    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 53338]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-18968]

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    [RTID 0648-XA425]

    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) Crab
    Plan Team will meet September 14, 2020 through September 17, 2020.

    DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 through
    Wednesday September 16, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to
    11 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020 Alaska Time.

    ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through
    the link at https://npfmc.adobeconnect.com/cptsept2020/.
        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 video conference are given
    under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Armstrong, Council staff; phone:
    (907) 271-2809; email: james.armstrong@noaa.gov. For technical support
    please contact our admin Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Agenda

    Monday, September 14, 2020 through Thursday, September 17, 2020

        The agenda will include: (a) Final 2020 stock assessments for
    Eastern Bering Sea snow crab, Bristol Bay red king crab, Eastern Bering
    Sea Tanner crab, Pribilof Islands red king crab, and Saint Matthew
    Island blue king crab; (b) stock assessment modeling scenarios for
    Norton Sound red king crab; (c) other discussions including survey
    contingency plans for 2021, catch and bycatch updates, a discussion
    about crab stock boundaries, the crab ecosystem status report, the
    ecosystem and socioeconomic profiles for Bristol Bay red king crab and
    Saint Matthew blue king crab, prohibited species catch of crab in
    groundfish fisheries, and (d) planning for future meetings. The agenda
    is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1623 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/1623.

    Public Comment

        Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted
    electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1623.

    Special Accommodations

        The meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for
    sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 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 25, 2020.
    Tracey L. Thompson,
    Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
    Marine Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 2020-18968 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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