81 FR 8047 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 31 (February 17, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-03134

The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE444

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 Council and its advisory entities will hold public
meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet March 8-
14, 2016. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Wednesday, March 9,
2016 at 8 a.m., reconvening each day through Monday, March 14, 2016.
All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be
held at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9 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 Doubletree by Hilton Sacramento, 2001 Point West Way,
Sacramento, CA 95815; telephone: (916) 929-8855.
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: Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, 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 March 9-14, 2016 meeting of the Pacific
Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin at
9 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) Wednesday, March 9, 2016 and continue daily
through Monday, March 14, 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 March
Webinar ID, 112-257-227 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 1-631-992-3221
(not a toll-free number), audio access code 788-106-977, 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 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 March 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. Habitat

1. Current Habitat Issues

D. Ecosystem Management

1. California Current Ecosystem Report Including Integrated Ecosystem
Assessment
2. Update on Coordinated Ecosystem Indicator Review Initiative

E. Salmon Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Review of 2015 Fisheries and Summary of 2016 Stock Abundance

Forecasts

3. Chinook Fishery Regulation Assessment Model (FRAM) Co-manager

Update

4. Identification of Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition
of

2016 Salmon Management Alternatives Including Test Fishery Alternatives

5. Council Recommendations for 2016 Management Alternative Analysis
6. Further Council Direction for 2016 Management Alternatives
7. Adoption of 2016 Management Alternatives for Public Review
8. Salmon Hearing Officers
9. Sacramento River Winter Chinook Control Rule Update

F. Highly Migratory Species Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report

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2. Report on Ongoing Exempted Fishing Permits
3. Deep-Set Buoy Gear Amendment Scoping
4. Recommendations for International Management Activities Including

U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Area Fishery Update

G. Groundfish Management

1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for California Mid-Water Commercial
Jig

Gear for 2017-18

3. Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2017-18

Groundfish Fisheries

4. Consideration of Inseason Adjustments, Including Carryover
5. Oregon Mid-Water Sport Fishery Regulations (Final Action)
6. Salmon Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultation Update
7. Electronic Monitoring Exempted Fishing Permit Update and Revisions
8. Changes to Trawl Catch Share Program Gear Regulations (Final Action)

H. Pacific Halibut Management

1. Report on the International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting
2. Incidental Catch Recommendation Options for the Salmon Troll and
Final

Recommendations for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries (Final Action)

3. Halibut Incidental Groundfish Regulations (Final Action)

I. Administrative Matters

1. Approval of Council Meeting Record
2. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
3. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
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Day 1--Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel.............. 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup...................... 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee........................ 8:30 a.m.
Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup 1 p.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee..... 1 p.m.

Day 2--Wednesday, March 9, 2016

California State Delegation.............. 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation.................. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation.............. 7 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel.............. 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee..... 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel................. 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team.................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants.................. 3 p.m.
Tribal Policy Group...................... Ad hoc.
Tribal and Washington Technical Group.... Ad hoc.

Day 3--Thursday, March 10, 2016

California State Delegation.............. 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation.................. 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation.............. 7 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory 8 a.m.
Subpanel.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team. 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel................. 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team.................... 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Subcommittee.
Enforcement Consultants.................. Ad hoc.
Tribal Policy Group...................... Ad hoc.
Tribal and Washington Technical Group.... Ad hoc.

Day 4--Friday, March 11, 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 8 a.m.
Subpanel.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team. 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel................. 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team.................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants.................. Ad hoc.
Tribal Policy Group...................... Ad hoc.
Tribal and Washington Technical Group.... Ad hoc.

Day 5--Saturday, March 12, 2016

Day 6--Sunday, March 13, 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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel................. 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team.................... 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants.................. Ad hoc.
Tribal Policy Group...................... Ad hoc.
Tribal and Washington Technical Group.... Ad hoc.

