[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56051-56052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24601]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG615


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council and its advisory committees.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet December 3, 2018 through December 11, 
2018.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. in the 
Aleutian Room on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 continuing through 
Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The Council's Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the King Salmon/Iliamna Room on 
Monday, December 3, 2018 and continue through Wednesday, December 5, 
2018. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m.in the 
Dillingham/Katmai Room on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 and continue 
through Saturday, December 8, 2018. The Charter Halibut Management 
Committee will meet on Monday, December 3, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
(room TBD). The Cook Inlet Salmon Committee will meet on Tuesday, 
December 4, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (room TBD). The Enforcement 
Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
W 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501.
    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 Evans, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Monday, December 3, 2018 through Tuesday, December 11, 2018

    Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the Council's plenary 
session will include the following issues. The Council may take 
appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

(1) Executive Director's Report (including Joint Protocol Committee 
Report, and update on Halibut Stakeholder Committee)
(2) NMFS Management Report (including year-end inseason management 
report, Final 2019 Observer Annual Deployment Plan)
(3) NOAA GC Report (including report on recusal rule (T))
(4) NOAA Enforcement Report
(5) ADF&G Report
(6) USCG Report
(7) USFWS Report
(8) IPHC Report
(9) Protected Species Report
(10) 2019 Charter halibut management measures--Final action
(11) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Final specifications, 
Ecosystem Status report, PT report
(12) BSAI Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Final specifications, 
Ecosystem Status report, PT report
(13) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan--Adopt FEP, Ecosystem Committee 
report
(14) AI Pacific cod set aside adjustment--Final action
(15) Bering Sea Snow Crab PSC limits--Initial Review
(16) GOA pollock, cod seasons/allocations--Initial Review

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(17) Exempted Fishing Permits for Adak pollock, A80 crab monitoring--
Review
(18) Western GOA pollock vessel limitations--Discussion paper
(19) Observer coverage on vessels delivering to tenders--Update, action 
as necessary
(20) Trawl EM 2019 Cooperative Research Plan--Review, EMC report
(21) Central GOA Rockfish reauthorization--Discussion Paper
(22) BSAI Pacific cod allocation review--Review workplan
(23) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP amendment--Discussion Paper, CISC report
(24) Social Science Planning Team--Report, staff suggestions for tribal 
representative

    The Advisory Panel will address Council agenda items (10) through 
(24).
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Exempted Fishing Permits for Adak pollock, A80 crab monitoring--
Review
(2) BSAI Pacific cod allocation review--Review workplan
(3) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Final specifications, 
Ecosystem Status report, PT report
(4) BSAI Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Final specifications, 
Ecosystem Status report, PT report
(5) Bering Sea Snow Crab PSC limits--Initial Review
(6) GOA pollock, cod seasons/allocations--Initial Review
(7) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan--Adopt FEP, Ecosystem Committee 
report
    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council's primary peer 
review panel for scientific information, as described by the Magnuson-
Stevens Act section 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 2 
guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer review process is also deemed to 
satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the 
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
    The Charter Halibut Management Committee will review and recommend 
management measures for the charter halibut fisheries in International 
Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) areas 2C and 3A for implementation in 
2019, and other business. The Enforcement Committee will review the 
Enforcement Committee Terms of Reference and Enforcement Precepts, and 
will receive a presentation of anonymous survey results from Observers 
regarding observer safety/harassment.
    The Cook Inlet Salmon Committee agenda will include the following 
issues:

(1) Review and provide comments on specific, Council-identified issues
(2) Develop options for fishery management measures for specific, 
Council-identified management needs
(3) Provide perspectives on potential social and economic impacts of 
proposed fishery management measures

    The Agendas are subject to change, and the latest versions will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org/

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
either electronically via the eCommenting portal at: 
meetings.npfmc.orgor through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. Deadline 
for comments is November 30, 2018, at 12 p.m.

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: November 6, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-24601 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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