National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY:
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet February 1, 2021 through February 12, 2021.
DATES:
The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 1, 2021 and continue through Friday, February 5, 2021. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 1, 2021 and continue through Friday, February 5, 2021. The Council will meet on Friday, February 5, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2021 through Friday, February 12, 2021. All times listed are Alaska Standard Time.
Council address:
North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. Instructions for attending the meeting via webconference are given under Connection Information, below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809 and email:
diana.evans@noaa.gov.
For technical support please contact our administrative staff, email:
npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, February 1, 2021 Through Friday, February 5, 2021
In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council's 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.
Monday, February 1, 2021 Through Friday, February 5, 2021
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(13) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (a) FEP Team report, (b) FEP Taskforce on Climate Change workplan, (c) FEP Taskforce on Local Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence update, (d) Ecosystem Committee report
(14) Staff Tasking
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at:
https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings.
For technical support please contact our administrative staff, email:
npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically through the links at
https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings.
The Council strongly encourages written public comment for this meeting, to avoid any potential for technical difficulties to compromise oral testimony. The deadline for written comments is January 29, 2021, at 5 p.m. Alaska Time.