Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 51415-51416 [2020-18250]
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Dated: August 14, 2020.
Joseph A. Laroski Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations.
Appendix
List of Issues Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Conclusion
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory entities will hold
online public meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will meet online
September 8–11 and September 14–18,
2020, noting there will be no meetings
on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday,
September 13. The Pacific Council
meeting will begin on Friday,
September 11, 2020 at 8 a.m. Pacific
Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8
a.m. Monday, September 14, and each
day through Friday, September 18,
2020. All meetings are open to the
public, except a Closed Session will be
held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday,
September 11, to address litigation and
personnel matters. The Pacific Council
will meet as late as necessary each day
to complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific
Council and its advisory entities will be
webinar only.
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, https://
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agenda and meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
September 8–11 and September 14–18,
2020 meeting of the Pacific Council will
be streamed live on the internet. The
broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m. PDT
Friday, September 11, 2020 and
continue at 8 a.m. Monday, September
14 daily through Friday, September 18.
No meetings are scheduled for Saturday,
September 12 through Sunday,
September 13, 2020. Broadcasts end
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 for the
public is listen-only except that an
opportunity for oral public comment
will be provided prior to Council Action
on each agenda item. You can attend the
webinar online using a computer, tablet,
or smart phone, using the webinar
application. Specific meeting
information, including directions on
how to join the meeting and system
requirements will be provided in the
meeting announcement on the Pacific
Council’s website (see
www.pcouncil.org). 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 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 MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Additional detail on
agenda items, Council action, and
advisory entity meeting times are
described in Agenda Item A.5, Proposed
Council Meeting Agenda, and will be in
the advance September 2020 briefing
materials and posted on the Pacific
Council website at www.pcouncil.org no
later than Friday, August 21, 2020.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Council Member Appointments
3. Roll Call
4. Executive Director’s Report
5. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Administrative Matters
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Executive Order 13921: Promoting
American Seafood Competitiveness
and Economic Growth—Final
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3. Legislative Matters
4. Fiscal Matters
5. Approval of Council Meeting
Record
6. Membership Appointments and
Council Operating Procedures
7. Future Council Meeting Agenda
and Workload Planning
D. Groundfish Management
1. Gear Switching and Sablefish Area
Management Scoping
2 Workload and New Management
Measure Priorities—Including the
Scoping of Mothership Utilization
Issues
3. Impact Analyses Methodology
Review
4. Assessment Methodology Review—
Final Action
5. Inseason Adjustments—Final
Action
6. Update on Humpback Whale
Endangered Species Act
Consultation
E. Highly Migratory Species
Management
1. Recommend International
Management Activities
2. Exempted Fishing Permits
3. Biennial Harvest Specifications and
Management Measures—
Preliminary
4. Essential Fish Habitat Review
F. Ecosystem Management
1. Climate and Communities Initiative
Update
2. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Five-Year
Review
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. Pacific Sardine Rebuilding Plan—
Final Action
H. Salmon Management
1. Reintroduction of Salmon Above
Grand Coulee Dam
2. Amendment 20: Management
Schedule and Klamath Management
Zone Boundary Change—Final
Action
3. Southern Resident Killer Whale
Endangered Species Act
Consultation
I. Pacific Halibut Management
1. 2021 Catch Sharing Plan and
Annual Regulations
2. Transition of Area 2A Fishery
Management
3. Commercial-Directed Fishery
Regulations for 2021
J. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
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
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agendas for this meeting will be
available on the Pacific Council website
https://www.pcouncil.org/ no later than
Friday, August 21, 2020.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
Day 1—Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Coastal Pelagic Species Management
Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Legislative Committee 10 a.m.
Day 2—Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory
Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management
Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory
Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management
Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8
a.m.
Day 3—Thursday, September 10, 2020
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory
Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management
Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory
Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management
Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8
a.m.
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Day 4—Friday, September 11, 2020
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
* No Meetings Scheduled for Saturday,
September 12 through Sunday,
September 13, 2020.
