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options for Pacific Council 

consideration in drafting its 

clarifications for NMFS. The HMSMT 

will then discuss these options to the 

HMSAS. Based on that discussion, the 

HMSMT will report to the Pacific 

Council at its March 2021 meeting on its 

recommendations. The HMSAS may 

also comment to the Pacific Council on 

the HMSMT recommendations at that 

time. The HMSMT and HMSAS may 

also discuss other relevant items 

scheduled on the Pacific Council’s 

March 2021 meeting agenda, time 

permitting. 

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. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 17, 2020. 

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 0648–XA712] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic 

Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee 

and Technical Advisory Committee 

(Committees) will hold three online 

meetings, which are open to the public. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, January 21, 

2021, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and 

Thursday, February 25, 2021, from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, or 

until business for each day is 

completed. 

ADDRESSES: These meetings 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: 

Brett Wiedoff, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council; Brett.L.Wiedoff@noaa.gov; 

telephone: (503) 820–2424. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of these meetings is to discuss 

materials and develop recommendations 

that are scheduled to be considered 

during the March 2021 Pacific Council 

meeting. Specifically, the Committees 

will discuss recommendations for 

further development of the draft 

electronic monitoring (EM) guidance 

documents and EM provider manual for 

West Coast groundfish fisheries. The 

Committees may also discuss other 

items on the Pacific Council’s March 

agenda, particularly administrative 

matters. 

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 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: December 17, 2020. 

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 

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Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center Fisheries and 

Ecosystem Research, Atlantic Ocean 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

Letter of Authorization; request for 

comments and information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center (NEFSC) for regulations and 

associated Letter of Authorization (LOA) 

to take small numbers of marine 

mammals incidental to fishery and 

ecosystem research in the Atlantic 

Ocean over the course of five years from 

the date of issuance. Pursuant to 

regulations implementing the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS 

is announcing receipt of the NEFSC’s 

request for the development and 

implementation of regulations 

governing the incidental taking of 

marine mammals. NMFS invites the 

public to provide information, 

suggestions, and comments on the 

NEFSC’s application and request. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than January 22, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

applications should be addressed to 

Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. Electronic comments 

should be sent to ITP.Daly@noaa.gov. 

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible 

for comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period. Comments received 

electronically, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. All comments 


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