[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15944-15945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05921]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB899]


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 (Pacific Council) and 
its advisory entities will hold online and in-person public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet April 7-
13, 2022 in a hybrid format with the Pacific Council and its salmon 
advisory bodies meeting in-person with live streaming and remote 
participation options. All other ancillary meetings will be held by 
online meeting only. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday, 
April 8, 2022, at 8 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 
a.m. on Saturday, April 9 through Wednesday, April 13, 2022. All 
meetings are open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from 
8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, 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: 
    Council address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its salmon 
advisory entities will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Seattle 
Airport, 18740 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA; telephone: (206) 
246-8600. Other ancillary meetings will be held online. All meetings of 
the Pacific Council and its advisory entities will include online 
meeting access and remote participation options. Specific meeting 
information, including directions on joining the meeting, connecting to 
the 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. Merrick Burden, Executive 
Director, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2418 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 7-13, 2022 meeting of the Pacific 
Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin 
initially at 9 a.m. PDT Friday, April 8, 2022, and through Wednesday, 
April 13, 2022. 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 April 2022 briefing materials and 
posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than 
Friday, March 25, 2022.

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. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Tentative Adoption of 2022 Management Measures for Analysis
    3. Clarify Council Direction on 2022 Management Measures
    4. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    5. Further Direction for 2022

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Management Alternatives
    6. 2022 Management Measures--Final Action
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) for 2022-2023--Final Action
    3. Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and 
Management Measures--Final Action
    4. Fishery Management Plan Management Categories--Final Action
F. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Trawl Cost Recovery Report
    3. Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2023-2024 Fisheries--Final 
Action
    4. Preliminary Preferred Management Measure Alternatives for 2023-
2024 Fisheries
    5. Implementation of the 2022 Pacific Whiting Fishery Under the 
U.S./Canada Agreement
    6. Non-trawl Sector Area Management Measures
    7. Electronic Monitoring Update
    8. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
G. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Incidental Catch Limits for the Salmon Troll Fishery--Final 
Action
H. Administrative Matters
    1. Final West Coast Regional Framework for Determining the Best 
Scientific Information Available
    2. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    3. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
I. Enforcement
    1. Annual U.S. Coast Guard West Coast Fishery Enforcement Report

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 25, 2022.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Thursday, April 7, 2022

Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 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.
Enforcement Consultants 9 a.m.
Model Evaluation Workgroup 10 a.m.

Day 2--Friday, April 8, 2022

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.
Habitat Committee 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--Saturday, April 9, 2022

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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 4--Sunday, April 10, 2022

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 5--Monday, April 11, 2022

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 12, 2022

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 13, 2022

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

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. 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: March 16, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05921 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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