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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - [RTID 0648-XE495]

# 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 host an online meeting of the Area 2A Pacific halibut governmental                               ( print page 99843)                            management entities that is open to the public.                    

# DATES:

The online meeting will be held Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Pacific time, or until business for the day has been 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:

Ms. Angela Forristall, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2419.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The primary purpose of the online meeting is to prepare and develop recommendations for the 2025 International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from January 27 through January 31, 2025. Recommendations generated from the 2A managers' meeting will be communicated to the IPHC by the Pacific Council's representatives. Attendees may also address other topics relating to Pacific halibut management.

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: December 6, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-29115 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]

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