Notice2024-11146
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
May 21, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet June 7-13, 2024 in San Diego, CA and via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely. The following groups will meet in person in San Diego: Habitat Committee, Scientific and Statistical Committee, Groundfish Management Team, Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Budget Committee, Legislative Committee, Equity and Environmental Justice Committee, Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly Migratory Species Management Team, and Enforcement Consultants. The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will meet remotely. Additionally, the Council will be hosting the Highly Migratory Species Workshop on June 6-7, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44640-44642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11146]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD975]
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 (Council) and its
advisory bodies will meet June 7-13, 2024 in San Diego, CA and via
webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity
to provide public comment remotely. The following groups will meet in
person in San Diego: Habitat Committee, Scientific and Statistical
Committee, Groundfish Management Team, Groundfish Advisory Subpanel,
Budget Committee, Legislative Committee, Equity and Environmental
Justice Committee, Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, Highly
Migratory Species Management Team, and Enforcement Consultants. The
Salmon Advisory Subpanel will meet remotely. Additionally, the Council
will be hosting the Highly Migratory Species Workshop on June 6-7,
2024.
DATES: The Highly Migratory Species Workshop will take place on June 6
and 7, starting at 9 a.m., Pacific time (PT) each day and continuing
until business for the day is complete. The Pacific Council meeting
will begin on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 10 a.m. PT, reconvening at 8
a.m. on Sunday, June 9 through Thursday, June 13, 2024. All meetings
are open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to
10 a.m., Saturday, June 8 to address litigation and personnel matters.
The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete
its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: The Highly Migratory Species Workshop and meetings of the
Pacific Council and its advisory entities will be held at the
Doubletree by Hilton San Diego--Mission Valley, 7450 Hazard Center
Drive, San Diego, CA; telephone: (619) 297-5466. Specific meeting
information, including directions on joining the meeting, connecting to
the Council meeting 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#fd968f948ed396919894938e9e9590949989bd93929c9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6bda4bfa5f8bdbab3bfb8a5b5bebbbfb2a296b8b9b7b7f8b1b9a0">[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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Highly Migratory Species Workshop will
take place in person on June 6 and 7, starting at 9 a.m. PT each day
and continuing until business for the day is complete. The June 7-13,
2024 meeting of the Pacific Council will take place in person and also
be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin initially at 10
a.m. PT Saturday, June 8, and 8 a.m. Sunday, June 9 through Thursday,
June 13, 2024. 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 Pacific 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 described in Agenda Item A.3, Proposed Council Meeting
Agenda, and will be in the advance June 2024 briefing materials and
posted on the Pacific Council website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a> no later than
Friday, May 17, 2024.
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 Update
2. Council Operations and Priorities
3. Legislative Matters
4. Fiscal Matters
5. Approval of Council Meeting Records
6. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures--2025-
27 Advisory Body Composition and Respectful Workplace Policies
7. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
D. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
E. Salmon Management
1. Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup--Progress Report
2. Queets River Spring/Summer Chinook Rebuilding Plan--Progress
Report
F. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Coral Research and
Restoration Closures--Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment Final
Action
3. Final Stock Assessment Plan and Terms of Reference
4. Stock Definitions for Species Assessed in 2025 and 2027--Range
of Alternatives
5. Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction--Final Action
6. 2025-26 Harvest Specifications, Management Measures, and
Exempted Fishing Permits--Fishery Management Plan Amendment Final
Action
7. Inseason Management--Final Action
H. Cross Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
1. Marine Planning
2. NMFS Regional Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Plan and
EEJ Committee--Update
I. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. Stock Assessment Terms of Reference and Accepted Practices--
Final Action
Workshop and Advisory Body Agendas
The Highly Migratory Species Workshop and 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 Pacific Council meetings. Proposed agendas for these
meetings will be available on the Pacific Council website,
<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>, no later than Friday, May 17, 2024.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
June 6-7, 2024
Highly Migratory Species Workshop 9 a.m.
Day 1--Friday, June 7, 2024
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 1 p.m.
Groundfish Management Team 1 p.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel (Online) 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Legislative Committee 10 a.m.
Budget Committee 1 p.m.
Equity and Environmental Justice Committee 1 p.m.
Enforcement Consultants 2 p.m.
Day 2--Saturday, June 8, 2024
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.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 8 a.m.
Day 3--Sunday, June 9, 2024
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 4--Monday, June 10, 2024
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 5--Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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 (Online) As Necessary
Day 6--Wednesday, June 12, 2024
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants (Online) As Necessary
Day 7--Thursday, June 13, 2024
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
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
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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#d5bea7bca6fbbeb9b0bcbba6b6bdb8bcb1a195bbbab4b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264d544f55084d4a434f4855454e4b4f4252664849474708414950">[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: May 16, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-11146 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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