Notice2024-05325
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
March 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet April 1, 2024 through April 9, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18393-18394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05325]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD783]
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice of hybrid conference meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet April 1, 2024 through April 9, 2024.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on Monday, April 1, 2024, and
continue through Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The Council's Advisory Panel
(AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Denali room on Tuesday, April 2, 2024,
and continue through Saturday, April 6, 2024. The closed Executive/
Finance Committee will meet Wednesday April 3, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. at the Council's offices. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. in the
Aleutian room on Thursday, April 4, 2024, and continue through Tuesday,
April 9, 2024. 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 Hilton Hotel, 500 W 3rd
Ave., Suite 400, 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#d6b2bfb7b8b7f8b3a0b7b8a596b8b9b7b7f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f1b161e111e511a091e110c3f11101e1e51181009">[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#ed839d8b808ec38c89808483ad83828c8cc38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddb3adbbb0bef3bcb9b0b4b39db3b2bcbcf3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, April 1, 2024, Through Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Scallops--Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE)
report, Acceptable biological catch (ABC)/Over Fishing Limit (OFL),
Plan Team report.
(2) Salmon bycatch--review (a) Chinook/chum genetics reports for
Bering Sea (BS), Gulf of Alaska (GOA); and (c) Chum Salmon Bycatch
initial review analysis.
(3) Amendment 80 Program Review--review report.
(4) Research Priorities--set 5-year priorities.
(5) Sablefish study for IRA funding--discuss for potential
analysis.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3040">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3040</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 2, 2024, Through Saturday, April 6, 2024
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Scallops--SAFE report, ABC/OFL, Plan Team report.
(2) Salmon bycatch--review (a) Chinook/chum genetics reports BS and
GOA, and (c) Chum Salmon Bycatch initial review analysis.
(3) Area 4 Vessel Caps--Initial Review.
(4) Amendment 80 Program Review--review report.
(5) Maximum retention amount adjustments--review discussion paper.
(6) Research Priorities set 5-year priorities.
(7) Staff Tasking.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Executive/Finance Committee will meet in closed session to
discuss Council finances and internal administrative matters.
Thursday, April 4, 2024, Through Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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, Cooperative reports,
Advisory Panel, SSC report).
(2) Scallops--SAFE report, ABC/OFL, Plan Team report.
(3) Salmon bycatch--review (a) Chinook/chum genetics reports BS and
GOA; (b) pollock IPA reports, Sea Share, and (c) Chum Salmon Bycatch
initial review analysis.
(4) Area 4 Vessel Caps--Initial Review.
(5) Amendment 80 Program Review--review report.
(6) Maximum retention amount adjustments--review discussion paper.
(7) Research Priorities set 5-year priorities.
(8) 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#442a342229276a2520292d2a042a2b25256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="355b455358561b5451585c5b755b5a54541b525a43">[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 8, 2024, to March 29, 2024, and closes at 12 p.m.,
Alaska Time on Friday, March 29, 2024.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05325 Filed 3-12-24; 8:45 am]
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