Notice2022-25188
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
November 18, 2022
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Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet December 5, 2022, through December 14, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69253-69254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25188]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC561]
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 December 5, 2022, through December 14,
2022.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, December 5, 2022, through
Wednesday, December 14, 2022.
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 web conference are given
under Connection Information below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b1f121a151a551e0d1a15083b15141a1a551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8aca1a9a6a9e6adbea9a6bb88a6a7a9a9e6afa7be">[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#3b554b5d5658155a5f5652557b55545a5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="600e10060d034e01040d090e200e0f01014e070f16">[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,
December 5, 2022, and continue through Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Denali room
on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, and continue through Friday, December 9,
2022. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on
Thursday, December 8, 2022, and continue through Wednesday, December
14, 2022. The Bering Sea FEP LKTK Subsistence Taskforce (LKTKS) will
meet on Monday, December 5, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the
Denali room. The Charter Halibut Committee will meet Wednesday,
December 7, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council's Conference Room; 1007 W 3rd Ave, Suite 400,
Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. All times listed are Alaska Time.
Agenda
Monday, December 5, 2022, Through Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues;
(2) Snow crab rebuilding analysis--Initial Review;
(3) Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Groundfish--(a) Bering Sea
(BS) and Aleutian Islands (AI) Ecosystem Status Reports, (b) Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report, (c) adopt Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC)/Over Fishing Limits (OFLs); (d) Plan Team
report;
(4) Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish--(a) GOA Ecosystem Status
Report, (b) SAFE report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs, (d) Plan Team report.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2963">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2963</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, December 6, 2022, Through Friday, December 9, 2022
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues;
(2) Snow crab rebuilding analysis--Initial Review;
(3) Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) amendment--
Initial Review;
(4) Salmon bycatch: Review--(a) Salmon findings of State of Alaska
Bycatch Taskforce; (b) Chum salmon bycatch discussion paper; (c) Salmon
Bycatch Committee report;
(5) BSAI Groundfish--(a) BS and AI Ecosystem Status Reports, (b)
SAFE report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs; (d) Plan Team report;
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(6) GOA Groundfish--(a) GOA Ecosystem Status Report, (b) SAFE
report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs, (d)Plan Team report;
(7) 2023 Charter halibut management measures--Final action;
(8) Staff Tasking.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2964">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2964</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Thursday, December 8, 2022, Through Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
(1) B Reports (Executive Director, NMFS Management, NOAA General
Counsel (GC), NOAA Enforcement Report, Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), SSC report, AP report);
(2) Red King Crab Savings Area (RKCSA) emergency rule request--
Review;
(3) Snow crab rebuilding analysis--Initial Review;
(4) Crab conservation workplan--Review;
(5) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP amendment--Initial Review;
(6) BSAI Groundfish--(a) BS and AI Ecosystem Status Reports, (b)
SAFE report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs; (d) Plan Team report;
(7) GOA Groundfish--(a) GOA Ecosystem Status Report, (b) SAFE
report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs, (d)Plan Team report;
(8) 2023 Charter halibut management measures--Final action;
(9) Salmon bycatch: Review--(a) Salmon findings of State of Alaska
Bycatch Taskforce; (b) Chum salmon bycatch discussion paper; (c) Salmon
Bycatch Committee report;
(10) Staff Tasking.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2964">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2964</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Monday, December 5, 2022
The LKTKS Taskforce agenda will include (a) receive an overview of
Taskforce work products, namely the LKTKS protocol which includes the
primary guidelines and onramps for identifying, analyzing, and
including LKTKS information and expertise in the Council's decision-
making process; (b) further develop the protocol and recommendations
for LKTKS onramps; (c) discuss the timeline for remaining work to meet
the Council's objectives for the Taskforce; and (d) other business. The
Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at:
<a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2954">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2954</a>.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The Charter Halibut Committee agenda will include (a) begin with
introductions (b) review the ADF&G analysis for 2023, (c) have a
committee discussion, (d) have committee recommendations, (e) have an
electronic logbook discussion, (f) discuss upcoming meetings and other
business.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2957">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2957</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
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#96f8e6f0fbf5b8f7f2fbfff8d6f8f9f7f7b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b051b0d0608450a0f0602052b05040a0a450c041d">[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 November 18, 2022, to December 2, 2022, and closes at 12
p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, December 2, 2022.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 15, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25188 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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