83_FR_3320 83 FR 3304 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

83 FR 3304 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 16 (January 24, 2018)

Page Range3304-3305
FR Document2018-01288

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a joint meeting via webinar that is open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3304-3305]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01288]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF953


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting (webinar).

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic 
Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a joint meeting via webinar 
that is open to the public.

DATES: The webinar will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2018, from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m., or until business has been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. A public listening 
station is available at the Pacific Council office (address below). To 
attend the webinar, use this link: https://www.gotomeeting.com (click 
``Join a Webinar'' in top right corner of page). (1) Enter the Webinar 
ID: 446-993-445. (2) Enter your name and email address (required). You 
must use your telephone for the audio portion of the meeting by dialing 
this TOLL number 1-872-240-3212. (3) Enter the Attendee phone audio 
access code 446-993-445. (4) Enter your audio phone pin (shown after 
joining the webinar). Note: We have disabled Mic/Speakers as an 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], AndroidTM phone or Android tablet (see https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipad-iphone-android-webinar-apps). 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 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2409.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is for the CPSMT 
and the CPSAS to consider items relevant to the March and April Pacific 
Council meetings. These topics may include ecosystem-based management 
matters, the upcoming acoustic-trawl survey methodology review, terms 
of reference for stock assessment and methodology reviews, and 
administrative matters.
    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 public listening station 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 phone: (503) 820-2411 at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 19, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director,Office of Sustainable Fisheries,National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01288 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               could incorporate such understanding                    Islands two days before the previous                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               into its decision-making. As a first step,              comment period closed and Hurricane
                                               the Council’s Ad Hoc Ecosystem                          Maria subsequently impacted the U.S.                   National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                               Workgroup is working with scientists at                 Virgin Islands.                                        Administration
                                               NMFS Northwest and Southwest                            DATES: U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal                     RIN 0648–XF953
                                               Fisheries Science Centers to present a                  Management Program Evaluation:
                                               series of webinars to educate the Pacific               Written comments must be received on                   Pacific Fishery Management Council;
                                               Council, advisory bodies, and the                       or before March 16, 2018.                              Public Meeting
                                               interested public about current research                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                               and forecasts related to the effects of                                                                        AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                                                                       on the U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal                     Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                               climate variability/change on the                       Management Program by submitting
                                               California Current Ecosystem.                                                                                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                       written comments. Please direct written                Commerce.
                                                  Although non-emergency issues not                    comments to Susie Holst, Evaluator,
                                               contained in the meeting agenda may be                                                                         ACTION: Notice of public meeting
                                                                                                       NOAA Office for Coastal Management,
                                               discussed, those issues may not be the                  35 Colovos Road, University of New                     (webinar).
                                               subject of formal action during this                    Hampshire, Gregg Hall, Room 142,
                                               meeting. Action will be restricted to                                                                          SUMMARY:   The Pacific Fishery
                                                                                                       Durham, New Hampshire 03824, or                        Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
                                               those issues specifically listed in this                email comments Susie.Holst@noaa.gov.
                                               document and any issues arising after                                                                          Coastal Pelagic Species Management
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic
                                               publication of this document that
                                                                                                       Susie Holst, Evaluator, NOAA Office for                Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS)
                                               require emergency action under section
                                                                                                       Coastal Management, 35 Colovos Road,                   will hold a joint meeting via webinar
                                               305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
                                                                                                       University of New Hampshire, Gregg                     that is open to the public.
                                               Conservation and Management Act,
                                                                                                       Hall, Room 142, Durham, New                            DATES: The webinar will be held
                                               provided the public has been notified of
                                                                                                       Hampshire 03824, (603) 862–1205 or                     Wednesday, February 21, 2018, from 1
                                               the intent to take final action to address
                                                                                                       Susie.Holst@noaa.gov. Copies of the                    p.m. to 4 p.m., or until business has
                                               the emergency.
                                                                                                       previous evaluation findings may be                    been completed.
                                               Special Accommodations                                  viewed and downloaded on the internet
                                                                                                                                                              ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
                                                 This meeting is physically accessible                 at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/
