[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57835-57836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20429]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA474]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 the 
Advisory Panel will meet via webconference October 2, 2020 through 
October 16, 2020.

DATES: The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on 
Monday, October 5, 2020 and continue through Friday, October 9, 2020. 
The Council will meet on Friday, October 2, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m., on Friday, October 9, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 
a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020 through Friday, October 16, 2020, 
Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a webconference. Join online through the 
link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1565.
    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 webconference are given 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Connection Information, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support 
please contact our administrative staff, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, October 5, 2020 Through Friday, October 9, 2020

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:


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Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish 
Harvest--Proposed Specifications, Plan Team (PT) Reports
Sculpin/Squid Product Types--Final Action
Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP)--Intial Review
Observer 2021 Annual Deployment Plan (ADP) Plan--Review, Partial 
Coverage Fishery Monitory Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) Report, Trawl 
Electronic Monitoring (EM) Report
BSAI Halibut Abundance Based Management (ABM)--Initial Review and 
Discussion Paper
Survey Planning--Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC) Report
Staff Tasking

Friday, October 2, 2020

    The Council agenda will include the following issue. The Council 
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

BSAI Crab 4 Stocks--Final Specifications, Crab Plan Team Report

Friday, October 9, 2020

    The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council 
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

All B Reports (Executive Director), NMFS Management, NOAA General 
Counsel (GC), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), U.S. Coast 
Guard, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report in Full
AP Report on BSAI and GOA Groundfish Harvest and Sculpin/Squid Types
BSAI and GOA Groundfish Harvest--Proposed Specifications, PT Reports
Sculpin/Squid Product Types--Final Action

Monday, October 12, 2020 Through Friday, October 16, 2020

    The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council 
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

AP Report in Full
Cook Inlet Salmon FMP--Intial Review
Observer 2021 ADP Plan--Review, PCFMAC Report, Trawl EM Report
BSAI Halibut ABM--Initial Review and Discussion Paper
Survey Planning--AFSC Report
Seafood Production Executive Order
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/1565. 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/1565. 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 September 30, 2020, at 
5 p.m. Alaska Time.

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

    Dated: September 11, 2020.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-20429 Filed 9-15-20; 8:45 am]
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