83 FR 22469 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 94 (May 15, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-10341

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet in June, in Kodiak, AK.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG201


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council and its advisory committees.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet in June, in Kodiak, AK.

DATES: The meetings will be held June 4 through June 11, 2018. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be held at the Kodiak Harbor 
Convention Center, 236 Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, AK 99615. The SSC will 
meet at the Kodiak Best Western, 236 Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, AK 99615. 
The AP will meet at the Elks Lodge, 102 W Marine Way, Kodiak, AK 99615.
    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: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council will begin its plenary session at 8 
a.m. in the Pavilion Room, Kodiak Convention Center on Wednesday, June 
6, continuing through Monday, June 11, 2018. The Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in the Harbor Room, 
Kodiak Best Western on Monday, June 4 and continue through Wednesday, 
June 6, 2018. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. at 
the Elks Lodge on Tuesday, June 5, and continue through Friday, June 8, 
2018. The Ecosystem Committee will meet in the Stellar Room, Kodiak 
Convention Center on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 
Enforcement Committee will meet in the Katurwik Room, Kodiak Convention 
Center on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The IFQ Outreach 
Meeting will be held in the Pavilion Room, Kodiak Convention Center on 
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Agenda

Monday, June 4, 2018 through Monday, June 11, 2018

    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 (including CCC update, February 2018 
Ecosystem Workshop report, Turning the Tide report)
(2) NMFS Management Report (including EFH consultation report, update 
on decksorting regulatory analysis, draft EM policy directive)
(3) NOAA General Counsel
(4) NOAA Enforcement Report
(5) ADF&G Report
(6) USCG Report
(7) USFWS Report
(8) Protected Species Report
(9) 2017 Observer Annual Report and OAC Report
(10) EM Workgroup Report
(11) ABC/OFL Specifications for Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab, and 
Crab Plan Team Report
(12) Fixed gear CV rockfish retention
(13) Halibut retention in BSAI pots
(14) BSAI Pacific cod trawl CV analysis
(15) GOA pollock, cod seasons/allocations
(16) GOA Tanner crab observer/effort data
(17) Self-guided halibut rental boats
(18) Social Science Planning Team--Report
(19) Community engagement draft committee scope and ideas for RFP
(20) Kuskokwim River model review for 3 river index
(21) BSAI Halibut ABM evaluation methodology
(22) BSAI Halibut O26 performance standard
(23) Research priorities for 2018
(24) 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) 2017 Observer Annual Report and OAC Report
(2) ABC/OFL Specifications for Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab, and 
Crab Plan Team Report
(3) Fixed gear CV rockfish retention
(4) Kuskokwim River model review for 3 river index
(5) Ecosystem Workshop report
(6) Social Science Planning Team--Report
(7) Community engagement draft committee scope and ideas for RFP
(8) Research priorities for 2018
(9) BSAI Halibut ABM evaluation methodology
(10) BSAI Halibut O26 performance standard

    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 Ecosystem Committee agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Review Report from February 2018 Ecosystem Workshop
(2) Review Conservation Plan for the Northern Fur Seal
(3) Receive information on US Army Corps of Engineers projects
(4) Receive update on NOAA's bathymetric data projects

    The Enforcement Committee agenda will include the following issues:

(1) Rockfish retention
(2) Halibut in pots
(3) Scheduling and other issues

    The IFQ Outreach meeting agenda will include the following issues:

(1) 20-Year Program Review related to entry level and rural 
participation
(2) Update on Council requests for IFQ fishery discussion papers
(3) Listening session and open forum
(4) Stakeholder feedback on IFQ fishery and entry-level/rural 
opportunities

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org/

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
either electronically at: comments.npfmc.org

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or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. In-person oral public 
testimony will be accepted.

