Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold a meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW). This meeting is open to the public.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 64145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20499]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XG066]


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). This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday and Friday, October 22 and 23, 
2026. The meeting will start each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 
p.m. Pacific Time or when business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Pacific Room of the 
Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, 
La Jolla, California. Phone: (858) 546-7000. The meeting will be 
broadcast for remote attendance. 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. Hayden 
York (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfd7dec6dbdad191c6d0cdd4ffcfdcd0cad1dcd6d391d0cdd8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e088819984858ece998f928ba090838f958e83898cce8f9287">[email&#160;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 purpose of this meeting is to develop 
final recommendations to the Pacific Council for evaluating HMS 
exempted fishing permit (EFP) bycatch and economic performance, as part 
of the HMS Roadmap. The FIW will provide a brief report and an EFP 
evaluation framework for consideration by the Pacific Council at its 
November 2026 meeting in Costa Mesa, 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.
    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 national visitors should contact 
Steve Stohs (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#47143322372f2229693433282f34072928262669202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0a384958098959ede83849f9883b09e9f9191de979f86">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; (858) 546-7084) 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. Hayden York (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ef6ffe7fafbf0b0e7f1ecf5deeefdf1ebf0fdf7f2b0f1ecf9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1b9b0a8b5b4bfffa8bea3ba91a1b2bea4bfb2b8bdffbea3b6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; 503-
820-2424) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 2, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-20499 Filed 10-6-26; 8:45 am]
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