Notice2023-01184
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
January 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet February 6, 2023 through February 13, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3972-3973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01184]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC702]
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid conference meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet February 6, 2023 through February 13,
2023.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. in the Courtyard Ballroom on Monday, February 6, 2023,
and continue through Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 1 p.m. The Council's
SSC workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Courtyard Ballroom on Tuesday,
February 7, 2023, at continue through Wednesday, February 8, 2023. The
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the North/West
room on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, and continue through Friday,
February 10, 2023. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. in the Courtyard
Ballroom on Thursday, February 9, 2023, and continue through Monday,
February 13, 2023. All times listed are Pacific Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person
component of the meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 515
Madison St. Seattle, WA 98104, 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#117578707f703f7467707f62517f7e70703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e2a272f202f602b382f203d0e20212f2f60292138">[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#fa948a9c9799d49b9e979394ba94959b9bd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="412f31272c226f20252c282f012f2e20206f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, February 6, 2023, through Tuesday, February 7, 2023
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) NSRKC (Norton Sound Red King Crab) ABC (acceptable biological
catch)/OFL (overfishing limit)--Set Specifications, Crab Plan Team
Report;
(2) EFH (essential fish habitat) 5-year review summary report--
Review EFH for Arctic FMP (fishery management plan) species;
(3) Groundfish stock prioritization proposal--Review AFSC (Alaska
Fishery Science Center) prioritization proposal;
(4) Climate Change Taskforce Climate Resiliency Synthesis--Review;
(5) GOA (Gulf of Alaska) Groundfish bottom Trawl Survey Changes--
Review.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2976">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2976</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
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023, through Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The SSC workshop agenda will focus on rapid ecosystem changes in
the northern Bering Sea and southern Chukchi Sea. The workshop will
consider how species that are currently managed under the Bering Sea
Fishery Management Plans will respond to environmental changes and the
potential socioeconomic and cultural impacts of those fishermen,
communities and Tribes who rely on these marine resources. The last
component of the workshop will focus on bridging the gaps between
science and management and will include an exploration of proactive
approaches for achieving management goals in a changing environment.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted
at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2967">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2967</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023, through Friday, February 10, 2023
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Area 4 vessel use cap interim measures--Initial Review/Final
Action;
(2) Snow Crab Rebuilding analysis--Final Action;
(3) NSRKC ABC/OFL--Set specifications, Crab Plan Team Report;
(4) AIGKC (Aleutian Island Golden King Crab) facility use caps
discussion paper;
(5) EFH 5-year review summary report--Review, Ecosystem Committee
Report, NOAA Coral/Sponge research program update;
(6) BSAI (Bering Sea Aleutian Islands) Pot CP (catcher processor)
Monitoring Adjustments--Initial Review/Final Action;
(7) PSEIS (programmatic supplemental environmental impact
statement) discussion paper--Review, Ecosystem Committee Report;
(8) Groundfish stock prioritization proposal--Review, Joint
Groundfish Plan Team report;
(9) Trawl EM (electronic monitoring) Committee Report--Review;
(10) Universal data collection discussion paper on crew, lease cost
collection--Review;
(11) Staff Tasking.
Thursday, February 9, 2023, through Monday, February 13, 2023
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 GC, AFSC,
ADF&G, USCG, USFWS, IPHC report (T), Advisory Panel, SSC report);
(2) Snow Crab Rebuilding analysis--Final Action;
(3) NSRKC ABC/OFL--Set specifications, Crab Plan Team Report;
(4) AIGKC (Aleutian Island Golden King Crab) facility use caps
discussion paper;
(5) Area 4 vessel use cap interim measures--Initial Review/Final
Action;
(6) EFH 5-year review summary report--Review, Ecosystem Committee
Report, NOAA Coral/Sponge research program update;
(7) BSAI Pot CP Monitoring Adjustments--Initial Review/Final
Action;
(8) PSEIS discussion paper--Review, Ecosystem Committee Report;
(9) Groundfish stock prioritization proposal--Review, Joint
Groundfish Plan Team report;
(10) Trawl EM Committee Report--Review;
(11) Universal data collection discussion paper on crew, lease cost
collection--Review;
(12) Staff Tasking, including consideration of whether to rescind
the Halibut Catch Share Plan revised allocations motion from February
2022.
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#a9c7d9cfc4ca87c8cdc4c0c7e9c7c6c8c887cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfd1cfd9d2dc91dedbd2d6d1ffd1d0dede91d8d0c9">[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 January 13, 2023, to February 3, 2023, and closes at 12
p.m. Alaska Time on Friday February 3, 2023.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 18, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-01184 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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