80 FR 61376 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)

Page Range		61376-61376
FR Document		2015-25962

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Ecosystem Committee will meet October 29-30, 2015, in Anchorage, AK.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE240


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 
Ecosystem Committee will meet October 29-30, 2015, in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m., finishing in the afternoon on Friday, October 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the New Federal Building, 222 W. 
7th Ave., Suite 552, Anchorage, AK 99513; telephone: (907) 271-6368.
    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: Steve MacLean, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Thursday, October 29, 2015 Through Friday, October 30, 2015

    The agenda will include: (a) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan 
discussion paper, (b) NMFS draft policy on Ecosystem Based Fishery 
Management, and (c) the Groundfish Work Plan. 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: October 7, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-25962 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 am]
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and important for, any effort to enhance Wednesday, November 4, 2015 latest version will be posted at http://
the understanding, assessment, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 8:00 am–12:00 www.npfmc.org/.
development, management, utilization, p.m. HST Special Accommodations
or conservation of ocean, coastal, and
Great Lakes resources. No individual is 8:00–8:45 Call to Order and follow up These meetings are physically
eligible to be a voting member of the from previous days meeting accessible to people with disabilities.
Board if the individual is (A) the 8:45–9:00 Public Comment Period Requests for sign language
director of a Sea Grant College or Sea 9:00–10:00 Charge to the Board— interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Grant Institute; (B) an applicant for, or Review of the Sea Grant should be directed to Shannon Gleason
beneficiary (as determined by the Extension—NOAA Liaison at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
Secretary) of, any grant or contract positions (D. Baker, NSGAB) days prior to the meeting date.
under section 205 [33 uses § 1124]; or 10:00–10:30 Break Dated: October 7, 2015.
(C) a full-time officer or employee of the 10:30–11:15 Globalization of the Sea Tracey L. Thompson,
United States. Grant Model (R. Vortmann, NSGAB)
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
11:15–11:45 Member Updates Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: October 1, 2015. 11:45–12:00 Discussion of meeting
Jason Donaldson. [FR Doc. 2015–25962 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
topics and wrap-up (R. Schmitten,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
NSGAB)
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 12:00 Meeting Adjourned
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015–25681 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Sea Grant Advisory Board BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P
(NSGAB) Fall Meeting National Oceanic and Atmospheric
November 3–4, 2015 Administration
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AGENDA RIN 0648–XD66
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Honolulu, HI Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Administration
Specified Activities; Seabird Research
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 RIN 0648–XE240 Activities in Central California, 2015–
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 8:30 a.m.–5:00 2016
p.m. HST North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
8:30–8:45 Welcome, introduction of Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
new members, review of agenda, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
approval of minutes (Rollie Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Commerce.
Schmitten, Chair NSGAB) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ACTION: Notice; revision of an incidental
8:45–9:00 Chair’s update (R. Schmitten, Commerce. harassment authorization; request for
NSGAB) ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. comments.
9:00–10:30 National Sea Grant College
Program, Director’s Update (Nikola SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery SUMMARY: We, NMFS, have received a
Garber, Acting Director, NSGCP) Management Council (Council) request from Point Blue Conservation
10:30–11:00 Break Ecosystem Committee will meet October Science (Point Blue) to revise an issued
11:00–12:00 Sea Grant Association 29–30, 2015, in Anchorage, AK. Incidental Harassment Authorization
Update (Sylvain DeGuise, DATES: The meeting will be held on (Authorization) to take marine
President, Sea Grant Association) Thursday, October 29, 2015, from 1 p.m. mammals, by harassment, incidental to
to 5 p.m., finishing in the afternoon on conducting seabird research activities
12:00–1:15 Break for Lunch
Friday, October 30, 2015. on Southeast Farallon Island, Año
1:15–2:00 Set the stage for afternoon
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Nuevo Island, and Point Reyes National
discussion & Reauthorization (N.
the New Federal Building, 222 W. 7th Seashore in central California. Point
Garber, NSGCP; R. Schmitten,
Ave., Suite 552, Anchorage, AK 99513; Blue’s current Authorization is effective
NSGAB; S. DeGuise, SGA)
telephone: (907) 271–6368. until January 30, 2016, and authorizes
2:00–3:00 Sea Grant Visioning & Sea the incidental harassment, by Level B
Grant Roadmap (N. Garber, NSGCP; Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W. harassment only, of approximately
R. Schmitten, NSGAB; S. DeGuise, 9,871 California sea lions (Zalophus
SGA) 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone (907) 271–2809. californianus). Current environmental
3:00–3:30 Break conditions in the Pacific Ocean offshore
3:30–4:00 Program Implementation & FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
California—which researchers have
Evaluation (PIE) (N. Garber, Steve MacLean, Council staff;
attributed to an impending El Nino
NSCGP) telephone: (907) 271–2809.
event—have contributed to
4:00–4:30 Strategic Planning 2018–2021 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
unprecedented numbers of California
(N. Garber, NSGCP) Agenda sea lions hauled out in areas where
4:30–4:45 National Ocean Sciences Point Blue conducts surveys and
Bowl Discussion (R. Fortner, Thursday, October 29, 2015 Through
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

maintains critical infrastructure. As
NSGAB) Friday, October 30, 2015 such, Point Blue has requested a
4:45–5:00 Discussion of days topics and The agenda will include: (a) Bering modification to their current
wrap-up (R. Schmitten, NSGAB) Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan discussion Authorization to increase the number of
5:00 Public Meeting recessed until 8:30 paper, (b) NMFS draft policy on authorized take for California sea lions
a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Ecosystem Based Fishery Management, to continue critical operations and
5:00–6:00 Advisory Board Business and (c) the Groundfish Work Plan. The research. Per the Marine Mammal
Meeting (Board Only) Agenda is subject to change, and the Protection Act, we are requesting

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., finishing in the afternoon on Friday, October 30, 2015.
Contact		Steve MacLean, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		80 FR 61376
RIN Number		0648-XE24

80 FR 61376 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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