83 FR 52210 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 200 (October 16, 2018)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52210-52211]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22502]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG544


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and 
its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet November 
1-8, 2018. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Saturday, November 
3, 2018 at 10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. 
each day through Thursday, November 8, 2018. All meetings are open to 
the public, except a closed session will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 
a.m., Saturday, November 3 to address litigation and personnel matters. 
The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete 
its scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar, 
11966 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA; phone: (858) 523-1700.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220.
    Instructions for attending the meeting via live stream broadcast 
are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204 toll-free; or access the 
Pacific Council website, http://www.pcouncil.org for the current 
meeting location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The November 1-8, 2018 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 10 a.m. PDT Saturday, November 3, 2018 and continue 
at 8 a.m. daily through Thursday, November 8, 2018. Broadcasts end 
daily at 5 p.m. PDT or when business for the day is complete. Only the 
audio portion and presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific 
Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio portion is listen-only; 
you will be unable to speak to the Pacific Council via the broadcast. 
To access the meeting online, please use the following link: http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar and enter the September 
Webinar ID, 530-089-227, and your email address. You can attend the 
webinar online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone, using the 
GoToMeeting application. It is recommended that you use a computer 
headset to listen to the meeting, but you may use your telephone for 
the audio-only portion of the meeting. The audio portion may be 
attended using a telephone by dialing the toll number 1-562-247-8321 
(not a toll-free number), audio access code 240-052-611, and entering 
the audio pin shown after joining the webinar.
    The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not 
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer 
to actions requiring the Council to transmit a proposed fishery 
management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to 
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under sections 304 or 305 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional 
detail on agenda items, Council action, advisory entity meeting times, 
and meeting rooms are described in Agenda Item A.4, Proposed Council 
Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance November 2018 briefing 
materials and posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org 
no later than Tuesday, October 16, 2018.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat
    1. Current Habitat Issues
D. Salmon Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Preliminary Rebuilding Plans
    3. 2019 Preseason Management Schedule
E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report

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    2. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    3. Amendment 17: Live Bait Fishery Allowance--Final Action
    4. Preliminary Review of New 2019 Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs)
    5. Review of Fishery Management Plan Management Categories
    6. Stock Assessment Prioritization Process
F. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. Annual Regulations and 2A Catch Sharing Plan Changes--Final 
Action
G. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2 Cost Recovery Report and Regulations
    3. Five-Year Catch Share Follow-On Action Fishery Management Plan 
and Regulatory Amendments--Final Action
    4. Omnibus Project Prioritization
    5. Endangered Species Act Mitigation Measures for Seabirds--Scoping
    6. Inseason Adjustments for 2018 and 2019--Final Action
    7. Electronic Monitoring (EM)--Review of Existing and Out-of-Cycle 
Exempted Fishing Permits
    8. Endangered Species Act Mitigation Measures for Salmon--Scoping
H. Ecosystem Management
    1. Climate and Communities Initiative Update
I. Administrative Matters
    1. Legislative Matters
    2. Fiscal Matters
    3. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Recommend International Management Activities
    3. Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures--
Preliminary Action
    4. Deep-Set Buoy Gear Authorization--Range of Alternatives and 
Limited Entry Criteria

Advisory Body Agendas

    Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues 
that are on the Pacific Council agenda for this meeting, and may also 
include issues that may be relevant to future Council meetings. 
Proposed advisory body agendas for this meeting will be available on 
the Pacific Council website http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than Tuesday, October 
16, 2018.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Thursday, November 1, 2018

Scientific and Statistical Committee Groundfish and Coastal Pelagic 
Species Subcommittee 10 a.m.

Day 2--Friday, November 2, 2018

Habitat Committee--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
    Legislative Committee--10 a.m.
    Budget Committee--1 p.m.

Day 3--Saturday, November 3, 2018

    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
    Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
    Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
    Enforcement Consultants--3 p.m.

Day 4--Sunday, November--4, 2018

    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 5--Monday, November 5, 2018

    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 6--Tuesday, November 6, 2018

    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 7--Wednesday, November 7, 2018

    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
    Highly Migratory Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc

Day 8--Thursday, November 8, 2018

    California State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Oregon State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Washington State Delegation--7 a.m.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Pacific Council for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 Pacific 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 Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 
820-2280, ext. 411 at least ten business days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Dated: October 11, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-22502 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
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