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Copies of CINTAC meeting minutes
will be available within 90 days of the
meeting.
Edward A. O’Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries.
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notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kathy Pereira at the Council office
(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: November 15, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
[FR Doc. 2013–27800 Filed 11–19–13; 8:45 am]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a Webinar of the Outreach and
Education Advisory Panel.
DATES: The Webinar will be held from
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, December
6, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This
meeting will be held via Webinar; visit
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/
787609511 to register.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL, 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlene Ponce, Public Information
Officer; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630; fax: (813) 348–1711; email:
Charlene.Ponce@gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the individual meeting
agenda are as follows:
• Election of Officers
• Discussion regarding enlisting
logistical assistance from Advisory
Panel members for Gulf-wide
stakeholder meetings.
• Other business
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305© of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
AGENCY:
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings, December 9–16, in
Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The meetings will be held
Monday, December 9 through Monday,
December 16, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd Avenue,
Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Witherell, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council will begin its plenary session at
8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 11,
continuing through Monday, December
16, 2013. The Scientific Statistical
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Monday, December 9 and continue
through Wednesday, December 11, the
Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, December
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10 and continue through Friday,
December 13. Ecosystem Committee
will meet Tuesday, December 10, 2013,
at 8 a.m., Birch/Willow room.
Enforcement Committee will meet
Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 1 p.m.,
Birch/Willow room. All meetings are
open to the public, except executive
sessions.
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
NMFS Management Report (including
Update on final 2014 annual
deployment plan, update on observer/
tendering issue; and update on Limited
Access Privilege Program (LAPP) cost
recovery; Right of First Refusal (ROFR)
clarification from February 2013
Council motion, update on at-sea scales
rule; and Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
consultation update (T)) ADF&G Report
(including review of Board of Fisheries
scallop and pollock proposals, Halibut
Subsistence Report) NOAA Enforcement
report
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Report
Safety report from National Institute
Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
(T)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) Report
Protected Species Report (including
Steller Sea Lion (SSL) Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) and Biological
Opinion (BiOp0 update)
2. Charter Halibut Issues:
Recommendations for 2014 charter
halibut management measures.
3. Groundfish Issues: Initial review of
Round Island Transit; Final action Gulf
of Alaska Rockfish Chinook cap
rollover; Initial review of Grenadier
management.
4. Final groundfish specifications:
Discussion paper on Eastern Gulf of
Alaska (EGOA) skate fishery and GOA
octopus fishery; Adopt final harvest
specifications for Gulf of Alaska
groundfish; Adopt final harvest
specifications for Bering Sea Aleutian
Islands groundfish.
5. Fishing Cooperatives Issues:
Discussion paper on Cooperative
reporting requirements; Bering Sea
Aleutian Island Crab cooperative
reports; crew provisions, etc.
6. Miscellaneous Issues: Discussion
paper on Bering Sea Aleutian Island
Crab right of first refusal (ROFR)
contract clarifications; Discussion paper
on Gulf of Alaska pot gear for sablefish;
develop workplan for Amendment 80
program 5-year review; Ecosystem
Committee report on Ecosystem Based
Fishery Management/Ecosystem Based
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Management EBFM/EBM; review
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for
electronic Monitoring (T); Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Implementation
Committee report.
7. Staff Tasking: Review Committees
and 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. GOA and BSAI Groundfish
Specifications
2. Round Island Transit
3. Grenadier management
4. Ecosystem Committee report on
EBFM/EBM
5. Review of EFP for EM
6. Amendment 80 Workplan
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
https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
npfmc/. Background documents,
reports, and analyses for review are
posted on the Council Web site in
advance of the meeting. The names and
organizational affiliations of SSC
members are also posted on the Web
site.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
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Dated: November 15, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Meeting of the Defense Advisory
Committee on Women in the Services
(DACOWITS)
Department of Defense.
Notice.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ACTION:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce that
the following Federal Advisory
Committee meeting of the Defense
Advisory Committee on Women in the
Services (DACOWITS) will take place.
The purpose of the meeting is to vote on
the Committee’s Annual Report and to
receive briefings and updates relating to
the Committee’s current work.
DATES: Wednesday, December 4, 2013,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Thursday,
December 5, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to
11:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Sheraton National HotelPentagon City, 900 South Orme St.,
Arlington, VA 22204.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Bowling or DACOWITS Staff at
4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 5A734,
Washington, DC 20301–4000.
