[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56448-56449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23459]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE192


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 meet Monday, October 5, 2015, through Tuesday, 
October 13, 2015.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, October 5, 2015 through 
Tuesday, October 13, 2015. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
W. 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
specific locations.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will begin its plenary session 
at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian Room on Wednesday, October 7, continuing 
through Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The Scientific Statistical Committee 
(SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the King Salmon/Iliamna Room on Monday, 
October 5 and continue through Wednesday, October 7, 2015. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Dillingham/
Katmai Room on Tuesday, October 6, and continue through Saturday, 
October 10, 2015. The Enforcement Committee will meet on Tuesday, 
October 6, 2015 (room and time to be determined). The Legislative 
Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
(room to be determined).

Agenda

Monday, October 5, 2015 Through Tuesday, October 13, 2015

    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 Halibut Management Framework 
Outline, and Halibut Deck Sorting)
(2) NMFS Management Report (including update on non-fishing habitat 
issues, litigation updates)
(3) ADF&G Report (including BOF proposals)
(4) USCG Report
(5) USFWS Report
(6) Protected Species Report
(7) BSAI Crab SAFE/Specifications for 6 stocks
(8) Proposed Groundfish Harvest Specifications
(9) Pribilof Canyon Corals: Receive Report/Next Steps
(10) AI Pacific cod Allocation: Final Action
(11) EM Workgroup recommendation for 2016 Pre-implementation
(12) Observer Program 2016 Annual Deployment Plan: Review
(13) Observer Coverage on BSAI Trawl CVs: Initial Review
(14) GOA Trawl Bycatch Management: Review Paper
(15) 100% Observer Coverage for GOA Trawl: Discussion paper
(16) GOA Salmon PSC Reapportionment: Preliminary Review
(17) WAI Golden King Crab Partial Offloads: Final Action

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org/.
    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 Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 15, 2015.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-23459 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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