Notice2026-16094
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
August 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
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 91, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 51159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16094]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF923]
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 meeting will be held on 2 separate days: Monday, August 24,
2026, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time, and Thursday, August 27,
2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online. Webinar instructions, the
meeting agenda, and any additional materials 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. Hayden York
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#387059415c5d561661574a5378485b574d565b515416574a5f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de96bfa7babbb0f087b1acb59eaebdb1abb0bdb7b2f0b1acb9">[email protected]</span></a>) or contact him at 503-820-2424 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 primary purpose of this meeting is to
review and discuss the draft exempted fishing permit (EFP) Evaluation
Framework. The FIW will also continue discussing EFP bycatch and
economic performance benchmarks and metrics. The FIW will provide final
recommendations for evaluating HMS EFP performance at the November 2026
Pacific Council meeting in Garden Grove, California.
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. Hayden York (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b331a021f1e1555221409103b0b18140e151812175514091c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbb39a829f9e95d5a2948990bb8b98948e95989297d594899c">[email protected]</span></a>; 503-
820-2424) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: August 4, 2026.
Anna Michelle Harrison,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-16094 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]
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