81 FR 62476 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-21713

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet October 3, 2016 through October 11, 2016, in Anchorage, AK.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE872


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public 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 October 3, 2016 through October 11, 2016, 
in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meetings will be held October 3, 2016 through October 11, 
2016. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
W. 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501.
    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: The Council will begin its plenary session 
at 8 a.m. in the Aleutian Room on Wednesday, October 5 continuing 
through Tuesday, October 11, 2016. The Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the King Salmon/Iliamna Room on 
Monday, October 3 and continue through Thursday, October 6, 2016. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Dillingham/
Katmai Room on Tuesday, October 4 and continue through Saturday, 
October 8, 2016. The Ecosystem Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 
4, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (room to be determined). The Halibut 
Management Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, from 8 a.m. 
to 12 p.m. (room to be determined). The Enforcement Committee will meet 
on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (room to be 
determined).

Agenda

Monday, October 3, 2016 Through Tuesday, October 11, 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 (including ROA, allocation policy 
directive, legislative update; 40th Anniversary celebration update)
(2) NMFS Management Report
(3) ADF&G Report
(4) U.S. CG Report
(5) U.S. FWS Report
(6) Protected Species Report
(7) BSAI Crab Harvest Specifications for 6 Stocks
(8) Groundfish Harvest Specifications; Stock Structure Report; Chinook 
Salmon 3-River Index
(9) Electronic Monitoring Integration
(10) 2017 Observer Program Annual Deployment Plan
(11) Observer Lead Level 2
(12) Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program
(13) Area 4 Halibut IFQ Leasing
(14) BSAI Halibut Abundance-Based PSC
(15) Halibut DMR's Methodology
(16) EFH Descriptions
(17) EFH Non-Fishing Effects
(18) EFH Fishing Effects Methods/Criteria
(19) Staff Tasking

    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) BSAI Crab Harvest Specifications for 6 Stocks
(2) Groundfish Harvest Specifications; Stock Structure Report; 3-River 
Index
(3) Electronic Monitoring Integration
(4) 2017 Observer Program Annual Deployment Plan
(5) BSAI Halibut Abundance-Based PSC
(6) Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program
(7) Area 4 Halibut IFQ Leasing
(8) Halibut DMR's Methodology
(9) EFH Descriptions
(10) EFH Non-Fishing Effects
(11) EFH Fishing Effects Methods/Criteria

