[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 62511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24787]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV130]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council and its advisory committees.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet in December.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, December 2, 2019 through 
Tuesday, December 10, 2019. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton 
Hotel, 500 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501.
    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: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will begin its plenary session 
at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian Room on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 
continuing through Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The Council's Scientific 
and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the King 
Salmon/Iliamna Room on Monday, December 2, 2019 and continue through 
Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will 
begin at 8 a.m. in the Dillingham/Katmai Room on Tuesday, December 3, 
2019 and continue through Saturday, December 7, 2019. The Community 
Engagement Committee will meet on Monday, December 2, 2019 in the 
Fireweed Room from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Charter Halibut Management 
Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in the Birch/Willow 
Room from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Enforcement Committee will meet on 
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in the Fireweed Room from 10:30 a.m. to 1 
p.m.

Agenda

Monday, December 2, 2019 Through Tuesday, December 10, 2019

    Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the Council's plenary 
session will include the following issues. The Council may take 
appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

1. Executive Director's Report
2. NMFS Management Report
3. NOAA General Counsel Report
4. NOAA Enforcement Report
5. ADF&G Report (including Biennial Halibut Subsistence report)
6. USCG Report
7. USFWS Report
8. IPHC Report
9. BSAI Groundfish Specifications
10. GOA Groundfish Specifications
11. 2020 Charter Halibut Management Measures for Areas 2C and 3A
12. BSAI Parallel Waters--Final Action
13. Crab Partial Deliveries--Final Action
14. St Matthew Blue King Crab Rebuilding Plan
15. Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Reauthorization
16. Non-Guided Halibut Rental Boat Registration
17. Halibut abundance-based management workplan
18. Sablefish Discards
19. Aleutian Islands Community Follow Up
20. Staff Tasking

    The Advisory Panel will address Council agenda items 9 through 20, 
with the exception of item 17, which is Council only.
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

1. BSAI Groundfish Specifications
2. GOA Groundfish Specifications
3. St. Matthew Blue King Crab Rebuilding Plan
4. Central GOA Rockfish Reauthorization
5. Comments on National Standard 1 Technical Guidance on ABC control 
rule provisions

    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council's primary peer 
review panel for scientific information, as described by the Magnuson-
Stevens Act section 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 2 
guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer review process is also deemed to 
satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the 
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
    The Community Engagement Committee will review existing Council 
engagement strategies and practices to develop recommendations to 
improve Council engagement with rural and Alaska Native communities. 
The Charter Halibut Management Committee will discuss 2020 Charter 
Halibut Measures for Areas 2C and 3A and the non-guided halibut rental 
boat registration analysis. The Enforcement Committee will discuss the 
non-guided halibut rental boat registration analysis, and other 
business.
    The Agendas are subject to change, and the latest versions will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org/.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
either electronically at: meetings.npfmc.orgor through the mail: North 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, 
Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. Deadline for comments is November 29, 2019, 
at 12 p.m.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Maria Davis at (907) 271-2809 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: November 12, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-24787 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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