[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57945-57947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18195]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD271]


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 bodies will meet September 7-14, 2023 in Spokane, 
Washington and via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed 
with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely.

DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Saturday, September 9, 
2023, at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. on 
Sunday, September 10 through Thursday, September 14, 2023. All meetings 
are open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 
9 a.m., Saturday, September 9, to address litigation and personnel 
matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to 
complete its scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory entities 
will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Spokane City Center, 322 
N Spokane Falls Court, Spokane, WA; telephone: (509) 455-9600. 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 September 7-14, 2023 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 9 a.m. PDT Saturday, September 9, 2023, and 8 a.m. 
PDT Sunday, September 10 through Thursday, September 14, 2023.

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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 September 2023 briefing materials 
and posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later 
than Friday, August 18, 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. Salmon Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Methodology Review--Final Topic Selection
3. Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 24: Southern Resident Killer 
Whale Chinook Threshold Clarifications

D. Pacific Halibut Management

1. Preliminary Catch Sharing Plan and Regulations for Implementation in 
2024 or Later

E. Habitat Issues

1. Current Habitat Issues

F. Ecosystem Management

1. Initiative 4: Ecosystem and Climate Information--Progress Report

G. Groundfish Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Adopt Stock Assessments
3. Stock Assessment Methodology Review--Final Topics
4. Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction; Limited Entry 
and Follow On Actions
5. Cordell Bank Conservation Area Revisions--Scoping
6. Initial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Actions for 
2025-2026
7. Final Trawl Cost Project Phase 1 Report and Next Steps for the Trawl 
Catch Share and Allocation Reviews
8. Harvest Specifications Technical Corrections and Inseason 
Adjustments--Final Action

H. Administrative Matters

1. Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designation
2. Great Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries Coral 
Restoration and Research Plan--Scoping
3. Marine Planning Update
4. Magnuson-Stevens Act Confidentiality Provisions--Proposed Rule 
(Cancelled)
5. National Marine Fisheries Service Geographic Strategic Plan and 
Regional Equity and Environmental Justice Implementation Plan
6. National Standards 4, 8, 9, Considerations and National Standard 1 
Technical Guidance
7. Fiscal Matters
8. Approval of Council Meeting Record
9. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
10. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

I. Highly Migratory Species Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. International Management Activities
3. Exempted Fishing Permits--Final
4. Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act--Transition Update
5. Highly Migratory Species Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment--
Preliminary

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 18, 2023 by the end of the business day.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Thursday, September 7, 2023

Groundfish Subcommittee Scientific and Statistical Committee--1 p.m.

Day 2--Friday, September 8, 2023

Equity and Environmental Justice Committee--8 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.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Budget Committee--1 p.m.
Enforcement Consultants--2 p.m.

Day 3--Saturday, September 9, 2023

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Habitat Committee--8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 4--Sunday, September 10, 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 5--Monday, September 11, 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 6--Tuesday, September 12, 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.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 7--Wednesday, September 13, 2023

California State Delegation--7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.

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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 8--Thursday, September 14, 2023

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 18, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18195 Filed 8-23-23; 8:45 am]
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