81 FR 48744 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad hoc Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup (SRWCW) will hold a meeting, which is open to the public, to discuss progress on development of potential harvest control rule options.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48744]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17536]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE758


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad 
hoc Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup (SRWCW) will hold a 
meeting, which is open to the public, to discuss progress on 
development of potential harvest control rule options.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, 
and end at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, or until business for 
the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Large Conference Room, 110 
Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, Oregon 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Council, 503-
820-2414.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    The SRWCW will discuss progress on the development of new 
predictors of Sacramento River winter Chinook abundance, the 
development of alternative harvest control rules, and methods for 
evaluating the performance of alternative control rules. The SRWCW will 
also prepare a report for the Council's September 2016 meeting 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 these meetings. 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

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt, at 503-820-2280, extension 
425, at least five days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: July 20, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-17536 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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