Federal Register #2026-20498

NOAA fisheries meeting notices and Tilefish IFQ information collection

This Federal Register notice compilation covers public fisheries meetings and a continuing information collection, not a purchase solicitation. - Government organizations: U.S. Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), including the NMFS Greater Atlantic Region. - Pacific fisheries meeting: NOAA/NMFS announces a hybrid work session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Management Team in Portland, Oregon, with webinar access and remote public comment. The team will prepare for Council meetings and discuss groundfish agenda items and potentially other management actions. - Other notices in the excerpt: An extension of the Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program information collection, and notices concerning Pacific Fishery Management Council public meetings and a public hearing by the National Commission on the Future of the Navy. - Information collection activities: Tilefish IFQ permit applications and renewals, declaration forms, quota transfers, cost-recovery fees, and landings information. - Procurement status: No products, vendors, OEMs, or contract value are identified; the notices do not request a procurement.

Description

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Management Team will hold a hybrid in-person and webinar work session open to the public. The session is intended to prepare for 2026 Pacific Council meetings, including discussion of groundfish agenda items for November 2026 and potentially other groundfish management actions listed on the Council’s Year-at-a-Glance calendar. The meeting is scheduled for October 26–30, 2026, at the Pacific Fishery Management Council Office in Portland, Oregon, with a web broadcast offering remote public comment. Formal action is limited to specified agenda issues and qualifying emergency issues.

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