82 FR 27471 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene three Stock Assessment Review (STAR) panels this year to review new stock assessments for lingcod, Pacific ocean perch, yelloweye rockfish, yellowtail rockfish, blue rockfish, deacon rockfish, and California scorpionfish. These STAR panel meetings are open to the public. The STAR panel meetings will also be streamed online for those who want to follow the proceedings remotely.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27471]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12429]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF278


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will 
convene three Stock Assessment Review (STAR) panels this year to review 
new stock assessments for lingcod, Pacific ocean perch, yelloweye 
rockfish, yellowtail rockfish, blue rockfish, deacon rockfish, and 
California scorpionfish. These STAR panel meetings are open to the 
public. The STAR panel meetings will also be streamed online for those 
who want to follow the proceedings remotely.

DATES: The STAR panel meeting to review new assessments for lingcod and 
Pacific ocean perch (STAR Panel 1) will be held Monday, June 26, 2017, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) or when business 
for the day has been completed. The panel will reconvene on Tuesday, 
June 27 and will continue through Friday, June 30, 2017 beginning at 
8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. each day, or when business for the 
day has been completed.
    The STAR panel meeting to review new assessments for yelloweye 
rockfish and yellowtail rockfish (STAR Panel 2) will be held Monday, 
July 10, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) 
or when business for the day has been completed. The panel will 
reconvene on Tuesday, July 11 and will continue through Friday, July 
14, 2017 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. each day, or 
when business for the day has been completed.
    The STAR panel meeting to review new assessments for blue rockfish, 
deacon rockfish (it is anticipated this will be a single assessment of 
blue and deacon rockfish in combination), and California scorpionfish 
(STAR Panel 3) will be held Monday, July 24, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 
5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) or when business for the day has been 
completed. The panel will reconvene on Tuesday, July 25 and will 
continue through Friday, July 28, 2017 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and 
ending at 5:30 p.m. each day, or when business for the day has been 
completed.

ADDRESSES: STAR Panel 1 and STAR Panel 2 will be held in the Auditorium 
at the NMFS, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake 
Boulevard E, Seattle, WA 98112; telephone: (206) 860-3200. STAR Panel 3 
will be held at the NMFS, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa 
Cruz Laboratory, 110 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; telephone: 
(831) 420-3900.
    To attend the webinar, visit: http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar. Enter the Webinar ID, which is 782-299-523, and 
your name and email address (required). After logging into the webinar, 
dial the TOLL number (not a toll-free number) which will be provided to 
you after the webinar is launched; you must use your telephone for the 
audio portion of the meeting. Then enter the Attendee phone audio 
access code: 432-847-759, then enter your audio phone pin (shown after 
joining the webinar). Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers on 
GoToMeeting as an option and require all participants to use a 
telephone or cell phone to participate. The GotoMeeting broadcast is 
not a substitute for attending the STAR panel meetings in person. You 
will not be able to communicate with others or offer public comment 
using the webinar connection. We strive to make this service fully 
available, but due to unforeseen technical issues (internet/power 
outages, GoToMeeting service issues, etc.), this service may not be 
available during portions of the STAR panel meetings.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest 
Fisheries Science Center; telephone: (541) 867-0535; or Mr. John 
DeVore, Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the STAR Panels is to review 
draft 2017 stock assessment documents and any other pertinent 
information for new benchmark stock assessments for lingcod, Pacific 
ocean perch, yelloweye rockfish, yellowtail rockfish, blue rockfish, 
deacon rockfish, and California scorpionfish; work with the Stock 
Assessment Teams to make necessary revisions; and produce STAR Panel 
reports for use by the Pacific Council family and other interested 
persons for developing management recommendations for fisheries in 2019 
and beyond. No management actions will be decided by the STAR Panels. 
The STAR Panel participants' role will be development of 
recommendations and reports for consideration by the Pacific Council at 
its September meeting in Boise, ID.
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. 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 intent of the STAR panels 
to take final action to address the emergency.
    Visitors who are foreign nationals (defined as a person who is not 
a citizen or national of the United States) will require additional 
security clearance to access the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science 
Center. Foreign national visitors should contact Ms. Stacey Miller at 
541-867-0535 at least two weeks prior to the meeting date to initiate 
the security clearance process.

Technical Information and System Requirements

    PC-based attendees: Windows[supreg] 7, Vista, or XP operating 
system required. Mac[supreg]-based attendees: Mac OS[supreg] X 10.5 or 
newer required. Mobile attendees: iPhone[supreg], iPad[supreg], 
AndroidTM phone or Android tablet required (use GoToMeeting 
Webinar Apps).

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 (503) 820-
2280 at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 12, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-12429 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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