Notice2021-24846
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
November 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 217 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62997-62998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24846]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB578]
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet.
DATES: The meetings will be held from December 2, 2021 through December
16, 2021. See SUPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be by web conference. Join online through
the links at <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings">https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings</a>.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
Instructions for attending the meeting via web conference are given
under Connection Information below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99fdf0f8f7f8b7fceff8f7ead9f7f6f8f8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74101d151a155a1102151a07341a1b15155a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical support, please contact our
administrative staff, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066876606b652867626b6f68466869676728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="721c02141f115c13161f1b1c321c1d13135c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2021,
through Friday, December 3, 2021, and on Monday, December 6, 2021,
through Thursday, December 9, 2021. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP)
will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2021, through Friday,
December 3, 2021, and on Monday, December 6, 2021, through Thursday,
December 9, 2021. The Council will meet on Wednesday, December 8, 2021,
through Friday, December 10, 2021, and on Monday, December 13, 2021,
through Thursday, December 16, 2021. All times listed are Alaska Time.
Agenda
Thursday, December 2, 2021, Through Friday, December 3, 2021; Monday,
December 6, 2021, Through Thursday, December 9, 2021
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) BSAI (Bering Sea Aleutian Islands) Groundfish--Final harvest
specifications; Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; ecosystem status
report
(2) GOA (Gulf of Alaska) Groundfish--Final harvest specifications;
Plant Team report; ecosystem status report
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2714">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2714</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery
management decisions, the SSC functions as the
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Council's primary peer review panel for scientific information, as
described by the Magnuson-Stevens Act section 302(g)(1)(e), and the
National Standard 2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer-review process
is also deemed to satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality
Act, including the OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
Thursday, December 2, 2021, Through Friday, December 3, 2021; Monday,
December 6, 2021, Through Thursday, December 9, 2021
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Charter Halibut--2022 annual management measures, committee report
(2) BSAI Halibut abundance-based management (ABM)
(3) BSAI Groundfish--final harvest specifications; Joint and BSAI Plan
Team reports; ecosystem status report
(4) GOA Groundfish--final harvest specifications; Plan Team reports;
ecosystem status report
(5) Staff tasking
Wednesday, December 8, 2021, Through Friday, December 10, 2021; Monday,
December 13, 2021, Through Thursday, December 16, 2021
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
(1) All B Reports (Executive Director, NMFS Management, NOAA GC, NOAA
Enforcement, ADF&G, USCG, USFWS)
(2) Charter Halibut--2022 annual management measures, committee report
(3) BSAI Halibut abundance-based management (ABM)--Final Action
(4) AP Report in full
(5) BSAI Groundfish--final harvest specifications; Joint and BSAI Plan
Team reports; ecosystem status report
(6) GOA Groundfish--final harvest specifications; Plan Team reports;
ecosystem status report
(7) D1 Red King Crab Savings Area Extension--Consideration of emergency
action request
(8) Staff Tasking
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or
smartphone; or by telephone only. Connection information will be posted
online at: <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings">https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings</a>. For
technical support, please contact our administrative staff, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#214f51474c420f40454c484f614f4e40400f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e78997818a84c986838a8e89a789888686c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted
electronically through the links at <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings">https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings</a>. The Council strongly encourages written public
comment for this meeting, to avoid any potential for technical
difficulties to compromise oral testimony. The written comment period
is open from November 15, 2021, to November 30, 2021, and closes at 5
p.m. Alaska Time on November 30th.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. Actions will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice 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 Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 9, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-24846 Filed 11-12-21; 8:45 am]
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