80 FR 66490 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold a seven-day public meeting to consider actions affecting West Coast fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66490-66492]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27591]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE276


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and 
its advisory entities will hold a seven-day public meeting to consider 
actions affecting West Coast fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.

DATES: Advisory entities to the Pacific Council will meet beginning at 
8 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2015 through Thursday November 19, 2015 as 
listed in the Schedule of Ancillary Meetings. The Pacific Council 
general session will begin on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8 a.m., 
reconvening each day through Thursday November 19, 2015. All meetings 
are open to the public, except a closed session will be held at 3:30 
p.m. on Wednesday, November 18 to address litigation and personnel 
matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to 
complete its scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will be 
held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, 11999 Harbor Blvd., Garden 
Grove, CA 92840; telephone (714) 750-1234. Instructions for attending 
the meeting via live stream broadcast are given under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION, below.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Live Stream Broadcast

Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8 a.m. Through Thursday November 19, 
2015

    The general session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council will 
be streamed live on the internet beginning at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) 
on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8 a.m. through Thursday November 19, 
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 145-232-603, 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 1-951-266-6126 (not a toll free 
number); entering the phone audio access code 925-719-732; and then 
entering your Audio Pin which will be shown to you after joining the 
webinar. The webinar is broadcast in listen-only mode.

Agenda

Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8 a.m. Through Thursday November 19, 
2015

    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 available in the 
advance November 2015 briefing materials and posted on the Council Web 
site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than Thursday, October 29, 2015.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Enforcement Issues
    1. Tri-State Enforcement Report
    2. Vessel Movement Monitoring Alternatives
D. Salmon Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Salmon Methodology Review
    3. Salmon Management Schedule for 2016
E. Habitat
    1. Current Habitat Issues
F. Administrative Matters
    1. Briefing on Recusals and Financial Interest Disclosures
    2. Legislative Matters
    3. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    4. Fiscal Matters
    5. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    6. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
G. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Swordfish Management Policy Connections
H. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. Pacific Sardine Distribution Workshop
    2. 2016 Exempted Fishing Permits Notice of Intent
    3. Anchovy General Status Overview
    4. 2016 Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection including 
Data-Limited Assessment Methods
I. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Preliminary exempted Fishing Permit Approval
    3. Final Approval of Stock Assessments
    4. Biennial Harvest Specifications for 2017-18 Groundfish 
Management Including Final Overfishing Limits and Acceptable Biological 
Catches (Final Action)
    5. Whiting Electronic Monitoring Final Alternative and Regulations 
(Final Action)
    6. Blackgill-Slope Complex Final Reallocation and Accumulation 
Limits (Final Action)
    7. Stock Assessment Prioritization for the 2019-20 Management Cycle
    8. Consideration of Inseason Adjustments (Final Action)
    9. Biennial Management Measures for 2017-18
J. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Final 2016 Catch Sharing Plan and Management Measures, and 
Preliminary Sablefish Fishery Incidental Landing Regulations (Final 
Action)

Advisory Body Agendas

    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 http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than Thursday, October 29, 2015.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Friday, November 13, 2015

    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;

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    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy and Technical Advisory 
Committees convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Scientific and Statistical Committee convening at 8 a.m.;
    Habitat Committee convening at 8:30 a.m.;
    Legislative Committee convening at 1 p.m.;
    Budget Committee convening at 2 p.m.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

    California State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Oregon State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Washington State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Enforcement Consultants convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Scientific and Statistical Committee convening at 8 a.m.;
    Annual Awards Banquet convening at 6 p.m.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

    California State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Oregon State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Washington State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Enforcement Consultants convening on an ad hoc basis;
    Stock Assessment Briefing convening at 7 p.m.

Monday, November 16, 2015

    California State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Oregon State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Washington State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Enforcement Consultants convening on an ad hoc basis.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

    California State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Oregon State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Washington State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Enforcement Consultants convening on an ad hoc basis.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

    California State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Oregon State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Washington State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.;
    Groundfish Management Team convening at 8 a.m.;
    Enforcement Consultants convening on an ad hoc basis.

Thursday, November 19, 2015

    California State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Oregon State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.;
    Washington State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.
    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 Kristopher Kleinschmidt at least 
five days prior to the meeting date by: telephone (503) 820-2280; at 
the Council office (see ADDRESSES); or by email at 
[email protected].

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 26, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-27591 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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