[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30919-30920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10890]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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 June 8-
14, 2022 in a hybrid format with most meetings held in-person. The 
Pacific Council and groundfish Advisory Body meetings will be held in a 
hybrid of remote and in-person participation. The Scientific and 
Statistical Committee will meet by webinar only. The Pacific Council 
meeting will begin on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 8 a.m. Pacific 
Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. on Friday, June 10 through 
Tuesday, June 14, 2022. All meetings are open to the public, except for 
a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Thursday, June 9, to 
address national security matters, international negotiations, 
litigation, or personnel matters including appointments to advisory 
bodies. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to 
complete its scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its groundfish advisory 
entities will be held at the Hilton Vancouver Hotel, 301 West Sixth 
Street, Vancouver, WA 98660; telephone: (360) 993-4500. Meetings will 
be held in in-person, online, and hybrid formats. Specific meeting 
information, including directions on joining meetings, connecting to 
the live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in 
the meeting materials 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 June 2022 meeting of the Pacific Council 
will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin initially 
at 9 a.m. PDT Thursday, June 9, 2022, and through Tuesday, June 14, 
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 June 2022 briefing materials and 
posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than 
Friday, May 20, 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. Administrative Matters

1. Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report
2. Financial Disclosure and Recusal Policy
3. Marine Planning
4. Fiscal Matters
5. Legislative Matters
6. Approval of Council Meeting Records
7. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
8. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

D. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

1. Central Subpopulation of Northern Anchovy Assessment and Harvest 
Specifications
2. Stock Assessment Terms of Reference
3. Essential Fish Habitat Review--Phase 2 Action Plan

E. Habitat Issues

1. Current Habitat Issues

F. Groundfish Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Limited Entry Fixed Gear Catch Share Program Review
3. Stock Assessment Plan and Terms of Reference--Final Action
4. Stock Definitions--Scoping
5. Sablefish Gear Switching
6. Exempted Fishing Permits, Harvest Specifications, and Management 
Measures for 2023-24 Fisheries--Final Action
7. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action

G. Highly Migratory Species Management

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

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, 
May 20, 2022.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Legislative Committee 10 a.m.
Budget Committee 1 p.m.
Enforcement Consultants 2 p.m.

Day 2--Thursday, June 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.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.

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Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 3--Friday, June 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 4--Saturday, June 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 5--Sunday, June 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 6--Monday, June 13, 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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 7--Tuesday, June 14, 2022

California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 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: May 17, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-10890 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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