Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[RTID 0648-XE467]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice of public meeting. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The online meeting will be held Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific standard time or until business for the day has been completed. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, including a proposed agenda and directions on how to attend the meeting and system requirements, will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see <E T="03">www.pcouncil.org</E> ). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ( <E T="03">kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov</E> ) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for technical assistance. <E T="03">Council address:</E> Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2409. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> The purpose of this online meeting is for the MPC to consider two draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements (PEIS) anticipated for release in November. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is developing a draft PEIS to analyze the potential impacts of, and mitigation measures for, floating offshore wind (OSW) energy development in the five leased areas off Humboldt and Morro Bays, CA. In addition, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is developing a draft PEIS to identify areas in Federal waters off Southern California that would be suitable for future aquaculture development, and to analyze potential impacts to the human environment that may occur should aquaculture projects be proposed in Aquaculture Opportunity Areas. The MPC may consider other OSW or aquaculture issues as appropriate. 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. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Special Accommodations</HD> Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ( <E T="03">kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov;</E> (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. <E T="03">Authority:</E> 16 U.S.C.1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: November 14, 2024.</DATED> <NAME>Rey Israel Marquez,</NAME> Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-26924 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>