Notice2023-10867
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
May 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet June 5, 2023 through June 11, 2023, in Sitka, AK.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32756-32757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10867]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD036]
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid conference.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet June 5, 2023 through June 11, 2023, in
Sitka, AK.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. in the auditorium on Monday, June 5, 2023, and continue
through Wednesday, June 5, 2023. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will
begin at 8 a.m. in room 6 on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, and continue
through Thursday, June 8, 2023. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. in the
auditorium on Thursday, June 8, 2023, and continue through Sunday, June
11, 2023. All times listed are Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person
component of the meeting will be held at the Harrigan Centennial Hall,
330 Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835, 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#a5c1ccc4cbc48bc0d3c4cbd6e5cbcac4c48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f6b666e616e216a796e617c4f61606e6e21686079">[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#c9a7b9afa4aae7a8ada4a0a789a7a6a8a8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="761806101b155817121b1f18361819171758111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, June 5, 2023, Through Wednesday, June 7, 2023
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
1. Discussion of potential meeting cycle adjustments
2. Presentation on revised National Standard 1 guidelines
3. Bering Sea and Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab harvest specifications--
review and recommendations for the Stock Assessment and Fishery
Evaluation (SAFE) report, acceptable biological catch and overfishing
limits (ABC/OFLs), Plan Team report
4. Observer reports--review Observer Annual Report for 2022
5. Bristol Bay Red King Crab (BBRKC) closure areas--Initial review
6. Crew data collection discussion paper--Review
The SSC will also meet in Executive Session on Monday morning, to
discuss internal administrative issues. The agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2994">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2994</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, June 6, 2023, Through Thursday, June 9, 2023
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
1. Crab C share recent participation requirement--Initial review
2. BSAI Crab harvest specifications--SAFE report, ABC/OFLs, Plan Team
report
3. Observer reports--review (a) Observer Annual Report for 2022; (b)
partial coverage cost efficiencies report, and (c) Partial Coverage
Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) and Fishery Monitoring
Advisory Committee (FMAC) reports
4. BBRKC closure areas--Initial review
5. Small sablefish release staff update--Review
6. Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)--Consider purpose
and need, alternatives; Ecosystem Committee Report
7. Staff Tasking, including discussion of potential meeting cycle
adjustments
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2993">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2993</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Thursday, June 8, 2023, Through Sunday, June 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), AP, SSC)
2. BSAI Crab harvest specifications--SAFE report, ABC/OFLs, Plan Team
report
3. Observer reports--review (a) Observer Annual Report for 2022; (b)
partial coverage cost efficiencies report, and (c) PCFMAC and FMAC
reports
4. Crab C share recent participation requirement--Initial review
5. Small sablefish release staff update--Review
6. BBRKC closure areas--Initial review
7. Programmatic EIS--Consider purpose and need, alternatives; Ecosystem
Committee report
8. Staff Tasking, including potential meeting cycle adjustments and
action as necessary on crew data collection
The Council will also meet in Executive Session on Friday
afternoon, to discuss internal administrative issues. The agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2993">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2993</a> prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
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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="630d13050e004d02070e0a0d230d0c02024d040c15">[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 May 12, 2023, to June 2, 2023, and closes at 12 p.m.
Alaska Time on Friday, June 2, 2023.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice 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 Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 17, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10867 Filed 5-19-23; 8:45 am]
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