                                                                                                       evaluations. A copy of the evaluation                  via webinar. A public listening station
                                               to people with disabilities. Requests for                                                                      is available at the Pacific Council office
                                               sign language interpretation or other                   notification letter and most recent
                                                                                                       progress report may be obtained upon                   (address below). To attend the webinar,
                                               auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.                                                                       use this link: https://
                                               Kris Kleinschmidt (503) 820–2411 at                     request by contacting the person
                                                                                                       identified under FOR FURTHER                           www.gotomeeting.com (click ‘‘Join a
                                               least 10 business days prior to the                                                                            Webinar’’ in top right corner of page).
                                               meeting date.                                           INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                                                                                                                                              (1) Enter the Webinar ID: 446–993–445.
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
                                                 Dated: January 19, 2018.                                                                                     (2) Enter your name and email address
                                                                                                       312 of the Coastal Zone Management                     (required). You must use your telephone
                                               Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
                                                                                                       Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct                    for the audio portion of the meeting by
                                               Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable           periodic evaluations of federally
                                               Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.                                                                  dialing this TOLL number 1–872–240–
                                                                                                       approved state and territorial coastal                 3212. (3) Enter the Attendee phone
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–01289 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am]             programs. The process includes one or                  audio access code 446–993–445. (4)
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  more public meetings, consideration of                 Enter your audio phone pin (shown
                                                                                                       written public comments and                            after joining the webinar). Note: We
                                                                                                       consultations with interested Federal,                 have disabled Mic/Speakers as an
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  state, and local agencies and members of               option and require all participants to
                                               National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        the public. During the evaluation,                     use a telephone or cell phone to
                                               Administration                                          NOAA will consider the extent to which                 participate. Technical Information and
                                                                                                       the state has met the national objectives,             System Requirements: PC-based
                                               Evaluation of State Coastal                             adhered to the management program                      attendees are required to use Windows®
                                               Management Program                                      approved by the Secretary of Commerce,                 7, Vista, or XP; Mac®-based attendees
                                                                                                       and adhered to the terms of financial                  are required to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or
                                               AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management                   assistance under the CZMA. When the
                                               (OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS),                                                                           newer; Mobile attendees are required to
                                                                                                       evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office                 use iPhone®, iPad®, AndroidTM phone
                                               National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        for Coastal Management will place a
                                               Administration (NOAA), Department of                                                                           or Android tablet (see https://
                                                                                                       notice in the Federal Register                         www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipad-
                                               Commerce (DOC).                                         announcing the availability of the Final               iphone-android-webinar-apps). You
                                               ACTION: Notice.                                         Evaluation Findings.                                   may send an email to Mr. Kris
                                               SUMMARY:   The National Oceanic and                       Dated: January 11, 2018.                             Kleinschmidt at Kris.Kleinschmidt@
                                               Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      Keelin Kuipers,                                        noaa.gov or contact him at (503) 820–
                                               Office for Coastal Management is                        Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal             2280, extension 411 for technical
                                               reopening the public comment period                     Management, National Ocean Service,                    assistance.
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                                               for the performance evaluation of the                   National Oceanic and Atmospheric                          Council address: Pacific Fishery
                                               U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Management                  Administration.                                        Management Council, 7700 NE
                                               Program that covers the time period of                  (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419            Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
                                               December 2007 to August 2017. The                       Coastal Zone Management Program                        OR 97220–1384.
                                               public comment period is being                          Administration)                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               reopened until March 16, 2018 as                        [FR Doc. 2018–01267 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am]            Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council;
                                               Hurricane Irma impacted the U.S. Virgin                 BILLING CODE 3510–08–P                                 telephone: (503) 820–2409.


