Notice2023-21470
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
September 29, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory bodies will meet November 1-8, 2023 in Garden Grove, California and via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67245-67247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21470]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD426]
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 Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and
its advisory bodies will meet November 1-8, 2023 in Garden Grove,
California and via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed
with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely.
DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday, November 3,
2023, at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, November 4 through Wednesday, November 8, 2023. All meetings
are open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to
9 a.m., Friday, November 3, to address litigation and personnel
matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to
complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory
entities will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, 11999 Harbor
Blvd., Garden Grove, CA; telephone: (714) 750-1234. Specific meeting
information, including directions on joining the meeting, connecting to
the live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in
the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see
<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1cad3c8d28fcacdc4c8cfd2c2c9ccc8c5d5e1cfcec0c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90fbe2f9e3befbfcf5f9fee3f3f8fdf9f4e4d0fefff1f1bef7ffe6">[email protected]</span></a>) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for
technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Merrick Burden, Executive
Director, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2418 or (866) 806-7204
toll-free, or access the Pacific Council website, <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>, for
the proposed agenda and meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The November 3-8, 2023 meeting of the
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts
begin initially at 9 a.m. PDT Friday, November 3, 2023, and 8 a.m. PDT
Saturday, November 4 through Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Broadcasts
end when business for the day is complete. Only the audio portion and
presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific Council meeting
will be broadcast. The audio portion for the public is listen-only
except that an opportunity for oral public comment will be provided
prior to Council Action on each agenda item. Additional information and
instructions on joining or listening to the meeting can be found on the
Pacific Council's website (see <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer
to actions requiring the Council to transmit a proposed fishery
management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under sections 304 or 305 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional
detail on agenda items, Council action, and advisory entity meeting
times, are
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described in Agenda Item A.3, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, and will
be in the advance November 2023 briefing materials and posted on the
Pacific Council website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a> no later than Friday,
October 13, 2023.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda
4. Executive Director's Report
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Administrative Matters
1. Council Coordination Committee Report
2. National Marine Fisheries Service 2023 Accomplishments and 2024
Priorities
3. Marine Planning
4. Fiscal Matters
5. Legislative Matters
6. Approval of Council Meeting Record
7. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
8. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
D. Salmon Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report Including Stock Status
Determinations
2. Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 24: Southern Resident Killer
Whale Threshold Clarifications--Final
3. Final Methodology Review
4. Final 2024 Preseason Management Schedule and 2024 Management
Framework for California Chinook Fisheries
5. Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup Progress Report
E. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Adopt Quillback Rebuilding Analyses, Catch-Only Projections, and
Revised Projections
3. Final Inseason Adjustments for 2023 and 2024, Including 2024 Whiting
Set-Asides--Part I
4. Sablefish Gear Switching--Preliminary Preferred Alternative
5. Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-2026--Part I
6. Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permits for 2025-2026
7. Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-2026--Part
II
8. Phase 2 Stock Definitions--Planning
9. Final Inseason Adjustments for 2023-2024--Part II, if Necessary
F. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Highly Migratory Species Essential Fish Habitat Amendment--Final
3. Highly Migratory Species Roadmap Workshop
G. Pacific Halibut Management
1. 2024 Catch Sharing Plan and Regulations--Final
Advisory Body Agendas
Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues
that are on the Pacific Council agenda for this meeting and may also
include issues that may be relevant to future Council meetings.
Proposed advisory body agendas for this meeting will be available on
the Pacific Council website, <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>, no later than Friday,
October 13, 2023 by the end of the business day.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Wednesday, November 1, 2023:
Marine Planning Committee.............................................. 8 a.m.
Groundfish Subcommittee Scientific and Statistical Committee........... 3 p.m.
Day 2--Thursday, November 2, 2023:
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team............................................. 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee................................... 8 a.m.
Legislative Committee.................................................. 10 a.m.
Budget Committee....................................................... 1 p.m.
Enforcement Consultants................................................ 2 p.m.
Day 3--Friday, November 3, 2023:
California State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation................................................ 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team............................................. 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel............................. 1 p.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team............................... 1 p.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee................................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants................................................ As Necessary.
Day 4--Saturday, November 4, 2023:
California State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation................................................ 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team............................................. 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel............................. 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team............................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants................................................ As Necessary.
Day 5--Sunday, November 5, 2023:
California State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation................................................ 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team............................................. 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team............................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants................................................ As Necessary.
Day 6--Monday, November 6, 2023:
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California State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation................................................ 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................................... 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team............................................. 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants................................................ As Necessary.
Day 7--Tuesday, November 7, 2023
California State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation................................................ 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants................................................ As Necessary.
Day 8--Wednesday, November 8, 2023
California State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation................................................ 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation............................................ 7 a.m.
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Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after
publication of this document 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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b001902184500070e020518080306020f1f2b05040a0a450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f342d362c7134333a36312c3c3732363b2b1f31303e3e71383029">[email protected]</span></a>; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 business days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 26, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21470 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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