83 FR 1341 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 8 (January 11, 2018)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) is sponsoring a series of webinars presenting information relevant to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative on Climate and Communities. The webinars are open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1341-1342]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00378]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF939


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting (webinar).

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) is 
sponsoring a series of webinars presenting information relevant to the 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative on Climate and Communities. The 
webinars are open to the public.

DATES: Two webinars have been scheduled. Both will begin at 1:30 p.m. 
on the dates shown below and last for approximately two hours. The 
first one, ``What do we expect to happen in the California Current 
under climate change?'' will be Thursday, January 25, 2018. The second 
one, ``The state of the art for ecological forecasting at short-, 
medium- and long-term time frames'' will be Thursday, February 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The 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 meeting by visiting this link https://www.gotomeeting.com/. (Click ``Join a Meeting'' in top right corner of 
page), (2) enter the Webinar ID: 298-

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193-411, and (3) enter your name and email address (required). After 
logging in to the webinar, you must use your telephone for the audio 
portion of the meeting by dialing this TOLL number (1) dial this TOLL 
number 1-415-655-0052, (2) enter the attendee phone audio access code 
564-202-797, and (3) then enter your audio phone pin (shown after 
joining the webinar). Note: Technical Information and system 
requirements: PC-based attendees are required to use Windows[supreg] 7, 
Vista, or XP; Mac[supreg]-based attendees are required to use Mac 
OS[supreg] X 10.5 or newer; Mobile attendees are required to use 
iPhone[supreg], iPad[supreg], AndroidTM phone or Android 
tablet (See the https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipad-iphone-android-webinar-apps). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
at [email protected] or contact him at (503) 820-2280, 
extension 411 for technical assistance.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At its September 2018 meeting, the Pacific 
Council decided to embark on the Climate and Communities Initiative 
pursuant to its Fishery Ecosystem Plan. The purpose of this initiative 
is to help the Pacific Council, its advisory bodies, and the public to 
better understand the effects of near-term climate shift and long-term 
climate change on our fish, fisheries, and fishing communities and 
identify ways in which the Council could incorporate such understanding 
into its decision-making. As a first step, the Council's Ad Hoc 
Ecosystem Workgroup is working with scientists at NMFS Northwest and 
Southwest Fisheries Science Centers to present a series of webinars to 
educate the Pacific Council, advisory bodies, and the interested public 
about current research and forecasts related to the effects of climate 
variability/change on the California Current Ecosystem.
    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

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (503) 820-2411 at least 10 
business days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 8, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-00378 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]
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