80_FR_64601 80 FR 64396 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Online Webinar

80 FR 64396 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Online Webinar

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 205 (October 23, 2015)

Page Range64396-64396
FR Document2015-27007

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council's) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online webinar to review a revised west coast limited entry trawl individual fishing quota (IFQ) projection model developed by the Pacific Council's Groundfish Management Team (GMT). The online SSC webinar is open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 64396]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27007]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Online Webinar

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

ACTION: Notice of online webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council's) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online webinar 
to review a revised west coast limited entry trawl individual fishing 
quota (IFQ) projection model developed by the Pacific Council's 
Groundfish Management Team (GMT). The online SSC webinar is open to the 
public.

DATES: The SSC webinar will commence at noon PST, Monday, November 9, 
2015 and continue until 2 p.m. or as necessary to complete business for 
the day.

ADDRESSES: To attend the SSC webinar, please join online at http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar and enter the webinar 
ID: 148-230-579, as well as your name and email address. Once you have 
joined the webinar, call the toll number 1 (914) 614-3221 and enter 
117-723-807 when prompted for the audio access code. Then enter your 
audio phone pin (shown after joining the webinar). Participants are 
encouraged to use their telephone, as this is the best practice to 
avoid technical issues and excessive feedback (see http://www.pcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/PFMC_Audio_Diagram_GoToMeeting.pdf 
for best practices). System requirements for PC-based attendees: 
Windows 7, Vista, or XP; for Mac-based attendees: Mac OS X 10.5 or 
newer; and for mobile attendees: iPhone, iPad, Android phone, or 
Android tablet (see the GoToMeeting Webinar Apps). If you experience 
technical difficulties and would like assistance, please contact Mr. 
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280, extension 425. A public listening 
station will also be provided at the Pacific Council office.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specific objectives of the SSC webinar 
are to review revisions to the GMT's west coast limited entry trawl IFQ 
projection model to ensure the changes recommended by the SSC's 
Groundfish and Economics Subcommittees in June were implemented and the 
model behaves as expected. During the webinar, the SSC will consider 
endorsing the GMT's IFQ model to inform management decisions. No 
management actions will be decided in this webinar. Public comments 
during the webinar will be received from attendees at the discretion of 
the SSC chair.
    Although non-emergency issues not identified in the webinar agenda 
may come before the webinar participants for discussion, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during this webinar. Formal 
action at the webinar 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 webinar participants' intent to take 
final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The public listening station at the Pacific Council office is 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 
820-2280 at least 5 days prior to the webinar date.

