[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51387-51388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18058]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC291]


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 
September 6-14, 2022 in Boise, ID. The Pacific Council meeting will 
begin on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 8 a.m. Mountain Time (MT), 
reconvening at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 10 through Wednesday, 
September 14, 2022. All meetings are open to the public, except for a 
Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, September 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. The Pacific Council meeting will be 
held in a hybrid of remote and in-person participation. The Pacific 
Council's Budget Committee and groundfish and highly migratory species 
advisory entities will meet in-person in Boise. All other advisory 
entities will meet by webinar only.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its groundfish 
and highly migratory species advisory entities will be held at the 
Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Boulevard, Boise, ID 83714; telephone: 
(208) 343-1871.
    Meetings will be held in-person and online. 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 September 2022 meeting of the Pacific 
Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin 
initially at 9 a.m. MT Friday, September 9, 2022, and through 
Wednesday, September 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 briefing materials and posted on the 
Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than Friday, 
August 19, 2022.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda

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B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Administrative Matters
    1. Research and Data Needs
    2. Equity and Environmental Justice
    3. Council Meeting and Process Efficiencies
    4. Marine Planning
    5. Fiscal Matters
    6. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    7. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    8. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
D. Salmon Management
    1. Methodology Review--Final Topic Selection and Update on Model 
Improvements
E. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. 2023 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
    2. Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations for 2023
F. Habitat Issues
    1. Current Habitat Issues
G. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Workload and New Management Measure Update
    3. Electronic Monitoring Update
    4. Methodology Review--Preliminary Fishery Impact Model Topics and 
Final Assessment Methodologies
    5. Stock Definitions--Update
    6. Non-Trawl Area Management
    7. Stock Assessment Check-In and Plan--Final Action
    8. Trawl Catch Share Program--Cost Project
    9. Trawl Catch Share Program and Inter-Sector Allocation Review--
Planning
    10. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
H. Ecosystem Management
    1. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiatives Appendix and New Initiative
    2. Western Regional Action Plan
I. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. International Management Activities
    3. Exempted Fishing Permits--Final Action
    4. Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures--
Preliminary
    5. Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan

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, 
August 19, 2022.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings--All Times Mountain Time

Day 1--Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Scientific and Statistical Committee 9 a.m.

Day 2--Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Salmon Technical Team 9 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 9 a.m.

Day 3--Thursday, September 8, 2022

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 9 a.m.
Habitat Committee 9 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 9 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 10 a.m.
Budget Committee 1 p.m.

Day 4--Friday, September 9, 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.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 9 a.m.
Habitat Committee 9 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 5--Saturday, September 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 6--Sunday, September 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 7--Monday, September 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 8--Tuesday, September 13, 2022

California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary

Day 9--Wednesday, September 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: August 17, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18058 Filed 8-19-22; 8:45 am]
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