[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14878-14880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05751]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA953]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and 
its advisory entities will hold online public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet online 
April 6-9 and 12-15, 2021, noting there will be no meetings Saturday, 
April 10 and Sunday, April 11, 2021. The Pacific Council meeting will 
begin on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), 
reconvening at 8 a.m. Friday, April 9 and Monday, April 12, each day 
through Thursday, April 15, 2021. All meetings are open to the public, 
except a Closed Session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Thursday, 
April 8, to address litigation and personnel matters. The Pacific 
Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its 
scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory entities 
will be webinar only.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Oregon 97220. Instructions for 
attending the meeting via live stream broadcast are given under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director; 
telephone: 503-820-2415 or 866-806-7204 toll-free; or access the 
Pacific Council website, www.pcouncil.org for the proposed agenda and 
meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April 6-9 and 12-15, 2021 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 9 a.m. PT Thursday, April 8, 2021 and continue at 8 
a.m. Friday,

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April 9, and Monday, April 12 daily through Thursday, April 15. No 
meetings are scheduled for Saturday, April 10 through Sunday, April 11, 
2021. Broadcasts end when business for the day is complete. Only the 
audio portion and presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific 
Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio portion for the public is 
listen-only except that an opportunity for oral public comment will be 
provided prior to Council Action on each agenda item. You can attend 
the webinar online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone, using the 
webinar application. Specific meeting information, including directions 
on how to join the meeting and system requirements will be provided in 
the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see 
www.pcouncil.org). It is recommended that you use a computer headset to 
listen to the meeting, but you may use your telephone for the audio-
only portion of the meeting.
    The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not 
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer 
to actions requiring the Council to transmit a proposed fishery 
management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to 
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional 
detail on agenda items, Council action, and advisory entity meeting 
times, are described in Agenda Item A.4, Proposed Council Meeting 
Agenda, and will be in the advance April 2021 briefing materials and 
posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than 
Friday, March 26, 2021.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat Issues
    1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Salmon Management
    1. Tentative Adoption of 2021 Management Measures for Analysis
    2. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    3. Clarify Council Direction on 2021 Management Measures
    4. Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Endangered 
Species Act (ESA) Consultation
    5. Further Direction for 2021 Management Alternatives
    6. 2021 Management Measures--Final Action
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2 Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) for 2021-2022--Final Action
    3. Review of Essential Fish Habitat
    4. Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and 
Management Measures--Final Action
F. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2 Humpback Whale Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultation
    3. Scoping of Prioritized Non-trawl Sector Area Management Measures
    4. Sablefish Gear Switching--Identify the Gear Switching Level to 
Use in Developing Alternatives
    5. Cost Recovery Report and Final Regulations
    6. Inseason Adjustments for 2021--Final Action
    7. Implementation of the 2021 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the 
U.S./Canada Agreement
G. Halibut Management
    1. Incidental Catch Limits for 2021 Salmon Troll Fishery--Final 
Action
H. Administrative Matters
    1. Research and Data Needs Update
    2. Update on Executive Order 13921
    3. Legislative Matters
    4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

Advisory Body Agendas

    Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues 
that are on the Pacific Council agenda for this meeting and may also 
include issues that may be relevant to future Council meetings. 
Proposed advisory body agendas for this meeting will be available on 
the Pacific Council website www.pcouncil.org no later than Friday, 
March 26, 2021.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Habitat Committee--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Model Evaluation Workgroup--1 p.m.

Day 2--Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Habitat Committee--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Legislative Committee--10 a.m.

Day 3--Thursday, April 8, 2021

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Highly Migrator Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 4--Friday, April 9, 2021

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

    * No Meetings Scheduled for Saturday, April 10 through Sunday, 
April 11, 2021

Day 5--Monday, April 12, 2021

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 6--Tuesday, April 13, 2021

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 7--Wednesday, April 14, 2021

California State Delegation--7 a.m.

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Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 8--Thursday, April 15, 2021

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Pacific Council for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action 
will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice 
and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified 
of the Pacific Council's intent to take final action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-820-2412 at least 
ten business days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: March 16, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-05751 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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