81 FR 1940 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 9 (January 14, 2016)

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet February 1, 2016 through February 9, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1940-1941]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00593]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE399


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and 
its advisory committees.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet February 1, 2016 through February 9, 
2016.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. in the 
Mayfair Ballroom on Monday February 1st, continuing through Tuesday 
February 9, 2016. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. in the Cambridge/Oxford room on Monday February 1st, 
and continue through Wednesday February 3rd, 2016. The Council's 
Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Crystal Ballroom on 
Tuesday February 2nd, and continue through Saturday February 6th, 2016. 
The Ecosystem Committee will meet on Tuesday February 2, 2016 at 1 p.m. 
(room to be determined). The Legislative Committee will meet on 
February 2, 2016 at 1 p.m. (room to be determined).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Benson Hotel, 309 Southwest 
Broadway, Portland, OR 97205.
    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: David Witherell, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, February 1, 2016, Through Tuesday, February 9, 2016

    Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the Council's plenary 
session will include the following issues. The Council may take 
appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

(1) Executive Director's Report
(2) NMFS Management Report (Including Stock Assessment Prioritization 
Report, SSL Critical Habitat Redesignation update (T), Climate Science 
Strategy/Climate Vulnerability Assessment)
(3) ADF&G Report
(4) USCG Report
(5) USFWS Report
(6) IPHC Report
(7) Protected Species Report
(8) NEPA Training
(9) Bering Sea TLAS Yellowfin Sole Fishery Limited Entry--Discussion 
Paper
(10) GOA Trawl Bycatch Management--Discussion paper
(11) Crab Plan Team Report; Norton Sound RKC OFL/ABC Catch 
Specifications
(12) Halibut Management Framework--Review
(13) Halibut Deck Sorting Scales 2016 Exempted Fishing Permit, 
Implementation Industry Workgroup Report
(14) Observer coverage on BSAI trawl CVs--Final Action
(15) Electronic Monitoring Analysis: Review Alternatives and Methods
(16) GOA Tendering Activity--Annual Review
(17) Observer Tendering--Review Alternatives
(18) BSAI Snow Crab Bycatch Data Evaluation: Discussion Paper
(19) Remove Western Aleutian Islands RKC Stocks from FMP--Discussion 
Paper
(20) Halibut/Sablefish IFQ program review--Review Workplan
(21) Groundfish Policy and Workplan: Ecosystem Committee Report

    The Advisory Panel will address most of the same agenda issues as 
the Council except B reports.
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Halibut Framework
(2) Norton Sound Red King Crab Catch Specifications
(3) Crab Modeling Workgroup Report
(4) Crab/Groundfish Economic SAFE Climate Science Strategy
(5) Climate Vulnerability
(6) Stock Assessment Prioritization
(7) NEPA Training
(8) Halibut/Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota
(9) Deck Sorting
(10) Electronic Monitoring
(11) Snow Crab Bycatch

    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Councils primary peer 
review panel for scientific information as described by the Magnuson-
Stevens Act section 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 2 
guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer review process is also deemed to 
satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the 
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
    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.

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

    Dated: January 11, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-00593 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
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