[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49182-49184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23034]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF782


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 November 
14-20, 2017. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Wednesday,

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November 15, 2017 at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), reconvening at 
8 a.m. each day through Monday, November 20, 2017. All meetings are 
open to the public, except a closed session will be held from 8 a.m. to 
9 a.m., Wednesday, November 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 Pacific Council and its advisory entities 
will be held at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, 3050 Bristol 
Street, Costa Mesa, CA; telephone: (714) 540-7000.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
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 November 14-20, 2017 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 9 a.m. PST Wednesday, November 15, 2017 and continue 
at 8 a.m. daily through Monday, November 20, 2017. Broadcasts end daily 
at 6 p.m. PST 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 November 
Webinar ID, 897-986-459, 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-only portion of the meeting. The audio portion may be 
attended using a telephone by dialing the toll number 1-562-247-8422 
(not a toll-free number), audio access code 862-846-290, and entering 
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.4, Proposed Council 
Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance November 2017 briefing 
materials and posted on the Pacific Council Web site at 
www.pcouncil.org no later than October 27, 2017.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. 2018 Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) Notice of Intent
    3. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
D. Salmon Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Methodology Review--Final Approval
    3. Sacramento River Winter Chinook (SRWC) Control Rule, Final 
Recommendations
    4. 2018 Preseason Management Schedule
E. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Final Annual Regulation Changes and 2A Catch Sharing Plan 
Changes
F. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Trawl Catch Share Review--Final Report Adoption and Preliminary 
Range of Alternatives for Follow-On Actions
    3. Essential Fish Habitat--Rockfish Conservation Area Amendment, 
Informational Update
    4. Final Stock Assessments and Rebuilding Analyses
    5. Mid-Biennium Harvest Specifications Adjustments, Final Action
    6. Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2019-2020
    7. Endangered Species Act Consultations on Salmon and Seabirds
    8. Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Approval for 2019-2020
    9. Biennial Management Measures for 2019-2020
    10. Off-Year Science and Stock Assessment Methodology Review--Final 
Topic Selection
    11. Electronic Monitoring--Final Pacific Halibut Discard Mortality 
Rates, Discards Species Lists, and Third-Party Review
    12. Cost Recovery Update
G. Administrative Matters
    1. Legislative Matters
    2. Fiscal Matters
    3. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
H. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Recommendations for International Management Activities
    3. Proposed Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permits
I. Enforcement Matters
    1. Tri-State Enforcement Report

Advisory Body Agendas

    Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues 
that are on the Pacific 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 Pacific Council Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than 
Friday, October 27, 2017.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring (GEM) Policy Advisory Committee 
and GEM Technical Advisory Committee Joint Meeting--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Legislative Committee--11 a.m.
Budget Committee--1 p.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--1 p.m.

Day 2--Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--3 p.m.

Day 3--Thursday, November 16, 2017

California State Delegation--7 a.m.

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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 Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--Ad Hoc

Day 4--Friday, November 17, 2017

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 5--Saturday, November 18, 2017

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.
Enforcement Consultants--Ad Hoc

Day 6--Sunday, November 19, 2017

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.
Enforcement Consultants--Ad Hoc

Day 7--Monday, November 20, 2017

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Pacific 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 Pacific 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, ext. 411 at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 19, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-23034 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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