83 FR 54090 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 208 (October 26, 2018)

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Groundfish Plan Teams will meet November 13, 2018 through November 16, 2018.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 54090]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23445]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG577


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 
Groundfish Plan Teams will meet November 13, 2018 through November 16, 
2018.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 through 
Friday, November 16, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Alaska Fishery 
Science Center in the Traynor Room 2076 and NMML Room 2079, 7600 Sand 
Point Way NE, Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. Teleconference numbers and 
connection information for the online broadcast of the meeting will be 
posted at the NPFMC web address provided below.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram or Jim Armstrong, Council 
staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 to Friday, November 16, 2018

    The Plan Teams will compile and review the annual Groundfish Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports, (including the 
Economic Report, the Ecosystems/assessment and status report, and the 
stock assessments for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf 
of Alaska (GOA) groundfishes), and recommend final groundfish harvest 
specifications for 2019/20.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org/fishery-management-plan-team/goa-bsai-groundfish-plan-team/.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
either electronically to Jim Armstrong, Council staff: 
[email protected] or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-
2252. In-person oral public testimony will be accepted at the 
discretion of the chairs.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 23, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-23445 Filed 10-25-18; 8:45 am]
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