Notice2026-00431
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
January 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold a 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 91, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1267-1268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00431]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF460]
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 a 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 meeting will be held Thursday, January 29 through Friday,
January 30, 2026. The meeting will start each day at 8:30 a.m. and
conclude at 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or until business for the day
has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Stenella Room of the
Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive,
La Jolla, California. Phone: (858) 546-7000. The meeting will not be
broadcast. Specific meeting information 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#a8c3dac1db86c3c4cdc1c6dbcbc0c5c1ccdce8d8cbc7ddc6cbc1c486c7dacf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e48f968d97ca8f88818d8a97878c898d8090a494878b918a878d88ca8b9683">[email 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, Oregon 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council;
telephone: 503-820-2409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purposes of this meeting are to (1)
finalize recommended metrics and benchmarks for evaluating performance
of exempted fishing permit (EFP) activities, (2) finalize
recommendations for EFP guidance, and (3) develop recommended
modifications to Pacific Council Operating Procedure 20 (consideration
of HMS EFPs). The FIW will develop a report for consideration at the
March 2026 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.
This meeting will take place in a Federal facility. Visitors who
are foreign nationals (defined as a person who is not a citizen or
national of the United States) will require additional security
clearance to access the SWFSC. Foreign
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national visitors should contact Kara Koehrn (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#62290310034c290d070a100c220c0d03034c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="367d574457187d59535e4458765859575718515940">[email protected]</span></a>;
(858) 546-5651) at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting date to initiate
the security clearance process.
Starting on January 1, 2026, Federal facilities (including leased
facilities) will only accept REAL ID-compliant forms of identification.
Visitors with state-issued identification must now present a REAL ID or
a different form of government-issued photo identification, such as:
<bullet> A passport.
<bullet> An Enhanced Driver's License.
<bullet> A Federal employee, military, or veteran identification
card.
(This list is not all-inclusive.)
At this time, mobile driver's licenses are not authorized for
acceptance at any Department-occupied facility in place of REAL ID
compliant credentials.
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#90fbe2f9e3befbfcf5f9fee3f3f8fdf9f4e4d0e0f3ffe5fef3f9fcbeffe2f7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58332a312b7633343d31362b3b3035313c2c18283b372d363b313476372a3f">[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: January 8, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-00431 Filed 1-12-26; 8:45 am]
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