[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19527-19528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09342]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG198


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will host a 
meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC), consisting of the 
Regional Fishery Management Council chairs, vice chairs, and executive 
directors on May 22 through May 24, 2018.

DATES: The CCC will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, recess at 
4:30 p.m.; and reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 
recess at 4:30 p.m.; and reconvene at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2018 
and adjourn at 5 p.m. or when business is complete. The Council 
Communications Group (CCG) will meet Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 8:30 
a.m., recess at 5 p.m.; and reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 
23, 2018, adjourn at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Harrigan Centennial Hall, 330 
Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK; Westmark Hotel, 330 Seward Street, 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, at (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Agenda

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 through Thursday, May 24, 2018

CCC Session: The agenda for the CCC's plenary session will include the 
following issues.
    (1) Budget Update
    (2) National Bycatch Reduction Policy
    (3) Electronic Monitoring Policy Directive
    (4) Data Modernization
    (5) Development of Electronic Monitoring in the North Pacific
    (6) Legislative Update
    (7) Recusal Policy
    (8) Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Regional Implementation 
Plans
    (9) Exempted Fishing Permits
    (10) Best Scientific Information Available
    (11) NMFS Policy Directive
    (12) Allocation Reviews
    (13) Research Priorities
    (14) Aquaculture
    (15) International Affairs/Seafood Inspection
    (16) Regulatory Reform
    (17) Recreational Fisheries Overview
    (18) Citizen Science
    (19) NEFMC Program Review
    (20) NOAA Fisheries website Transition
    (21) CCC Workgroup Reports (communications group, habitat 
committee, scientific coordination subcommittee)
    (22) CCC Terms of Reference
    (23) Other Business
The CCG agenda will include the following issues:
    (1) Communication and technology tools and procedures
    (2) Promoting the regional Council system
    (3) Communicating effectively using social media
    (4) Public comment/input outside of Council meetings/public 
hearings
    (5) Working effectively with the news media
    (6) Regional and national communications coordination between 
councils and NOAA
    (7) Council and advisory body meeting communication protocols
    (8) Education programs and training of Council/staff
    (9) Publications and outreach
    (10) Wrap up: Path forward
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted 
at http://www.npfmc.org/.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
either electronically to Diana Evans, Council staff: 
[email protected] or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-
2252.

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: April 27, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-09342 Filed 5-2-18; 8:45 am]
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