    Dated: October 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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                                                  or ‘‘Dolphin Wahoo Reg Amend 1’’ in                     necessary to complete business for the                has been notified of the webinar
                                                  the Subject Line of the email according                 day.                                                  participants’ intent to take final action
                                                  to the comment being submitted. Public                  ADDRESSES: To attend the SSC webinar,                 to address the emergency.
                                                  hearing comments for both Snapper                       please join online at http://                         Special Accommodations
                                                  Grouper Regulatory Amendment 25 and                     www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/
                                                  Dolphin Wahoo Regulatory Amendment                      join-webinar and enter the webinar ID:                  The public listening station at the
                                                  1 will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on                   148–230–579, as well as your name and                 Pacific Council office is physically
                                                  November 16, 2015. Copies of the public                 email address. Once you have joined the               accessible to people with disabilities.
                                                  hearing documents for each amendment                    webinar, call the toll number 1 (914)                 Requests for auxiliary aids should be
                                                  will be posted on the Council’s Web site                614–3221 and enter 117–723–807 when                   directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at
                                                  at www.safmc.net when they become                       prompted for the audio access code.                   (503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior to
                                                  available.                                              Then enter your audio phone pin                       the webinar date.
                                                     During the webinars, Council staff                   (shown after joining the webinar).                      Dated: October 20, 2015.
                                                  will present an overview of the                         Participants are encouraged to use their              Tracey L. Thompson,
                                                  amendment and will be available for                     telephone, as this is the best practice to            Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                  informal discussions and to answer                      avoid technical issues and excessive                  Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                  questions via webinar. Members of the                   feedback (see http://www.pcouncil.org/                [FR Doc. 2015–27007 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  public will have an opportunity to go on                wp-content/uploads/PFMC_Audio_                        BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                  record to record their comments for                     Diagram_GoToMeeting.pdf for best
                                                  consideration by the Council. Area                      practices). System requirements for PC-
                                                  Council representatives will be present                 based attendees: Windows 7, Vista, or                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  at the local comment stations.                          XP; for Mac-based attendees: Mac OS X
                                                                                                          10.5 or newer; and for mobile attendees:              National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                  Special Accommodations
                                                                                                          iPhone, iPad, Android phone, or                       Administration
                                                    These hearings are physically                         Android tablet (see the GoToMeeting                   RIN 0648–XE270
                                                  accessible to people with disabilities.                 Webinar Apps). If you experience
                                                  Requests for auxiliary aids should be                   technical difficulties and would like                 Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
                                                  directed to the Council office (see                     assistance, please contact Mr. Kris                   General Provisions for Domestic
                                                  ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.                 Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280,                       Fisheries; Application for Exempted
                                                    Note: The times and sequence specified in             extension 425. A public listening station             Fishing Permits
                                                  this agenda are subject to change.                      will also be provided at the Pacific
                                                                                                          Council office.                                       AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                     Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.                       Council address: Pacific Council,                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                    Dated: October 20, 2015.                              7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                          Portland, OR 97220–1384.                              Commerce.
                                                  Tracey L. Thompson,
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                  ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
                                                  Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                  Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.           John DeVore, Pacific Council;
                                                                                                          telephone: (503) 820–2413.                            SUMMARY:   The Assistant Regional
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–27006 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am]                                                                  Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                          specific objectives of the SSC webinar                Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
                                                                                                          are to review revisions to the GMT’s                  made a preliminary determination that
                                                                                                          west coast limited entry trawl IFQ                    an Exempted Fishing Permit application
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                        contains all of the required information
                                                                                                          projection model to ensure the changes
                                                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        recommended by the SSC’s Groundfish                   and warrants further consideration. This
                                                  Administration                                          and Economics Subcommittees in June                   Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
                                                                                                          were implemented and the model                        commercial fishing vessels to fish
                                                  Pacific Fishery Management Council;                     behaves as expected. During the                       outside of the limited access sea scallop
                                                  Online Webinar                                          webinar, the SSC will consider                        regulations in support of study
                                                                                                          endorsing the GMT’s IFQ model to                      investigating coastal spawning of winter
                                                  AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                                                                            flounder in Southern New England.
                                                                                                          inform management decisions. No
                                                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                                                                             Regulations under the Magnuson-
                                                                                                          management actions will be decided in
                                                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                                                            Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                                                                                                          this webinar. Public comments during
                                                  Commerce.                                                                                                     Management Act require publication of
                                                                                                          the webinar will be received from
                                                  ACTION: Notice of online webinar.                       attendees at the discretion of the SSC                this notification to provide interested
                                                                                                          chair.                                                parties the opportunity to comment on
                                                  SUMMARY:  The Pacific Fishery                              Although non-emergency issues not                  applications for proposed Exempted
                                                  Management Council’s (Pacific                           identified in the webinar agenda may                  Fishing Permits.
                                                  Council’s) Scientific and Statistical                   come before the webinar participants for              DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                  Committee (SSC) will hold an online                     discussion, those issues may not be the               or before November 9, 2015.
                                                  webinar to review a revised west coast                  subject of formal action during this                  ADDRESSES: You may submit written
                                                  limited entry trawl individual fishing
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                                                                                                          webinar. Formal action at the webinar                 comments by any of the following
                                                  quota (IFQ) projection model developed                  will be restricted to those issues                    methods:
                                                  by the Pacific Council’s Groundfish                     specifically listed in this notice and any               • Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
                                                  Management Team (GMT). The online                       issues arising after publication of this              Include in the subject line ‘‘DA15–063
                                                  SSC webinar is open to the public.                      notice that require emergency action                  CFF SNE Essential Fish Habitat Study
                                                  DATES: The SSC webinar will commence                    under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-                 EFP.’’
                                                  at noon PST, Monday, November 9,                        Stevens Fishery Conservation and                         • Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional
                                                  2015 and continue until 2 p.m. or as                    Management Act, provided the public                   Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of online webinar.
DatesThe SSC webinar will commence at noon PST, Monday, November 9, 2015 and continue until 2 p.m. or as necessary to complete business for the day.
ContactMr. John DeVore, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2413.
FR Citation80 FR 64396 

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