80 FR 52254 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 167 (August 28, 2015)

Page Range		52254-52254
FR Document		2015-21352

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab Plan Team (CPT) will meet September 14 through September 17, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE147


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab 
Plan Team (CPT) will meet September 14 through September 17, 2015.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 14 through 
Thursday, September 17, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science 
Center Traynor Room, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Building 4, Seattle, WA 
98115. Webex information will be posted on the agenda at http://www.npfmc.org/
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, September 14, 2015 Through Thursday, September 17, 2015

    The agenda includes final overfishing limits and acceptable 
biological catch limits for snow crab, Tanner crab, Bristol Bay red 
king crab, Saint Matthew blue king crab, Pribilof Island blue king 
crab, Pribilof Island red king crab; model recommendations for Norton 
Sound red king crab, Aleutian Islands golden king crab; discussion of a 
generalized model application to Bristol Bay red king crab; review of 
an Exempted Fishing Permit for a closure in Bristol Bay; Essential Fish 
Halibut five year review; and final Stock Assessment and Fishery 
Evaluation (SAFE) report for Bearing Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab. The 
Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at 
http://www.npfmc.org/

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 25, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Committee, approve/disapprove the Plan Team (CPT) will meet September DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
staff retirement health insurance 14 through September 17, 2015.
plan, consider other committee National Oceanic and Atmospheric
recommendations and take action DATES: The meeting will be held on Administration
as appropriate. Monday, September 14 through
Thursday, September 17, 2015, from 9 RIN 0648–XE137
10:15–12 noon: The Council will receive
status reports from NOAA Fisheries a.m. to 5 p.m.
New England Fishery Management
Southeast Regional Office and the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Council; Public Meeting
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. the Alaska Fishery Science Center
The Council will review and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Traynor Room, 7600 Sand Point Way Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
develop recommendations on NE., Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115.
Experimental Fishing Permits as Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Webex information will be posted on Commerce.
necessary; receive agency and
the agenda at http://www.npfmc.org/
liaison reports; and discuss other ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
business and upcoming meetings. Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Documents regarding these issues are
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK Management Council (Council) is
available from the Council office (see
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. scheduling a public meeting of its
ADDRESSES).
Although non-emergency issues not Herring Advisory Panel to consider
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: actions affecting New England fisheries
contained in this agenda may come Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone:
before these groups for discussion, those in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
(907) 271–2809. Recommendations from this group will
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
be brought to the full Council for formal
will be restricted to those issues consideration and action, if appropriate.
specifically identified in this notice and Agenda DATES: The meeting will be held on
any issues arising after publication of Monday, September 14, 2015 Through Monday, September 14, 2015 at 9:30
this notice that require emergency a.m.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
action under section 305(c) of the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery The agenda includes final overfishing the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman
Conservation and Management Act, limits and acceptable biological catch Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617)
provided the public has been notified of limits for snow crab, Tanner crab, 567–6789; fax: (617) 561–0798.
the Council’s intent to take final action Bristol Bay red king crab, Saint Matthew Council address: New England
to address the emergency. blue king crab, Pribilof Island blue king Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Special Accommodations crab, Pribilof Island red king crab; Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
model recommendations for Norton FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
These meetings are physically Sound red king crab, Aleutian Islands Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
accessible to people with disabilities. golden king crab; discussion of a New England Fishery Management
Requests for auxiliary aids should be Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
generalized model application to Bristol
directed to the Council office (see
Bay red king crab; review of an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Exempted Fishing Permit for a closure
Note: The times and sequence specified in Agenda
in Bristol Bay; Essential Fish Halibut
this agenda are subject to change. The Advisory Panel (AP) plans to
five year review; and final Stock
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Assessment and Fishery Evaluation review the Draft 2016–18 Atlantic
(SAFE) report for Bearing Sea and Herring Fishery Specifications Package
Dated: August 25, 2015. and develop AP recommendations
Tracey L. Thompson,
Aleutian Islands Crab. The Agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version regarding the selection of final 2016–
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 2018 Atlantic herring fishery
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. will be posted at http://www.npfmc.org/
specifications; the 2016–18
[FR Doc. 2015–21349 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] specifications will address overfishing
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Special Accommodations levels and acceptable biological catch,
management uncertainty, optimum
These meetings are physically yield and a stock-wide annual catch
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE accessible to people with disabilities. limit (ACL) for Atlantic herring,
Requests for sign language Domestic Annual Harvest, Domestic
National Oceanic and Atmospheric interpretation or other auxiliary aids Annual Processing, U.S. At-Sea
Administration should be directed to Shannon Gleason Processing, Border Transfer, sub-ACLs
RIN 0648–XE147 at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working (quotas) for each of the four Atlantic
days prior to the meeting date. herring management areas, seasonal
North Pacific Fishery Management (monthly) sub-ACL allocations, research
Council; Public Meeting Dated: August 25, 2015.
set-asides, set-asides for fixed gear
Tracey L. Thompson,
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries fisheries, and annual gear/area-specific
Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable catch caps for river herring/shad (RH/S).
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), They also plan to review/discuss the
[FR Doc. 2015–21352 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] Draft Environmental Assessment for the
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P NMFS-led omnibus Industry-Funded
Monitoring (IFM) Amendment; review
SUMMARY:The North Pacific Fishery options under consideration to establish
Management Council (Council) Crab IFM in the Atlantic herring fishery and

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Monday, September 14 through Thursday, September 17, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact		Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		80 FR 52254
RIN Number		0648-XE14

80 FR 52254 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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