North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 85170-85171 [2024-24838]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 85170 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2024 / Notices times may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the assessment process. Such adjustments may result in the meeting being extended from or completed prior to the time established by this notice. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The SEDAR 91 Data Workshop will be held at the Windward Passage Hotel, 640 Veteran’s Drive, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI 00804. SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 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Participants will evaluate proposed data and select appropriate sources for providing information on life history characteristics, catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age composition, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Oct 24, 2024 Jkt 265001 and fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of stock abundance. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified 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 to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 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DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 through Friday, November 15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., PDT. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be hybrid meetings. Meeting address: The in-person component of the meetings will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science Center in the Traynor Room (2076) and Room SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2079, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. If you plan to attend in-person you need to notify Sara Cleaver (sara.cleaver@noaa.gov) or Diana Stram (diana.stram@noaa.gov) at least two days prior to the meeting (or two weeks prior if you are a foreign national). You will also need a valid U.S. Identification Card. If you are attending virtually, join the meeting online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/3065. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions for attending the meeting are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below. Sara Cleaver, Council staff; email: sara.cleaver@noaa.gov or Diana Stram, Council staff; email: diana.stram@ noaa.gov; telephone: (907) 271–2809. For technical support, please contact our administrative staff; email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Through Friday, November 15, 2024 The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Plan Teams will compile and review the annual BSAI and GOA Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports, and recommend final groundfish OverFishing Limits (OFLs) and Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs) for 2025/2026. The Plan Teams will also review the Economic Report and the Ecosystem Status Reports. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85170-85171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24838]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE409]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Groundfish Plan Teams will meet in Seattle WA.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 through 
Friday, November 15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., PDT.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be hybrid meetings.
    Meeting address: The in-person component of the meetings will be 
held at the Alaska Fishery Science Center in the Traynor Room (2076) 
and Room 2079, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115.
    If you plan to attend in-person you need to notify Sara Cleaver 
([email protected]) or Diana Stram ([email protected]) at least 
two days prior to the meeting (or two weeks prior if you are a foreign 
national). You will also need a valid U.S. Identification Card. If you 
are attending virtually, join the meeting online through the link at 
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3065.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 
3rd Ave, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.
    Instructions for attending the meeting are given under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Cleaver, Council staff; email: 
[email protected] or Diana Stram, Council staff; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support, 
please contact our administrative staff; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Through Friday, November 15, 2024

    The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) 
Groundfish Plan Teams will compile and review the annual BSAI and GOA 
Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports, and 
recommend final groundfish OverFishing Limits (OFLs) and Acceptable 
Biological Catches (ABCs) for 2025/2026. The Plan Teams will also 
review the Economic Report and the Ecosystem Status Reports. The agenda 
is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3065 prior to the meeting, along 
with meeting materials.

Connection Information

    You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or 
smartphone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted 
online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3065.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters should be submitted electronically via the 
electronic agenda at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3065.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: October 21, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24838 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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