[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 48 (Thursday, March 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11944-11945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03951]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE751]
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet on March 27, 2025, and on March 31, 2025,
through April 7, 2025.
DATES: The Council's Executive/Finance Committee will meet in closed
session on Thursday March 27, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Council's
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Monday, March 31, 2025, and continue through Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, March
31, 2025, and continue through Friday, April 4, 2025. The Council will
begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025, and continue through
Monday, April 7, 2025. All times listed are Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a virtual conference. Join the meetings
online through the links at https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given
under connection information, below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email:
[email protected]; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support,
please contact our Council administrative staff, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The Executive/Finance Committee will meet in closed session to
discuss internal administrative matters.
Monday, March 31, 2025 Through Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
1. MRA Adjustments--Preliminary Review of MRA Adjustments Analysis
2. Survey Modernization and AFSC Report--Review and provide
recommendations on AFSC survey modernization efforts, and survey
prioritization
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3081 prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council's primary peer
review panel for scientific information, as described by the Magnuson-
Stevens Act section 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 2
guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer-review process is also deemed to
satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
Monday, March 31, 2025, Through Friday, April 4, 2025
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
1. Area 4 Vessel Use Caps--Review Final Action Analysis
2. Small Sablefish Release--Review Final Action Analysis
3. MRA Adjustment--Review Preliminary Analysis
4. Programmatic Evaluation--Review Discussion Paper
5. NMFS Annual Cost Recovery--Report and review discussion paper
6. GOA Tanner Crab Protections--Review discussion paper
7. Central Rockfish Program Review--Review Report
8. Staff Tasking
Thursday, April 3, 2025, Through Monday, April 7, 2025
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
1. B Reports (Executive Director, NMFS Management, NOAA General Counsel
(GC), Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC), Alaska Department of Fish
and Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United States Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS), International Pacific Halibut Commission
(IPHC), National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
report, Cooperative reports, Advisory Panel, SSC report)
2. Area 4 Vessel Use Caps--Review Final Action Analysis
3. Small Sablefish Release--Review Final Action Analysis
4. MRA Adjustment--Review Preliminary Analysis
5. NMFS Annual Cost Recovery--Report and review discussion paper
6. GOA Tanner Crab Protections--Review discussion paper
7. Central Rockfish Program--Review Report
8. Staff Tasking
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or
smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted
online at: https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings. For
technical support, please contact our administrative staff, email:
[email protected].
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted
electronically through the links at https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings. The Council strongly encourages written public
comment for this meeting, to avoid any potential for technical
difficulties to compromise oral testimony. The written comment period
is open from March 7, 2025 to March 28, 2025, and closes at 12 p.m.,
Alaska Time on Friday, March 28, 2025.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 7, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-03951 Filed 3-12-25; 8:45 am]
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