83_FR_2631 83 FR 2619 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

83 FR 2619 - North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 12 (January 18, 2018)

Page Range2619-2620
FR Document2018-00763

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet February 5, 2018 through February 12, 2018, in Seattle, WA.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2619-2620]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00763]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF954


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.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet February 5, 2018 through February 12, 
2018, in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, February 5, 2018 through 
Monday, February 12, 2018. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: 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, SSC, and AP will meet all day 
on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 for the Ecosystem Research Workshop in 
the Ballroom. The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. in 
the South Room on Thursday, February 8, continuing through Monday, 
February 12, 2018. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. in the East Room on Monday, February 5, and continue 
through Tuesday, February 6, 2018. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) 
will begin at 8 a.m. in the North/West Room on Tuesday, February 6, and 
continue through Friday, February 9, 2018. The IFQ Committee will meet 
on Monday, February 5, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Marion Room. 
The Legislative Committee will meet on Monday, February 5, 2018, from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m. (Room TBD). The Ecosystem Committee will meet on 
Tuesday, February 6, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Marion Room.

Agenda

Monday, February 5, 2018 Through Monday, February 12, 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
(2) NMFS Management Report
(3) ADF&G Report
(4) USCG Report
(5) USFWS Report
(6) IPHC Report
(7) Protected Species Report
(8) BSAI Crab: Norton Sound RKC ACL, Crab Plan Team Report
(9) Small Sideboards
(10) GOA Catcher Vessel Chinook PSC limit adjustments
(11) IFQ medical lease provision
(12) IFQ beneficiary designation provision
(13) IFQ Committee--Report on proposals
(14) Arctic Exploratory Fishing
(15) Observer and EM Projects
(16) Programmatic Groundfish Objectives
(17) Economic SAFE Report
(18) 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) AFSC Report
(2) GOA Climate Report
(3) Marine Mammal Status
(4) Draft Agenda for Plan Team Workshop
(5) BSAI Crab
(6) Arctic Exploratory Fishing
(7) GOA Chinook PSC
(8) Economic SAFE
(9) Pollock Ageing Method

    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/.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Actions 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 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 Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 12, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-00763 Filed 1-17-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2018 / Notices 2619 Instructions to U.S. Customs and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4. A review of the outline for a socio- Border Protection economic report of the Council’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric managed fisheries; Because we determine that there are Administration 5. Discussion on fishing trip metrics changed circumstances that warrant the used to estimate the economic impacts RIN 0648–XF956 revocation of the Orders, in part, we of recreational fisheries for species will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South managed by the Council; and Protection (CBP) to liquidate without Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 6. A presentation of the results from regard to antidumping and Public Meeting the Socio-Economic Profile of the countervailing duties, and to refund any Commercial Snapper Grouper Fishery in estimated antidumping and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the South Atlantic. countervailing duties, on all Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The SEP will provide unliquidated entries of the merchandise Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recommendations on agenda items as covered by this partial revocation that Commerce. appropriate. Agenda items are subject to are not covered by the final results of an ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the change. A public comment period on administrative review or automatic South Atlantic Fishery Management agenda items will be held at the liquidation.10 Council’s (Council) Scientific and beginning and end of the meeting. Statistical Committee (SSC) Socio- Written comment on SEP agenda Notification to Interested Parties Economic Panel (SEP). topics is to be distributed to the Committee through the Council office, This notice serves as a reminder to SUMMARY: The Council will hold a similar to all other briefing materials. parties subject to an administrative meeting of its SSC SEP to receive Written comment to be considered by protective order (APO) of their updates on fisheries issues being the SEP shall be provided to the Council responsibility concerning the addressed by the Council and provide office no later than one week prior to disposition of proprietary information recommendations as appropriate. See the SEP meeting. For this meeting the disclosed under APO in accordance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. deadline for submission of written with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely DATES: The SEP meeting will be held comment is 12 p.m., Tuesday, January written notification of the return/ February 6, 2018, from 1 p.m. until 5 30, 2018. An online comment form will destruction of APO materials or p.m. and February 7, 2018, from 9 a.m. be posted as it becomes available at the conversion to judicial protective order is to 12:30 p.m. Council’s website at: http://safmc.net/ hereby requested. Failure to comply ADDRESSES: safmc-meetings/scientific-and- with the regulations and terms of an Meeting address: The meeting will be statistical-committee-meetings/. APO is a sanctionable violation. held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Special Accommodations We are issuing and publishing these Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 744– These meetings are physically final results and revocation, in part, and 4422. The meeting is open to members accessible to people with disabilities. notice in accordance with sections Requests for sign language of the public. The meeting will also be 751(b) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR available via webinar. Registration is interpretation or other auxiliary aids 351.216, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), and 19 required. Registration information will should be directed to the Council office CFR 351.222. be posted on the Council’s website at (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days Dated: January 11, 2018. http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ prior to the meeting. Gary Taverman, scientific-and-statistical-committee- Note: The times and sequence Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping meetings/ as it becomes available. specified in this agenda are subject to and Countervailing Duty Operations, Council address: South Atlantic change. performing the non-exclusive functions and Fishery Management Council, 4055 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. duties of the Assistant Secretary for Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405. Dated: January 12, 2018. Enforcement and Compliance. Tracey L. Thompson, [FR Doc. 2018–00756 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hadley; 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; [FR Doc. 2018–00762 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P john.hadley@safmc.net. 10 The most recently completed administrative SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE review of the AD order (A–570–979) was completed following items will be discussed by the on June 20, 2017, and covered December 1, 2014, SEP during the meeting: National Oceanic and Atmospheric through November 30, 2015. Therefore, the partial revocation for merchandise subject to the AD orders 1. An update on recent Council Administration will be applied retroactively to unliquidated entries actions and the Council’s Citizen of merchandise entered or withdrawn from Science Program; RIN 0648–XF954 warehouse, for consumption, on or after December 2. Review and discussion of the recent review of the Council’s Individual North Pacific Fishery Management sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 1, 2015. The most recently completed administrative review of the CVD order (C–570– Transferable Quota (ITQ) Program for Council; Public Meetings 980) was completed on July 10, 2017, and covered the Wreckfish fishery; January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 3. Discussion on recreational Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Therefore, the partial revocation for merchandise subject to the CVD order will be applied reporting as proposed in Amendment 46 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), retroactively to unliquidated entries of merchandise to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Commerce. entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for Management Plan for the South ACTION: Notice of public meetings. consumption, on or after January 1, 2015. Atlantic; VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Jan 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

