[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69253-69254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25188]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC561]


North 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet December 5, 2022, through December 14, 
2022.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, December 5, 2022, through 
Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person 
component of the meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W 3rd 
Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, 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 
3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. 
Instructions for attending the meeting via web conference 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: The Council's Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on Monday, 
December 5, 2022, and continue through Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Denali room 
on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, and continue through Friday, December 9, 
2022. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on 
Thursday, December 8, 2022, and continue through Wednesday, December 
14, 2022. The Bering Sea FEP LKTK Subsistence Taskforce (LKTKS) will 
meet on Monday, December 5, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the 
Denali room. The Charter Halibut Committee will meet Wednesday, 
December 7, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council's Conference Room; 1007 W 3rd Ave, Suite 400, 
Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. All times listed are Alaska Time.

Agenda

Monday, December 5, 2022, Through Wednesday, December 7, 2022

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
    (1) Administrative Issues;
    (2) Snow crab rebuilding analysis--Initial Review;
    (3) Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Groundfish--(a) Bering Sea 
(BS) and Aleutian Islands (AI) Ecosystem Status Reports, (b) Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report, (c) adopt Acceptable 
Biological Catch (ABC)/Over Fishing Limits (OFLs); (d) Plan Team 
report;
    (4) Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish--(a) GOA Ecosystem Status 
Report, (b) SAFE report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs, (d) Plan Team report.
    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2963 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 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.

Tuesday, December 6, 2022, Through Friday, December 9, 2022

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
    (1) Administrative Issues;
    (2) Snow crab rebuilding analysis--Initial Review;
    (3) Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) amendment--
Initial Review;
    (4) Salmon bycatch: Review--(a) Salmon findings of State of Alaska 
Bycatch Taskforce; (b) Chum salmon bycatch discussion paper; (c) Salmon 
Bycatch Committee report;
    (5) BSAI Groundfish--(a) BS and AI Ecosystem Status Reports, (b) 
SAFE report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs; (d) Plan Team report;

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    (6) GOA Groundfish--(a) GOA Ecosystem Status Report, (b) SAFE 
report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs, (d)Plan Team report;
    (7) 2023 Charter halibut management measures--Final action;
    (8) Staff Tasking.
    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2964 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.

Thursday, December 8, 2022, Through Wednesday, December 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 General 
Counsel (GC), NOAA Enforcement Report, Alaska Department of Fish and 
Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service (USFWS), SSC report, AP report);
    (2) Red King Crab Savings Area (RKCSA) emergency rule request--
Review;
    (3) Snow crab rebuilding analysis--Initial Review;
    (4) Crab conservation workplan--Review;
    (5) Cook Inlet Salmon FMP amendment--Initial Review;
    (6) BSAI Groundfish--(a) BS and AI Ecosystem Status Reports, (b) 
SAFE report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs; (d) Plan Team report;
    (7) GOA Groundfish--(a) GOA Ecosystem Status Report, (b) SAFE 
report, (c) adopt ABC/OFLs, (d)Plan Team report;
    (8) 2023 Charter halibut management measures--Final action;
    (9) Salmon bycatch: Review--(a) Salmon findings of State of Alaska 
Bycatch Taskforce; (b) Chum salmon bycatch discussion paper; (c) Salmon 
Bycatch Committee report;
    (10) Staff Tasking.
    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2964 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.

Monday, December 5, 2022

    The LKTKS Taskforce agenda will include (a) receive an overview of 
Taskforce work products, namely the LKTKS protocol which includes the 
primary guidelines and onramps for identifying, analyzing, and 
including LKTKS information and expertise in the Council's decision-
making process; (b) further develop the protocol and recommendations 
for LKTKS onramps; (c) discuss the timeline for remaining work to meet 
the Council's objectives for the Taskforce; and (d) other business. The 
Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at: 
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2954.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

    The Charter Halibut Committee agenda will include (a) begin with 
introductions (b) review the ADF&G analysis for 2023, (c) have a 
committee discussion, (d) have committee recommendations, (e) have an 
electronic logbook discussion, (f) discuss upcoming meetings and other 
business.
    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2957 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.

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 November 18, 2022, to December 2, 2022, and closes at 12 
p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, December 2, 2022.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 15, 2022.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25188 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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