[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28614-28615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10209]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA156]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its

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advisory committees will meet June 1, 2020 through June 5, 2020, and 
June 8, 2020 through June 10, 2020 via web conference.

DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020 and continue through 
Wednesday, June 3, 2020. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin 
at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020 and continue through Friday, 
June 5, 2020. The Council will begin its plenary session at 8:30 a.m. 
on Monday, June 8, 2020 continuing through Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through 
the link at http://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1443.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 
3rd Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. 
Instructions for attending the meeting via web conference are given 
under Connection Information, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email: 
[email protected]. For technical support please contact our 
administrative staff, email: [email protected].
    Please note that if additional changes to the June Council meeting 
are required as a result of the evolving public health situation 
regarding COVID-19, Council staff will post notice of any changes 
prominently on our website: https://www.npfmc.org/. Potential meeting 
participants are encouraged to check the Council's website frequently 
for such information and updates.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, June 1, 2020 Through Wednesday, June 3, 2020

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Alaska Fishery Science Center Report
(2) Scallop SAFE Report--ABC/OFL Specifications
(3) BSAI Crab AIGKC, PIGKC, WAIRKC--ABC/OFL Specifications
(4) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP Amendment--Preliminary Review
(5) Observer update with respect to Covid-19 response
(6) Sablefish apportionment workshop--Report
(7) EFH 5-year review modeling workplan--Report
(8) Marine Mammal conservation status--Report (tentative)
    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.

Thursday, June 4, 2020 Through Friday, June 5, 2020

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Scallop SAFE Report--ABC/OFL Specifications
(2) BSAI Crab AIGKC, PIGKC, WAIRKC--ABC/OFL Specifications
(3) St Matthew Blue King Crab Rebuilding Plan--Final Action
(4) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP Amendment, CISC report--Preliminary Review
(5) Observer update with respect to Covid-19 response, FMAC Report

Monday, June 8, 2020 Through Wednesday, June 10, 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) Alaska Fisheries Science Center Report
(4) NOAA GC Report
(5) NOAA Enforcement Report
(6) ADF&G Report
(7) USCG Report
(8) USFWS Report
(9) SSC Report (in full)
(10) AP Report (in full)
(11) Scallop SAFE Report--ABC/OFL Specifications
(12) BSAI Crab AIGKC, PIGKC, WAIRKC--ABC/OFL Specifications
(13) St Mathew Blue King Crab Rebuilding Plan--Final Action
(14) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP Amendment, CISC Report--Preliminary Review
(15) Observer update with respect to Covid-19 response--FMAC Report
(16) Committees, New Business, Tasking--Review

Connection Information

    You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or 
smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted 
online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1443. For 
technical support please contact our administrative staff, email: 
[email protected].

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically to: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1443. The 
Council strongly encourages written public comment for this meeting, to 
avoid any potential for technical difficulties to compromise oral 
testimony. The deadline for written comments is June 7, 2020, at 12 
p.m. Alaska Time.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 
903-3107 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: May 7, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-10209 Filed 5-12-20; 8:45 am]
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