[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72417-72418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE318


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 December 7, 2015 through December 15, 
2015.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. in the 
Denali Room on Wednesday, December 9, continuing through Tuesday, 
December 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
W. 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501.
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the King Salmon/Iliamna Room on Monday 
December 7 and continue through Wednesday December 9, 2015. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Dillingham/
Katmai Room on Tuesday December 8, and continue through Saturday, 
December 12, 2015. The Recreational Quota Entity Committee (RQE) will 
meet on Monday, December 7, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (room to be 
determined). The Enforcement Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 
8, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (room to be determined). The Charter 
Implementation Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m. (room to be determined). The Individual Fishing Quota 
Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 
p.m. (room to be determined).

Agenda

Monday, December 7, 2015 Through Tuesday, December 15, 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 (Quintillion Fiber Optic Cable 
Presentation (T))
(2) NMFS Management Report (Report on Final 2016 Observer Annual 
Deployment Plan)
(3) ADF&G Report
(4) NOAA Enforcement Report
(5) USCG Report
(6) USFWS Report
(7) Protected Species Report
(8) Amendment 80 Coop Reports on 2016 Halibut PSC Management Plans
(9) BSAI Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Final Action
(10) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Halibut DMRS--Final 
Action
(11) GOA Chinook Salmon PSC Reapportionment--Final Action
(12) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan--Discussion Paper
(13) Charter Halibut Measures for 2016--Final Action
(14) Charter Halibut RQE Program--Initial Review
(15) Halibut Management Framework--Review

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(16) Biomass-based BSAI Halibut PSC Limits--Discussion Paper
(17) GOA Trawl Bycatch Management Workplan--Review
(18) Halibut Retention in Pots--Discussion Paper
(19) Area 4 Halibut Leasing Options for CDQ Vessels--Discussion Paper
(20) Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program Review--Review Outline
(21) AFA Program Review--Review Workplan
(22) Enforcement Precepts--Enforcement Committee Report
(23) Bristol Bay Red King Crab Savings Area Exempted Fishing Permit--
Review

    The Advisory Panel will address most of the same agenda issues as 
the Council except B reports.
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) BSAI Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Final Action
(2) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Halibut DMRS--Final 
Action
(3) Bristol Bay Red King Crab Savings Area Exempted Fishing Permit--
Review
(4) GOA Chinook Salmon PSC Reapportionment--Final Action
(5) Charter Halibut RQE Program--Initial Review

    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 Quality Act, including the 
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
    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, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified 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: November 16, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-29546 Filed 11-18-15; 8:45 am]
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