[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3972-3973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01184]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC702]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of hybrid conference meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet February 6, 2023 through February 13, 
2023.

DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. in the Courtyard Ballroom on Monday, February 6, 2023, 
and continue through Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 1 p.m. The Council's 
SSC workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Courtyard Ballroom on Tuesday, 
February 7, 2023, at continue through Wednesday, February 8, 2023. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the North/West 
room on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, and continue through Friday, 
February 10, 2023. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. in the Courtyard 
Ballroom on Thursday, February 9, 2023, and continue through Monday, 
February 13, 2023. All times listed are Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person 
component of the meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 515 
Madison St. Seattle, WA 98104, 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 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, February 6, 2023, through Tuesday, February 7, 2023

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
    (1) NSRKC (Norton Sound Red King Crab) ABC (acceptable biological 
catch)/OFL (overfishing limit)--Set Specifications, Crab Plan Team 
Report;
    (2) EFH (essential fish habitat) 5-year review summary report--
Review EFH for Arctic FMP (fishery management plan) species;
    (3) Groundfish stock prioritization proposal--Review AFSC (Alaska 
Fishery Science Center) prioritization proposal;
    (4) Climate Change Taskforce Climate Resiliency Synthesis--Review;
    (5) GOA (Gulf of Alaska) Groundfish bottom Trawl Survey Changes--
Review.
    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2976 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, February 7, 2023, through Wednesday, February 8, 2023

    The SSC workshop agenda will focus on rapid ecosystem changes in 
the northern Bering Sea and southern Chukchi Sea. The workshop will 
consider how species that are currently managed under the Bering Sea 
Fishery Management Plans will respond to environmental changes and the 
potential socioeconomic and cultural impacts of those fishermen, 
communities and Tribes who rely on these marine resources. The last 
component of the workshop will focus on bridging the gaps between 
science and management and will include an exploration of proactive 
approaches for achieving management goals in a changing environment. 
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted 
at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2967 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023, through Friday, February 10, 2023

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
    (1) Area 4 vessel use cap interim measures--Initial Review/Final 
Action;
    (2) Snow Crab Rebuilding analysis--Final Action;
    (3) NSRKC ABC/OFL--Set specifications, Crab Plan Team Report;
    (4) AIGKC (Aleutian Island Golden King Crab) facility use caps 
discussion paper;
    (5) EFH 5-year review summary report--Review, Ecosystem Committee 
Report, NOAA Coral/Sponge research program update;
    (6) BSAI (Bering Sea Aleutian Islands) Pot CP (catcher processor) 
Monitoring Adjustments--Initial Review/Final Action;
    (7) PSEIS (programmatic supplemental environmental impact 
statement) discussion paper--Review, Ecosystem Committee Report;
    (8) Groundfish stock prioritization proposal--Review, Joint 
Groundfish Plan Team report;
    (9) Trawl EM (electronic monitoring) Committee Report--Review;
    (10) Universal data collection discussion paper on crew, lease cost 
collection--Review;
    (11) Staff Tasking.

Thursday, February 9, 2023, through Monday, February 13, 2023

    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, AFSC, 
ADF&G, USCG, USFWS, IPHC report (T), Advisory Panel, SSC report);
    (2) Snow Crab Rebuilding analysis--Final Action;
    (3) NSRKC ABC/OFL--Set specifications, Crab Plan Team Report;
    (4) AIGKC (Aleutian Island Golden King Crab) facility use caps 
discussion paper;
    (5) Area 4 vessel use cap interim measures--Initial Review/Final 
Action;
    (6) EFH 5-year review summary report--Review, Ecosystem Committee 
Report, NOAA Coral/Sponge research program update;
    (7) BSAI Pot CP Monitoring Adjustments--Initial Review/Final 
Action;
    (8) PSEIS discussion paper--Review, Ecosystem Committee Report;
    (9) Groundfish stock prioritization proposal--Review, Joint 
Groundfish Plan Team report;
    (10) Trawl EM Committee Report--Review;
    (11) Universal data collection discussion paper on crew, lease cost 
collection--Review;
    (12) Staff Tasking, including consideration of whether to rescind 
the Halibut Catch Share Plan revised allocations motion from February 
2022.

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 January 13, 2023, to February 3, 2023, and closes at 12 
p.m. Alaska Time on Friday February 3, 2023.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 18, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-01184 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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