[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 44884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18463]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV041


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) Crab 
Plan Team will meet September 16, 2019 through September 20, 2019.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Monday, September 16, 2019, from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m.; and Tuesday, September 17, 2019 through Thursday, 
September 19, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, September 20, 
2019, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center in the Traynor Room 2076, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, 
Seattle, WA 98115.
    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: Jim Armstrong, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, September 16, 2019

    The Crab Plan Team will meet with the BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan 
Teams to review and discuss issues of importance to all three Plan 
Teams, including but not limited to the Plan Team Handbook, ESP/
Prioritization, PEEC workshop report, Social Science Plan Team report, 
Bering Sea FEP, ESR Climate Overview, and VAST.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/844 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Through Friday, September 20, 2019

    The Crab Plan Team will review the final stock assessments for 
Bristol Bay red king crab, snow crab, St Matthew blue king crab, Tanner 
crab, and Pribilof Islands red king crab. Additionally, the Crab Plan 
Team will discuss survey results, fishery performance, St Matthew blue 
king crab rebuilding, snow and Tanner crab biology, and plans for their 
upcoming January 2020 meeting.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/845 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/845 or 
through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th 
Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. In-person oral public 
testimony will be accepted at the discretion of the chairs.

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.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 22, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-18463 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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