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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - [RTID 0648-XD705]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Notice of a public meeting.

# SUMMARY:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public.

# DATES:

The online meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pacific time or until the business of the meeting is completed.

# ADDRESSES:

                        This meeting will be held online. 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                         *www.pcouncil.org*). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (                        *kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov*) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for technical assistance.                    

*Council address:*                         Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kit Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2422.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The primary purpose of this online meeting is to provide briefings for Pacific Council advisory body members and the public on two topics on the Pacific Council's March 5-11, 2024, meeting agenda. The first briefing will present the 2023-2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report. The second briefing will cover the EWG's recommendations on work under the Pacific Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4, which explores ways to integrate climate and ecosystem information into Pacific Council fishery management processes. In addition to providing these briefings, the EWG may discuss other matters related to its work for the Pacific Council.

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 (                    *kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov;*                     (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.                

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

Dated: February 5, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2024-02615 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]

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