Notice2022-18058
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
August 22, 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 161 (Monday, August 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51387-51388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18058]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC291]
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
September 6-14, 2022 in Boise, ID. The Pacific Council meeting will
begin on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 8 a.m. Mountain Time (MT),
reconvening at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 10 through Wednesday,
September 14, 2022. All meetings are open to the public, except for a
Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, September 9, to
address national security matters, international negotiations,
litigation, or personnel matters including appointments to advisory
bodies. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business. The Pacific Council meeting will be
held in a hybrid of remote and in-person participation. The Pacific
Council's Budget Committee and groundfish and highly migratory species
advisory entities will meet in-person in Boise. All other advisory
entities will meet by webinar only.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its groundfish
and highly migratory species advisory entities will be held at the
Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Boulevard, Boise, ID 83714; telephone:
(208) 343-1871.
Meetings will be held in-person and online. Specific meeting
information, including directions on joining meetings, connecting to
the live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in
the meeting materials 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#99f2ebf0eab7f2f5fcf0f7eafaf1f4f0fdedd9f7f6f8f8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb80998298c580878e828598888386828f9fab85848a8ac58c849d">[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 September 2022 meeting of the Pacific
Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin
initially at 9 a.m. MT Friday, September 9, 2022, and through
Wednesday, September 14, 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 briefing materials and posted on the
Pacific Council website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a> no later than Friday,
August 19, 2022.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director's Report
4. Approve Agenda
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B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Administrative Matters
1. Research and Data Needs
2. Equity and Environmental Justice
3. Council Meeting and Process Efficiencies
4. Marine Planning
5. Fiscal Matters
6. Approval of Council Meeting Record
7. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
8. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
D. Salmon Management
1. Methodology Review--Final Topic Selection and Update on Model
Improvements
E. Pacific Halibut Management
1. 2023 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
2. Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations for 2023
F. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
G. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Workload and New Management Measure Update
3. Electronic Monitoring Update
4. Methodology Review--Preliminary Fishery Impact Model Topics and
Final Assessment Methodologies
5. Stock Definitions--Update
6. Non-Trawl Area Management
7. Stock Assessment Check-In and Plan--Final Action
8. Trawl Catch Share Program--Cost Project
9. Trawl Catch Share Program and Inter-Sector Allocation Review--
Planning
10. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
H. Ecosystem Management
1. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiatives Appendix and New Initiative
2. Western Regional Action Plan
I. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. International Management Activities
3. Exempted Fishing Permits--Final Action
4. Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures--
Preliminary
5. Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan
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,
August 19, 2022.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings--All Times Mountain Time
Day 1--Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Scientific and Statistical Committee 9 a.m.
Day 2--Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Salmon Technical Team 9 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 9 a.m.
Day 3--Thursday, September 8, 2022
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 9 a.m.
Habitat Committee 9 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 9 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 10 a.m.
Budget Committee 1 p.m.
Day 4--Friday, September 9, 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.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 9 a.m.
Habitat Committee 9 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 5--Saturday, September 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 6--Sunday, September 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 7--Monday, September 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 8--Tuesday, September 13, 2022
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 9--Wednesday, September 14, 2022
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 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#4229302b316c292e272b2c31212a2f2b2636022c2d23236c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe958c978dd095929b97908d9d9693979a8abe90919f9fd0999188">[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: August 17, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18058 Filed 8-19-22; 8:45 am]
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