Notice2023-05402
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
March 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet April 4, 2023, through April 11, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16238-16239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05402]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC839]
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 April 4, 2023, through April 11, 2023.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and
continue through Wednesday, April 5, 2023. The Ecosystem Committee will
meet Tuesday, April 4, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Denali
room. The Enforcement Committee will meet Tuesday April 4, 2023, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Council's offices. The Council's Advisory Panel
(AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Denali room on Wednesday, April 5,
2023, and continue through Friday, April 7, 2023. The Council will
begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on Thursday, April 6, 2023, and
continue through Tuesday, April 11, 2023. All times listed are Pacific
Time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: 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#e18588808f80cf8497808f92a18f8e8080cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d0ddd5dad59ad1c2d5dac7f4dadbd5d59ad3dbc2">[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#4b253b2d2628652a2f2622250b25242a2a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d534d5b505e135c595054537d53525c5c135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, Through Wednesday, April 5, 2023
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
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(1) Report on SSC rapid environmental change workshop
(2) Groundfish Plan Team December 2022 workgroup recommendations
(3) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (BS FEP) Climate Change Taskforce
(CCTF)--Review workplan, report
(4) Scallops--Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report,
Acceptable biological catch (ABC)/Over Fishing Limit (OFL), Plan Team
report
(5) Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment--Final
Action
(6) Groundfish and Crab Economic SAFE reports
(7) BS FEP Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, Subsistence (LKTKS)
Taskforce--Review Draft Protocol, Taskforce report
(8) Annual Community Engagement and Participation Overview (ACEPO)
report, NSRKC research update
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2986">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2986</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, April 4, 2023
The Ecosystem Committee agenda will include (a) Groundfish PEIS
planning and (b) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2984">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2984</a> prior to the meeting, along with meeting
materials.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
The Enforcement Committee will be reviewing enforcement tools and
regulatory prohibitions of a newly managed federal fishery Cook Inlet
Salmon. Topics will include gear marking, gear specifications,
recording keeping and reporting, monitoring, and requirements for entry
or shifting between federal and State fishery. The agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2985">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2985</a> prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, Through Friday, April 7, 2023
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Report on SSC rapid environmental change workshop
(2) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP Amendment--Final Action, Enforcement
Committee report
(3) Salmon bycatch reports--review (a) Chinook/chum genetics reports
for BS, Gulf of Alaska (GOA); (b) pollock IPA reports, Sea Share, and
(c) Salmon Bycatch Committee recommendations
(4) Scallops--SAFE report, ABC/OFL, Plan Team report
(5) Scallop FMP multi-year specifications amendment
(6) Greenland turbot in longline pots
(7) BS FEP LKTKS Taskforce--Review Draft Protocol, Taskforce report
(8) BS FEP CCTF--Review workplan, report
(9) Staff Tasking
Thursday, April 6, 2023, Through Tuesday, April 11, 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 General
Counsel (GC), Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC), Alaska Department
of Fish and Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United
States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) report, US Navy Report, North
Pacific Fisheries Commission report, Cooperative reports, Advisory
Panel, SSC report)
(2) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP amendment--Final Action, Enforcement
Committee report
(3) Salmon bycatch reports--review (a) Chinook/chum genetics reports
for BS, GOA; (b) pollock IPA reports, Sea Share, and (c) Salmon Bycatch
Committee recommendations
(4) Scallops--SAFE report, ABC/OFL, Plan Team report
(5) Scallop FMP multi-year specifications amendment--Initial/Final
action
(6) Greenland turbot in longline pots--Final Action
(7) Report on SSC rapid environmental change workshop--Review
(8) BS FEP LKTKS Taskforce--Review Draft Protocol, Taskforce report
(9) BS FEP Climate Change Taskforce--Review workplan, report
(10) 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#bbd5cbddd6d895dadfd6d2d5fbd5d4dada95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94fae4f2f9f7baf5f0f9fdfad4fafbf5f5baf3fbe2">[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 March 17, 2023, to March 31, 2023, and closes at 12 p.m.
Alaska Time on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 13, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05402 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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