81 FR 80649 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 221 (November 16, 2016)

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet December 6 through December 14, 2016 in Anchorage, AK.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80649-80650]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27495]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF041


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet December 6 through December 14, 2016 in 
Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The Council and its advisory committees will hold meetings 
Tuesday, December 6 through Wednesday, December 14, 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 Thursday, December 8, continuing 
through Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the King Salmon/Iliamna Room on 
Tuesday, December 6 and continue through Friday December 9, 2016. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Dillingham/
Katmai Room on Wednesday December 7, and continue through Sunday, 
December 11, 2016. The Charter Halibut Management Committee will meet 
on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 (room to be determined) from 9 a.m. to 12 
p.m. The Recreational Quota Entity Committee will meet on Tuesday, 
December 6, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (room to be determined). The 
Ecosystem Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, from 9 
a.m. to 12 p.m. (room to be determined). The Enforcement Committee will 
meet on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (room to be 
determined).

Agenda

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 through Wednesday, December 14, 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 update on 2017 Observer ADP)
(3) ADF&G Report
(4) NOAA Enforcement Report
(5) USCG Report
(6) USFWS Report
(7) Protected Species Report
(8) IPHC Report (T)

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(9) 2017 Charter Halibut Management Measures
(10) Charter Halibut Permit Leasing
(11) Charter Halibut RQE Program
(12) Am 80 Halibut PSC Measures
(13) EFP-1 (interim report on halibut deck sorting)
(14) BSAI Groundfish Harvest Specifications
(15) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications
(16) EFP-2 (review application for RKC Savings Area)
(17) Electronic Monitoring Integration
(18) GOA Trawl Bycatch Management
(19) EFH Effects of Fishing Criteria
(20) EFH Non-Fishing Effects Report
(21) EFP-3 (final report on salmon excluder EFP)
(22) 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
(2) GOA Harvest Specifications
(3) EFH Effects of Fishing Criteria
(4) EFP-2 (review application for RKC Savings Area)
    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.

    Dated: November 10, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-27495 Filed 11-15-16; 8:45 am]
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