Notice2022-20054
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
September 16, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet via hybrid conference October 3, 2022 through October 11, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56929-56930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20054]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC378]
North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet via hybrid conference October 3, 2022
through October 11, 2022.
DATES: The meetings will be held October 3, 2022 through October 11,
2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person
component of the meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W 3rd
Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501, or join the meeting 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 webconference are given
under Connection Information, below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88ece1e9e6e9a6edfee9e6fbc8e6e7e9e9a6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d39343c333c73382b3c332e1d33323c3c733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support,
please contact our Council administrative staff, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acc2dccac1cf82cdc8c1c5c2ecc2c3cdcd82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a7b9afa4aae7a8ada4a0a789a7a6a8a8e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on Monday,
October 3, 2022, and continue through Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Denali room
on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, and continue through Friday, October 7,
2022. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on
Thursday, October 6, 2022, and continue through Tuesday, October 11,
2022. The Ecosystem Committee will meet on Monday October 3, 2022 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Denali room. All times listed are Alaska time.
Agenda
Monday, October 3, 2022
The Ecosystem Committee will meet to receive updates on the
development of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-year review, the
Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Climate Change Taskforce
report, and other updates on scoping and workshops. The Agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at: <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2952">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2952</a>.
Monday, October 3, 2022, Through Wednesday, October 5, 2022
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab specifications--(a)
review Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report; (b) adopt
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)/Over Fishing Limits (OFLs) for
Bristol Bay red king crab (BBRKC), Tanner crab, snow crab, Pribilof
Island red king crab (PIRKC), St. Matthew blue king crab (SMBKC); (c)
Crab Plan Team report; (d) Ecosystem Status Report preview; (e) snow
crab rebuilding projections.
(2) Greenland turbot in longline pots--Initial Review.
(3) BSAI/Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish--(a) Proposed
specifications; (b) Plan Team reports; (c) spatial management
discussion papers (GOA demersal shelf rockfish (DSR), BSAI
blackspotted/rougheye rockfish (BSRE)).
(4) Stock prioritization--review NMFS recommendations.
(5) BBRKC expanded discussion paper--review.
(6) Universal data collection components discussion paper--review.
(7) Amendment 80 program and allocation review--review workplan.
(8) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (BS FEP) Climate Change
Taskforce Climate Readiness Synthesis Report--Review.
(9) Essential Fish Habitat--review preliminary components of 5-year
review.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2947">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2947</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 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
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022, Through Friday, October 7, 2022
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Election of chair.
(2) Pacific cod small boat access--Final Action.
(3) Trawl EM analysis--Final Action.
(4) Greenland turbot in longline pots--Initial Review.
(5) BSAI Crab specifications--(a) review SAFE report; (b) adopt
ABC/OFLs for BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, PIRKC, SMBKC; (c) Crab Plan
Team report; (d) PNCIAC report.
(6) BBRKC expanded discussion paper--review.
(7) BSAI/GOA Groundfish--(a) Proposed specifications, (b) Plan Team
reports, (c) spatial management discussion papers (GOA DSR, BSAI BSRE).
(8) Stock prioritization--review NMFS recommendations.
(9) Universal data collection components discussion paper--review.
(10) Amendment 80 program and allocation review--workplan.
(11) Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee
(PCFMAC) report--review.
(12) BS FEP Climate Change Taskforce--(a) Alaska Climate Integrated
Modeling (ACLIM) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
update, (b) Climate Readiness Synthesis Report--Review.
(13) Ecosystem Committee report--review.
(14) Staff Tasking.
Thursday, October 6, 2022, Through Tuesday, October 11, 2022
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
(1) Swear in new members, election of officers.
(2) B Reports (Executive Director, NMFS Management, NOAA General
Council (GC), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), Alaska Department
of Fish and Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United
States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), SSC report, AP report).
(3) BSAI Crab specifications--(a) review SAFE report; (b) adopt
ABC/OFLs for BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, PIRKC, SMBKC; (c) Crab Plan
Team report; (d) PNCIAC report.
(4) Pacific cod small boat access--Final Action.
(5) Trawl EM analysis--Final Action.
(6) Greenland turbot in longline pots--Initial Review.
(7) BSAI/GOA Groundfish--(a) Proposed specifications, (b) Plan Team
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reports, (c) spatial management discussion papers (GOA DSR, BSAI BSRE).
(8) Stock prioritization--review NMFS recommendations.
(9) BBRKC expanded discussion paper--review paper and update on
public responses to request for information.
(10) Universal data collection components discussion paper--review.
(11) Amendment 80 program and allocation review--workplan.
(12) PCFMAC report--review.
(13) BS FEP Climate Change Taskforce--(a) ACLIM and IPCC update,
(b) Climate Readiness Synthesis Report--Review.
(14) Ecosystem Committee report--review.
(15) Staff Tasking.
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or
smart phone; or by phone 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#573927313a347936333a3e39173938363679303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6d8c6d0dbd598d7d2dbdfd8f6d8d9d7d798d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>.
If you are attending the meeting in-person, please refer to the
COVID avoidance protocols on our website, <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings/">https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings/</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 September 16, 2022, to September 30, 2022, and closes at
12 p.m. Alaska time on Friday, September 30, 2022.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 12, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-20054 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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