    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management

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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.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash Comment 6: Reporting of Forming Scrap 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (room to be
deposit rate will be that for the PRC- (Fangda Group) determined). The Halibut Management
wide entity, which is 159.64 percent; (5) Comment 7: Claim for Silicon Carbide By- Committee will meet on Tuesday,
for all non-PRC exporters of subject Product Offset (Fushin Jinly) October 4, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Comment 8: Valuation of Certain By-
merchandise which have not received Products/Scrap Items (Fangda Group and
(room to be determined). The
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will Fushin Jinly) Enforcement Committee will meet on
be the rate applicable to the PRC Comment 9: Date of Sale (Fangda Group Tuesday, October 4, 2016, from 1 p.m.
exporter that supplied that non-PRC and Fushin Jinly) to 4 p.m. (room to be determined).
exporter. These deposit requirements, Comment 10: Tolling Data (Fangda Group)
Comment 11: VAT Adjustment Calculation
Agenda
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice. (Fangda Group) Monday, October 3, 2016 Through
VI. Recommendation Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Notification to Importers [FR Doc. 2016–21782 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am]
Council Plenary Session: The agenda
This notice serves as a final reminder BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
for the Council’s plenary session will
to importers of their responsibility include the following issues. The
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a Council may take appropriate action on
certificate regarding the reimbursement DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
any of the issues identified.
of antidumping duties prior to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric (1) Executive Director’s Report
liquidation of the relevant entries
Administration (including ROA, allocation policy
during this POR. Failure to comply with
directive, legislative update; 40th
this requirement could result in the RIN 0648–XE872
Anniversary celebration update)
Secretary’s presumption that (2) NMFS Management Report
reimbursement of the antidumping North Pacific Fishery Management
(3) ADF&G Report
duties occurred and the subsequent Council; Public Meetings
(4) U.S. CG Report
assessment of double antidumping AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries (5) U.S. FWS Report
duties. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (6) Protected Species Report
Notification Regarding Administrative Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (7) BSAI Crab Harvest Specifications for
Protective Order Commerce. 6 Stocks
(8) Groundfish Harvest Specifications;
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the
This notice also serves as a reminder Stock Structure Report; Chinook
to parties subject to administrative North Pacific Fishery Management
Salmon 3-River Index
protective order (APO) of their Council and its advisory committees.
(9) Electronic Monitoring Integration
responsibility concerning the SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery (10) 2017 Observer Program Annual
disposition of proprietary information Management Council (Council) and its Deployment Plan
disclosed under APO in accordance advisory committees will meet October (11) Observer Lead Level 2
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 3, 2016 through October 11, 2016, in (12) Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program
written notification of the return or Anchorage, AK. (13) Area 4 Halibut IFQ Leasing
destruction of APO materials or (14) BSAI Halibut Abundance-Based
DATES: The meetings will be held PSC
conversion to judicial protective order is
October 3, 2016 through October 11, (15) Halibut DMR’s Methodology
hereby requested. Failure to comply
2016. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (16) EFH Descriptions
with the regulations and terms of an
for specific dates and times. (17) EFH Non-Fishing Effects
APO is a sanctionable violation.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at (18) EFH Fishing Effects Methods/
These final results of review are
issued and published in accordance the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd Criteria
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501. (19) Staff Tasking
Act. Council address: North Pacific The Advisory Panel will address most
Fishery Management Council, 605 W. of the same agenda issues as the Council
Dated: September 2, 2016. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK except B reports.
Paul Piquado, 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. The SSC agenda will include the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: following issues:
Compliance. David Witherell, Council staff; (1) BSAI Crab Harvest Specifications for
Appendix I telephone: (907) 271–2809. 6 Stocks
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (2) Groundfish Harvest Specifications;
Decision Memorandum Council will begin its plenary session at Stock Structure Report; 3-River
I. Summary
8 a.m. in the Aleutian Room on Index
II. Background Wednesday, October 5 continuing (3) Electronic Monitoring Integration
III. Scope of the Order through Tuesday, October 11, 2016. The (4) 2017 Observer Program Annual
IV. Separate Rates Scientific and Statistical Committee Deployment Plan
V. Discussion of the Issues (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the King (5) BSAI Halibut Abundance-Based PSC
Comment 1: Eligibility for Separate Rate Salmon/Iliamna Room on Monday, (6) Halibut/Sablefish IFQ Program
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(Fangda Group and Xuzhou Jianglong) October 3 and continue through (7) Area 4 Halibut IFQ Leasing
Comment 2: Whether Xuzhou Jianglong’s Thursday, October 6, 2016. The (8) Halibut DMR’s Methodology
Sale is Bona Fide Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will (9) EFH Descriptions
Comment 3: Consumption of Needle Coke (10) EFH Non-Fishing Effects
(Fangda Group and Fushin Jinly)
begin at 8 a.m. in the Dillingham/
Katmai Room on Tuesday, October 4 (11) EFH Fishing Effects Methods/
Comment 4: Whether U.S. Sales are Bona Criteria
Fide (Fangda Group and Fushin Jinly) and continue through Saturday, October
Comment 5: Universe of Sales (Fangda 8, 2016. The Ecosystem Committee will In addition to providing ongoing
Group) meet on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, from scientific advice for fishery management

