82 FR 37440 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 153 (August 10, 2017)

Page Range		37440-37441
FR Document		2017-16867

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the SSC's Groundfish Subcommittee will convene two meetings, which are open to the public. The SSC meetings will also be streamed online for those who want to follow the proceedings remotely.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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 Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the SSC's Groundfish 
Subcommittee will convene two meetings, which are open to the public. 
The SSC meetings will also be streamed online for those who want to 
follow the proceedings remotely.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held Monday, August 28, 2017 from 8 a.m. 
until 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) or when business for the day 
has been completed. The SSC's Groundfish Subcommittee will meet on 
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. or when business for 
the day has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The SSC and the SSC's Groundfish Subcommittee meetings will 
be held in the Traynor Room at the National Marine Fisheries Service 
Western Regional Center's Sand Point facility, Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115; 
telephone: (206) 526-4000. Members of the SSC's Groundfish Subcommittee 
will be attending the meeting in person at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries 
Science Center and the rest of the SSC are invited to attend both 
meetings via webinar.
    To attend via webinar, (1) join the meeting by visiting this link 
http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar; (2) enter the 
webinar ID: 368-736-003, and (3) enter your name and email address 
(required). After logging into the webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL 
number: 1-562-247-8422 (not a toll-free number); (2) enter the attendee 
phone audio access code: 639-618-333; and (3) then enter your audio 
phone pin (shown after joining the webinar). Note: We have disabled 
mic/speakers as on option and require all participants to use a 
telephone or cell phone to participate. Technical Information and 
System Requirements: PC-based attendees are required to use 
Windows[supreg] 7, Vista, or XP; Mac[supreg]-based attendees are 
required to use Mac OS[supreg] X 10.5 or newer; Mobile attendees are 
required to use iPhone[supreg], iPad[supreg], Android^TM 
phone or Android tablet (See the GoToMeeting WebinarApps). You may send 
an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at [email protected] or 
contact him at (503) 820-2280, extension 411 for technical assistance.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Staff Officer, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the August 28th SSC meeting 
is to review draft 2017 stock assessment documents, stock assessment 
review (STAR) panel reports, 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; review catch-only updates of 
2015 assessments for canary and chilipepper rockfish; and consider 
endorsing these assessments for use by the Pacific Council family and 
other interested persons for developing management recommendations for 
fisheries in 2019 and beyond. Additionally, the SSC will consider 
endorsing new 2019 and 2020 overfishing limits and stock categories for 
groundfish stocks.
    The purpose of the August 29 SSC Groundfish Subcommittee meeting is 
to review new proposed analyses informing sigmas (i.e., values 
associated with assessment uncertainty) for older assessments and the 
proxy stock categories used to determine acceptable biological catches 
for groundfish stocks. Additionally, the SSC Groundfish Subcommittee 
will review a proposal for a new stock assessment methodology for 
determining stock compositions from mixed stock landings. No management 
actions will be decided by the SSC or the SSC's Groundfish 
Subcommittee. The SSC members' role will be development of 
recommendations and reports for consideration by the Pacific Council at 
its September meeting in Boise, ID. The full SSC is expected to 
complete their reports at their 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 SSC to take 
final action to address the emergency.
    All visitors to the National Marine Fisheries Service Western 
Regional Center's Sand Point facility should bring one of the following 
forms of identification:

 Enhanced Driver's License from the states of Washington, 
Minnesota, and New York
 U.S. Passport
 U.S. Passport Card
 U.S. Department of Defense CAC
 U.S. Federal agency HSPD-12 compliant ID cards

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 U.S. Veterans ID
 U.S. Military Dependent's ID Card
 U.S. Trusted Traveler Card--Global Entry, SENTRI, or NEXUS
 U.S. Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)
 State issued Real ID Compliant Driver's Licenses and 
Identification Cards.

