Notices. Notice of public meeting (work session)

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BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF078 Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting (work session). SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a work session of its Coastal Pelagic Species

(CPS)Management Team (CPSMT). The work session is open to the public. DATES: The work session will be held Tuesday-Thursday, January 17-19, 2017. The meeting will begin the first day at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, and at 8 a.m. each following day. The meeting will adjourn each day at 5 p.m., or when business for the day has been completed. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Plankton Room of the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037-1508. *Council address:* Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE. Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; telephone:

(503)820-2409. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purposes of the work session are to review and continue development of a final analysis and fishery management plan

(FMP)language for small-scale fisheries, in preparation for Council final action in April 2017; explore potential changes to CPS management categories; consider potential for periodic review of monitored stock harvest specifications and management measures; discuss ecosystem information and concerns as they relate to CPS management, forage needs, and other ecosystem needs; and workload planning for 2017 and 2018. Special Accommodations Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Dale Sweetnam

(858)546-7170 at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date. Dated: December 6, 2016. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-29508 Filed 12-8-16; 8:45 am]