North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 74924-74926 [2024-20823]

Download as PDF 74924 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XE283] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold six in-person port meetings to gather input on Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel as managed by the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region. DATES: The port meetings will take place September 30, 2024–October 8, 2024. The port meetings will begin at 6 p.m., local time. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. Meeting addresses: The port meetings will be held in Saint Augustine, FL; Cocoa Beach, FL; Stuart, FL; Lake Worth, FL; Murrells Inlet, SC; and Charleston, SC. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571– 4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: christina.wiegand@safmc.net. Additional information about the port meetings is available from the Council’s website at https://safmc.net/king-andspanish-mackerel-port-meetings/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is hosting a series of port meetings along the Atlantic coast throughout 2024 to take a focused look at the Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel fisheries. The agenda for in-person port meetings is as follows: Council staff will briefly introduce port meetings and the Council’s goals and objectives. Attendees will then have the opportunity, through a series of discussion-based breakout groups, to provide input on a variety of issues related to the Atlantic king mackerel and Spanish mackerel fisheries including changing environmental conditions, needed management khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Sep 12, 2024 Jkt 262001 changes, commercial and recreational fishery dynamics, and the goals and objectives of the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan. Information provided during port meetings will be summarized and presented to the Council for use in management decision-making. Additional port meetings will be scheduled along the Atlantic coast throughout the remainder of 2024. In-Person Locations • Monday, September 30, 2024: Willie Galimore Community Center, 399 Riberia Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084; phone: (904) 825–1004; • Tuesday, October 1, 2024: Cocoa Civic Center, 430 Delannoy Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922; phone: (321) 639–3500 x4; • Wednesday, October 2, 2024: The Banyan Room (Women’s Club of Stuart), 729 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL 34994; phone: (772) 291–8820; • Thursday, October 3, 2024: Palm Beach County Lantana Road Branch Library, 4020 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462: phone: (531) 304– 4500; • Monday, October 7, 2024: Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4462 Murrells Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; phone: (843) 545–3651; and • Tuesday, October 8, 2024: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Classroom, 217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412; phone: (843) 953–9300. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aid should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 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: September 10, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–20822 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0048–XE284] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of hybrid conference. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet September 30, 2024 through October 8, 2024. DATES: The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024, and continue through Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and continue through Friday, October 4, 2024. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2024, and continue through Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The Legislative Committee will meet Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Conference Room; 1007 W 3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. All times listed are Alaska Time. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person component of the meeting will be held at the Egan Center, 555 W 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501, or join the meeting online through the links at https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-nextcouncil-meeting/. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions for attending the meeting via web conference are given under Connection Information, below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email: diana.evans@noaa.gov; telephone: (907) 271–2809. For technical support, please contact our Council administrative staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda Monday, September 30, 2024 Through Wednesday, October 2, 2024 The SSC agenda will include the following issues: 1. Administrative Issues 2. Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Specifications—review Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report; adopt Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)/Over Fishing Limits (OFLs) for Bristol Bay red king crab (BBRKC), Tanner crab, snow crab, St. Matthew Blue King Crab (SMBKC); Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI Crab Plan Team Report E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2024 / Notices 3. Groundfish harvest specifications: (a) BSAI Groundfish—Proposed specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; (b) Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish—Proposed specifications, GOA Plan Team report; (c) Ecological and Socioeconomic Profile (ESP) updates for sablefish 4. Crew data collection—Initial review 5. Climate funding: review: (a) Climate Scenario Workshop Report, (b) Climate science and harvest specifications adjustments discussion paper/SCS8 report 6. IFQ Program Review Report—review (T) 7. AFSC Report (T) The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/3054 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials. In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council’s 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 peerreview process is also deemed to satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Legislative Committee Agenda: The Legislative Committee agenda will include approval of a terms of reference, a review of recently introduced federal legislation regarding fisheries management, and an evaluation of potential impacts of legislation on the Council’s ability to perform the functions specified in its grant, fulfill its responsibilities under the MSA, or affect the Council’s ability to conserve and manage marine resources and resource users. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 3052 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials. Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Through Friday, October 4, 2024 The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues: 1. Administrative Issues 2. Crew data collection—Initial review 3. BSAI Crab Specifications—review SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, SMBKC; Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI Crab Plan Team Report 4. Pelagic trawl gear definition—Initial review VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Sep 12, 2024 Jkt 262001 5. Observer 2025 Annual Deployment Plan—Review; Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) report 6. Observer availability discussion paper—review, Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (FMAC) report 7. Groundfish harvest specifications: (a) BSAI Groundfish—Proposed specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; (b) GOA Groundfish—Proposed specifications, GOA Plan Team report; (c) Discard Mortality Rate (DMR) Working Group report on marine mammal interactions; (d) GOA rockfish spatial management—Discussion 8. Climate funding: review (a) Climate Scenario Workshop Report, (b) Climate science and harvest specifications adjustments discussion paper/SCS8 report BSAI Crab Program Review—review workplan 9. Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program Review Report—review, IFQ Committee report 10. Staff Tasking Thursday, October 3, 2024 Through Tuesday, October 8, 2024 The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified. 1. Swear in new members, election of officers 2. B Reports (Executive Director including Legislative Committee report, NMFS Management (including consultation on an exempted fishing permit for adjusting the pelagic trawl footrope), NOAA General Counsel (GC), Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Advisory Panel, SSC report) 3. BSAI Crab Specifications—review SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, SMBKC; Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI Crab Plan Team Report 4. Recreational Quota Entity implementation—approve proposed modifications to fee collection process 5. Groundfish harvest specifications: (a) BSAI Groundfish—Proposed specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; (b) GOA Groundfish—Proposed specifications, GOA Plan Team report; (c) DMR Working Group report on marine mammal interactions; (d) GOA rockfish PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74925 spatial management—Discussion paper 6. Observer 2025 Annual Deployment Plan—Review; PCFMAC report 7. Observer availability discussion paper—review, FMAC report 8. C5 Crew data collection—Initial review 9. Pelagic trawl gear definition—Initial review 10. Climate funding: review (a) Climate Scenario Workshop Report, (b) Climate science and harvest specifications adjustments discussion paper/SCS8 report 11. IFQ Program Review Report— review, IFQ Committee report 12. Staff Tasking (including programmatic/chum bycatch engagement discussion) Connection Information 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://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings. For technical support, please contact our administrative staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. If you are attending the meeting inperson, please refer to the COVID avoidance protocols on our website, https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-nextcouncil-meeting/. Public Comment Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically through the links at https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-nextcouncil-meeting/. The Council strongly encourages written public comment for this meeting, to avoid any potential for technical difficulties to compromise oral testimony. The written comment period is open from September 9, 2024 to September 27, 2024, and closes at 12 p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, September 27, 2024. Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions 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 Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1 74926 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2024 / Notices Dated: September 10, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0048-XE284]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of hybrid conference.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will meet September 30, 2024 through October 8, 
2024.

DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024, and continue through 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will 
begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and continue through 
Friday, October 4, 2024. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, 
October 3, 2024, and continue through Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The 
Legislative Committee will meet Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Conference 
Room; 1007 W 3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. All times 
listed are Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person 
component of the meeting will be held at the Egan Center, 555 W 5th 
Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501, or join the meeting online through the links 
at https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting/.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 
3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809. Instructions for attending the meeting via web conference are 
given under Connection Information, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support, 
please contact our Council administrative staff, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, September 30, 2024 Through Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:

1. Administrative Issues
2. Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Specifications--review Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report; adopt Acceptable 
Biological Catch (ABC)/Over Fishing Limits (OFLs) for Bristol Bay red 
king crab (BBRKC), Tanner crab, snow crab, St. Matthew Blue King Crab 
(SMBKC); Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI Crab Plan Team Report

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3. Groundfish harvest specifications: (a) BSAI Groundfish--Proposed 
specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; (b) Gulf of Alaska 
(GOA) Groundfish--Proposed specifications, GOA Plan Team report; (c) 
Ecological and Socioeconomic Profile (ESP) updates for sablefish
4. Crew data collection--Initial review
5. Climate funding: review: (a) Climate Scenario Workshop Report, (b) 
Climate science and harvest specifications adjustments discussion 
paper/SCS8 report
6. IFQ Program Review Report--review (T)
7. AFSC Report (T)

    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3054 prior to the 
meeting, along with meeting materials.
    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council's 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.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    Legislative Committee Agenda:
    The Legislative Committee agenda will include approval of a terms 
of reference, a review of recently introduced federal legislation 
regarding fisheries management, and an evaluation of potential impacts 
of legislation on the Council's ability to perform the functions 
specified in its grant, fulfill its responsibilities under the MSA, or 
affect the Council's ability to conserve and manage marine resources 
and resource users. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest 
version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3052 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Through Friday, October 4, 2024

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:

1. Administrative Issues
2. Crew data collection--Initial review
3. BSAI Crab Specifications--review SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for 
BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, SMBKC; Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI 
Crab Plan Team Report
4. Pelagic trawl gear definition--Initial review
5. Observer 2025 Annual Deployment Plan--Review; Partial Coverage 
Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) report
6. Observer availability discussion paper--review, Fishery Monitoring 
Advisory Committee (FMAC) report
7. Groundfish harvest specifications: (a) BSAI Groundfish--Proposed 
specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; (b) GOA Groundfish--
Proposed specifications, GOA Plan Team report; (c) Discard Mortality 
Rate (DMR) Working Group report on marine mammal interactions; (d) GOA 
rockfish spatial management--Discussion
8. Climate funding: review (a) Climate Scenario Workshop Report, (b) 
Climate science and harvest specifications adjustments discussion 
paper/SCS8 report BSAI Crab Program Review--review workplan
9. Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program Review Report--review, IFQ 
Committee report
10. Staff Tasking

Thursday, October 3, 2024 Through Tuesday, October 8, 2024

    The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council 
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

1. Swear in new members, election of officers
2. B Reports (Executive Director including Legislative Committee 
report, NMFS Management (including consultation on an exempted fishing 
permit for adjusting the pelagic trawl footrope), NOAA General Counsel 
(GC), Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC), Alaska Department of Fish 
and Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Advisory Panel, SSC report)
3. BSAI Crab Specifications--review SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for 
BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, SMBKC; Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI 
Crab Plan Team Report
4. Recreational Quota Entity implementation--approve proposed 
modifications to fee collection process
5. Groundfish harvest specifications: (a) BSAI Groundfish--Proposed 
specifications, Joint and BSAI Plan Team reports; (b) GOA Groundfish--
Proposed specifications, GOA Plan Team report; (c) DMR Working Group 
report on marine mammal interactions; (d) GOA rockfish spatial 
management--Discussion paper
6. Observer 2025 Annual Deployment Plan--Review; PCFMAC report
7. Observer availability discussion paper--review, FMAC report
8. C5 Crew data collection--Initial review
9. Pelagic trawl gear definition--Initial review
10. Climate funding: review (a) Climate Scenario Workshop Report, (b) 
Climate science and harvest specifications adjustments discussion 
paper/SCS8 report
11. IFQ Program Review Report--review, IFQ Committee report
12. Staff Tasking (including programmatic/chum bycatch engagement 
discussion)

Connection Information

    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://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings. For 
technical support, please contact our administrative staff, email: 
[email protected].
    If you are attending the meeting in-person, please refer to the 
COVID avoidance protocols on our website, https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting/.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically through the links at https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting/. The Council strongly encourages written public 
comment for this meeting, to avoid any potential for technical 
difficulties to compromise oral testimony. The written comment period 
is open from September 9, 2024 to September 27, 2024, and closes at 12 
p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, September 27, 2024.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Actions 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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: September 10, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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