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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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October 29, 2021

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Abstract

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold online public meetings.

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59992-59994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23527]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB549]

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) and
its advisory entities will hold online public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet online
November 15-19 and 21-22, 2021, noting there will be no meetings held
on Saturday, November 20, 2021. The Pacific Council meeting will begin
on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST),
reconvening at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 17 through Friday,
November 19, 2021. The Council will reconvene Sunday, November 21,
through Monday, November 22. All meetings are open to the public,
except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Tuesday,
November 16, to address litigation and personnel matters. The Pacific
Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its
scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory entities
will be webinar only. Specific meeting information, including
directions on joining the meeting, connecting to the

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live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in the
meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see
<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#660d140f15480d0a030f0815050e0b0f0212260809070748010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1378617a603d787f767a7d60707b7e7a7767537d7c72723d747c65">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>) 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: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2415 or (866) 806-7204 toll-free,
or access the Pacific Council website, <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>, for the
proposed agenda and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The November 15-19 and 21-22, 2021 meeting
of the Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The
broadcasts begin initially at 10 a.m. PST Tuesday, November 16, 2021,
and continue at 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 17 through Monday, November
22, 2021, except no meetings are scheduled for Saturday, November 20.
Broadcasts end when business for the day is complete. Only the audio
portion and presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific
Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio portion for the public is
listen-only except that an opportunity for oral public comment will be
provided prior to Council Action on each agenda item. Additional
information and instructions on joining or listening to the meeting can
be found on the Pacific Council's website (see <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer
to actions requiring the Council to transmit a proposed fishery
management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional
detail on agenda items, Council action, and advisory entity meeting
times, are described in Agenda Item A.4, Proposed Council Meeting
Agenda, and will be in the advance November 2021 briefing materials and
posted on the Pacific Council website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a> no later than
Monday, November 1, 2021.

A. Call to Order

1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director's Report
4. Approve Agenda

B. Open Comment Period

1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items

C. Administrative Matters

1. Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report
2. Marine Planning
3. Final Regional Operating Agreement
4. Preliminary West Coast Regional Framework for Determining the Best
Scientific Information Available
5. Fiscal Matters
6. Legislative Matters
7. Approval of Council Meeting Record
8. Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology--Final Action
9. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
10. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

D. Habitat Issues

1. Current Habitat Issues

E. Groundfish Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Adopt Stock Assessments
3. Harvest Specifications for 2023-24 Management Including Final
Overfishing Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches
4. Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permit Approval for 2023-2024
5. Biennial Management Measures for 2023-24
6. Non-trawl Sector Area Management Measures
7. Inseason Adjustments Including Pacific Whiting Set-Asides for 2022--
Final Action

F. Salmon Management

1. Final Methodology Review
2. 2022 Preseason Management Schedule
3. Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Endangered Species
Act Harvest Control Rule--Final Action

G. Pacific Halibut Management

1. Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations for 2022--Final Action
2. 2022 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations--Final Action

H. Highly Migratory Species Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. International Management Activities
3. Drift Gillnet Fishery Hard Caps

I. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

1. Preliminary Review of New Exempted Fishing Permits for 2022
2. Fishery Management Plan Management Categories

Advisory Body Agendas

Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues
that are on the Pacific Council agenda for this meeting and may also
include issues that may be relevant to future Council meetings.
Proposed advisory body agendas for this meeting will be available on
the Pacific Council website, <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>, no later than Monday
November 1, 2021.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Monday, November 15, 2021:
Enforcement Consultants......................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team...................... 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee............................... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel...... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team........ 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel........................ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team........................... 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee............ 8 a.m.
Budget Committee................................ 10 a.m.
Legislative Committee........................... 1 p.m.
Day 2--Tuesday, November 16, 2021:
California State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation......................... 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel....... 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team......... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team...................... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel...... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team........ 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel........................ 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team........................... 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee............ 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants......................... As Necessary
Day 3--Wednesday, November 17, 2021:

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California State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation......................... 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel....... 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team......... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team...................... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel...... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team........ 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants......................... As Necessary
Day 4--Thursday, November 18, 2021:
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel....... 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team......... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team...................... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel...... 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team........ 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants......................... As Necessary
Day 5--Friday, November 19, 2021:
California State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation......................... 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team...................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants......................... As Necessary

* No Meetings Scheduled for Saturday, November 20.

Day 6--Sunday, November 21, 2021:
California State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation......................... 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team...................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants......................... As Necessary
Day 7-- Monday, November 22, 2021:
California State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation......................... 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation..................... 7 a.m.
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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
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1cad3c8d28fcacdc4c8cfd2c2c9ccc8c5d5e1cfcec0c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="600b1209134e0b0c05090e1303080d090414200e0f01014e070f16">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 business days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority:16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: October 25, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-23527 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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