[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15183-15185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07448]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG965
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will
convene four Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panels this year to
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review new stock assessments for cabezon, big skate, longnose skate,
sablefish, cowcod, and gopher/black-and-yellow rockfish (it is
anticipated this will be a single assessment of gopher rockfish and
black-and-yellow rockfish in combination). These STAR Panel meetings
are open to the public. The STAR Panel meetings will also be streamed
online in ``listen-only'' mode for those who want to follow the
proceedings remotely.
DATES: The STAR Panel meeting (STAR Panel 1) to review new assessments
for cabezon will be held Monday, May 6, 2019 through Friday, May 10,
2019, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and ending at
5:30 p.m. each day, or when business for the day has been completed.
The STAR Panel meeting (STAR Panel 2) to review new assessments for
big skate and longnose skate will be held Monday, June 3, 2019 through
Friday, June 7, 2019, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m.
each day, or when business for the day has been completed.
The STAR Panel meeting (STAR Panel 3) to review a new assessment
for sablefish will be held Monday, July 8, 2019 through Friday, July
12, 2019, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. each day, or
when business for the day has been completed.
The STAR Panel meeting (STAR Panel 4) to review new assessments for
cowcod and gopher/black-and-yellow rockfish will be held Monday, July
22, 2019 through Friday, July 26, 2019, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and
ending at 5:30 p.m. each day, or when business for the day has been
completed.
ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel for cabezon (STAR Panel 1) will be held at
the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science
Center, Newport Research Station, 2032 SE OSU Drive, Building 955,
Newport, OR 97365; telephone: (541) 867-0500.
The STAR Panel for big skate and longnose skate (STAR Panel 2) will
be held in the Auditorium at the National Marine Fisheries Service,
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard E, Seattle,
WA 98112; telephone: (206) 860-3200 on Monday, June 3 through
Wednesday, June 5. The STAR Panel will meet in the Fireside Lounge Room
at the Seattle Yacht Club, 1807 E Hamlin St., Seattle, WA 98112;
telephone: (206) 325-1000 on Thursday, June 6. The STAR Panel will
reconvene on Friday, June 7 in the Auditorium at the National Marine
Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center.
The STAR Panel for sablefish (STAR Panel 3) will be held in the
Auditorium at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest
Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard E, Seattle, WA 98112;
telephone: (206) 860-3200.
The STAR Panel for cowcod and gopher/black-and-yellow rockfish
(STAR Panel 4) will be held at the National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz Laboratory, 110
McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: (831) 420-3900.
To attend the webinar for STAR Panel 1, visit: https://nwfscfram.webex.com/nwfscfram. Enter the Webinar Access Code, which is
628-714-189, and your name and email address (required). After logging
into the webinar, dial the TOLL number (not a toll-free number) 1-650-
479-3208; you must use your telephone for the audio portion of the
meeting.
Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers as an option and require all
participants to use a telephone or cell phone to participate.
To attend the webinar for STAR Panel 2, visit: https://nwfscfram.webex.com/nwfscfram. Enter the Webinar Access Code, which is
626-965-054, and your name and email address (required). After logging
into the webinar, dial the TOLL number (not a toll-free number) 1-650-
479-3208; you must use your telephone for the audio portion of the
meeting.
Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers as an option and require all
participants to use a telephone or cell phone to participate.
To attend the webinar for STAR Panel 3, visit: https://nwfscfram.webex.com/nwfscfram. Enter the Webinar Access Code, which is
623-016-027, and your name and email address (required). After logging
into the webinar, dial the TOLL number (not a toll-free number) 1-650-
479-3208; you must use your telephone for the audio portion of the
meeting.
Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers as an option and require all
participants to use a telephone or cell phone to participate.
To attend the webinar for STAR Panel 4, visit: https://swfsc.webex.com/swfsc. Enter the Webinar Access Code, which is 991-779-
038, and your name and email address (required) and the meeting
password, which is vp6bswqr. After logging into the webinar, dial the
TOLL number (not a toll-free number) 1-415-655-0002; you must use your
telephone for the audio portion of the meeting.
Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers as an option and require all
participants to use a telephone or cell phone to participate.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center; telephone: (541) 867-0535; or Mr. John
DeVore, Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(503) 820-2413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the STAR Panels is to review
draft 2019 stock assessment documents and any other pertinent
information for new benchmark stock assessments for cabezon, big skate,
longnose skate, sablefish, cowcod, and gopher/black-and-yellow
rockfish; work with the Stock Assessment Teams to make necessary
revisions; and produce STAR Panel reports for use by the Pacific
Council family and other interested persons for developing management
recommendations for fisheries in 2021 and beyond. No management actions
will be decided by the STAR Panels. The STAR Panel participants' role
will be development of recommendations and reports for consideration by
the Pacific Council at its September meeting in Boise, ID.
Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. 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 intent of the STAR Panels
to take final action to address the emergency.
Visitors who are foreign nationals (defined as a person who is not
a citizen or national of the United States) will require additional
security clearance to access the NMFS Northwest and Southwest Fisheries
Science Centers. Foreign national visitors should contact Ms. Stacey
Miller at (541) 867-0535 at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting date to
initiate the security clearance process.
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, (503) 820-
2280, at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
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Dated: April 10, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-07448 Filed 4-12-19; 8:45 am]
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