80 FR 29630 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29630-29631]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12506]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD958


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 entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet June 10-
16, 2015. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday, June 12, 
2015 at 8 a.m., reconvening each day through Tuesday, June 16, 2015. 
All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be 
held at 8 a.m. on Friday, June 12 to address litigation and personnel 
matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to 
complete its scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will 
be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane 
Falls Court, Spokane, WA 99201; telephone: (509) 455-9600.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. Instructions for 
attending the meeting via live stream broadcast are given under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, Executive 
Director; telephone: (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204 toll free; or 
access the Pacific Council Web site, http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-meeting/ for the current meeting 
location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The June 12-16, 2015 meeting of the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council will be streamed live on the Internet. The 
live meeting will be broadcast daily starting at 9 a.m. Pacific Time 
(PT) beginning on Friday, June 12, 2015 through Tuesday, June 16, 2015. 
The broadcast will end daily at 6 p.m. PT or when business for the day 
is complete. Only the audio portion, and portions of the presentations 
displayed on the screen at the Council meeting, will be broadcast. The 
audio portion is listen-only; you will be unable to speak to the 
Council via the broadcast. Join the meeting by visiting this link 
http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar, enter the 
Webinar ID for this meeting, which is 159-274-491, and enter your email 
address as required. It is recommended that you use a computer headset 
as GoToMeeting allows you to listen to the meeting using your computer 
headset and speakers. If you do not have a headset and speakers, you 
may use your telephone for the audio portion of the meeting by dialing 
this TOLL number (1-646) 307-1720 (not a toll free number); entering 
the phone audio access code 574-408-270; and then entering your Audio 
Pin which will be shown to you after joining the webinar. The webinar 
is broadcast in listen only mode.
    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 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 meeting rooms, is described in Agenda 
Item A.4, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance 
June 2015 briefing materials and posted on the Council Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report

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    4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat
    1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Permit Stacking Cost Recovery Report (Final Action)
    3. Salmon Endangered Species Act (ESA) Reconsultation Update
    4. Non-Salmon ESA Report (Final Action)
    5. Specifications Process for 2017-18 Fisheries
    6. Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat and Rockfish Conservation 
Area Update
    7. Inseason Adjustments (Final Action)
    8. Final Stock Assessments and Catch Reports (Final Action)
    9. Blackgill and Slope Rockfish Quota Share Allocation
    10. Rebuilding Revision Rules
E. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. International Issues Including Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission Meeting and North Pacific Albacore Management Strategy 
Evaluation
    2. Final Approval of Resubmitted Exempted Fishing Permit 
Application (Final Action)
    3. Swordfish Management and Monitoring Plan Hardcaps (Final 
Action)
F. Administrative Matters
    1. Legislative Matters
    2. Fiscal Matters
    3. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
    4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Pacific Mackerel Assessment and Management Measures (Final 
Action)
    3. Anchovy Update
    4. Litigation Settlement Discussion
H. Ecosystem Management
    1. Lenfest Taskforce and Ocean Modeling Forum Update

    Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues 
that are on the 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 Council 
Web site (www.pcouncil.org) prior to their meeting date.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Wednesday, June 10, 2015
    Scientific and Statistical Committee Groundfish Subcommittee--8 
a.m.
Day 2--Thursday, June 11, 2015
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
    Budget Committee--8:30 a.m.
    Habitat Committee--8 a.m.
    Legislative Committee--3 p.m.
Day 3--Friday, June 12, 2015
    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.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)--8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants--3 p.m.
    Chairman's Reception--6 p.m.
Day 4--Saturday, June 13, 2015
    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.
    SSC Groundfish and Economic Subcommittees--8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants--Ad hoc
    Stock Assessment Question and Answer Session--7 p.m.
Day 5--Sunday, June 14, 2015
    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--Ad hoc
Day 6--Monday, June 15, 2015
    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants--Ad hoc
Day 7--Tuesday, June 16, 2015
    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants--Ad hoc

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during these meetings. Council action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any 
issues arising after publication of this notice 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 Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 19, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-12506 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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