[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18459]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG439


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab 
Plan Team will meet September 10-13, 2018.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 10, 2018 through 
Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time each 
day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Traynor Room, Building 4 at 
the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 
WA 98115.
    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: Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, September 10, 2018 Through Thursday, September 13, 2018

    The agenda will include: (a) Survey overview; (b) catch data 
overview; (c) BSAI crab PSC accounting; (d) ecosystem chapter overview; 
(e) ADF&G pot survey data collection; (f) final assessments for Snow 
crab, Tanner crab, Bristol Bay red king crab (including an update on a 
new model formulation proposed for 2019/20) and St. Matthew blue king 
crab; (g) review of Tanner crab industry survey and proposed harvest 
strategy changes; (h) update on model scenarios proposed for Norton 
Sound Red King Crab in 2019 and some preliminary harvest control rule 
simulations for Aleutian Islands golden king crab; (i) meeting planning 
for 2019 and a finalization of the 2018 SAFE report including catch 
numbers for previously assessed Tier 5 stocks and; (j) other business.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at www.npfmc.org prior to the meeting, along with meeting 
materials.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
either electronically to Diana Stram, Council staff: 
[email protected] or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-
2252. In-person oral public testimony will be accepted at the 
discretion of the chair.

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: August 22, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18459 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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