82 FR 23201 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
| Page Range | 23201-23203 | |
| FR Document | 2017-10330 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 23201-23203] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10330] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF441 Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 7- 14, 2017. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through Wednesday, June 14, 2017. All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, June 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 Pacific Council and its advisory entities will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court, Spokane, Washington; telephone: (509) 455-9600. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, [[Page 23202]] 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 June 7-14, 2017 meeting of the Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m. PT Friday, June 9, 2017 and continue at 8 a.m. daily through Wednesday, June 14, 2017. 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 June Webinar ID, 897-986-459, 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 862-846-290, 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 June 2017 briefing materials and posted on the Pacific Council Web site at www.pcouncil.org no later than May 19, 2017. 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. Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report 2. Fiscal Matters 3. Legislative Matters 4. Approval of Council Meeting Records 5. Stock Assessment Improvement Plan Comments 6. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) White Paper on Best Scientific Information Available (BSIA) 7. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures 8. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning D. Coastal Pelagic Species Management 1. Final Pacific Mackerel Stock Assessment and Management Measures 2. Final Approval of Aerial Survey Methodology E. Habitat 1. Current Habitat Issues F. Groundfish Management 1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report 2. Trawl Catch Shares Review Draft Report and Intersector Allocation Report 3. Scoping of Trawl Catch Shares Discard Survival Credits for Sablefish and Lingcod 4. Final Stock Assessments and Catch Reports 5. Scoping of Multi-year Average Catch Policy 6. Electronic Ticket Reporting Timeline Requirements 7. Specifications and Management Measures Process for 2019-20 Fisheries 8. Coastwide Non-whiting Midwater and Gear Modification Exempted Fishing Permit Progress Reports 9. Final Action on Updated Coordinates for the 125 Fathom Rockfish Conservation Area Line in California 10. Final Action on Inseason Adjustments G. Pacific Halibut Management 1. Scoping of Catch Sharing Plan Changes and International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Data Request Report H. Highly Migratory Species Management 1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report 2. Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP) 3. Authorization of Deep-Set Buoy Gear and Federal Permitting 4. Proposed Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permits 5. Recommendations for International Management Activities I. Enforcement Issues 1. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) Strategic Review Advisory Body Agendas Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues that are on the Pacific 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 Pacific Council Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than Friday, May 19, 2017. Schedule of Ancillary Meetings Day 1--Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Scientific and Statistical Committee Groundfish Subcommittee, 8 a.m. Day 2--Thursday, June 8, 2017 Habitat Committee, 8 a.m. Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, 8 a.m. Groundfish Management Team, 8 a.m. Scientific and Statistical Committee, 8 a.m. Budget Committee, 10:30 a.m. Legislative Committee, 1 p.m. Day 3--Friday, June 9, 2017 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. Scientific and Statistical Committee, 8 a.m. Enforcement Consultants, 3 p.m. Day 4--Saturday, June 10, 2017 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 5--Sunday, June 11, 2017 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. [[Page 23203]] Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc Day 6--Monday, June 12, 2017 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--Tuesday, June 13, 2017 California State Delegation, 7 a.m. Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel, 8 a.m. Highly Migratory Species Management Team, 8 a.m. Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc Day 8--Wednesday, June 14, 2017 California State Delegation, 7 a.m. Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Pacific 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 Pacific 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 Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280, ext. 411 at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date. Dated: May 17, 2017. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-10330 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Needs and Uses: This request is for an notice to OIRA_Submission@ discussion of Atlantic halibut
extension of a currently approved omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. management, receive a report from the
information collection. Dated: May 16, 2017. PDT and make recommendations to the
The National Marine Fisheries Service Groundfish Committee. They will also
Sarah Brabson,
(NMFS) Greater Atlantic Region discuss a possible reclassification of
manages the Atlantic sea scallop NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
windowpane flounder stocks with a
(scallop) fishery of the Exclusive [FR Doc. 2017–10291 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
report from the PDT and make
Economic Zone (EEZ) off the East Coast BILLING CODE 3510–22–P recommendations to the Groundfish
under the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Committee. The advisory panel will
Management Plan (FMP). The consider comments on the Interim Final
regulations implementing the FMP are DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Rule for 2017 and 2018 Sector
at 50 CFR part 648. To successfully Operations Plans, including whether
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
implement and administer components additional measures or restrictions
Administration
of the FMP, OMB Control No. 0648– should be recommended for Sector IX as
0491 includes the following information RIN 0648–XF391 a result of misreporting by sector
collections for scallop vessel owners, vessels. Other business will be
operators, and fishery participants: New England Fishery Management discussed as necessary.