    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 Dr. Martin Dorn at 
(206) 526-6548 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], 
Android^TM 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: August 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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• U.S. Veterans ID is preparing an EA in accordance with In June 2017, the Council decided to
• U.S. Military Dependent’s ID Card the National Environmental Policy Act reduce the scope of actions considered
• U.S. Trusted Traveler Card—Global (NEPA) for Amendment 43 to the in Amendment 43. The amendment now
Entry, SENTRI, or NEXUS Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the would only modify the process
• U.S. Transportation Workers Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South implemented through Amendment 28
Identification Credential (TWIC) Atlantic Region (Amendment 43). This by revising the process to determine the
• State issued Real ID Compliant notice is intended to inform the public commercial and recreational ACLs for
Driver’s Licenses and Identification of the change from the preparation of a red snapper. The Council may consider
Cards. draft environmental impact statement the other actions specified in the NOI in
Visitors who are foreign nationals (EIS) to an EA for Amendment 43. a future amendment. The scope of
(defined as a person who is not a citizen Additionally, this notice serves to Amendment 43 was reconsidered by the
or national of the United States) will announce the change of the scope of Council to increase the likelihood that
require additional security clearance to actions being considered in Amendment the revised ACL action in the
access the NMFS Northwest Fisheries 43 by the Council. The purpose of amendment would be implemented by
Science Center. Foreign national visitors Amendment 43 is to revise annual catch the red snapper commercial and
should contact Dr. Martin Dorn at (206) limits (ACLs) for red snapper in the recreational season starting dates in July
526–6548 at least two weeks prior to the South Atlantic to provide fishing access
2018.
meeting date to initiate the security while preventing overfishing.
Consequently, NMFS reassessed the
clearance process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: action in the amendment relative to
Technical Information and System Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional NEPA. Based on the reduced scope of
Requirements Office, telephone: 727–824–5305; or actions being considered in Amendment
email: frank.helies@noaa.gov. 43, NMFS, in collaboration with the
PC-based attendees: Windows® 7,
Vista, or XP operating system required. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According Council, will develop an EA rather than
Mac®-based attendees: Mac OS® X 10.5 to the most recent stock assessment, the proceeding with the development of a
or newer required. Mobile attendees: red snapper stock in the South Atlantic draft EIS. If the EA results in a Finding
iPhone®, iPad®, AndroidTM phone or is undergoing overfishing and is of No Significant Impact (FONSI), the
Android tablet required (use overfished (2016 Southeast Data, EA and FONSI will be the final
GoToMeeting Webinar Apps). Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 41). environmental documents prepared to
Currently, the commercial and inform this decision. If the EA reveals
Special Accommodations recreational ACLs are set at zero and red that significant environmental impacts
These meetings are physically snapper seasons are determined through may be reasonably expected to result
accessible to people with disabilities. an annual process established in from the proposed actions, NMFS and
Requests for sign language Amendment 28 to the FMP (78 FR the Council will develop a draft EIS to
interpretation or other auxiliary aids 44461, July 24, 2013). Red snapper further evaluate those impacts. The
should be directed to Mr. Kris removals (total landings and dead Council will hold public hearings to
Kleinschmidt (503) 820–2280 at least 10 discards) in the 2014, 2015, and 2016 discuss the actions included in
days prior to the meeting date. fishing years exceeded the stock’s Amendment 43 in webinars in August
acceptable biological catch and 2017, and will take public comment on
Dated: August 7, 2017.
therefore harvest and possession of red the document at the September 2017,
Tracey L. Thompson, snapper was not allowed in the 2015, Council meeting in Charleston, SC.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 2016, or 2017 fishing years. Despite the
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Exact dates, times, and locations of any
overfishing determination resulting future public hearings will be
[FR Doc. 2017–16867 Filed 8–9–17; 8:45 am] from SEDAR 41, NMFS notified the announced by the Council. A copy of
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Council in March 2017, that adequate the Amendment 43 draft options paper
management action has been taken to is available at: http://
address overfishing and continue to sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE rebuild the stock through the harvest fisheries/s_atl/sg/index.html.
prohibition in 2015 and 2016.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric NMFS will announce, through a
Administration On January 6, 2017, NMFS published
document published in the Federal
a notice of intent (NOI) in the Federal
RIN 0648–XF542 Register, all public comment periods on
Register to prepare a draft EIS for
the final amendment, its proposed
Amendment 43 (82 FR 1720). As
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of implementing regulations, and the
originally developed, Amendment 43
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper- availability of its associated EA. NMFS
considered changes to commercial and
Grouper Fishery Off the South Atlantic will consider all public comments
recreational ACLs and the recreational
States; Amendment 43 received during the Secretarial review
annual catch target by modifying the
annual process in Amendment 28. period, whether they are on the final
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Amendment 43 also included actions to amendment, the proposed regulations,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), modify red snapper management or the EA, prior to final agency action.
Commerce. reference points, establish seasonal and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

ACTION: Notice announcing the area closures, reduce discard mortality, Dated: August 7, 2017.
preparation of an environmental and improve the quantity and quality of
data collected from recreational Emily H. Menashes,
assessment (EA).
fishermen. NMFS also announced Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
SUMMARY: The NMFS Southeast Region, scoping meeting dates, times, and Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
in collaboration with the South Atlantic locations that were scheduled to occur [FR Doc. 2017–16894 Filed 8–9–17; 8:45 am]
Fishery Management Council (Council), in January and February 2017. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meetings.
Dates		The SSC meeting will be held Monday, August 28, 2017 from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) or when business for the day has been completed. The SSC's Groundfish Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. or when business for the day has been completed.
Contact		Mr. John DeVore, Staff Officer, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
FR Citation		82 FR 37440
RIN Number		0648-XF60

82 FR 37440 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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