2025-16887: Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)] [Notices] [Pages 42565-42566] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-16887] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF173] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Agency

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

Action

Notice of public meeting. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 online meeting will be held Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, September 26, 2025, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day has been completed.

Addresses

The meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, [[Page 42566]] 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 https://www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ([email protected]) or contact him at 503-820-2412 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 continue discussion of the HMS Roadmap, the HMS exempted fishing permit (EFP) process, and EFP performance goals and metrics, which go towards the development of a report for consideration at the November Pacific Council meeting. 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. Kris Kleinschmidt ([email protected]; 503-820-2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: August 29, 2025. Becky J. Curtis, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2025-16887 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P