Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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The Groundfish Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council's) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a virtual meeting to 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 91, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69820-69821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22640]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XG145]


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 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 
Thursday, December 3, 2026, beginning at 1 p.m. and continuing until 5 
p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee's meeting will be an online 
meeting. 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="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>). Please contact Hayden York 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#056d647c61606b2b7c6a776e4575666a706b666c692b6a7762"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3aba2baa7a6adedbaacb1a883b3a0acb6ada0aaafedacb1a4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>) or (503) 820-2424 for technical assistance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Perry, Staff Officer, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2414, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9ad80888788c7b98c9b9b90a9998a869c878a8085c7869b8e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d296bbb3bcb3fc82b7a0a0ab92a2b1bda7bcb1bbbefcbda0b5">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee's meeting is to update best practices for conducting 
groundfish stock assessments. Recommendations of SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee members will inform the Accepted Practices Guidelines for 
Stock Assessments in 2027 and 2028, which is a compilation of 
guidelines for groundfish stock assessment scientists. The updated 
version of the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock Assessments will 
be posted on the Pacific Council's website shortly after the meeting.
    No management actions will be decided by the SSC Groundfish 
Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee members' role will be 
development of recommendations for

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consideration by West Coast groundfish stock assessment scientists.
    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 of the SSC 
Groundfish Subcommittee to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Hayden York (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddb5bca4b9b8b3f3a4b2afb69dadbeb2a8b3beb4b1f3b2afba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3dbd2cad7d6dd9dcadcc1d8f3c3d0dcc6ddd0dadf9ddcc1d4">[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: November 3, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-22640 Filed 11-4-26; 8:45 am]
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