3122 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 9 / Thursday, January 14, 2021 / Notices 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its Skate 

Advisory Panel via webinar to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This webinar will be held on 

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12 p.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/5196739866204475664. 

ADDRESSES: Council address: New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, 

MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Skate Advisory Panel will review 

supplemental scoping comments and 

background work of the Plan 

Development Team (PDT); make 

recommendations to the Skate 

Committee on tasking the PDT, 

developing alternatives or other aspects 

of Amendment 5 to the Northeast Skate 

Complex Fishery Management Plan. The 

Panel will also receive an update on 

progress and timeline of the Skate 2022– 

23 Specifications. Other business may 

be discussed, as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: January 11, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00720 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA756] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Halibut and Sablefish Individual 

Fishing Quota Committee (IFQ 

Committee) will meet via web 

conference March 25, 2021 through 

March 26, 2021. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, March 25, 2021 through 

Friday, March 26, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Alaska Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web 

conference. Join online through the link 

at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1853. 

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: Sam 

Cunningham, Council staff; phone; (907) 

271–2809; email: sam.cunningham@

noaa.gov. For technical support please 

contact our admin Council staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Thursday, March 25, 2021 through 

Friday, March 26, 2021 

The IFQ Committee agenda will 

include the review of a discussion paper 

on a proposal to promote access to the 

IFQ fisheries, a report of the use of 

longline pot gear in the Gulf of Alaska 

sablefish IFQ fishery, an opportunity to 

provide feedback on a new annual 

fishery status report from National 

Marine Fisheries Service, a stakeholder 

proposal to allow jig gear for use in the 

IFQ fisheries, and discussion of 

recommendations for future tasking and 

prioritization of actions relating to the 

IFQ program. The committee may also 

address other items of business as 

necessary. The agenda is subject to 

change, and the latest version will be 

posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/1853 prior to the 

meeting, along with meeting materials. 

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://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1853. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1853. 

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

Dated: January 11, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00717 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA791] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of webconference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Bering 

Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Local 

Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and 

Subsistence Taskforce (LKTKS) will be 

held March 16, 2021 through March 17, 

2021. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 through 

Wednesday, March 17, 2021, from 8:30 

a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Alaska Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a 

webconference. Join online through the 

link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/1864. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave, Anchorage, Alaska 99501– 

2252; telephone (907) 271–2809. 

Instructions for attending the meeting 


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