# Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**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 convene two half-day webinar meetings of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to initiate discussions and analyses on groundfish items on the Pacific Council's September 2022 meeting agenda. These meetings are open to the public.
**DATES:**
The online meetings will be held on Thursday, August 25 and Tuesday, August 30, 2022, starting each day at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time and ending at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, or when business has been completed for each day.
**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 ( *[email protected]* ) 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:**
Todd Phillips, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2426.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The primary purpose of the GMT webinar is to prepare for the Pacific Council's September 2022 agenda items. The GMT will discuss items related to groundfish management, ecosystem management, and administrative matters on the Pacific Council's September agenda. The GMT may also address other assignments relating to groundfish management. No management actions will be decided by the GMT. A detailed agenda for the webinar will be available on the Pacific Council's website prior to the meeting.
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 ( *[email protected];* (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
*Authority:* 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: August 1, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.