Day 7--Monday, March 14, 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 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 Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-
2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: February 10, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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matters that the Under Secretary refers SUMMARY: The Pacific Council and its The following items are on the Pacific
to the Panel for review and advice. The advisory entities will hold public Council agenda, but not necessarily in
charter and other information are meetings. this order. Agenda items noted as
located online at http:// DATES: The Pacific Council and its ‘‘(Final Action)’’ refer to actions
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/ advisory entities will meet March 8–14, requiring the Council to transmit a
CharterBylawsHSIAStatute.htm. 2016. The Pacific Council meeting will proposed fishery management plan,
Matters to Be Considered: The panel begin on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at proposed plan amendment, or proposed
is convening to hear federal, state, 8 a.m., reconvening each day through regulations to the Secretary of
regional and local partners and Monday, March 14, 2016. All meetings Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of
stakeholders on issues relevant to are open to the public, except a closed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
NOAA’s navigation services, session will be held at 8 a.m. on Conservation and Management Act.
particularly focusing on the Texas Gulf Wednesday, March 9 to address Additional detail on agenda items,
Coast area. Navigation services include litigation and personnel matters. The Council action, advisory entity meeting
the data, products, and services Pacific Council will meet as late as times, and meeting rooms are described
provided by the NOAA programs and necessary each day to complete its in Agenda Item A.4, Proposed Council
activities that undertake geodetic scheduled business. Meeting Agenda, and will be in the
observations, gravity modeling, advance March 2016 briefing materials
ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Council and
shoreline mapping, bathymetric and posted on the Council Web site at
its advisory entities will be held at the
mapping, hydrographic surveying, www.pcouncil.org.
Doubletree by Hilton Sacramento, 2001
nautical charting, tide and water level Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 95815; A. Call to Order
observations, current observations, and telephone: (916) 929–8855. 1. Opening Remarks
marine modeling. This suite of NOAA Council address: Pacific Fishery 2. Roll Call
products and services support safe and Management Council, 7700 NE 3. Executive Director’s Report
efficient navigation, resilient coasts and Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 4. Approve Agenda
communities, and the nationwide OR 97220. Instructions for attending the
positioning information infrastructure to meeting via live stream broadcast are B. Open Comment Period
support America’s commerce. given under SUPPLEMENTARY 1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
The Panel will hear from federal INFORMATION, below.
C. Habitat
agencies and non-federal organizations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
about their missions and their use of Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director; 1. Current Habitat Issues
NOAA’s navigation services; what value telephone: (503) 820–2280 or (866) 806– D. Ecosystem Management
these services bring; and what 7204 toll free; or access the Pacific
Council Web site, http:// 1. California Current Ecosystem Report
improvements could be made. Other
www.pcouncil.org for the current Including Integrated Ecosystem
administrative matters may be
meeting location, proposed agenda, and Assessment
considered. This agenda is subject to 2. Update on Coordinated Ecosystem
change. meeting briefing materials.
Indicator Review Initiative
Special Accommodations: This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is physically accessible to March 9–14, 2016 meeting of the Pacific E. Salmon Management
people with disabilities. Direct requests Council will be streamed live on the 1. National Marine Fisheries Service
for sign language interpretation or other internet. The broadcasts begin at 9 a.m. Report
auxiliary aids to Pacific Time (PT) Wednesday, March 9, 2. Review of 2015 Fisheries and
Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov by February 2016 and continue daily through Summary of 2016 Stock Abundance
26, 2016. Monday, March 14, 2016. Broadcasts
end daily at 6 p.m. PT or when business Forecasts
Dated: January 29, 2016.
for the day is complete. Only the audio 3. Chinook Fishery Regulation
Rear Admiral Gerd F. Glang, portion and presentations displayed on Assessment Model (FRAM) Co-
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National the screen at the Pacific Council manager
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and meeting will be broadcast. The audio
Atmospheric Administration. Update
portion is listen-only; you will be
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unable to speak to the Pacific Council 4. Identification of Management
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P via the broadcast. To access the meeting Objectives and Preliminary
online please use the following link: Definition of
http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/ 2016 Salmon Management Alternatives
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE webinar/join-webinar and enter the Including Test Fishery Alternatives
National Oceanic and Atmospheric March Webinar ID, 112–257–227 and
5. Council Recommendations for 2016
Administration your email address. You can attend the
Management Alternative Analysis
webinar online using a computer, tablet, 6. Further Council Direction for 2016
or smart phone, using the GoToMeeting Management Alternatives
RIN 0648–XE444
application. It is recommended that you 7. Adoption of 2016 Management
use a computer headset to listen to the
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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Alternatives for Public Review
Public Meetings meeting, but you may use your 8. Salmon Hearing Officers
telephone for the audio portion only of 9. Sacramento River Winter Chinook
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the meeting. The audio portion may be Control Rule Update
Service, National Oceanic and attended using a telephone by dialing
the toll number 1–631–992–3221 (not a F. Highly Migratory Species
Atmospheric Administration,
toll-free number), audio access code Management
Commerce.
788–106–977, and enter the audio pin 1. National Marine Fisheries Service
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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Dates		The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet March 8- 14, 2016. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 8 a.m., reconvening each day through Monday, March 14, 2016. All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be
Contact		Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, 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.
FR Citation		81 FR 8047
RIN Number		0648-XE44

81 FR 8047 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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