2620 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2018 / Notices SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery (11) IFQ medical lease provision Dated: January 12, 2018. Management Council (Council) and its (12) IFQ beneficiary designation Tracey L. Thompson, advisory committees will meet February provision Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 5, 2018 through February 12, 2018, in (13) IFQ Committee—Report on Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Seattle, WA. proposals [FR Doc. 2018–00763 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] DATES: The meetings will be held BILLING CODE 3510–22–P (14) Arctic Exploratory Fishing Monday, February 5, 2018 through Monday, February 12, 2018. See (15) Observer and EM Projects SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific (16) Programmatic Groundfish DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE dates and times. Objectives ADDRESSES: (17) Economic SAFE Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Meeting address: The meeting will be (18) Staff Tasking Administration held at the Renaissance Hotel, 515 The Advisory Panel will address most RIN 0648–XF959 Madison St., Seattle, WA 98104. of the same agenda issues as the Council Council address: North Pacific Pacific Island Fisheries; Western except B reports. Fishery Management Council, 605 W. Pacific Stock Assessment Review; 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK The SSC agenda will include the Public Meeting 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. following issues: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) AFSC Report Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and David Witherell, Council staff; (2) GOA Climate Report Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), telephone: (907) 271–2809. (3) Marine Mammal Status Commerce. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (4) Draft Agenda for Plan Team ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Council, SSC, and AP will meet all day Workshop on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 for the (5) BSAI Crab SUMMARY: NMFS and the Western Ecosystem Research Workshop in the Pacific Fishery Management Council Ballroom. The Council will begin its (6) Arctic Exploratory Fishing (Council) will convene a Western plenary session at 8 a.m. in the South (7) GOA Chinook PSC Pacific Stock Assessment Review Room on Thursday, February 8, (8) Economic SAFE (WPSAR) of the draft 2017 benchmark continuing through Monday, February (9) Pollock Ageing Method stock assessments for Guam coral reef 12, 2018. The Scientific and Statistical fish. In addition to providing ongoing Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in scientific advice for fishery management DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION the East Room on Monday, February 5, decisions, the SSC functions as the for meeting dates, times, and daily and continue through Tuesday, Councils primary peer review panel for agenda. February 6, 2018. The Council’s scientific information as described by Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Magnuson-Stevens Act section the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., in the North/West Room on Tuesday, 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard February 6, and continue through Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Friday, February 9, 2018. The IFQ review process is also deemed to satisfy Committee will meet on Monday, Michael Seki, Director, NMFS Pacific the requirements of the Information Islands Fisheries Science Center February 5, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Quality Act, including the OMB Peer in the Marion Room. The Legislative (PIFSC), tel 808–725–5360. Review Bulletin guidelines. Committee will meet on Monday, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PIFSC February 5, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Agenda is subject to change, and scientists are conducting stock (Room TBD). The Ecosystem Committee the latest version will be posted at assessments on exploited Pacific Islands will meet on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, http://www.npfmc.org/. coral reef fish included in the Council’s from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Marion Although other non-emergency issues fishery ecosystem plans. These stocks Room. not on the agenda may come before are generally classified as data-poor these groups for discussion, those issues because they lack reliable, long-term, Agenda may not be the subject of formal action catch and fishing effort data. Monday, February 5, 2018 Through during these meetings. Actions will be Historically, the Council has Monday, February 12, 2018 restricted to those issues specifically recommended, and NMFS has listed in this notice and any issues approved, setting annual catch limits Council Plenary Session: The agenda arising after publication of this notice for the Council’s plenary session will (ACLs) using a percentile of median that require emergency action under historical catch levels and, more include the following issues. The Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Council may take appropriate action on recently, a biomass-augmented catch- Fishery Conservation and Management MSY (maximum sustainable yield) any of the issues identified. Act, provided the public has been method has been applied. (1) Executive Director’s Report notified of the Council’s intent to take In an effort to use additional available (2) NMFS Management Report final action to address the emergency. data sources for these stocks, PIFSC (3) ADF&G Report (4) USCG Report Special Accommodations scientists have conducted new coral reef fish assessments using length sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES (5) USFWS Report (6) IPHC Report These meetings are physically composition data, abundance data from (7) Protected Species Report accessible to people with disabilities. diver surveys, and certain key (8) BSAI Crab: Norton Sound RKC ACL, Requests for sign language population demographic parameters Crab Plan Team Report interpretation or other auxiliary aids related to growth, maturity, and (9) Small Sideboards should be directed to Shannon Gleason longevity. 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Document Created: 2018-01-18 00:42:20
Document Modified: 2018-01-18 00:42:20
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meetings.
DatesThe meetings will be held Monday, February 5, 2018 through Monday, February 12, 2018. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ContactDavid Witherell, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
FR Citation83 FR 2619 
RIN Number0648-XF95
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