[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00610]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD707


North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: There will be a joint meeting of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council (Council) and International Pacific Halibut 
Commission (IPHC) in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2015, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 515 
Madison Street, South Room, Seattle, WA.
    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/IPHC agenda:
1. Introductions/opening comments
2. Brief history of NPFMC/IPHC/NMFS interactions
3. Brief description of respective management authorities and 
applicable laws
4. Current data/information collection issues relative to stock 
assessment and management; Reconciling bycatch estimates for use in 
stock assessment and Catch Limit Fishing Mortality Rate (FCEY) 
determinations; Improving estimates of discard mortalities and discard 
mortality rates (DMRs(\) in the directed halibut and other fisheries
5. Discussion of current management measures and issues of mutual 
interest; IPHC Total mortality accounting framework and Scientific 
Statistical Committee (SSC) review; Council BSAI halibut Prohibited 
Species Catch (PSC) reduction package and SSC review; Abundance-based 
PSC limits (background discussion being drafted by NPFMC/IPHC)
6. Identify areas of mutual interest in research and facilitation of 
management
7. Public comment
8. Council/IPHC discussion of all agenda items

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org. Background documents, reports, and 
analyses for review are posted on the Council Web site in advance of 
the meeting.

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: January 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-00610 Filed 1-15-15; 8:45 am]
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