Vessel monitoring system (VMS) trip Council; Public Meeting; Correction
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
declarations for all scallop vessels, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
including powerdown declarations; Dated: May 17, 2017.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
notification of access area trip Tracey L. Thompson,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
termination for limited access scallop Commerce. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
vessels; submission of access area Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
ACTION: Notice of a correction of a
compensation trip identification; [FR Doc. 2017–10328 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
public meeting.
submission of access area trip exchange BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
forms; VMS purchase and installation SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
for individuals that purchase a federally Management Council (Council) is
permitted scallop vessel; VMS daily scheduling a public meeting of its DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
catch reports; submission of ownership Groundfish Advisory Panel to consider
cap forms for individual fishing quota National Oceanic and Atmospheric
actions affecting New England fisheries
(IFQ) scallop vessels; submission of Administration
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
vessel replacement, upgrade and permit Recommendations from this group will RIN 0648–XF441
history applications for IFQ, Northern be brought to the full Council for formal
Gulf of Maine (NGOM), and Incidental consideration and action, if appropriate. Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Catch (IC) scallop vessels; submission of Public Meetings
DATES: This meeting will be held on
VMS pre-landing notification form by Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 9 a.m. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
IFQ vessels and limited access vessels Service, National Oceanic and
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
for access areas; enrollment into the Atmospheric Administration,
the Sheraton Harborside, 250 Market
state waters exemption program; Commerce.
Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; phone:
submission of requests for IFQ transfers;
(603) 431–2300. ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
payment of cost recovery bills for IFQ Council address: New England
vessels; sector proposals for IFQ vessels Fishery Management Council, 50 Water SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
and industry participants; and sector Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Management Council (Pacific Council)
operations plans for approved sector and its advisory entities will hold
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
proposals. public meetings.
Data collected through these programs Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management DATES: The Pacific Council and its
are incorporated into the NMFS advisory entities will meet June 7–14,
database and are used to track and Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
2017. The Pacific Council meeting will
confirm vessel permit status and begin on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 9 a.m.
eligibility, scallop landings, and scallop original notice published in the Federal
Register on May 8, 2017 (82 FR 21372). Pacific Daylight Time (PDT),
vessel allocations. Aggregated reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through
summaries of the collected information An additional agenda item has been
added to the original agenda. The entire Wednesday, June 14, 2017. All meetings
will be used to evaluate the are open to the public, except a closed
management program and future new agenda is listed below. All other
previously published information session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9
management proposals. a.m., Friday, June 9 to address litigation
Affected Public: Business or other for- remains the same.
and personnel matters. The Pacific
profit organizations. Agenda Council will meet as late as necessary
Frequency: Annually, monthly and on
The Advisory Panel will discuss each day to complete its scheduled
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Amendment 23/Groundfish Monitoring. business.
This information collection request They will receive a report from the ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Groundfish Plan Development Team Council and its advisory entities will be
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the instructions to view Department of (PDT), review public scoping comments held at the Doubletree by Hilton
Commerce collections currently under and Discuss and make Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane
review by OMB. recommendations to the Groundfish Falls Court, Spokane, Washington;
Written comments and Committee on the scope, purpose and telephone: (509) 455–9600.
