[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27366-27367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11149]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC677


North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will hold public meetings, June 3-11, 2013 at the 
Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. on 
Wednesday, June 5, continuing through Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The 
Scientific Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, 
June 3 and continue through Wednesday, June 5. The Council's Advisory 
Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4 and continue through 
Saturday, June 8. The Ecosystem Committee will meet Tuesday, June 4, 
2013, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Federal Building, 709 W. 9th Street, 
Sustainable Fisheries conference room, 4th floor, Juneau, AK. The 
Enforcement Committee will meet Tuesday, June 4, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
at the Goldbelt Hotel, 51 Egan Drive, Chilkat Room, Juneau, AK. All 
meetings are open to the public, except executive sessions.

ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be held at Centennial Hall, 101 
Egan Drive, Juneau, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council Plenary Session

    The agenda for the Council's plenary session will include the 
following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the 
issues identified.

1. Executive Director's Report
    NMFS Management Report (including flow scale discussion paper, 
update on halibut/sablefish IFQ leasing prohibition, Essential Fish 
Habitat update)
    NOAA Enforcement Report
    ADF&G Report
    USCG Report
    USFWS Report
    Protected Species Report (including Progress report and Biological 
Opinion (BiOp) analytical approach on Steller Sea Lion (SSL) 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
2. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab: Receive Crab Plan Team 
report; Set final Overfishing Levels (OFL)/Acceptable Biological Catch 
(ABC) specifications for 4 stocks.
3. Freezer Longline Issues: Final action on Gulf of Alaska (GOA) 
Pacific cod sideboards; Industry update on Bering Sea Turbot fishery 
negotiations.
4. Observer Program: Review first year report; Electronic Monitoring 
(EM) strategic plan; Review Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) report; 
Review 3rd Party discussion paper.
5. GOA Salmon Chinook Bycatch: Final action on GOA Chinook salmon 
bycatch in non-pollock trawl fisheries.
6. GOA Trawl Bycatch: Discussion paper on GOA Trawl Bycatch management/
roadmap; Initial review on GOA Trawl Data Collection; Tendering report.
7. Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs) Cost Recovery: Council 
recommendation on cost recovery programs for American Fishery Act 
(AFA), Amendment 80, and Community Development Quota (CDQ) groundfish/
halibut LAPPs.
8. Bering Sea Canyon: Review updated Alaska Fishery Science Center 
report; Discussion paper on fishing activities and management.
9. Miscellaneous Issues: Initial review of analysis regarding 
definition of fishing guide (Council only); Update on Halibut/Sablefish 
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) discussion papers (GOA sablefish pots, 
sablefish A-share caps); Approve Research Priorities.
10. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking.
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

1. BS/AI Crab
2. GOA Trawl Data Collection
3. Bering Sea Canyons
4. Approve Research Priorities
    The Advisory Panel will address most of the same agenda issues as 
the Council except B reports. The Agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action 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.

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Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 7, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-11149 Filed 5-9-13; 8:45 am]
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