[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1939-1940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA757]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 February 1, 2021 through February 12, 
2021.

DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 1, 2021 and continue through 
Friday, February 5, 2021. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin 
at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 1, 2021 and continue through Friday, 
February 5, 2021. The Council will meet on Friday, February 5, 2021, 
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 
2021 through Friday, February 12, 2021. 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; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809 and email: [email protected]. For technical support 
please contact our administrative staff, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, February 1, 2021 Through Friday, February 5, 2021

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Crab PSC Limit Reductions--Preliminary/Initial Review
(2) BSAI Crab--Norton Sound red king crab specifications, Plan Team/
Workshop report
(3) Small Sablefish Release--Initial Review
(4) Marine mammal status--Review
(5) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan: (a) FEP Team report, (b) FEP 
Taskforce on Climate Change workplan, (c) FEP Taskforce on Local 
Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence update, (d) Ecosystem 
Committee report
(6) Groundfish and Crab Economic SAFE reports--Review
(7) EFP Applications and Reports (a) Review halibut excluder 
application, (b) Review NBS application (T), (c) Receive report on AI 
pollock EFP
(8) SSC prioritization and planning
(9) SSC Workshop to review the groundfish specifications risk table

    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/1852 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, February 1, 2021 Through Friday, February 5, 2021

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Small Sablefish Release--Initial Review
(2) BSAI Pacific cod Pot Catcher Processor LLP License Endorsements--
Final Action
(3) Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology--Initial/Final Action
(4) Crab PSC Limit Reductions--Preliminary/Initial Review
(5) BSAI Crab--Norton Sound red king crab specifications, Plan Team/
Workshop report
(6) Community Engagement Committee Final Recommendations--Review
(7) EFP Applications and Reports (a) Review halibut excluder 
application, (b) Review NBS application (T)
(8) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan: (a) FEP Team report, (b) FEP 
Taskforce on Climate Change workplan, (c) FEP Taskforce on Local 
Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence update, (d) Ecosystem 
Committee report
(9) Staff Tasking

Friday, February 5, 2021

    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 
GC, AFSC, ADF&G, USCG, USFWS, Protective Species Report)
(2) BSAI Pacific cod Pot Catcher Processor LLP License Endorsements--
Final Action
(3) Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology--Initial/Final Action

Monday, February 8, 2021 Through Friday, February 12, 2021

    The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council 
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
(4) AP Report
(5) IPHC Report
(6) Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Continued--Initial/Final 
Action
(7) Community Engagement Committee Final Recommendations--Review
(8) Small Sablefish Release--Initial Review
(9) Crab PSC Limit Reductions--Preliminary/Initial Review
(10) SSC Report

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(11) BSAI crab--Norton Sound red king crab specifications, Plan Team 
and workshop report
(12) EFP Applications and Reports (a) Review halibut excluder 
application, (b) Review NBS application (T)
(13) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (a) FEP Team report, (b) FEP 
Taskforce on Climate Change workplan, (c) FEP Taskforce on Local 
Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence update, (d) Ecosystem 
Committee report
(14) 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. 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 January 29, 2021, at 5 p.m. Alaska Time.

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

    Dated: January 6, 2021.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-00279 Filed 1-8-21; 8:45 am]
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