[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59992-59994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23527]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB549]


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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) and 
its advisory entities will hold online public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet online 
November 15-19 and 21-22, 2021, noting there will be no meetings held 
on Saturday, November 20, 2021. The Pacific Council meeting will begin 
on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), 
reconvening at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 17 through Friday, 
November 19, 2021. The Council will reconvene Sunday, November 21, 
through Monday, November 22. All meetings are open to the public, 
except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Tuesday, 
November 16, 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. Specific meeting information, including 
directions on joining the meeting, connecting to the

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live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in the 
meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see 
www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected]) or contact him at (503) 820-2412 for 
technical assistance.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director, 
Pacific Council; 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 November 15-19 and 21-22, 2021 meeting 
of the Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The 
broadcasts begin initially at 10 a.m. PST Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 
and continue at 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 17 through Monday, November 
22, 2021, except no meetings are scheduled for Saturday, November 20. 
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. Additional 
information and instructions on joining or listening to the meeting can 
be found on the Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org).
    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 November 2021 briefing materials and 
posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than 
Monday, November 1, 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. Administrative Matters

1. Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report
2. Marine Planning
3. Final Regional Operating Agreement
4. Preliminary West Coast Regional Framework for Determining the Best 
Scientific Information Available
5. Fiscal Matters
6. Legislative Matters
7. Approval of Council Meeting Record
8. Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology--Final Action
9. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
10. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

D. Habitat Issues

1. Current Habitat Issues

E. Groundfish Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Adopt Stock Assessments
3. Harvest Specifications for 2023-24 Management Including Final 
Overfishing Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches
4. Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permit Approval for 2023-2024
5. Biennial Management Measures for 2023-24
6. Non-trawl Sector Area Management Measures
7. Inseason Adjustments Including Pacific Whiting Set-Asides for 2022--
Final Action

F. Salmon Management

1. Final Methodology Review
2. 2022 Preseason Management Schedule
3. Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Endangered Species 
Act Harvest Control Rule--Final Action

G. Pacific Halibut Management

1. Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations for 2022--Final Action
2. 2022 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations--Final Action

H. Highly Migratory Species Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. International Management Activities
3. Drift Gillnet Fishery Hard Caps

I. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

1. Preliminary Review of New Exempted Fishing Permits for 2022
2. Fishery Management Plan Management Categories

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 Monday 
November 1, 2021.

                      Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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                                                             Time
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Day 1--Monday, November 15, 2021:
    Enforcement Consultants.........................              8 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel....................              8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team......................              8 a.m.
    Habitat Committee...............................              8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory 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.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee............              8 a.m.
    Budget Committee................................             10 a.m.
    Legislative Committee...........................              1 p.m.
Day 2--Tuesday, November 16, 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 Migratory 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.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee............              8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.........................        As Necessary
Day 3--Wednesday, November 17, 2021:

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    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 Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel......              8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team........              8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.........................        As Necessary
Day 4--Thursday, November 18, 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.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel......              8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team........              8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.........................        As Necessary
Day 5--Friday, November 19, 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.
    Enforcement Consultants.........................        As Necessary
 
* No Meetings Scheduled for Saturday, November 20.
 
Day 6--Sunday, November 21, 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.
    Enforcement Consultants.........................        As Necessary
Day 7-- Monday, November 22, 2021:
    California State Delegation.....................              7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.........................              7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.....................              7 a.m.
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    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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 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 
([email protected]; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 business days 
prior to the meeting date.
    Authority:16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 25, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-23527 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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