[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 885-886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00099]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: 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 January 27, 2020 to February 2, 2020.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. in the 
South Room on Wednesday, January 29 continuing through Sunday, February 
2, 2020. The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. in the East Room on Monday, January 27 and continue 
through Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) 
will begin at 8 a.m. in the North/West Room on Tuesday, January 28 and 
continue through Friday, January 31, 2020. The Ecosystem Committee will 
meet on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (room TBD). 
The Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee will meet 
Tuesday, January 28, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (room TBD).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 515 
Madison St., Seattle, WA 98104.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 
West 3rd, Suite 400; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Monday, January 27, 2020 Through Sunday, February 2, 2020

    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) Alaska Fisheries Science Center Report
(5) ADF&G Report
(6) USCG Report
(7) USFWS Report
(8) Charter Halibut Annual Management Measures for Area 3A
(9) Norton Sound Red King Crab--Specifications, BSAI Crab Plan Team 
Report
(10) Central GOA Rockfish Reauthorization
(11) Economic Data Report regulatory changes
(12) Sculpin/Squid Product Types
(13) Partial Coverage Cost Efficiencies
(14) Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology in FMPs
(15) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Action Modules
(16) BSAI Halibut ABM
(17) Crab e-logbooks Cost Analysis
(18) Social Science Planning Team
(19) Staff Tasking

    The Advisory Panel will address the same agenda issues as the 
Council with the exception of the B reports (issues 1-7).
    The SSC's agenda will include:

(1) Sculpin/Squid Product Types
(2) Alaska Fisheries Science Center Report
(3) Norton Sound Red King Crab--Specifications, BSAI Crab Plan Team 
Report
(4) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Action Modules
(5) Social Science Planning Team
(6) Economic Data Report regulatory changes
(7) Economic SAFE report--Review
(8) Multi Regional Social Accounting Matrix tool--Review
(9) Marine Mammal Conservation Status--Annual Update

    Additionally, the SSC will be holding a Research Priorities 
Planning Workshop at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in the East 
Room. 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 agenda for the Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory 
Committee includes the opportunity to review, give staff feedback, and 
make recommendations to the Council on a draft workplan that 
establishes different elements and options for a cost efficient 
monitoring program that can be supported by industry fees. The agenda 
for the Ecosystem Committee includes fur seal updates from NOAA and St. 
Paul, skate nursery research update, deep sea coral research update, 
and FEP action module updates.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1243.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
either electronically at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1243 or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 
1007 West 3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501. Deadline for 
comments is January 24, 2020 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 Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 3, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-00099 Filed 1-7-20; 8:45 am]
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