82 FR 22314 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 92 (May 15, 2017)

Page Range		22314-22315
FR Document		2017-09750

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet June 5, 2017 through June 13, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 92 (Monday, May 15, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 92 (Monday, May 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22314-22315]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09750]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF426


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 June 5, 2017 through June 13, 2017.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 
1, Centennial Hall Convention Center on Wednesday, June 7, continuing 
through Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 2 on Monday, June 5 
and continue through Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The Council's Advisory 
Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 3 Tuesday, June 6, and 
continue through Saturday, June 10, 2017. The Enforcement Committee 
will meet in the Egan Room, June 6 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 
Legislative Committee will meet in the Egan Room (time and date to be 
determined).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Centennial Hall Convention 
Center, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK 99801.
    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:

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Agenda

Monday, June 5, 2017 Through Tuesday, June 13, 2017

    Council and AP Plenary Session: The agenda for the Council's 
plenary session will include the following issues, as well as an 
executive session. The Council may take appropriate action on any of 
the issues identified.

(1) Executive Director's Report
(2) NMFS Management Report (including reports on Best Scientific 
Information Available and Stock Assessment Improvement Plan, EFH 
Consultation report)
(3) NOAA Enforcement Report (including review of draft OLE National 
Priorities)
(4) ADF&G Report
(5) USCG Report
(6) USFWS Report
(7) IPHC Report
(8) 2016 Observer Annual Report and OAC Report
(9) Lead Level 2 Observers
(10) Area 4 Halibut IFQ Leasing
(11) BSAI yellowfin Sole TLAS Fishery Limited Entry
(12) Halibut Abundance-based PSC Limits; Candidate Performance Metrics
(13) Squid to Ecosystem Component Category
(14) BSAI Crab Harvest Specifications for 3 Stocks and PT Report
(15) Five-Year Research Priorities
(16) AFA and Non-AFA Small Sideboard Elimination
(17) GOA Crab Habitat Conservation Measures
(18) Allocation Review Triggers

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Observer Annual Report
(2) BSAI Crab Specifications
(3) Halibut ABM Performance Metrics
(4) Social Science Planning Team TOR: Reports on Best Scientific 
Information Available and Stock Assessment Improvement Plan
(5) Five-Year Research Priorities

    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/.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Actions 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 Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 10, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-09750 Filed 5-12-17; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben regulations include mitigation, Based on these findings and the
Laws, Office of Protected Resources, monitoring, and reporting requirements information discussed in the preamble
NMFS, (301) 427–8401. for the incidental take of marine to the final rule, the activities described
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mammals during estuary management under this LOA will have a negligible
activities in Sonoma County, California. impact on marine mammal stocks and
Background will not have an unmitigable adverse
The specified activity involves
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the management of the estuary to prevent impact on the availability of the affected
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct flooding while preventing adverse marine mammal stock for subsistence
the Secretary of Commerce to allow, modification to critical habitat for uses.
upon request, the incidental, but not Endangered Species Act-listed Dated: May 10, 2017.
intentional, taking of small numbers of salmonids. During the lagoon Donna S. Wieting,
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who management period (May 15–October
engage in a specified activity (other than Director, Office of Protected Resources,
15), this involves construction and National Marine Fisheries Service.
commercial fishing) within a specified maintenance of a lagoon outlet channel
geographical region if certain findings [FR Doc. 2017–09773 Filed 5–12–17; 8:45 am]
that would facilitate formation of a
are made and either regulations are perched lagoon. A perched lagoon,
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
issued or, if the taking is limited to which is an estuary closed to tidal
harassment, a notice of a proposed influence in which water surface
authorization is provided to the public DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
elevation is above mean high tide,
for review. would reduce flooding while
An authorization for incidental National Oceanic and Atmospheric
maintaining beneficial conditions for Administration
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds juvenile salmonids. Additional breaches
that the taking will have a negligible of the barrier beach may be conducted
impact on the species or stock(s), will RIN 0648–XF426
for the sole purpose of reducing flood
not have an unmitigable adverse impact risk.
on the availability of the species or North Pacific Fishery Management
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where There are three components to Council; Public Meeting
relevant), and if the permissible SCWA’s ongoing estuary management
methods of taking and requirements activities: (1) Lagoon outlet channel AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring management, during the lagoon Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
and reporting of such takings are set management period only, required to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible accomplish the dual purposes of flood Commerce.
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘an risk abatement and maintenance of
juvenile salmonid habitat; (2) traditional ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
impact resulting from the specified
activity that cannot be reasonably artificial breaching, with the sole
objective of flood risk abatement; and SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
expected to, and is not reasonably likely Management Council (Council) and its
to, adversely affect the species or stock (3) physical and biological monitoring
in and near the estuary, required to advisory committees will meet June 5,
through effects on annual rates of 2017 through June 13, 2017.
recruitment or survival.’’ understand response to water surface
Except with respect to certain elevation management in the estuary- DATES: The Council will begin its
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA lagoon system. SCWA is authorized to plenary session at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 1,
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of take individuals of three species by Centennial Hall Convention Center on
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) Level B harassment only. No takes by Wednesday, June 7, continuing through
has the potential to injure a marine Level A harassment, serious injury, or Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Scientific
mammal or marine mammal stock in the mortality are anticipated. and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has Authorization begin at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 2 on
the potential to disturb a marine Monday, June 5 and continue through
mammal or marine mammal stock in the We have issued a LOA to SCWA Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The Council’s
wild by causing disruption of behavioral authorizing the take of marine mammals Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m.
patterns, including, but not limited to, incidental to estuary management in Ballroom 3 Tuesday, June 6, and
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, activities, as described above. Take of continue through Saturday, June 10,
feeding, or sheltering (Level B marine mammals will be minimized 2017. The Enforcement Committee will
harassment). through implementation of mitigation meet in the Egan Room, June 6 from 1
measures designed to eliminate startling p.m. to 4 p.m. The Legislative
Summary of Request reactions that may result in stampedes Committee will meet in the Egan Room
On September 2, 2016, we received an or extended mother-pup separation, to (time and date to be determined).
adequate and complete request from further reduce the possibility of impacts
SCWA for authorization to take marine to pups by eliminating or altering ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
mammals incidental to estuary management activities on the beach the Centennial Hall Convention Center,
management activities. On December when pups are present, and by setting 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK 99801.
30, 2016 (81 FR 96415), we published a limits on the frequency and duration of Council address: North Pacific
notice of proposed rulemaking in the events during pupping season (March Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
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Federal Register, requesting comments 15–June 30). Additionally, the rule 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
and information related to the SCWA includes an adaptive management 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
request for 30 days. The final rule was component that allows for timely
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
published in the Federal Register on modification of mitigation or monitoring
David Witherell, Council staff;
March 15, 2017 (82 FR 13765). For measures based on new information,
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
detailed information on this action, when appropriate. The SCWA will
please refer to those documents. The submit reports as required. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Action		Notice of public meetings.
Dates		The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 1, Centennial Hall Convention Center on Wednesday, June 7, continuing through Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 2 on Monday, June 5 and continue through Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in Ballroom 3 Tuesday, June 6, and continue through Saturday, June 10, 2017. The Enforcement Committee will meet in the Egan Room, June 6 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Legislative Committee will meet in the Egan Room (time and date to be determined).
Contact		David Witherell, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		82 FR 22314
RIN Number		0648-XF42

82 FR 22314 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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