[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 164 (Monday, August 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52095-52096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18485]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA407]


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) 
Groundfish Plan Teams will meet via webconference September 8, 2020 
through September 11, 2020.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, September 9, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 
and Thursday, September 10, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska Time. 
If necessary, the meetings will continue into Friday, September 11, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a webconference. Join online through the 
link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1563.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 
3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. 
Instructions for attending the meeting are given under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Cleaver, Council staff; email: 
[email protected]. For technical support please contact our 
administrative staff; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

    The BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Teams will meet to review and 
discuss issues of importance to both Plan Teams, including but not 
limited to: Observer Program updates, ecosystem status reports and 
surveys, the longline survey, Ecological and Socioeconomic

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Profiles (ESPs), the Economic Stock assessment and Fishery Evaluation 
(SAFE), Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), VAST applications, survey loss 
uncertainty and survey prioritization.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

    The BSAI Groundfish Plan Team will review stock assessment updates 
and reports on EBS pollock, BSAI Pacific cod and the Northern Bering 
Sea Pacific cod tagging project, Blackspotted/Rougheye rockfish, 
Northern rock sole, and Yellowfin sole.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

    The GOA Groundfish Plan Team will review stock assessment updates 
and reports on GOA pollock, Pacific cod, Pacific Ocean perch, and 
survey optimization. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest 
version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1563 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.

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/1563.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters should be submitted electronically to 
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1563.

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: August 18, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-18485 Filed 8-21-20; 8:45 am]
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