[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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