Notice2022-05921
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
March 21, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold online and in-person public meetings.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15944-15945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05921]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB899]
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 (Pacific Council) and
its advisory entities will hold online and in-person public meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet April 7-
13, 2022 in a hybrid format with the Pacific Council and its salmon
advisory bodies meeting in-person with live streaming and remote
participation options. All other ancillary meetings will be held by
online meeting only. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday,
April 8, 2022, at 8 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8
a.m. on Saturday, April 9 through Wednesday, April 13, 2022. All
meetings are open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from
8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, April 8, to address litigation and personnel
matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES:
Council address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its salmon
advisory entities will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Seattle
Airport, 18740 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA; telephone: (206)
246-8600. Other ancillary meetings will be held online. All meetings of
the Pacific Council and its advisory entities will include online
meeting access and remote participation options. Specific meeting
information, including directions on joining the meeting, connecting to
the 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#5a312833297431363f333429393237333e2e1a34353b3b743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="19726b706a3772757c70776a7a7174707d6d5977767878377e766f">[email 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. Merrick Burden, Executive
Director, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2418 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 April 7-13, 2022 meeting of the Pacific
Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin
initially at 9 a.m. PDT Friday, April 8, 2022, and through Wednesday,
April 13, 2022. 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 April 2022 briefing materials and
posted on the Pacific Council website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a> no later than
Friday, March 25, 2022.
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. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Salmon Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Tentative Adoption of 2022 Management Measures for Analysis
3. Clarify Council Direction on 2022 Management Measures
4. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
5. Further Direction for 2022
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Management Alternatives
6. 2022 Management Measures--Final Action
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) for 2022-2023--Final Action
3. Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and
Management Measures--Final Action
4. Fishery Management Plan Management Categories--Final Action
F. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Trawl Cost Recovery Report
3. Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2023-2024 Fisheries--Final
Action
4. Preliminary Preferred Management Measure Alternatives for 2023-
2024 Fisheries
5. Implementation of the 2022 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the
U.S./Canada Agreement
6. Non-trawl Sector Area Management Measures
7. Electronic Monitoring Update
8. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
G. Pacific Halibut Management
1. Incidental Catch Limits for the Salmon Troll Fishery--Final
Action
H. Administrative Matters
1. Final West Coast Regional Framework for Determining the Best
Scientific Information Available
2. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
3. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
I. Enforcement
1. Annual U.S. Coast Guard West Coast Fishery Enforcement Report
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 Friday,
March 25, 2022.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
Day 1--Thursday, April 7, 2022
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 9 a.m.
Model Evaluation Workgroup 10 a.m.
Day 2--Friday, April 8, 2022
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.
Habitat Committee 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--Saturday, April 9, 2022
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 4--Sunday, April 10, 2022
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 5--Monday, April 11, 2022
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 6--Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 7--Wednesday, April 13, 2022
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. 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#8ce7fee5ffa2e7e0e9e5e2ffefe4e1e5e8f8cce2e3ededa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="204b5249530e4b4c45494e5343484d494454604e4f41410e474f56">[email 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: March 16, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05921 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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