North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 56344 [2014-22375]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 56344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22375]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD502


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, October 6-14, 2014.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. on 
Wednesday October 8, continuing through Tuesday October 14, 2014. The 
Scientific Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday 
October 6 and continue through Wednesday October 8, 2014. The Council's 
Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday October 7, and 
continue through Saturday October 11, 2014. The Enforcement Committee 
will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday October 7, 2014. All 
meetings are open to the public, except executive sessions.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
West 3rd, 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:
    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 (including Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)/
legislative update; discussion of joint meeting with International 
Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)) NMFS Management Report (including 
update Fishing Guide Definition and Habitat Division Update)

    ADF&G Report
    NOAA Enforcement Report
    USCG Report
    USFWS Report
    Protected Species Report
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
Report

2. Observer Annual Deployment Plan; Observer Advisory Committee (OAC) 
Report
3. Electronic Monitoring (EM) Development--EM Workgroup report; SSC 
Review of Study Designs (T)
4. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab Stock Assessment Fishery 
Evaluation (SAFE) report: Set Acceptable Biological Catch/Overfishing 
Levels (ABC/OFLs) for 7 stocks; Plan Team (PT) report
5. Proposed groundfish harvest specifications/PT Report
6. Initial review Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Skate Maximum Retainable 
Allowance (MRA) revisions
7. Discussion papers on MRA enforcement period/all fisheries
8. Discussion papers on GOA Trawl Bycatch Management; salmon genetics 
report/Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC) social survey update
9. Final action on Community Development Quota (CDQ) Pacific cod 
fishery development
10. Final action on Crab Right of First Refusal (ROFR) contract terms
11. Final action on ROFR Aleutia Processor Quota Share(PQS)
12. Initial review of Aleutian Island (AI) Pacific cod Allocation
13. Final report on Amendment 80 5-year review
14. Catch proposal/Discussion paper on Charter Halibut Common Pool
15. Ecosystem Committee report
16. Update/review on objectives for Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan 
(FEP)
17. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-year Review update: SSC only

    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. Observer Deployment Plan
2. EM Study Design
3. BSAI Crab SAFE
4. Groundfish Specifications
5. GOA Skate MRA
6. AI Pacific cod allocation
7. Bering Sea FEP
8. EFH 5-year review
9. Salmon genetics report; AFSC social survey update

    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.npfmc.org 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 these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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 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: September 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-22375 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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