[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 196 (Thursday, October 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63525-63526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22302]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA547]


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 (NPFMC) Charter 
Halibut Management Committee will meet via webconference on October 27, 
2020.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 9 
a.m. to 3 p.m., Alaska time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a webconference. Join online through the 
link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1568.

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    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: Jim Armstrong, Council staff; phone: 
(907) 271-2809 and email: [email protected]. For technical 
support please contact administrative Council staff, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

    The purpose of the Charter Halibut Management Committee meeting is 
to identify a range of potential management measures for the Area 2C 
and Area 3A charter halibut fisheries in 2021 using the management 
measures in place for 2020 as a baseline. For Area 2C, the baseline 
management measure includes regulations applicable to charter halibut 
fishing in all areas, and a daily limit of one fish less than or equal 
to 45 inches or greater than or equal to 80 inches. For Area 3A, the 
baseline management measure includes regulations applicable to charter 
halibut fishing in all areas, no annual limit, a daily limit of two 
fish, one fish of any size, and a second fish which must be 32 inches 
or less in length. No days are closed to charter halibut fishing. 
Committee recommendations will be incorporated into an analysis for 
Council review in December 2020. The Council will recommend preferred 
management measures for consideration by the International Pacific 
Halibut commission at its January 2021 meeting, for implementation in 
2021. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1568 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/1568.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1568.

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

    Dated: October 5, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-22302 Filed 10-7-20; 8:45 am]
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