Notice2023-28845
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
January 2, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Groundfish Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council's) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a virtual meeting to review the 2023 groundfish stock assessment process and discuss process improvements for the next stock assessment cycle, review proposed revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process for 2025 and 2026, review proposed revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis for 2025 and 2026, and update the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Groundfish Stock Assessments document. The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee meeting is open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 68]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28845]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD623]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public online meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Groundfish Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management
Council's (Pacific Council's) Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will hold a virtual meeting to review the 2023 groundfish stock
assessment process and discuss process improvements for the next stock
assessment cycle, review proposed revisions to the Terms of Reference
for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process for 2025 and 2026,
review proposed revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Groundfish
Rebuilding Analysis for 2025 and 2026, and update the Accepted
Practices Guidelines for Groundfish Stock Assessments document. The SSC
Groundfish Subcommittee meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee's online meeting will be held
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing until 5
p.m. Pacific time or until business for the day has been completed. The
Subcommittee will reconvene on Thursday, January 18, 2024 beginning at
8 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. or when business for the day has been
completed.
ADDRESSES: The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee's meeting is being conducted
online. Specific meeting information, materials, and instructions for
how to connect to the meeting remotely will be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see <a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>). Please contact Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4bfa6bda7fabfb8b1bdbaa7b7bcb9bdb0a094babbb5b5fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8b3aab1abf6b3b4bdb1b6abbbb0b5b1bcac98b6b7b9b9f6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>) or (503) 820-2412 for technical
assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Oregon 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlene A. Bellman, Staff Officer,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2414, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066b67746a6368632864636a6a6b6768466869676728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0964687b656c676c276b6c65656468674967666868276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SSC Groundfish
Subcommittee's meeting includes, (a) review proposed changes to the
Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process
for 2025 and 2026, and Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding
Analysis for 2025 and 2026, that will inform the process for conducting
and reviewing groundfish assessments and rebuilding analyses in the
next cycle, (b) review proposed changes to the Accepted Practices
Guidelines for Stock Assessments in 2025 and 2026, which is a
compilation of guidelines for groundfish stock assessment scientists,
and (c) to review and evaluate the 2023-2024 groundfish stock
assessment review process to solicit process improvements for future
reviews. Stock assessment teams and review participants are encouraged
to attend, as well as members of the Pacific Council's groundfish
advisory bodies in order to prepare their recommendations to the
Pacific Council.
No management actions will be decided by the SSC Groundfish
Subcommittee. Process improvement recommendations and proposed changes
to the Terms of Reference and Accepted Practices Guidelines documents
will first be considered during this online meeting, with a Groundfish
Subcommittee post-meeting report to the full SSC at their March 2024
meeting and their recommended changes to the Terms of Reference
scheduled for preliminary Pacific Council adoption for public review.
The Pacific Council is scheduled to adopt a final Terms of Reference
for the 2025-2026 stock assessment cycle at their June 2024 meeting in
San Diego, California.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas
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 notice and any issues arising after
publication of this notice 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
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b2abb0aaf7b2b5bcb0b7aabab1b4b0bdad99b7b6b8b8f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="640f160d174a0f08010d0a17070c090d0010240a0b05054a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 22, 2023.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-28845 Filed 12-29-23; 8:45 am]
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