[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16239-16242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05401]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC844]


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 (Council) and its 
advisory bodies will meet April 1-7, 2023 in Foster City, CA and via 
webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity 
to provide public comment remotely. The following groups will meet in 
person in Foster City: Budget Committee, Legislative Committee, Model 
Evaluation Workgroup, Salmon Technical Team, Salmon Advisory Subpanel, 
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, and the Coastal Pelagic 
Species Management Team. The Enforcement Consultants, Habitat

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Committee, Groundfish Management Team, Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, 
and the Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet by webinar only.

DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Sunday, April 2, 2023, 
at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. on Monday, 
April 3, 2023 through Friday, April 7, 2023. All meetings are open to 
the public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., 
Sunday, April 2, 2023 to address litigation and personnel matters. The 
Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete its 
scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings of the Pacific Council and its 
advisory entities will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess 
Drive, Foster City, CA; telephone: (650) 570-5700. Specific meeting 
information, including directions on joining the meeting, connecting to 
the live stream broadcast, and system requirements will be provided in 
the meeting announcement 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 April 1-7, 2023 meeting of the Pacific 
Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin 
initially at 9 a.m. PDT Sunday, April 2, 2023, and 8 a.m. PDT Monday, 
April 3, 2023 through Friday, April 7, 2023. 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.3, Proposed Council Meeting 
Agenda, and will be in the advance April 2023 briefing materials and 
posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than 
Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Agenda
    4. Executive Director's Report
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat Issues
    1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Incidental Catch Limits for the Salmon Troll Fishery--Final 
Action
E. Salmon Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Tentative Adoption of 2023 Management Measures for Analysis
    3. Clarify Council Direction on 2023 Management Measures
    4. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    5. Sacramento and Klamath River Fall Chinook Conservation 
Objectives Scoping
    6. Improvements to Southern Oregon/Northern California Coho Ocean 
Fishery Exploitation Rate Forecasts
    7. Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Threshold and Other 
Fishery Management Plan Clarifications--Scoping
    8. Further Direction on 2023 Management Measures
    9. Klamath Dam Removal Update
    10. 2023 Management Measures--Final Action
F. Administrative Matters
    1. Regional Implementation of the National Equity and Environmental 
Justice Strategy
    2. Council Meeting and Process Efficiencies
    3. North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) Update
    4. Marine Planning
    5. Legislative Matters
    6. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    7. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
G. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Trawl Cost Recovery Annual Report
    3. Trawl Catch Share Cost Project--Update
    4. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
    5. Sablefish Gear Switching--Check-in and Refine the Range of 
Alternatives
    6. Considerations for a Sablefish Assessment Update
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Exempted Fishing Permits for 2023-2024--Final Action
    3. Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Housekeeping--Final Action
    4. Sardine Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2023-
24--Final Action
    5. Coastal Pelagic Species Essential Fish Habitat Amendment

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 Tuesday, 
March 21, 2023.

                     Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Saturday, April 1, 2023:
    Habitat Committee...................  8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............  8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team...............  8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............  9 a.m.
    Legislative Committee...............  10 a.m.
    Model Evaluation Workgroup..........  10 a.m.
    Tribal Policy Group Breakout........  As Necessary.

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    Tribal and Washington Technical       As Necessary.
     Group.
Day 2--Sunday, April 2, 2023:
    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.
    Habitat Committee...................  8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............  8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team...............  8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............  As Necessary.
    Tribal Policy Group Breakout........  As Necessary.
    Tribal and Washington Technical       As Necessary.
     Group.
Day 3--Monday, April 3, 2023:
    California State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............  7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory      8 a.m.
     Subpanel.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management    8 a.m.
     Team.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........  8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........  8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............  8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team...............  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............  As Necessary.
    Tribal Policy Group Breakout........  As Necessary.
    Tribal and Washington Technical       As Necessary.
     Group.
Day 4--Tuesday, April 4, 2023:
    California State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............  7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory      8 a.m.
     Subpanel.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management    8 a.m.
     Team.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........  8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........  8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............  8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team...............  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............  As Necessary.
    Tribal Policy Group Breakout........  As Necessary.
    Tribal and Washington Technical       As Necessary.
     Group.
Day 5--Wednesday, April 5, 2023:
    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.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............  8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team...............  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............  As Necessary.
    Tribal Policy Group Breakout........  As Necessary.
    Tribal and Washington Technical       As Necessary.
     Group.
Day 6--Thursday, April 6, 2023:
    California State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............  7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............  8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team...............  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............  As Necessary.
    Tribal Policy Group Breakout........  As Necessary.
    Tribal and Washington Technical       As Necessary.
     Group.
Day 7--Friday, April 7, 2023:
    California State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............  7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........  7 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team...............  8 a.m.
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    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.

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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: March 13, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05401 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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