Day 5—Monday, September 14, 2020
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
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Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Day 6—Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 7—Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 8—Thursday, September 17, 2020
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 9—Friday, September 18, 2020
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) 820–2412 at least
10 business days prior to the meeting
date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Mackerel, Squid,
and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold
a public webinar meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 3, 2020, from 10
a.m. until 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar, which can be accessed at:
https://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msbap-sept2020/. Meeting audio can also be
accessed via telephone by dialing 1–
800–832–0736 and entering room
number 5068871.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council’s
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
Advisory Panel will meet via webinar to
discuss recent performance of the
Atlantic chub mackerel fisheries and
develop a Fishery Performance Report.
This report will be considered by the
Scientific and Statistical Committee, the
Monitoring Committee, and the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
when reviewing 2021 catch and
landings limits and management
measures for chub mackerel.
SUMMARY:
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 17, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: August 17, 2020.
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
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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 online public meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet online
September 8-11 and September 14-18, 2020, noting there will be no
meetings on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13. The
Pacific Council meeting will begin on Friday, September 11, 2020 at 8
a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. Monday,
September 14, and each day through Friday, September 18, 2020. All
meetings are open to the public, except a Closed Session will be held
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, September 11, to address litigation and
personnel matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary
each day to complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory entities
will be webinar only.
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, https://www.pcouncil.org for the proposed
agenda and meeting briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The September 8-11 and September 14-18, 2020
meeting of the Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet.
The broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m. PDT Friday, September 11, 2020
and continue at 8 a.m. Monday, September 14 daily through Friday,
September 18. No meetings are scheduled for Saturday, September 12
through Sunday, September 13, 2020. Broadcasts end 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 for the public is listen-only except that an opportunity
for oral public comment will be provided prior to Council Action on
each agenda item. You can attend the webinar online using a computer,
tablet, or smart phone, using the webinar application. Specific meeting
information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system
requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the
Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org). 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 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, and advisory entity meeting
times are described in Agenda Item A.5, Proposed Council Meeting
Agenda, and will be in the advance September 2020 briefing materials
and posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later
than Friday, August 21, 2020.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Council Member Appointments
3. Roll Call
4. Executive Director's Report
5. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Administrative Matters
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Executive Order 13921: Promoting American Seafood
Competitiveness and Economic Growth--Final Recommendations
3. Legislative Matters
4. Fiscal Matters
5. Approval of Council Meeting Record
6. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
7. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
D. Groundfish Management
1. Gear Switching and Sablefish Area Management Scoping
2 Workload and New Management Measure Priorities--Including the
Scoping of Mothership Utilization Issues
3. Impact Analyses Methodology Review
4. Assessment Methodology Review--Final Action
5. Inseason Adjustments--Final Action
6. Update on Humpback Whale Endangered Species Act Consultation
E. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. Recommend International Management Activities
2. Exempted Fishing Permits
3. Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures--
Preliminary
4. Essential Fish Habitat Review
F. Ecosystem Management
1. Climate and Communities Initiative Update
2. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Five-Year Review
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. Pacific Sardine Rebuilding Plan--Final Action
H. Salmon Management
1. Reintroduction of Salmon Above Grand Coulee Dam
2. Amendment 20: Management Schedule and Klamath Management Zone
Boundary Change--Final Action
3. Southern Resident Killer Whale Endangered Species Act
Consultation
I. Pacific Halibut Management
1. 2021 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations
2. Transition of Area 2A Fishery Management
3. Commercial-Directed Fishery Regulations for 2021
J. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
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
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agendas for this meeting will be available on the Pacific Council
website https://www.pcouncil.org/ no later than Friday, August 21,
2020.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
Day 1--Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Legislative Committee 10 a.m.
Day 2--Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Day 3--Thursday, September 10, 2020
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Ecosystem Workgroup 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Day 4--Friday, September 11, 2020
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
* No Meetings Scheduled for Saturday, September 12 through Sunday,
September 13, 2020.
Day 5--Monday, September 14, 2020
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 6--Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 7--Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 8--Thursday, September 17, 2020
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 9--Friday, September 18, 2020
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)
820-2412 at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 17, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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