Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 22635-22636 [2021-08995]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 81 / Thursday, April 29, 2021 / Notices Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. All those wishing to speak must submit their request by email to Tina Faecke at tina.faecke@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, May 17, 2021. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who wish to speak but cannot be accommodated on the agenda, and those who are unable to attend remotely are invited to electronically submit written statements by email to tina.faecke@nist.gov. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, May 17, 2021. Please submit your full name, email address, and phone number to Tina Faecke at tina.faecke@nist.gov. Kevin A. Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2021–08923 Filed 4–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee) will hold a virtual meeting via web conference on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is for the Committee to finalize their 2021 biennial report on the effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda and any meeting materials will be posted on the NEHRP website at https://nehrp.gov/. DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via web conference. For instructions on how to participate in the meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Faecke, Management and Program Analyst, NEHRP, Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Apr 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604. Ms. Faecke’s email address is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her phone number is (240) 477–9841. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7704(a)(5) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Committee is composed of 13 members, appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for their established records of distinguished service in their professional community, their knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, and to reflect the wide diversity of technical disciplines, competencies, and communities involved in earthquake hazards reduction. In addition, the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee serves as an exofficio member of the Committee. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ACEHR will meet on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public, and will be held via web conference. Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting from remote locations. The primary purpose of this meeting is for the Committee to finalize their 2021 biennial report on the effectiveness of NEHRP. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda and any meeting materials will be posted on the NEHRP website at https://nehrp.gov/. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee’s business are invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately ten minutes will be reserved for public comments and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests received. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. All those wishing to speak must submit their request by email to Tina Faecke at tina.faecke@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who wish to speak but cannot be accommodated on the agenda, and those who are unable to attend remotely are invited to electronically submit written statements by email to tina.faecke@nist.gov. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via web conference must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Please submit PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22635 your full name, email address, and phone number to Tina Faecke at tina.faecke@nist.gov. Kevin A. Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2021–08919 Filed 4–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XB049] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. DATES: The online meeting will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021, beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and continuing until business is completed. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held online. 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). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 2412 for technical assistance. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–2422. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is for the HMSMT to discuss and prepare reports for HMS items on the Council’s June 2021 meeting agenda. There are two items on the Council meeting agenda that will be the focus of the HMSMT meeting, summarized below. The HMSMT also may discuss other items on the June Council agenda and conduct general workload planning. First, the HMSMT needs to prepare an analysis of drift gillnet (DGN) fishery performance metrics. These performance metrics track bycatch of specified protected species and finfish species of concern and are reported to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1 22636 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 81 / Thursday, April 29, 2021 / Notices the Council each June based on available bycatch data. In June 2019, the Council endorsed a new analytical method proposed by the HMSMT. Because performance metrics were not reported in 2020, this would be the first year this new analytical method will be used. Second, the HMSMT will discuss recommendations to address scoping and the development of a range of alternatives for DGN fishery hard caps. The Council took final action in September 2015 to implement ‘‘hard cap’’ for selected protected species taken in the DGN fishery as a bycatch mitigation measure. Implementing regulations became effective in February 2020 but were subsequently vacated by court order. The Council wishes to consider alternative bycatch mitigation methods, consistent with its original intent, and considering the reasons the previous implementing regulations were vacated by the Court. A meeting agenda will be available on the Council website at least one week before the meeting. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: April 26, 2021. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2021–08995 Filed 4–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Apr 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab Plan Team will meet May 17, 2021 through May 20, 2021. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 17, 2021 through Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021, Alaska Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/2045. 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 video conference are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Armstrong, Council staff; phone: (907) 271–2809; email: james.armstrong@ noaa.gov. For technical support please contact our admin Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda Monday, May 17, 2021 through Thursday, May 20, 2021 The Crab Plan Team will review the final 2021 stock assessments for Aleutian Islands golden king crab and Pribilof Islands blue king crab. Additionally, the Crab Plan Team will discuss model scenarios for the September 2021 stock assessments for snow crab, Tanner crab, Bristol Bay red king crab, summer survey planning, VAST model, length-weight analyses, catch standardization, the Bering Sea fisheries research fund survey and snow crab workshop, Norton Sound red king crab growth, research priorities, the GMACS modeling framework, a crab stock assessment risk table, the EFH 5 year review, terms of reference for crab SAFE chapters, and plans for the Crab Plan Team’s September 2021 meeting. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 2045 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials. Connection Information [RTID 0648–XB045] AGENCY: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of web conference. 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://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/2045. PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Public Comment Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 2045. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: April 26, 2021. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2021–08994 Filed 4–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XB052] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of web conference. AGENCY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (FMAC) will meet from May 17, 2021, through May 18, 2021. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 17, 2021, through Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/2064. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions for attending the meeting are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. SUMMARY: Kate Haapala, Council staff; email: kate.haapala@noaa.gov. For technical support please contact our admin Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@ noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Monday, May 17, 2021, Through Tuesday, May 18, 2021 The May 2021 FMAC agenda will include (a) review of the 2020 observer annual report; (b) make recommendations for the 2022 Annual Deployment Plan; (c) discuss other E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 81 (Thursday, April 29, 2021)]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-08995]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB049]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold an online 
meeting, which is open to the public.

DATES: The online meeting will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021, 
beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and continuing until business 
is completed.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held online. 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). You may send an email 
to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt ([email protected]) or contact him at 
(503) 820-2412 for technical assistance.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is for the HMSMT 
to discuss and prepare reports for HMS items on the Council's June 2021 
meeting agenda. There are two items on the Council meeting agenda that 
will be the focus of the HMSMT meeting, summarized below. The HMSMT 
also may discuss other items on the June Council agenda and conduct 
general workload planning.
    First, the HMSMT needs to prepare an analysis of drift gillnet 
(DGN) fishery performance metrics. These performance metrics track 
bycatch of specified protected species and finfish species of concern 
and are reported to

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the Council each June based on available bycatch data. In June 2019, 
the Council endorsed a new analytical method proposed by the HMSMT. 
Because performance metrics were not reported in 2020, this would be 
the first year this new analytical method will be used.
    Second, the HMSMT will discuss recommendations to address scoping 
and the development of a range of alternatives for DGN fishery hard 
caps. The Council took final action in September 2015 to implement 
``hard cap'' for selected protected species taken in the DGN fishery as 
a bycatch mitigation measure. Implementing regulations became effective 
in February 2020 but were subsequently vacated by court order. The 
Council wishes to consider alternative bycatch mitigation methods, 
consistent with its original intent, and considering the reasons the 
previous implementing regulations were vacated by the Court.
    A meeting agenda will be available on the Council website at least 
one week before the meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
([email protected]; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to 
the meeting date.

    Dated: April 26, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-08995 Filed 4-28-21; 8:45 am]
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