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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Equity and Environmental Justice Committee (EEJC) to discuss the NMFS Equit...

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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 an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Equity and Environmental Justice Committee (EEJC) to discuss the NMFS Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Strategy Regional Implementation Plan (Regional Plan). This meeting is open to the public.

DATES:

The online meeting will be held Thursday August 1, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Time. The scheduled ending time for this meeting is an estimate. The meeting will adjourn when business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join 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 ( ) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for technical assistance.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Forristall, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2419.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The EEJC will have an organizational meeting to discuss the NMFS EEJ Strategy Regional Implementation Plan. This committee was formed by the Pacific Council at its April 2023 meeting to assist the Council in addressing EEJ issues and, in particular, to advise the Council on working with NMFS on the Regional Implementation Plan and the geographic strategic plan. No management actions will be decided by the EEJC, but recommendations may be provided to the Pacific Council at its September 18-23, 2024 meeting. A detailed agenda for the webinar will be available on the Pacific Council's website prior to the meeting.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be ( printed page 56316) 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 ( ; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: July 3, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-14999 Filed 7-8-24; 8:45 am]

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“Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting,” thefederalregister.org (July 9, 2024), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2024-14999/pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meeting.