[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 51668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22199]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG511


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) Charter 
Halibut Management Committee will meet in October, in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 10 
a.m. to 4 p.m. AKDT time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Old Federal Building, 605 W 
4th Ave., Suite 205, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. Teleconference line: 
(907) 271-2896.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 West 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve MacLean, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

    The purpose of the Charter Halibut Management Committee meeting is 
to identify a range of potential management measures for the Area 2C 
and Area 3A charter halibut fisheries in 2019 using the management 
measures in place for 2018 as a baseline. For Area 2C, the baseline 
management measure includes regulations applicable to charter halibut 
fishing in all areas, and a daily limit of one fish less than or equal 
to 38 inches or greater than or equal to 80 inches. For Area 3A, the 
baseline management measure includes regulations applicable to charter 
halibut fishing in all areas, and an annual limit of 4 fish, a daily 
limit of two fish, one fish of any size, and a second fish which must 
be 28 inches or less in length. No charter halibut fishing on 
Wednesdays, all year, and no charter halibut fishing on July 10, July 
17, July 24, July 31, August 7, and August 14. Committee 
recommendations will be incorporated into an analysis for Council 
review in December 2018. The Council will recommend preferred 
management measures for consideration by the International Pacific 
Halibut Commission at its January 2019 meeting, for implementation in 
2019.
    Resources will be available on the Council's Charter Halibut 
Management Committee web page at https://www.npfmc.org/halibut-charter-management/charter-management-committee/. The Agenda is subject to 
change, and the latest version will be posted at: https://www.npfmc.org/committees/charter-management-committee.

Public Comment

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

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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: October 5, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-22199 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
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