pacific Council's June 2024 meeting agenda items. The advisory bodies are expected to primarily discuss groundfish and administrative-related matters during this webinar.

Detailed agendas for the webinars will be available on the Pacific Council's website prior to the meetings. The GAP and GMT may also address other assignments relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by the GMT and GAP.

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 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

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ( [e-mail]; [phone]) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.

Authority:16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: April 26, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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