[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 221 (Monday, November 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73028-73029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25230]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA641]


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 its 
advisory committees will meet via webconference November 30, 2020 
through December 12, 2020.

DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 30, 2020 and continue through 
Friday, December 4, 2020. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin 
at 8 a.m.on Monday, November 30, 2020 and continue through Saturday, 
December 5, 2020. The Charter Halibut Management Committee will meet on 
Monday, November 30, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Council will meet 
on Friday, December 4, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to 
5 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020 through Saturday, December 12, 2020. 
All times listed are Alaska Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be by webconference. Join online through 
the links at https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings.
    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 Connection Information, below.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, November 30, 2020

    The Charter Halibut Management Committee will review and recommend 
management measures for the charter halibut fisheries in International 
Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) areas 2C and 3A for implementation in 
2021, and other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1785 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.

Monday, November 30, 2020 Through Friday, December 4, 2020

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

(1) BSAI Groundfish Harvest--Ecosystem Status Report, Final 
Specifications, Plan Team Report
(2) GOA Groundfish Harvest--Ecosystem Status Report, Final 
Specifications, Plan Team Report
(3) BSAI Pacific Cod Pot Catcher Processor Latency--Initial Review
(4) 2021 Survey Planning--AFSC Report

    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1784 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.
    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council's primary peer 
review panel for scientific information, as described by the Magnuson-
Stevens Act section 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 2 
guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer review process is also deemed to 
satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the 
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.

Monday, November 30, 2020 Through Saturday, December 5, 2020

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP--Final Action
(2) BSAI Pacific Cod Trawl Catcher Vessel Limited Access Privilege 
Program
(3) Charter Halibut 2021 Annual Management Measures, Committee Report
(4) BSAI Pacific Cod Trawl Catcher Processor Latency--Initial Review
(5) 2021 Survey Planning--AFSC Report
(6) BSAI Groundfish Harvest--Ecosystem Status Report, Final 
Specifications, Plan Team Report
(7) GOA Groundfish Harvest--Ecosystem Status Report, Final 
Specifications, Plan Team Report
(8) Staff Tasking

Friday, December 4, 2020

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

(1) All B Reports (Executive Director, NMFS Management, NOAA GC, NOAA 
Enforcement, AFSC, ADF&G, USCG, USFWS)
(2) Charter Halibut--2021 Annual Management Measures, Committee Report

Monday, December 7, 2020 Through Saturday, December 12, 2020

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

(3) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP--Final Action
(4) BSAI Pacific Cod Trawl Catcher Vessel Limited Access Privilege 
Program
(5) BSAI Groundfish Harvest--Ecosystem Status Report, Final 
Specifications, Plan Team Report
(6) GOA Groundfish Harvest--Ecosystem Status Report, Final 
Specifications, Plan Team Report (including SSC report)
(7) BSAI Pacific Cod Pot Catcher Processor Latency--Initial Review
(8) Staff Tasking

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://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings. For 
technical support please contact our administrative staff, email: 
[email protected].

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically through the links at https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings, or for the Charter Halibut Management Committee, at 
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1785. The Council strongly 
encourages written public comment for this meeting, to avoid any 
potential for technical difficulties to compromise oral

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testimony. The deadline for written comments is November 27, 2020, at 5 
p.m. Alaska Time.

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

    Dated: November 10, 2020.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-25230 Filed 11-13-20; 8:45 am]
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