[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67245-67247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21470]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD426]


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 November 1-8, 2023 in Garden Grove, 
California 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 Friday, November 3, 
2023, at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. on 
Saturday, November 4 through Wednesday, November 8, 2023. All meetings 
are open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 
9 a.m., Friday, November 3, 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: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory 
entities will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, 11999 Harbor 
Blvd., Garden Grove, CA; telephone: (714) 750-1234. 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 November 3-8, 2023 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 9 a.m. PDT Friday, November 3, 2023, and 8 a.m. PDT 
Saturday, November 4 through Wednesday, November 8, 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

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described in Agenda Item A.3, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, and will 
be in the advance November 2023 briefing materials and posted on the 
Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than Friday, 
October 13, 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. Administrative Matters

1. Council Coordination Committee Report
2. National Marine Fisheries Service 2023 Accomplishments and 2024 
Priorities
3. Marine Planning
4. Fiscal Matters
5. Legislative 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. National Marine Fisheries Service Report Including Stock Status 
Determinations
2. Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 24: Southern Resident Killer 
Whale Threshold Clarifications--Final
3. Final Methodology Review
4. Final 2024 Preseason Management Schedule and 2024 Management 
Framework for California Chinook Fisheries
5. Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup Progress Report

E. Groundfish Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Adopt Quillback Rebuilding Analyses, Catch-Only Projections, and 
Revised Projections
3. Final Inseason Adjustments for 2023 and 2024, Including 2024 Whiting 
Set-Asides--Part I
4. Sablefish Gear Switching--Preliminary Preferred Alternative
5. Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-2026--Part I
6. Preliminary Exempted Fishing Permits for 2025-2026
7. Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-2026--Part 
II
8. Phase 2 Stock Definitions--Planning
9. Final Inseason Adjustments for 2023-2024--Part II, if Necessary

F. Highly Migratory Species Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Highly Migratory Species Essential Fish Habitat Amendment--Final
3. Highly Migratory Species Roadmap Workshop

G. Pacific Halibut Management

1. 2024 Catch Sharing Plan and Regulations--Final

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, 
October 13, 2023 by the end of the business day.

                                         Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Wednesday, November 1, 2023:
    Marine Planning Committee..............................................  8 a.m.
    Groundfish Subcommittee Scientific and Statistical Committee...........  3 p.m.
Day 2--Thursday, November 2, 2023:
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel...........................................  8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team.............................................  8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee...................................  8 a.m.
    Legislative Committee..................................................  10 a.m.
    Budget Committee.......................................................  1 p.m.
    Enforcement Consultants................................................  2 p.m.
Day 3--Friday, November 3, 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.............................  1 p.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team...............................  1 p.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee...................................  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants................................................  As Necessary.
Day 4--Saturday, November 4, 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--Sunday, November 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.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team...............................  8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants................................................  As Necessary.
Day 6--Monday, November 6, 2023:

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    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.
    Enforcement Consultants................................................  As Necessary.
Day 7--Tuesday, November 7, 2023
    California State Delegation............................................  7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation................................................  7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation............................................  7 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants................................................  As Necessary.
Day 8--Wednesday, November 8, 2023
    California State Delegation............................................  7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation................................................  7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation............................................  7 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.

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: September 26, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21470 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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