recommendations for the proposed need, and range of alternatives for Council address: Pacific Fishery
information collection should be sent Amendment 23. The Panel will also Management Council, 7700 NE
within 30 days of publication of this review 2017 Council Priorities with a Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
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Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to a location outside the U.S., or process
fish in internal waters. Each person
Day 6—Monday, June 12, 2017 National Oceanic and Atmospheric operating a foreign fishing vessel under
California State Delegation, 7 a.m. Administration MSA authority may be required to
submit information for a permit, mark
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. Submission for OMB Review; their vessels and gear, or submit
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. Comment Request information about their fishing
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, 8 a.m. The Department of Commerce will activities. To facilitate observer
submit to the Office of Management and coverage, foreign fishing vessel
Groundfish Management Team, 8 a.m. operators must provide a quarterly
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Highly Migratory Species Advisory following proposal for collection of schedule of fishing effort and upon
Subpanel, 8 a.m. information under the provisions of the request must also provide observers
Highly Migratory Species Management Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. with copies of any required records. For
Team, 8 a.m. Chapter 35). foreign fishing vessels that process fish
Agency: National Oceanic and in internal waters, the information
Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc collected varies somewhat from other
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Day 7—Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits, foreign fishing vessels that participate in
Vessel, and Gear Identification, and a directed fishery or a joint venture
California State Delegation, 7 a.m. operation. In particular, these vessels
Reporting Requirements.
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. may not be required to provide a permit
OMB Control Number: 0648–0075.
application or mark their vessels. The
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. Form Number(s): None.
information submitted in applications is
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
Highly Migratory Species Advisory used to determine whether permits
a currently approved information
Subpanel, 8 a.m. should be used to authorize directed
collection).
foreign fishing, participation in joint
Highly Migratory Species Management Number of Respondents: 7.
ventures with U.S. vessels, or
Team, 8 a.m. Average Hours per Response: For
transshipments of fish or fish products
Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc permit applications: One and one half
within U.S. waters. The display of
hours for an application for a directed
identifying numbers on vessels and gear
Day 8—Wednesday, June 14, 2017 fishery; two hours for a joint venture
aid in fishery law enforcement and
application, and 45 minutes for a
California State Delegation, 7 a.m. allows other fishermen to report
transshipment permit; for fishing
suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m. activity reporting: 6 minutes for a joint
activities allows monitoring of fish
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m. venture report; 30 minutes per day for received by foreign vessels.
joint venture record-keeping; and 7.5 Affected Public: Business or other for-
Although non-emergency issues not minutes per day for record-keeping by profit organizations.
contained in this agenda may come transport vessels; for weekly reports, 30 Frequency: Annually, weekly and on
before the Pacific Council for minutes per response; for foreign vessel occasion.
discussion, those issues may not be the and gear identification marking: 15 Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
subject of formal Council action during minutes per marking. obtain or retain benefits.
this meeting. Council action will be Burden Hours: 82. This information collection request
restricted to those issues specifically Needs and Uses: This request is for may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
listed in this notice and any issues extension of a currently approved the instructions to view Department of
arising after publication of this notice information collection. Commerce collections currently under
that require emergency action under The National Marine Fisheries Service review by OMB.
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens (NMFS) issues permits, under the Written comments and
Fishery Conservation and Management Magnuson-Stevens Fishery recommendations for the proposed
Act, provided the public has been Conservation and Management Act (16 information collection should be sent
notified of the Pacific Council’s intent to U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign within 30 days of publication of this
take final action to address the fishing vessels fishing or operating in notice to OIRA_Submission@
United States’ (U.S.) waters. MSA and omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
emergency.
associated regulations at 50 CFR part Dated: May 16, 2017.
Special Accommodations 600 require that vessels apply for fishing Sarah Brabson,
permits, that vessels and certain gear be
These meetings are physically NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
marked for identification purposes, that
accessible to people with disabilities. [FR Doc. 2017–10292 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
observers be embarked on selected
Requests for sign language vessels, and that permit holders report BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
interpretation or other auxiliary aids their fishing effort and catch or, when
should be directed to Mr. Kris processing fish under joint ventures, the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280, ext. amount and locations of fish received
411 at least 10 business days prior to the from U.S. vessels. These requirements National Oceanic and Atmospheric
meeting date. apply to all foreign vessels fishing,
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Administration
Dated: May 17, 2017.
transshipping, or processing fish in U.S.
waters. RIN 0648–XF440
Tracey L. Thompson, Information is collected from persons
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
who operate a foreign fishing vessel in
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
U.S. waters to participate in a directed
[FR Doc. 2017–10330 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] fishery or joint venture operation, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P transship fish harvested by a U.S. vessel Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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| Action | Notice of public meetings. | |
| Dates | The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet June 7- 14, 2017. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through Wednesday, June 14, 2017. All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., | |
| 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. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 23201 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF44 |
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