[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57703-57705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23443]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV114


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 November 
14-20, 2019. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday, November 
15, 2019 at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), reconvening at 8 a.m. 
each day through Wednesday, November 20, 2019. All meetings are open to 
the public, except a closed session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., 
Friday, November 15 to address litigation and personnel matters. The 
Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its 
scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory 
entities will be held at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa Hotel, 
3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA; telephone: (714) 540-7000.
    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 November 14-20, 2019 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 9 a.m. PST Friday, November 13, 2019 and continue at 
8 a.m. daily through Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Broadcasts end 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 November 
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

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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 November 2019 briefing 
materials and posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org 
no later than Friday, October 25, 2019.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Enforcement Matters
    1. Tri-State Enforcement Report
D. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report
    2. Preliminary Review of New 2020 Exempted Fishing Permits
    3. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    4. Central Subpopulation of Northern Anchovy Nearshore Estimation 
Methodology, Frequency of Overfishing Limit Reviews, and Accountability 
Measures
E. Salmon Management
    1. NMFS Report
    2. Final Methodology Review
    3. 2020 Preseason Management Schedule and Scope Annual Management 
Cycle Amendment
    4. Southern Resident Killer Whale Endangered Species Act 
Consultation Update and Risk Assessment
F. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. 2020 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations--Final Action
    2. Commercial Directed Fishery Regulations for 2020
    3. Commercial Directed Fishery Transition Planning
G. Habitat
    1. Current Habitat Issues
H. Groundfish Management
    1. NMFS Report
    2 Workload and New Management Measure Update
    3. Electronic Monitoring Program Guidelines and Manual Review
    4. 2020 Harvest Specifications for Cowcod and Shortbelly Rockfish--
Final Action
    5. Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permit Approval for 2021-2022
    6. Harvest Specifications for 2021-22 Including Final Overfishing 
Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches
    7. Gear Switching and Sablefish Area Management Update
    8. Biennial Management Measures for 2021-2022
    9. Endangered Species Act Mitigation Measures for Salmon--Final 
Action
    10. Inseason Adjustments Including Whiting Yield Set-Asides for 
2020--Final Action
I. Administrative Matters
    1. Legislative Matters Including the Modernizing Recreational 
Fisheries Management Act Report to Congress
    2. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    3. Fiscal Matters
    4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. NMFS Report
    2. Recommend International Management Activities
    3. Scoping Amendment Authorizing Shallow-Set Longline Gear Outside 
of the Exclusive Economic Zone

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, October 
25, 2019.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Thursday, November 14, 2019

Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee
And Technical Advisory Committee 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Budget Committee 10 a.m.
Legislative Committee 1 p.m.

Day 2--Friday, November 15, 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.
Enforcement Consultants 8 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.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.

Day 3--Saturday, November 16, 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 4--Sunday, November 17, 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 5--Monday, November 18, 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 6--Tuesday, November 19, 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.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 7--Wednesday, November 20, 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.

    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 these meetings. 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

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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.

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

    Dated: October 23, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-23443 Filed 10-25-19; 8:45 am]
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