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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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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 Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory bodies will meet
September 18–23, 2024 in Spokane, WA
and via webinar. The Council meeting
will be live streamed with the
opportunity to provide public comment
remotely.
DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will
begin on Thursday, September 19, 2024,
at 9 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT),
reconvening at 8 a.m. on Friday,
September 20 through Monday,
September 23, 2024. All meetings are
open to the public, except for a Closed
Session held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.,
Thursday, September 19, 2024, to
address litigation and personnel
matters. The Pacific Council will meet
as late as necessary, each day, to
complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: Meetings of the
Pacific Council and its advisory entities
will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton
Hotel Spokane City Center, 322 N
Spokane Falls Court, Spokane, WA;
telephone: (509) 455–9600. Specific
meeting information, including
directions on joining the meeting,
connecting to the live stream broadcast,
and system requirements will be
provided in the meeting announcement
on the Pacific Council’s website (see
https://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: Mr.
Merrick Burden, Executive Director,
Pacific Council; 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.
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SUMMARY:
The
September 18–23, 2024 meeting of the
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Pacific Council will be streamed live on
the internet. The broadcasts begin
initially at 9 a.m. PDT Thursday,
September 19, 2023, and 8 a.m. PDT
Friday, September 20 through Monday,
September 23, 2024. 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. Additional
information and instructions on joining
or listening to the meeting can be found
on the Pacific Council’s website (see
https://www.pcouncil.org).
The following items are on the Pacific
Council agenda, but not necessarily in
this order. Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final
Action’’ refer to actions the Council may
take requiring the transmission of 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.4, Proposed Council Meeting
Agenda, and will be in the advance
September 2024 briefing materials and
posted on the Pacific Council website at
https://www.pcouncil.org no later than
Friday, August 30, 2024.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. New Council Member
Appointments
3. Roll Call
4. Agenda
5. Executive Director’s Report
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Cross Fishery Management Plan
1. Marine Planning
2. Equity and Environmental Justice
(EEJ)—Gap Analysis Framework
and Regional Implementation Plan
3. Inflation Reduction Act Projects—
Check In
D. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
E. Salmon Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. Methodology Review—Final Topic
Selection
3. Queets Spring/Summer Chinook
Rebuilding—Range of Alternatives
and Preliminary Preferred
Alternative
F. Pacific Halibut Management
1. 2025 Catch Sharing Plan and
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Annual Regulations—Preliminary
2. Commercial Fishery Regulation
Changes: Vessel Monitoring
Systems, Seabird Avoidance, and
Catch Reporting—Range of
Alternatives, Preliminary Preferred
Alternative
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
H. Ecosystem Matters
1. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4:
Groundfish and Salmon Risk
Tables—Progress Review
I. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report—Including Sablefish
Management Strategy Evaluation
Update
2. Methodology Review: Preliminary
Fishery Impact Model Topics
3. Final Trawl Cost Project Report
4. 2025 and 2027 Stock Assessment
Plan and Schedule
5. Stock Definitions for Species
Assessed in 2025 & 2027—
Preliminary Preferred Alternative
6. Inseason Adjustments for 2024 and
Technical Corrections for 2025–
2026—Final Action
7. Trawl Catch Share Program and
Intersector Allocation Reviews—
Scoping
8. Phase 2 Stock Definitions—Scoping
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service
Report
2. International Management
Activities
3. 2025–26 Harvest Specifications and
Management Measures—
Preliminary
K. Administrative Matters
1. Fiscal Matters
2. Approve Council Meeting Record
3. Membership Appointments and
Council Operating Procedures—
Including Final 2025–27 Advisory
Body Composition
4. Future Council Meeting Agenda
and Workload Planning
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
agendas for this meeting will be
available on the Pacific Council website,
www.pcouncil.org, no later than Friday,
August 30, 2024 by the end of the
business day.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
Day 1—Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8
a.m.
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Day 2—Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel (online) 8
a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8
a.m.
Budget Committee 1 p.m.
Enforcement Consultants 2 p.m.
Day 3—Thursday, September 19, 2024
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8
a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As
Necessary
Day 4—Friday, September 20, 2024
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.
Enforcement Consultants As
Necessary
Day 5—Saturday, September 21, 2024
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.
Enforcement Consultants As
Necessary
Day 6—Sunday, September 22, 2024
Enforcement Consultants As
Necessary
Day 7—Monday, September 23, 2024
Enforcement Consultants As
Necessary
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during these
meetings. 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
business days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 29, 2024.
