83 FR 27547 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 114 (June 13, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 114 (June 13, 2018)
| Page Range | 27547-27547 | |
| FR Document | 2018-12689 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 27547] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12689] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG287 Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) adhoc Sablefish Management and Trawl Allocation Attainment Committee (SaMTAAC) will hold a meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, June 29, 2018, starting at 8 a.m. and will end when business for the day has been completed. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Waterton Hotel, 4242 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; telephone: (206) 826-4242. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jim Seger, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2416. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the first SaMTAAC meeting and its primary purpose is to orient the SaMTAAC and its advisors around to its charge, review information and alternatives already developed, and identify additional information that may be helpful to the committee for its first full meeting. The committee's charge is as follows: Identifying obstacles to achieving the goals and objectives of the catch share plan related to under attainment of non-sablefish trawl allocations and unharvested sablefish quota pounds (QP) south of 36[deg] N latitude. As appropriate to overcome identified obstacles, the committee will discuss and develop options, including but not limited to, actions that may modify rules for gear switching by trawl permit holders and QP leasing to vessels using fixed gear, as well as options that may encourage increased utilization of sablefish QPs south of 36[deg] N latitude. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document 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 to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at [email protected] or (503) 820-2411 at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: June 8, 2018. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-12689 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 60 assessment of Councils, Commissions, and state and NE, Seattle, WA 98105; telephone: (206)
the South Atlantic stock of Red Porgy federal agencies. 826–4242.
will consist of a series of webinars and The items of discussion in the Data Council address: Pacific Fishery
an in-person workshop. See Scoping webinar are as follows: Management Council, 7700 NE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Participants will identify who will be Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
DATES: A SEDAR 60 Data Scoping providing updated and/or new datasets.
OR 97220–1384.
webinar will be held on Friday, June 29, Although non-emergency issues not
2018, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. contained in this agenda may come FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
before this group for discussion, those Jim Seger, Pacific Council; telephone:
ADDRESSES:
issues may not be the subject of formal (503) 820–2416.
Meeting address: The meeting will be
action during this meeting. Action will
held via webinar. The webinar is open SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will
be restricted to those issues specifically
to members of the public. Those be the first SaMTAAC meeting and its
identified in this notice and any issues
interested in participating should primary purpose is to orient the
arising after publication of this notice
contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR SaMTAAC and its advisors around to its
that require emergency action under
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to charge, review information and
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
request an invitation providing webinar alternatives already developed, and
Fishery Conservation and Management
access information. Please request identify additional information that may
Act, provided the public has been
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in be helpful to the committee for its first
notified of the intent to take final action
advance of each webinar. full meeting. The committee’s charge is
to address the emergency.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic as follows: Identifying obstacles to
Fishery Management Council, 4055 Special Accommodations achieving the goals and objectives of the
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, This meeting is accessible to people catch share plan related to under
N Charleston, SC 29405. with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary attainment of non-sablefish trawl
www.sedarweb.org. aids should be directed to the SAFMC allocations and unharvested sablefish
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 quota pounds (QP) south of 36° N
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber business days prior to the meeting. latitude. As appropriate to overcome
Place Drive, Suite 201, North identified obstacles, the committee will
Note: The times and sequence specified in
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– this agenda are subject to change. discuss and develop options, including
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net. but not limited to, actions that may
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. modify rules for gear switching by trawl
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Dated: June 8, 2018. permit holders and QP leasing to vessels
Caribbean Fishery Management Rey Israel Marquez,
using fixed gear, as well as options that
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA may encourage increased utilization of
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
sablefish QPs south of 36° N latitude.
States Marine Fisheries Commissions, [FR Doc. 2018–12687 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] Although non-emergency issues not
have implemented the Southeast Data, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P contained in the meeting agenda may be
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) discussed, those issues may not be the
process, a multi-step method for subject of formal action during this
determining the status of fish stocks in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE meeting. Action will be restricted to
the Southeast Region. The product of those issues specifically listed in this
the SEDAR webinar series will be a National Oceanic and Atmospheric document and any issues arising after
report which compiles and evaluates Administration publication of this document that
potential datasets and recommends RIN 0648–XG287 require emergency action under section
which datasets are appropriate for 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
assessment analyses, and describes the Pacific Fishery Management Council; Conservation and Management Act,
fisheries, evaluates the status of the Public Meeting provided the public has been notified of
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, the intent to take final action to address
projects future population conditions, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the emergency.
and recommends research and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Special Accommodations
monitoring needs. Participants for
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Commerce.
The meeting is physically accessible
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
to people with disabilities. Requests for
Caribbean Fishery Management sign language interpretation or other
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council) auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Regional Office, Highly Migratory Kris Kleinschmidt at kris.kleinschmidt@
Species Management Division, and adhoc Sablefish Management and Trawl
Allocation Attainment Committee noaa.gov or (503) 820–2411 at least 10
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. days prior to the meeting date.
Participants include: Data collectors and (SaMTAAC) will hold a meeting.
database managers; stock assessment DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, Dated: June 8, 2018.
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scientists, biologists, and researchers; June 29, 2018, starting at 8 a.m. and will Rey Israel Marquez,
constituency representatives including end when business for the day has been Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
fishermen, environmentalists, and non- completed. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
governmental organizations (NGOs); ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at [FR Doc. 2018–12689 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am]
international experts; and staff of the Waterton Hotel, 4242 Roosevelt Way BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of a public meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held Friday, June 29, 2018, starting at 8 a.m. and will end when business for the day has been completed. | |
| Contact | Dr. Jim Seger, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2416. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 27547 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG28 |
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