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decisions, the SSC functions as the gulfcouncil.org; telephone: (813) 348– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Councils primary peer review panel for 1630.
scientific information as described by National Oceanic and Atmospheric
the Magnuson-Stevens Act section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration
302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard agenda for the following webinar is as
RIN 0648–XE874
2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer follows: Council staff will brief the
review process is also deemed to satisfy public on the Generic For-Hire Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
the requirements of the Information Reporting Amendment. This Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Quality Act, including the OMB Peer Amendment would require electronic
Review Bulletin guidelines. The Agenda reporting for federally permitted for-hire AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
is subject to change, and the latest vessels harvesting species managed in Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
version will be posted at http:// the Reef Fish and Coastal Migratory Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
www.npfmc.org/. Pelagic (CMP) species in the Gulf of Commerce.
Mexico. Following the presentation, ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
Special Accommodations
Council staff will open the meeting for SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
These meetings are physically questions and public comments.
accessible to people with disabilities. Management Council’s (MAFMC)
Requests for sign language Meeting Adjourns Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP)
interpretation or other auxiliary aids will hold a meeting.
should be directed to Shannon Gleason Please register for Public Hearing: DATES: The meeting will be held on
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working Generic Amendment to Require Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9
days prior to the meeting date. Electronic Reporting For-hire Vessels on a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see
September 28, 2016, 6 p.m. EDT at: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Dated: September 6, 2016.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Tracey L. Thompson,
register/3181204175348645889. the Courtyard Marriott Boston Logan
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. The Agenda is subject to change, and Airport, 225 William McClellan
the latest version along with other Highway, Boston, MA 02128; telephone:
[FR Doc. 2016–21713 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am]
meeting materials will be posted on the (617) 569–5250.
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Council’s file server. To access the file Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
server, the URL is https:// Management Council, 800 N. State
public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web
National Oceanic and Atmospheric site and click on the File Server link in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Administration the lower left of the Council Web site Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
(http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The
RIN 0648–XE864 Management Council; telephone: (302)
username and password are both
526–5255. The Council’s Web site,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management ‘‘gulfguest’’. Click on the ‘‘Library
www.mafmc.org will also have details
Council; Public Meeting Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘Generic on the proposed agenda and briefing
For-Hire Electronic Reporting’’. materials.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Although other non-emergency issues
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
not on the agenda may come before the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Agenda
staff for discussion, in accordance with
Commerce.
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery The NTAP is a joint advisory panel of
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting via
Conservation and Management Act, the Mid-Atlantic and New England
webinar. those issues may not be the subject of Fishery Management Councils
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery formal action during this meeting. composed of Council members, fishing
Management Council (Council) will Actions of the staff will be restricted to industry, academic, and government
hold a public hearing to solicit public those issues specifically identified in and non-government fisheries experts.
comments on Electronic Reporting the agenda and any issues arising after The NTAP was established to bring
Requirements for For-Hire Vessels via publication of this notice that require commercial fishing, fisheries science,
webinar. emergency action under section 305(c) and fishery management professionals
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery in the northeastern U.S. together to
DATES: The meeting will convene identify concerns about regional
Wednesday, September 28, 2016, from 6 Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of research survey performance and data,
p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. to identify methods to address or
the Council’s intent to take action to
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held mitigate these concerns, and to promote
via webinar; you may register at: https:// address the emergency.
mutual understanding and acceptance
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ Dated: September 6, 2016. of the results of this work among their
3181204175348645889. Tracey L. Thompson, peers and in the broader community.
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Council address: Gulf of Mexico Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Topics to be discussed at the meeting
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. include membership changes; report of
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL [FR Doc. 2016–21728 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am] the NTAP Working Group meeting
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. (August 2, 2016); results of witch
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. flounder gear efficiency study and next
John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist- steps for stock assessment; results of
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery research on increasing the number of
Management Council; john.froeschke@ survey stations; group discussion on

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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 public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committees.
Dates		The meetings will be held October 3, 2016 through October 11, 2016. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
Contact		David Witherell, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		81 FR 62476
RIN Number		0648-XE87

81 FR 62476 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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