[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59192-59194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20646]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE847


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and 
its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet 
September 12-20, 2016. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on 
Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 10 a.m., reconvening at 8 a.m. each day 
through Tuesday, September 20, 2016. All meetings are open to the 
public, except a closed session will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., 
Thursday, September 15 to address litigation and personnel matters. The 
Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its 
scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will be 
held at the Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise, ID 83714; 
telephone: (208) 343-1871.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE

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Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. Instructions for 
attending the meeting via live stream broadcast are given under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204 toll-free; or access the 
Pacific Council Web site, http://www.pcouncil.org for the current 
meeting location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The September 15-20, 2016 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 11 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) Thursday, September 15, 
2016 and continue at 8 a.m. daily through Tuesday, September 20, 2016. 
Broadcasts end daily at 6 p.m. PT or when business for the day is 
complete. Only the audio portion and presentations displayed on the 
screen at the Pacific Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio 
portion is listen-only; you will be unable to speak to the Pacific 
Council via the broadcast. To access the meeting online please use the 
following link: http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar 
and enter the September Webinar ID, 132-423-419 and your email address. 
You can attend the webinar online using a computer, tablet, or smart 
phone, using the GoToMeeting application. It is recommended that you 
use a computer headset to listen to the meeting, but you may use your 
telephone for the audio portion only of the meeting. The audio portion 
may be attended using a telephone by dialing the toll number 1-213-929-
4212 (not a toll-free number), audio access code 447-457-678, and enter 
the audio pin shown after joining the webinar.
    The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not 
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer 
to actions requiring the Council to transmit a proposed fishery 
management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to 
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under sections 304 or 305 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional 
detail on agenda items, Council action, advisory entity meeting times, 
and meeting rooms are described in Agenda Item A.5, Proposed Council 
Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance September 2016 briefing 
materials and posted on the Council Web site at www.pcouncil.org.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Council Member Appointments
    3. Roll Call
    4. Executive Director's Report
    5. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat
    1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Ecosystem-Based Management
    1. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Coordinated Ecosystem Indicator Review 
Initiative
    2. Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Roadmap
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. Minimum Stock Size Thresholds Report
    2. Stock Assessment Workshop Report
    3. Anchovy Management Update
    4. Artisanal Fishery Management Issue Scoping
F. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    3. 2017-18 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures 
Rulemaking Update and Clarifications
    4. Scoping of Trawl Sector Quota Pounds Trading
    5. 5-Year Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocation Review 
Update
    6. Inseason Management Final Action
    7. Amendment 21 At-Sea Sector Set-Asides Final Action
    8. Mid-Biennium Annual Catch Limit Adjustment and Rebuilding 
Harvest Rate Adjustment Policies
G. Administrative Matters
    1. Legislative Matters
    2. West Coast Regional Operating Agreement Initial Review
    3. Fiscal Matters
    4. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    5. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    6. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
H. Salmon Management
    1. Salmon Methodology Review
    2. Sacramento River Winter Chinook Harvest Control Rule Update
I. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. 2017 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulation Changes
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. Update on International Issues
    2. Exempted Fishing Permits
    3. Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
    4. Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permit Criteria to Advance 
Gear Authorization
    5. Federal Drift Gillnet Permit Amendment

Advisory Body Agendas

    Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues 
that are on the Council agenda for this meeting, and may also include 
issues that may be relevant to future Council meetings. Proposed 
advisory body agendas for this meeting will be available on the Council 
Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than Wednesday, August 31, 2016.

                     Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Monday, September 12, 2016
  SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee...............................       9 a.m.
Day 2--Tuesday, September 13, 2016
  SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee...............................       9 a.m.
  Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel..............................       1 p.m.
  Ecosystem Workgroup......................................       1 p.m.
Day 3--Wednesday, September 14, 2016
  Coastal Species Advisory Subpanel........................       8 a.m.
  Coastal Species Management Team..........................       8 a.m.
  Groundfish Management Team...............................       8 a.m.
  Scientific and Statistical Committee.....................       8 a.m.
  Habitat Committee........................................    8:30 a.m.
  Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel..............................       9 a.m.
  Ecosystem Workgroup......................................       9 a.m.
  Legislative Committee....................................       1 p.m.
  Budget Committee.........................................    2:30 p.m.
Day 4--Thursday, September 15, 2016
  California State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Oregon State Delegation..................................       7 a.m.
  Washington State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel................       8 a.m.
  Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team..................       8 a.m.
  Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.............................       8 a.m.
  Groundfish Management Team...............................       8 a.m.
  Salmon Advisory Subpanel.................................       8 a.m.
  Scientific and Statistical Committee.....................       8 a.m.
  Enforcement Consultants..................................       3 p.m.
Day 5--Friday, September 16, 2016
  California State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Oregon State Delegation..................................       7 a.m.
  Washington State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.............................       8 a.m.
  Groundfish Management Team...............................       8 a.m.
  Salmon Advisory Subpanel.................................       8 a.m.
  Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup................       8 a.m.
  Enforcement Consultants..................................       Ad hoc
Day 6--Saturday, September 17, 2016
  California State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Oregon State Delegation..................................       7 a.m.
  Washington State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.

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  Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.............................       8 a.m.
  Groundfish Management Team...............................       8 a.m.
  Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel...............       8 a.m.
  Highly Migratory Species Management Team.................       8 a.m.
  Enforcement Consultants..................................       Ad hoc
Day 7--Sunday, September 18, 2016
  California State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Oregon State Delegation..................................       7 a.m.
  Washington State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.............................       8 a.m.
  Groundfish Management Team...............................       8 a.m.
  Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel...............       8 a.m.
  Highly Migratory Species Management Team.................       8 a.m.
  Enforcement Consultants..................................       Ad hoc
Day 8--Monday, September 19, 2016
  California State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Oregon State Delegation..................................       7 a.m.
  Washington State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel...............       8 a.m.
  Highly Migratory Species Management Team.................       8 a.m.
  Enforcement Consultants..................................       Ad hoc
Day 9--Tuesday, September 20, 2016
  California State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
  Oregon State Delegation..................................       7 a.m.
  Washington State Delegation..............................       7 a.m.
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    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 
820-2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 24, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-20646 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am]
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