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                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The                     February 8, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.                employ assessment models to evaluate
                                               purpose of the meeting is for the CPSMT                 Eastern Time.                                          stock status, estimate population
                                               and the CPSAS to consider items                         ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held                    benchmarks and management criteria,
                                               relevant to the March and April Pacific                 via webinar. The webinar is open to                    and project future conditions.
                                               Council meetings. These topics may                      members of the public. Those interested                   2. Participants will recommend the
                                               include ecosystem-based management                      in participating should contact Julie A.               most appropriate methods and
                                               matters, the upcoming acoustic-trawl                    Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER                         configurations for determining stock
                                               survey methodology review, terms of                     INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an                     status and estimating population
                                               reference for stock assessment and                      invitation providing webinar access                    parameters.
                                               methodology reviews, and                                information. Please request webinar                       Although non-emergency issues not
                                               administrative matters.                                 invitations at least 24 hours in advance               contained in this agenda may come
                                                 Although non-emergency issues not                     of each webinar.                                       before this group for discussion, those
                                               contained in the meeting agenda may be                     SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place                     issues may not be the subject of formal
                                               discussed, those issues may not be the                  Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC                 action during this meeting. Action will
                                               subject of formal action during this                    29405.                                                 be restricted to those issues specifically
                                               meeting. Action will be restricted to                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie                 identified in this notice and any issues
                                               those issues specifically listed in this                A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–                 arising after publication of this notice
                                               document and any issues arising after                   4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net                      that require emergency action under
                                               publication of this document that                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf                    section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
                                               require emergency action under section                  of Mexico, South Atlantic, and                         Fishery Conservation and Management
                                               305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery                  Caribbean Fishery Management                           Act, provided the public has been
                                               Conservation and Management Act,                        Councils, in conjunction with NOAA                     notified of the intent to take final action
                                               provided the public has been notified of                Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf                    to address the emergency.
                                               the intent to take final action to address              States Marine Fisheries Commissions                    Special Accommodations
                                               the emergency.                                          have implemented the Southeast Data,
                                                                                                       Assessment and Review (SEDAR)                            These meetings are physically
                                               Special Accommodations                                                                                         accessible to people with disabilities.
                                                                                                       process, a multi-step method for
                                                 The public listening station is                       determining the status of fish stocks in               Requests for sign language
                                               physically accessible to people with                    the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-                interpretation or other auxiliary aids
                                               disabilities. Requests for sign language                step process including: (1) Data                       should be directed to the Council office
                                               interpretation or other auxiliary aids                  Workshop, (2) a series of assessment                   (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days
                                               should be directed to Mr. Kris                          webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.                   prior to each workshop.
                                               Kleinschmidt at kris.kleinschmidt@                      The product of the Data Workshop is a                    Note: The times and sequence specified in
                                               noaa.gov or phone: (503) 820–2411 at                    report that compiles and evaluates                     this agenda are subject to change.
                                               least 10 days prior to the meeting date.                potential datasets and recommends
                                                                                                                                                                Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                                                 Dated: January 19, 2018.                              which datasets are appropriate for
                                               Jeffrey N. Lonergan,                                    assessment analyses. The assessment                      Dated: January 19, 2018.
                                               Acting Deputy Director,Office of Sustainable            webinars produce a report that describes               Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
                                               Fisheries,National Marine Fisheries Service.            the fisheries, evaluates the status of the             Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–01288 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am]             stock, estimates biological benchmarks,                Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  projects future population conditions,                 [FR Doc. 2018–01287 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       and recommends research and                            BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                       monitoring needs. The product of the
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Review Workshop is an Assessment
                                                                                                       Summary documenting panel opinions                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        regarding the strengths and weaknesses
                                               Administration                                          of the stock assessment and input data.                National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                                                                       Participants for SEDAR Workshops are                   Administration
                                               RIN 0648–XF921
                                                                                                       appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South                 RIN 0648–XF963
                                               Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;                        Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
                                               Southeast Data, Assessment, and                         Management Councils and NOAA                           Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
                                               Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting                          Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,                   Council (MAFMC); Public Workshops
                                                                                                       HMS Management Division, and
                                               AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      Southeast Fisheries Science Center.                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                               Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    Participants include data collectors and               Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                               Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      database managers; stock assessment                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                               Commerce.                                               scientists, biologists, and researchers;               Commerce.
                                               ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 52 assessment                   constituency representatives including                 ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
                                               webinar I for Gulf of Mexico red                        fishermen, environmentalists, non-
                                               snapper.                                                government organizations (NGO’s);                      SUMMARY:   The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
                                                                                                       International experts; and staff of                    Management Council (Council) will
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                                               SUMMARY:   The SEDAR 52 assessment                      Councils, Commissions, and state and                   hold two training workshops for the
                                               process of Gulf of Mexico red snapper                   federal agencies.                                      purpose of providing instruction to for-
                                               will consist of an in-person workshop                      The items of discussion during the                  hire operators on electronic reporting of
                                               and a series of assessment webinars. See                assessment webinar I are as follows:                   vessel trip reports (VTRs).
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                                 1. Using datasets and initial                       DATES: The workshops will be held on
                                               DATES: The SEDAR 52 assessment                          assessment analysis recommended from                   February 10, 2018, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
                                               webinar I will be held on Thursday,                     the in-person workshop, panelists will                 February 24, 2018, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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Document Created: 2018-10-26 10:01:43
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting (webinar).
DatesThe webinar will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., or until business has been completed.
ContactKerry Griffin, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2409.
FR Citation83 FR 3304 
RIN Number0648-XF95

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