[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30892-30893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10892]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC051]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet June 6, 2022, through June 14, 2022. The 
meetings will be a hybrid conference.

DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. in the Auditorium on Monday, June 6, 2022, and continue 
through Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will 
begin at 8 a.m. in the Chum/Silver room on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, and 
continue through Friday, June 10, 2022. The Council will begin at 8 
a.m. in the Auditorium on Thursday, June 9, 2022, and continue through 
Tuesday, June 14, 2022. All times listed are Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person 
component of the meeting will be held at the Harrigan Centennial Hall, 
Sitka, AK 99835, or join the meeting online through the links at 
https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W

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3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. 
Instructions for attending the meeting via webconference are given 
under Connection Information, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support, 
please contact our Council administrative staff, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Monday, June 6, 2022, Through Wednesday, June 8, 2022

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Central GOA (Gulf of Alaska) rockfish adjustments--Final Action
(2) BSAI (Bering Sea Aleutian Islands) Pacific cod small boat access--
Initial Review
(3) BSAI Crab--(a) Aleutian Islands golden king crab ABC/OFL, SAFE 
(Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation) report, Crab Plan Team report
(4) Trawl EM (Electronic Monitoring) analysis--Initial Review
(5) Observer Program--(a) Annual Report for 2021--Review
(6) Salmon Reports--review (a) Salmon research (AFSC, ADFG), Chinook 
and chum stock status; (b) Chinook/chum genetics reports for BS, GOA; 
(c) Chinook AEQ (Adult equivalent) update and chum impact 
recommendations; (d) salmon excluder EFP (exempted fishing permit) 
final report

    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2935 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.

Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Through Friday, June 10, 2022

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:

(1) BSAI Crab--(a) Aleutian Islands golden king crab ABC/OFL, SAFE 
report, Crab Plan Team report; (b) adopt alternatives for snow crab 
rebuilding plan analysis
(2) Central GOA rockfish adjustments--Final Action
(3) BSAI Pacific cod small boat access--Initial Review
(4) Trawl EM analysis--Initial Review, Trawl EM Committee report, 
Enforcement Committee report
(5) Observer Program--(a) Annual Report for 2021--Review, FMAC (Fishery 
Monitoring Advisory Committee) report, Enforcement Committee report; 
(b) PCFMAC (Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee) 
report on partial coverage cost efficiencies--Review
(6) Salmon reports--review (a) Salmon research (AFSC, ADFG), Chinook 
and chum stock status; (b) Chinook/chum genetics reports for BS, GOA; 
(c) Chinook AEQ update and chum impact recommendations
(7) IFQ (Individual fishing quota) Committee Report
(8) Staff Tasking

Thursday, June 9, 2022, Through Tuesday, June 14, 2022

    The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council 
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

(1) B Reports (Executive Director, NMFS Management, NOAA GC, NOAA 
enforcement, ADF&G, USCG, USFWS, NPRB (North Pacific Research Board)
(2) Central GOA rockfish adjustments--Final Action
(3) BSAI Pacific cod small boat access--Initial Review
(4) BSAI Crab--(a) Aleutian Islands golden king crab ABC/OFL, SAFE 
report, Crab Plan Team report; (b) adopt alternatives for snow crab 
rebuilding plan analysis
(5) Trawl EM analysis--Initial Review, Trawl EM Committee report, 
Enforcement Committee report
(6) SCC report in full
(7) AP report in full
(8) Observer Program--(a) Annual Report for 2021--Review, FMAC (Fishery 
Monitoring Advisory Committee) report, Enforcement Committee report; 
(b) PCFMAC (Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee) 
report on partial coverage cost efficiencies--Review
(9) Salmon reports--review (a) Salmon research (AFSC, ADFG), Chinook 
and chum stock status; (b) Chinook/chum genetics reports for BS, GOA; 
(c) Chinook AEQ update and chum impact recommendations; (d) industry 
reports including pollock IPA reports, Sea Share, and salmon excluder 
EFP final report
(10) National Marine Sanctuary program update on St. Paul sanctuary 
nomination
(11) IFQ (Individual fishing quota) Committee Report
(12) Staff Tasking

Connection Information

    You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or 
smart phone; or by phone 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].
    If you are attending the meeting in-person, please refer to the 
COVID avoidance protocols on our website, https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings/.

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 20, 2022, to June 3, 2022, and closes at 12 p.m. 
Alaska Time on Friday, June 3, 2022.
    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. 2022-10892 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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