[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

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 7--Monday, April 15, 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 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.
[FR Doc. 2019-02872 Filed 2-20-19; 8:45 am]
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