[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12319-12320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03304]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD730]
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 March 5-11, 2024 in Fresno, 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 Fresno: Salmon Technical Team, Salmon Advisory Subpanel,
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel, Ecosystem Workgroup, Enforcement
Consultants, Habitat Committee, Groundfish Management Team, Groundfish
Advisory Subpanel, and the Scientific and Statistical Committee.
DATES: The Pacific Council Advisory Bodies will meet on Tuesday, March
5, 2024. The Pacific Council meeting General Session will begin on
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 9 a.m. Pacific time, reconvening at 8 a.m.
on Thursday, March 7 through Monday, March 11, 2024. All meetings are
open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 9
a.m., Wednesday, March 6, 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 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Fresno
Convention Center, 2233 Ventura Street, Fresno, CA; telephone: (559)
268-1000. 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 March 6-11, 2024 meeting of the Pacific
Council General Session will be streamed live on the internet. The
broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m. PT Wednesday, March 6, and 8 a.m.
Thursday, March 7 through Monday, March 11, 2024. 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 March 2024 briefing materials and
posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than
Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
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. Review of 2023 Fisheries and Summary of 2024 Stock Forecasts
3. Klamath Dam Removal Update
4. Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup Report and 2024 Management
Options--Final Guidance
5. Identify Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of
2024 Management Alternatives
6. Recommendations for 2024 Management Alternative Analysis
7. Further Direction for 2024 Management Alternatives
8. Further Direction for 2024 Management Alternatives
9. Adopt 2024 Management Alternatives for Public Review
10. Appoint Salmon Hearing Officers
D. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
E. Cross Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
1. Council and Scientific and Statistical Committee Discussion
2. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Coral Restoration and
Research Plan--Range of Alternatives and Preliminary Preferred
Alternative
3. Marine Planning
F. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report and Electronic
Monitoring Update
2. Consideration of Additional California Quillback Rockfish
Analyses and Adopt Rebuilding Analysis
3. Initial Stock Assessment Plan and Terms of Reference
4. Trawl Cost Recovery Annual Report
5. Implementation of the 2024 Pacific Whiting Fishery under the
U.S./Canada Agreement
6. Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction--Preliminary
Preferred Alternative
7. 2025-26 Fisheries Analysis Update and Adopt California Quillback
Rockfish Harvest Specifications and Rebuilding Parameters
8. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
G. Pacific Halibut Management
1. International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Report
2. Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for Salmon Troll and
Final Action for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
H. Ecosystem Management
1. California Current Ecosystem Status Report
2. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4--Progress Review
3. Climate and Communities Initiative Review and Prioritize Tasks
I. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. International Management Activities
3. Highly Migratory Species Roadmap
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Workshop--Final Planning
J. Administrative Matters
1. Approve Council Meeting Record
2. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
3. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
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,
February 13, 2024.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
Day 1--Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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.
Day 2--Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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
Day 3--Thursday, March 7, 2024
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 8 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
Day 4--Friday, March 8, 2024
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 8 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
Day 5--Saturday, March 9, 2024
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
Day 6--Sunday, March 10, 2024
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
Day 7--Monday, March 11, 2024
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 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: 6 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 13, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-03304 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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