Notice2025-08402

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Published
May 13, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss procedures to facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of the HMS Roadmap. This meeting is open to the public.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 20291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08402]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE907]


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 Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will 
hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss procedures to 
facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of 
the HMS Roadmap. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The online meeting will be held Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from 
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for 
the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The 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 <a href="https://www.pcouncil.org">https://www.pcouncil.org</a>). You may send 
an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa91889389d491969f939489999297939e8eba8a99958f94999396d495889d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82e9f0ebf1ace9eee7ebecf1e1eaefebe6f6c2f2e1edf7ece1ebeeacedf0e5">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>) 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: Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to continue 
discussion of the HMS Roadmap, the HMS exempted fishing permit (EFP) 
process, potential modifications to Pacific Council Operating Procedure 
20, and acceptable levels of bycatch in HMS. The FIW may develop a 
supplemental report for consideration at the June Pacific Council 
meeting.
    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

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2348514a500d484f464a4d50404b4e4a47576353404c564d404a4f0d4c5144"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="38534a514b1653545d51564b5b5055515c4c78485b574d565b515416574a5f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; 503-820-2412) at least 10 days prior 
to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 8, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-08402 Filed 5-12-25; 8:45 am]
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