Notice2024-10854
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
May 17, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet June 3, 2024, through June 12, 2024, in Kodiak, AK.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43379-43380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10854]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD969]
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 meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet June 3, 2024, through June 12, 2024, in
Kodiak, AK.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 3, 2024, and continue through Tuesday,
June 4, 2024. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, and again on Friday, June 7, 2024, through
Sunday, June 9, 2024. The Council, SSC, and AP will participate in the
Climate Scenario Workshop all day on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, and
Thursday, June 6, 2024. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday,
June 7, 2024, and continue through Wednesday, June 12, 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 Kodiak Marketplace, 111 W
Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, AK 99615, 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., Suite 400, 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="315558505f501f5447505f42715f5e50501f565e47">[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#0b657b6d6668256a6f6662654b65646a6a256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2846584e454b06494c4541466846474949064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, June 3, 2024, Through Tuesday, June 4, 2024
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Observer Annual Report for 2023
(2) Bering Sea and Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab harvest specifications--
AIGKC (Aleutian Island Gold King Crab) Stock Assessment and Fishery
Evaluation (SAFE) report, acceptable biological catch and overfishing
limits (ABC/OFLs), Plan Team report
(3) Small Sablefish Release--initial review
(4) BSAI Crab Program Review--review report (T)
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/3047">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3047</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 4, 2024, and Friday, June 7, 2024, Through Sunday, June
9, 2024
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Observer Annual Report for 2023
(2) BSAI Crab harvest specifications--AIGKC SAFE report, ABC/OFLs, Plan
Team report
(3) Unobserved Fishing Mortality Workgroup--review report
(4) Small Sablefish Release--initial review
(5) BSAI Crab Program Review--review report
(6) Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program Review--review
workplan
(7) Research Priorities--adopt 5-year research priorities
(8) BSAI Pot Cod Limited Access Privilege Program (LAPP)--review
discussion paper
(9) Staff Tasking
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3046">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3046</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Through Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Climate Scenario Workshop agenda will include presentations and
discussion on the following topics:
(1) The definition of climate readiness, and opportunities for
building climate readiness in the Council process.
(2) Case studies of climate change impacts to Alaska fisheries.
(3) An introduction to the approach of climate scenario planning,
and four hypothetical scenarios that will be discussed during breakout
sessions.
(4) Breakout discussions to explore the four hypothetical scenarios
in depth and generate ideas for approaches the Council could take to
build resilience and meet management objectives across a range of
possible futures.
(5) Opportunities for ecosystem-based management approaches and
information to support climate readiness.
(6) Wrap-up discussions to share highlights from breakout sessions
and consider potential next steps.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3049">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3049</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Friday, June 7, 2024, Through Wednesday, June 12, 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), NOAA Enforcement Report, 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), North
Pacific Research Board, Advisory Panel, SSC report)
(2) Observer Annual Report for 2023
(3) BSAI Crab harvest specifications--AIGKC SAFE report, ABC/OFLs, Plan
Team report
(4) Unobserved Fishing Mortality Workgroup--review report
(5) Area 4 Vessel Caps--Initial Review
(6) Small Sablefish Release--initial review
(7) BSAI Crab Program Review--review report
(8) Central GOA Rockfish Program Review--review workplan
(9) BSAI Pot Cod LAPP--review discussion paper
(10) Research Priorities--adopt 5-year research priorities
(11) Staff Tasking
The Council will also meet in Executive Session on Friday morning
and Saturday 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/3046">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3046</a> prior to the meeting,
along with meeting materials.
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#fd938d9b909ed39c99909493bd93929c9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5abb5a3a8a6eba4a1a8acab85abaaa4a4eba2aab3">[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 10, 2024, to May 31, 2024, and closes at 12 p.m.
Alaska time on Friday, May 31, 2024.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. 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 14, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-10854 Filed 5-16-24; 8:45 am]
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