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 9, 2018.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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or through the mail: North Pacific instrument, send your request to Joelle and deleted question numbers refer to
Fishery Management Council, 605 W Michaels by phone at (202) 586–8952, or the 2012 CBECS.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK by email to Joelle.Michaels@eia.gov. • The following associated schedules
99501–2252. In-person oral public Access to the proposed form, are deleted and will not be used: EIA–
testimony will be accepted. instructions, and internet data 871B Authorization Form, EIA–871G
collection screens can be found at: Worksheet 1: Characteristics, Energy
Special Accommodations
https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-871. Sources, and Equipment, and EIA–871H
These meetings are physically SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Worksheet 2: Energy Amounts Used and
accessible to people with disabilities. information collection request contains: Dollars Spent.
Requests for sign language (1) OMB No. 1905–0145; • EIA–871B Authorization Form is
interpretation or other auxiliary aids (2) Information Collection Request deleted because EIA can collect this
should be directed to Shannon Gleason Title: Commercial Buildings Energy information from energy suppliers using
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working Consumption Survey; its mandatory collection authority.
days prior to the meeting date. (3) Type of Request: Renewal with Respondents no longer need to complete
Dated: May 9, 2018. changes; this form and sign it because their
Rey Israel Marquez, (4) Purpose: CBECS is a national energy supplier name will be collected
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable multi-stage probability sample survey of during on the questionnaire form and
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. commercial buildings and the energy they will be informed that EIA will
[FR Doc. 2018–10341 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am] suppliers to these buildings. The contact the supplier for further
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P sampling unit is the building. The information.
overall objective of CBECS is to collect • EIA–871G Worksheet 1 is deleted.
basic statistical information on energy This worksheet was provided as a
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY consumption and expenditures in mechanism for respondents to collect
commercial buildings and the energy- information about characteristics of the
U.S. Energy Information related characteristics of those building prior to the interview. EIA has
Administration buildings. Aggregate energy determined that this worksheet was not
consumption data relating to building as useful as anticipated and it is not
Agency Information Collection characteristics are made available to the needed.
Extension public in electronic tables and reports at • EIA–871H Worksheet 2 is deleted.
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information www.eia.gov/consumption/commercial. This worksheet was used by
Administration (EIA), Department of CBECS has been conducted respondents to report monthly
Energy (DOE). periodically since 1979; the most recent consumption and expenditures for
data collection cycles were in 2007 and electricity and natural gas. Respondents
ACTION: Notice and request for
2012. The 2018 data collection cycle could use the worksheet to collect
comments.
will be the 11th iteration for this survey. annual data for fuel oil/diesel/kerosene,
SUMMARY: EIA invites public comment The CBECS is integral to EIA’s district steam, district hot water, and
on the proposed collection of mandate to collect and publish energy total water as preparation for the in-
information, Form EIA–871 Commercial end-use consumption data. The person interview. The worksheet is no
Buildings Energy Consumption Survey collected data constitute the only longer necessary because monthly
(CBECS) as required under the national-level data available on energy energy data will be collected from
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EIA consumption in commercial buildings energy suppliers instead.
requests a three-year extension, with that are both comprehensive in nature • Online data collection is added as
changes, of CBECS, OMB Control and statistically rigorous. As such, a mode of collection. Respondents will
Number 1905–0145. This form collects CBECS data constitute the only data have the option to complete CBECS
data on energy consumption and series that allows policy makers and using a self-administered online
expenditures and energy-related program implementers in both the questionnaire. Interviewer debriefing
building characteristics for the public and private sectors to keep track following the 2012 CBECS indicated
commercial sector of the national of national trends in energy that some respondents preferred a web
economy. consumption for the commercial sector mode for responding to CBECS. EIA
DATES: EIA must receive all comments and commercial buildings. CBECS is estimates that 40% of respondents will
on this proposed information collection comprised of the following schedules: choose web as their response mode.
no later than July 16, 2018. If you • EIA–871A Building Questionnaire • Delete questions A7–A11 from EIA–
anticipate any difficulties in submitting • EIA–871C Natural Gas Usage 871A: These questions asked
your comments by the deadline, contact • EIA–871D District Heating Usage respondents if they included parking
the person listed in the ADDRESSES • EIA–871E Electricity Usage and common areas in the reported
section of this notice as soon as • EIA–871F Fuel Oil Usage square footage. They were meant to
possible. • EIA–871I Mall Building improve the accuracy of the data
Questionnaire reported for square footage but
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to • EIA–871J Mall Establishment respondents had difficulty providing
Joelle Michaels, CBECS Survey Questionnaire this information and EIA determined
Manager, EI–22, U.S. Department of (4a) Proposed Changes to Information that other square footage editing
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Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue Collection: The current design, procedures added more value than these
SW, Washington, DC 20585. Submission procedures, and schedules for CBECS questions.
by email to joelle.michaels@eia.gov is reflect a number of changes from the • Delete questions A20 and A21 from
recommended. 2012 CBECS collection cycle. The EIA–871A: Whether the glass is equal on
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If proposed changes are listed next. all sides of the building and if not,
you need additional information or References to added questions apply to whether the sides receiving direct
copies of the information collection the 2018 CBECS questionnaire numbers sunlight have more or less glass than the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committees.
Dates		The meetings will be held June 4 through June 11, 2018. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
Contact		Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation		83 FR 22469
RIN Number		0648-XG20

83 FR 22469 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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