# North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of a public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Social Science Planning Team will hold a teleconference on November 9, 2018.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Friday, November 9, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held telephonically at (907) 271-2896.
*Council address:* North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave. Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
**Friday, November 9, 2018**
Agenda topics for the teleconference include the following:
• Discuss and adopt terms of reference
• Consider document on socio-economic guidance in other Councils
• Gap analysis update and future plans
• Consider response to Council's request for Tribal representation
• Agenda items for next in-person meeting
• Other business
This meeting schedule is subject to change. Final agenda will be posted at: *https://www.npfmc.org/committees/social-science-planning-team/.*
**Public Comment**
Public comment letters will be accepted before November 5, 2018 and should be submitted either electronically to Sarah Marrinan, Council staff: *[email protected]* or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave. Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. Oral public testimony will be accepted at the discretion of the chair.
**Special Accommodations**
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: October 23, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.