Robert.d.bowling1.civ@mail.mil.
Telephone (703) 697–2122. Fax (703)
614–6233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.
Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and Section 10(a),
Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice
is hereby given of a forthcoming
meeting of the Defense Advisory
Committee on Women in the Services
(DACOWITS).
The purpose of the meeting is to vote
on the Committee’s Annual Report and
to receive briefings and updates relating
to the Committee’s current work. The
Committee will receive an update from
the Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response Office (SAPRO) on the 2013
SAPR Strategic Plan. The Committee
will also receive briefings from the
Services on their implementation of
methods to assess commander’s
performance on evaluations.
Additionally, the Committee will
receive a briefing from the National
Guard Bureau on same-sex benefits. The
Committee will also receive briefings
from the Marine Corps on the WISR
Implementation/Infantry Training
Battalion and the Combat Fitness Test.
The Committee will receive a briefing
from TRADOC on gender neutral
physical standards. Finally, the
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Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of a conference call of
the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council’s Scallop Plan Team.
ACTION:
The Scallop Plan Team (SPT)
will hold a teleconference (907–271–
2896). You can listen at the Council
office in room 205.
SUMMARY:
The teleconference will be held
on December 3, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m.
DATES:
The teleconference will be
held at the Old Federal Building, 605 W
4th Avenue, Room 205, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram, Council staff, telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda: The SPT will review and
comment on proposed State of Alaska
state waters scallop FMP.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail
Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7
working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 14, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC988
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 hold public meetings, December 9-16, in
Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, December 9 through Monday,
December 16, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd
Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will begin its plenary session
at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 11, continuing through Monday,
December 16, 2013. The Scientific Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 9 and continue through Wednesday,
December 11, the Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Tuesday, December 10 and continue through Friday, December 13.
Ecosystem Committee will meet Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at 8 a.m.,
Birch/Willow room. Enforcement Committee will meet Tuesday, December
10, 2013, 1 p.m., Birch/Willow room. All meetings are open to the
public, except executive sessions.
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
NMFS Management Report (including Update on final 2014 annual
deployment plan, update on observer/tendering issue; and update on
Limited Access Privilege Program (LAPP) cost recovery; Right of First
Refusal (ROFR) clarification from February 2013 Council motion, update
on at-sea scales rule; and Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation
update (T)) ADF&G Report (including review of Board of Fisheries
scallop and pollock proposals, Halibut Subsistence Report) NOAA
Enforcement report
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Report
Safety report from National Institute Occupational Safety & Health
(NIOSH) (T)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Report
Protected Species Report (including Steller Sea Lion (SSL)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Biological Opinion (BiOp0
update)
2. Charter Halibut Issues: Recommendations for 2014 charter halibut
management measures.
3. Groundfish Issues: Initial review of Round Island Transit; Final
action Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Chinook cap rollover; Initial review of
Grenadier management.
4. Final groundfish specifications: Discussion paper on Eastern
Gulf of Alaska (EGOA) skate fishery and GOA octopus fishery; Adopt
final harvest specifications for Gulf of Alaska groundfish; Adopt final
harvest specifications for Bering Sea Aleutian Islands groundfish.
5. Fishing Cooperatives Issues: Discussion paper on Cooperative
reporting requirements; Bering Sea Aleutian Island Crab cooperative
reports; crew provisions, etc.
6. Miscellaneous Issues: Discussion paper on Bering Sea Aleutian
Island Crab right of first refusal (ROFR) contract clarifications;
Discussion paper on Gulf of Alaska pot gear for sablefish; develop
workplan for Amendment 80 program 5-year review; Ecosystem Committee
report on Ecosystem Based Fishery Management/Ecosystem Based
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Management EBFM/EBM; review Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for
electronic Monitoring (T); Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
Implementation Committee report.
7. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and 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. GOA and BSAI Groundfish Specifications
2. Round Island Transit
3. Grenadier management
4. Ecosystem Committee report on EBFM/EBM
5. Review of EFP for EM
6. Amendment 80 Workplan
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 https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/. Background
documents, reports, and analyses for review are posted on the Council
Web site in advance of the meeting. The names and organizational
affiliations of SSC members are also posted on the Web site.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens 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 Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 15, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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