[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 93 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 26701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10312]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB090]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet via web conference from June 1, 2021, 
through June 16, 2021.

DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2021, and continue through Friday, 
June 4, 2021. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 3, 2021, through Friday, June 4, 2021, and on Monday, 
June 7, 2021, through Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The Council will meet on 
Wednesday, June 9, 2021, through Friday, June 11, 2021, and on Monday, 
June 14, 2021, through Wednesday, June 16, 2021. All times listed are 
Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be by web conference. 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 web conference 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, June 1, 2021, Through Friday, June 4, 2021

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Observer Report on 2020 Deployment during COVID
(2) BSAI Crab--SAFE report, ABC/OFL for AIGKC and PIBKC; Plan Team 
report
(3) BSAI Pacific cod Trawl CV LAPP--Initial Review
(4) Finalize research priorities process
(5) BS Fishery Ecosystem Plan--FEP Team report, Climate Change 
Taskforce report
(6) Report from SSC Workshop on Risk Table Advice--Discuss
(7) AFSC Report

    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2105 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.

Thursday, June 3, 2021, Through Friday, June 4, 2021; Monday, June 7, 
2021 Through Wednesday, June 9, 2021

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Observer Report on 2020 Deployment during COVID--Review; PCFMAC and 
FMAC reports
(2) Trawl EM analysis--Adopt alternatives, Trawl EM Committee report
(3) BSAI Crab--SAFE report, ABC/OFL for AIGKC, PIBKC; Plan Team report
(4) BSAI Pacific cod small boat access--Discussion Paper
(5) Sablefish trawl overages--Discussion Paper (T)
(6) BS Fishery Ecosystem Plan--FEP Team report, Climate Change 
Taskforce report
(7) BSAI Pacific cod Trawl CV LAPP--Initial Review
(8) Staff Tasking

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, Through Friday, June 11, 2021; Monday, June 
14, 2021, Through Wednesday, June 16, 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 
Enforcement, AFSC, ADF&G, USCG, USFWS, AP, SSC reports)
(2) Observer Report on 2020 Deployment during COVID--Review; PCFMAC and 
FMAC reports
(3) Trawl EM analysis--Adopt alternatives, Trawl EM Committee report
(4) BSAI Crab--SAFE report, ABC/OFL for AIGKC and PIBKC; Plan Team 
report
(5) BSAI Pacific cod Trawl CV LAPP--Initial Review
(6) BSAI Pacific cod small boat access--Discussion Paper
(7) Sablefish trawl overages--Discussion Paper (T)
(8) BS Fishery Ecosystem Plan--FEP Team report, Climate Change 
Taskforce report
(9) Report from SSC Workshop on Risk Table Advice
(10) Staff Tasking

Connection Information

    You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or 
smartphone; or by telephone 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 written comment period 
is open from May 12, 2021 to May 26, 2021 and closes at 5 p.m. Alaska 
Time on May 26th.

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

    Dated: May 12, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-10312 Filed 5-14-21; 8:45 am]
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