82 FR 3291 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 7 (January 11, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-00420

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet in Seattle, WA.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF144


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meetings will be held January 30, 2017 through February 7, 
2017. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 515 
Madison St., Seattle, WA 98104.
    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 South Room on Wednesday, February 1, continuing 
through Tuesday, February 7, 2017. The Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the East Room on Monday, 
January 30, and continue through Wednesday, February 1, 2017. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the North/West 
Room on Tuesday, January 31, and continue through Saturday, February 4, 
2017. The IFQ Committee will meet on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 12 
p.m. in the Marion Room. The Ecosystem Committee will meet on Tuesday, 
January 31, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Marion Room.

Agenda

Monday, January 30, 2017 Through Tuesday, February 7, 2017

    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 Report on NS1 Guidelines, and 
Halibut decksorting EFP renewal)
(3) ADF&G Report
(4) NOAA Enforcement
(5) USCG Report
(6) USFWS Report
(7) Protected Species Report
(8) IPHC Report
(9) NAVY (GOA Training Report)
(10) CDQ Ownership Caps
(11) Mixing of Guided and Unguided Halibut
(12) Area 4 Halibut IFQ Leasing
(13) IFQ Committee Report on Potential New Actions
(14) BSAI Crab Specifications for Norton Sound Red King Crab
(15) BSAI YFS TLA Fishery Limited Entry
(16) AFA 10-Year Program Review
(17) Squid to Ecosystem Component Category
(18) GOA Gear Specific Skate MRAs
(19) Bristol Bay Red King Crab PSC
(20) Stock Assessment Prioritization
(21) 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 YFS TLA Fishery Limited Entry
(2) BSAI Crab Specifications for Norton Sound Red King Crab
(3) Squid to Ecosystem Component Category
(4) Stock Assessment Prioritization
(5) National Standard 1 Guidelines
(6) Economic SAFE Report
(7) Ensemble Modeling Workshop

    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: January 6, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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the disciplines and fields included in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (4) NOAA Enforcement
marine science. The other voting (5) USCG Report
members shall be individuals who, by National Oceanic and Atmospheric (6) USFWS Report
reason of knowledge, experience, or Administration (7) Protected Species Report
training, are especially qualified in, or (8) IPHC Report
RIN 0648–XF144 (9) NAVY (GOA Training Report)
representative of, education, marine
affairs and resource management, (10) CDQ Ownership Caps
North Pacific Fishery Management
coastal management, extension services, (11) Mixing of Guided and Unguided
Council; Public Meeting
State government, industry, economics, Halibut
planning, or any other activity which is AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries (12) Area 4 Halibut IFQ Leasing
appropriate to, and important for, any Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (13) IFQ Committee Report on Potential
effort to enhance the understanding, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), New Actions
assessment, development, management, Commerce. (14) BSAI Crab Specifications for Norton
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Sound Red King Crab
utilization, or conservation of ocean,
(15) BSAI YFS TLA Fishery Limited
coastal, and Great Lakes resources. No
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Entry
individual is eligible to be a voting
Management Council (Council) and its (16) AFA 10-Year Program Review
member of the Board if the individual (17) Squid to Ecosystem Component
is (A) the director of a Sea Grant College advisory committees will meet in
Seattle, WA. Category
or Sea Grant Institute; (B) an applicant (18) GOA Gear Specific Skate MRAs
for, or beneficiary (as determined by the DATES: The meetings will be held
(19) Bristol Bay Red King Crab PSC
Secretary) of, any grant or contract January 30, 2017 through February 7,
(20) Stock Assessment Prioritization
under section 205 [33 USCS § 1124]; or 2017. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(21) Staff Tasking
(C) a full-time officer or employee of the for specific dates and times.
The Advisory Panel will address most
United States. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
of the same agenda issues as the Council
the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison St., except B reports.
INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR FEDERAL
Seattle, WA 98104. The SSC agenda will include the
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: Upon
Council address: North Pacific following issues:
selection and agreement to serve on the Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
National Sea Grant Advisory Board, you 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK (1) BSAI YFS TLA Fishery Limited
become a Special Government 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Entry
Employee (SGE) of the United States (2) BSAI Crab Specifications for Norton
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sound Red King Crab
Government. According to 18 U.S.C.
202(a), an SGE is an officer or employee David Witherell, Council staff; (3) Squid to Ecosystem Component
of an agency who is retained, telephone: (907) 271–2809. Category
designated, appointed, or employed to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (4) Stock Assessment Prioritization
perform temporary duties, with or Council will begin its plenary session at (5) National Standard 1 Guidelines
without compensation, not to exceed 8 a.m. in the South Room on (6) Economic SAFE Report
130 days during any period of 365 Wednesday, February 1, continuing (7) Ensemble Modeling Workshop
consecutive days, either on a fulltime or through Tuesday, February 7, 2017. The In addition to providing ongoing
intermittent basis. Please be aware that Scientific and Statistical Committee scientific advice for fishery management
after the selection process is complete, (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the East decisions, the SSC functions as the
applicants selected to serve on the Room on Monday, January 30, and Councils primary peer review panel for
Board must complete the following continue through Wednesday, February scientific information as described by
actions before they can be appointed as 1, 2017. The Council’s Advisory Panel the Magnuson-Stevens Act section
a Board member: (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. in the North/ 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard
West Room on Tuesday, January 31, and 2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer
(a) Security Clearance (on-line continue through Saturday, February 4, review process is also deemed to satisfy
Background Security Check process and 2017. The IFQ Committee will meet on the requirements of the Information
fingerprinting), and other applicable Monday, January 30, 2017 at 12 p.m. in Quality Act, including the OMB Peer
forms, both conducted through NOAA the Marion Room. The Ecosystem Review Bulletin guidelines.
Workforce Management; and (b) Committee will meet on Tuesday, The Agenda is subject to change, and
Confidential Financial Disclosure January 31, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. the latest version will be posted at
Report. As an SGE, you are required to in the Marion Room. http://www.npfmc.org/.
file a Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report annually to avoid involvement in Agenda Special Accommodations
a real or apparent conflict of interest. Monday, January 30, 2017 Through These meetings are physically
You may find the Confidential Financial Tuesday, February 7, 2017 accessible to people with disabilities.
Disclosure Report at the following Web Requests for sign language
site. http://www.oge.gov/Forms-Library/ Council Plenary Session: The agenda
for the Council’s plenary session will interpretation or other auxiliary aids
OGE-Form-450-Confidential-Financial- should be directed to Shannon Gleason
Disclosure-Report/. include the following issues. The
Council may take appropriate action on at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
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Dated: January 5, 2017. any of the issues identified. days prior to the meeting date.
Jason Donaldson, (1) Executive Director’s Report Dated: January 6, 2017.
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and (2) NMFS Management Report Tracey L. Thompson,
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and (Including Report on NS1 Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Atmospheric Administration. Guidelines, and Halibut decksorting Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The meetings will be held January 30, 2017 through February 7, 2017. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
Contact		David Witherell, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		82 FR 3291
RIN Number		0648-XF14

82 FR 3291 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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