[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28237-28238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11865]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 1-9, 2015.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. on 
Wednesday, June 3, continuing through Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The 
Scientific Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, 
June 1 and continue through Wednesday, June 3, 2015. The Council's 
Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, and 
continue through Saturday, June 6, 2015. All meetings are open to the 
public, except executive sessions. The Council's Legislative Committee 
will meet Tuesday, June 2 at the Westmark Hotel, 330 Seward Street, 
Founders Room, Sitka, AK 99835, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All meetings except for the Legislative Committee meeting 
will be held at the Centennial Hall, 330 Harbor Drive, Sitka, 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 (including Draft National Standard 1 
(NS1) comments/legislative updates, Fisheries Forum Information Network 
(FFIN))
    NMFS Management Report
    ADF&G Report
    NOAA Enforcement Report
    U.S. Coast Guard Report
    U.S. FWS Report
    Protected Species Report
2. BSAI Crab: Plan team report; Overfishing Levels/Acceptable 
Biological Catch (OFL/ABC) for 3 stocks
3. Final Action--Bering Sea Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC)
4. Review Observer Program Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA)
5. Review Observer Program Annual Report
6. Review Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) report
7. Electronic Monitoring (EM) Workgroup report
8. Observer coverage on BSAI trawl catcher vessels (CVs): Discuss 
alternatives
9. Final Action on Observer coverage on small Catcher Processors (CPs)
10. Determine priorities--Research Priorities
11. Initial review--Adak crab offload (T)
12. Pacific cod modeling report (SSC only)
13. Staff Tasking

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

1. BSAI Crab
2. Halibut PSC
3. Observer Issues
4. Review NS Guidelines
5. Research Priorities
6. Pacific cod modeling report
7. Adak crab offload

    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Councils 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

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Quality Act, including the OMB Peer Review guidelines.
    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. The names and organizational affiliations of SSC members 
are also posted on the Web site.
    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 Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

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 12, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11865 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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