Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5421-5423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02872]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG828

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 April 9-
16, 2019. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Thursday, April 11,
2019 at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT),

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reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through Monday, April 15, 2019. All
meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be held
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Thursday, April 11 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 Doubletree by Hilton Sonoma, One Doubletree Drive,
Rohnert Park, CA; telephone: (707) 584-5466.
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 website, http://www.pcouncil.org for the current
meeting location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April meeting of the Pacific Council
will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin initially
at 9 a.m. PDT Thursday, April 11, 2019 and continue at 8 a.m. daily
through Monday, April 15, 2019. Broadcasts end daily at 5 p.m. PDT 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 April
Webinar ID, 634-645-459, 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 532-691-006, 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 April 2019 briefing
materials and posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org
no later than Friday, March 22, 2019.

Call to Order
Opening Remarks
Roll Call
Executive Director's Report
Approve Agenda
Open Comment Period
Comments on Non-Agenda Items
Coastal Pelagic Species Management
National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2019 Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)--Final Approval
Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and Management
Measures--Final Action
Central Subpopulation of Northern Anchovy Management and Litigation
Response--Final Action
Habitat
Current Habitat Issues
Administrative Matters
National Marine Sanctuaries Coordination Report
Legislative Matters
Preliminary Allocation Review Procedures
Fiscal Matters
Membership Appointments, Statement of Organization, Practices and
Procedures and Council Operating Procedures
Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
Salmon Management
Tentative Adoption of 2019 Management Measures for Analysis
Clarify Council Direction on 2019 Management Measures
Rebuilding Plans Update
Review of 2018 Fisheries and Summary of 2019 Stock Forecasts
Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
Further Direction on 2019 Management Measures
Final Action on 2019 Management Measures
Groundfish Management
National Marine Fisheries Service Report
Cost Recovery Report
Vessel Movement Monitoring Update
Endangered Species Act Mitigation Measures for Seabirds--
Preliminary Preferred Alternative
Science Improvements and Methodology Review
Endangered Species Act Mitigation Measures for Salmon--Range of
Alternatives/Preliminary Preferred Alternative
Amendment 26: Blackgill Rockfish--Final Action
Electronic Monitoring: Implementation Update and 3rd Party
Transition Plan
Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
Pacific Halibut Management
Incidental Catch Limits for 2019 Salmon Troll Fishery--Final Action

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 website http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than Friday, March 22,
2019.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.

Day 2--Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee--8 a.m.
Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Technical Advisory Committee--8
a.m.
Habitat Committee--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Budget Committee--10 a.m.
Model Evaluation Workgroup--10 a.m.
Tribal Policy Group--Ad Hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group--Ad Hoc

Day 3--Thursday, April 11, 2019

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--3 p.m.
Tribal Policy Group--Ad Hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group--Ad Hoc

Day 4--Friday, April 12, 2019

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

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Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Tribal Policy Group--Ad Hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group--Ad Hoc
Enforcement Consultants--Ad Hoc

Day 5--Saturday, April 13, 2019

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.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Tribal Policy Group--Ad Hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group--Ad Hoc
Enforcement Consultants--Ad Hoc

Day 6--Sunday, April 14, 2019

Day 7--Monday, April 15, 2019

Day 8--Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Salmon Technical Team--8 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)
820-2411 at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: February 14, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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