Alyssa Weigers,
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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Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 92 Atlantic
Blueline Tilefish Landings Stream
Topical Working Group Webinar IV.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 92 assessment of
the Atlantic stock of blueline tilefish
will consist of a series of assessment
webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 92 Atlantic Blueline
Tilefish Landing Stream Tropical
Working Group (LS–TWG) Webinar IV
is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24,
2024, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern.
The established times may be adjusted
as necessary to accommodate the timely
completion of discussion relevant to the
assessment process. Such adjustments
may result in the meeting being
extended from or completed prior to the
time established by this notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Registration for
the webinar is available by contacting
the SEDAR coordinator via email at
Julie.Neer@safmc.net.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405; https://www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571–
4366; email: Julie.Neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
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analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion at the SEDAR
92 Atlantic Blueline Tilefish LS–TWG
Webinar IV are as follows: Discuss
available data sources, review
preliminary analysis, and provide
guidance for next steps.
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(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
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 29, 2024.
Alyssa Weigers,
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 (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and
its advisory bodies will meet September 18-23, 2024 in Spokane, WA and
via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the
opportunity to provide public comment remotely.
DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Thursday, September
19, 2024, at 9 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m.
on Friday, September 20 through Monday, September 23, 2024. All
meetings are open to the public, except for a Closed Session held from
8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Thursday, September 19, 2024, to address litigation
and personnel matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as
necessary, each day, to complete its scheduled business.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory
entities will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Spokane City
Center, 322 N Spokane Falls Court, Spokane, WA; telephone: (509) 455-
9600. Specific meeting information, including directions on joining the
meeting, connecting to the live stream broadcast, and system
requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the
Pacific Council's website (see https://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: Mr. Merrick Burden, Executive
Director, Pacific Council; 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 18-23, 2024 meeting of the
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts
begin initially at 9 a.m. PDT Thursday, September 19, 2023, and 8 a.m.
PDT Friday, September 20 through Monday, September 23, 2024. 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. Additional information and
instructions on joining or listening to the meeting can be found on the
Pacific Council's website (see https://www.pcouncil.org).
The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer
to actions the Council may take requiring the transmission of 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.4, Proposed Council
Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance September 2024 briefing
materials and posted on the Pacific Council website at https://www.pcouncil.org no later than Friday, August 30, 2024.
A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. New Council Member Appointments
3. Roll Call
4. Agenda
5. Executive Director's Report
B. Open Comment Period
1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Cross Fishery Management Plan
1. Marine Planning
2. Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ)--Gap Analysis Framework
and Regional Implementation Plan
3. Inflation Reduction Act Projects--Check In
D. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
E. Salmon Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Methodology Review--Final Topic Selection
3. Queets Spring/Summer Chinook Rebuilding--Range of Alternatives
and Preliminary Preferred Alternative
F. Pacific Halibut Management
1. 2025 Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations--Preliminary
2. Commercial Fishery Regulation Changes: Vessel Monitoring
Systems, Seabird Avoidance, and Catch Reporting--Range of Alternatives,
Preliminary Preferred Alternative
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
H. Ecosystem Matters
1. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4: Groundfish and Salmon Risk
Tables--Progress Review
I. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report--Including Sablefish
Management Strategy Evaluation Update
2. Methodology Review: Preliminary Fishery Impact Model Topics
3. Final Trawl Cost Project Report
4. 2025 and 2027 Stock Assessment Plan and Schedule
5. Stock Definitions for Species Assessed in 2025 & 2027--
Preliminary Preferred Alternative
6. Inseason Adjustments for 2024 and Technical Corrections for
2025-2026--Final Action
7. Trawl Catch Share Program and Intersector Allocation Reviews--
Scoping
8. Phase 2 Stock Definitions--Scoping
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. International Management Activities
3. 2025-26 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures--
Preliminary
K. Administrative Matters
1. Fiscal Matters
2. Approve Council Meeting Record
3. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures--
Including Final 2025-27 Advisory Body Composition
4. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
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 agendas for this meeting will be available on
the Pacific Council website, www.pcouncil.org, no later than Friday,
August 30, 2024 by the end of the business day.
Schedule of Ancillary Meetings
Day 1--Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
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Day 2--Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel (online) 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Budget Committee 1 p.m.
Enforcement Consultants 2 p.m.
Day 3--Thursday, September 19, 2024
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 4--Friday, September 20, 2024
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 5--Saturday, September 21, 2024
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.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 6--Sunday, September 22, 2024
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Day 7--Monday, September 23, 2024
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. 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 business days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 29, 2024.
Alyssa Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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