81 FR 74404 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 207 (October 26, 2016)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74404-74406]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25887]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE995


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and 
its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet November 
13-21, 2016. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Wednesday, 
November 16, 2016 at 9 a.m., reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through 
Monday, November 21, 2016. All meetings are open to the public, except 
a closed session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Wednesday, 
November 16 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.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE. 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. Instructions for 
attending the meeting via live stream broadcast are given under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204 toll-free; or access the 
Pacific Council Web site, http://www.pcouncil.org for the current 
meeting location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The November 13-21, 2016 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the Internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) Wednesday, November 16, 
2016 and continue at 8 a.m. daily through Monday, November 21, 2016. 
Broadcasts end daily at 6 p.m. PT or when business for the day is 
complete. Only the audio portion and presentations displayed on the 
screen at the Pacific Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio 
portion is listen-only; you will be unable to speak to the Pacific 
Council via the broadcast. To access the meeting online please use the 
following link: http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar 
and enter the November Webinar ID, 102-405-515, and your email address. 
You can attend the webinar online using a computer, tablet, or smart 
phone, using the GoToMeeting application. It is recommended that you 
use a computer headset to listen to the meeting, but you may use your 
telephone for the audio portion only of the meeting. The audio portion 
may be attended using a telephone by dialing the toll number 1-562-247-
8422 (not a toll-free number), audio access code 879-397-319, and enter 
the audio pin shown after joining the webinar.
    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 U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional 
detail on agenda items, Council action, advisory entity meeting times, 
and meeting rooms are described in Agenda Item A.4, Proposed Council 
Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance November 2016 briefing 
materials and posted on the Council Web site at www.pcouncil.org.

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. Administrative Matters
    1. West Coast Regional Operating Agreement Final Review
    2. National Standard Guidelines Update
    3. Fiscal Matters
    4. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    5. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    6. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
D. Salmon Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Salmon Methodology Review
    3. Chinook Fishery Regulation Assessment Model Update
    4. Preseason Salmon Management Schedule for 2017 Final Action
E. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Final 2017 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulation Changes
F. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Methodology Review Final Topic Selection
    3. Inseason Management Final Action
    4. Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Rockfish 
Conservation Area (RCA) Amendment 28 Alternatives (Part 1 and Part 
2)
    5. Trawl Gear Modification Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Final 
Action
    6. Five-Year Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocation 
Review Plans and Fishery Management Plan Update
    7. Mid-Biennium Harvest Specification Adjustment Policies
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    3. Small-Scale Fishery Management Alternatives
    4. Northern Anchovy Stock Assessment and Management Measures
H. Current Habitat Issues
    1. Current Habitat Issues
I. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. International Issues
    3. U.S.-Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty
    4. Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
    5. Swordfish Fishery Management

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 Tuesday, November 1, 2016.

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                     Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Sunday, November 13, 2016
    SSC Economic and Groundfish Subcommittees...........          1 p.m.
Day 2--Monday, November 14, 2016
    SSC Economic and Groundfish Subcommittees...........          8 a.m.
Day 3--Tuesday, November 15, 2016
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel...........          8 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team.............          8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........................          8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............................          8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee................          8 a.m.
    Habitat Committee...................................       8:30 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................          1 p.m.
    Budget Committee....................................          1 p.m.
Day 4--Wednesday, November 16, 2016
    California State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............................          7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel...........          8 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team.............          8 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................          8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........................          8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel............................          8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee................          8 a.m.
    Habitat Committee...................................       8:30 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............................          3 p.m.
Day 5--Thursday, November 17, 2016
    California State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............................          7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................          8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........................          8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............................         Ad hoc.
Day 6--Friday, November 18, 2016
    California State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............................          7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................          8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........................          8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel..........          8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team............          8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............................         Ad hoc.
Day 7--Saturday, November 19, 2016
    California State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............................          7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................          8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........................          8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel..........          8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team............          8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............................         Ad hoc.
    U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).........          7 p.m.
    Engagement on Commercial Fishing Vessel
     Classification Standards...........................
Day 8--Sunday, November 20, 2016
    California State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............................          7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel........................          8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team..........................          8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel..........          8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team............          8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants.............................         Ad hoc.
Day 9--Monday, November 21, 2016
    California State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation.............................          7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation.........................          7 a.m.
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    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 this meeting. 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.

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Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 
820-2280 at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 21, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-25887 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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