[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: [email protected]. For technical support 
please contact our admin Council staff, email: [email protected].

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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