[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00013]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV170]


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's (Pacific Council) and 
The Nature Conservancy are cosponsoring a two-day workshop: Developing 
Future Scenarios for Climate Change in the California Current 
Ecosystem, which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday, 
January 23, 2020, from 8 a.m. until the completion of business on each 
day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, 
Pacific Room, 11999 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92840; telephone: 
(714) 750-1234.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this workshop is to create 
several alternative narratives (called scenarios) about what west coast 
fishing communities might look like in 2040. The scenarios will be 
developed by invited scientific experts, fishery experts, and 
stakeholders. The workshop is part of a broader Council effort to 
respond strategically to near-term climate shifts and long-term climate 
change, and identify strategies to increase the resiliency of west 
coast fisheries and fishing communities in line with an ongoing 
initiative of its Fishery Ecosystem Plan. Members of the public are 
asked to register in advance through the following link: https://form.jotform.com/93296415530963. This will help the organizers plan 
workshop activities.
    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

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt, (503) 820-2412, at least 
10 business days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 2, 2020.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-00013 Filed 1-6-20; 8:45 am]
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