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members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie 

Neer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) to request an invitation 

providing webinar access information. 

Please request webinar invitations at 

least 24 hours in advance of each 

webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 

29405; www.sedarweb.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Program Manager, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– 

4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: 

(843) 769–4520; email: Julie.neer@

safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

SEDAR Steering Committee provides 

guidance and oversight of the SEDAR 

stock assessment program and manages 

assessment scheduling. The items of 

discussion for this meeting are as 

follows: SEDAR projects update; SEDAR 

projects schedule; SEDAR process 

review and discussions; and other 

business. 

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 SEDAR 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

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: September 12, 2023. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

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–XD364] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council and its advisory committees. 

The meetings will be held via hybrid 

conference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will meet October 

2, 2023, through October 10, 2023. 

DATES: The Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 

8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on Monday, 

October 2, 2023, and continue through 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The 

Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will 

begin at 8 a.m. in the Dilingham/Katmai 

room on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, and 

continue through Saturday, October 7, 

2023. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. 

in the Aleutian room on Thursday, 

October 5, 2023, and continue through 

Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The 

Enforcement Trawl Performance 

Workshop will meet Monday, October 2, 

2023, 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 Hilton Hotel, 500 W 3rd 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: 

Agenda 

Monday, October 2, 2023, Through 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

(1) Administrative Issues including 

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding 

proposal. 

(2) 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, Pribilof Island blue king crab 

(PIBKC); Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI 

Crab Plan Team Report. 

(3) BSAI/Gulf of Alaska (GOA) 

Groundfish—Proposed specifications; 

Plan Team reports. 

(4) Chum Salmon bycatch— 

preliminary review. 

(5) BSAI Crab Program Review— 

review workplan. 

(6) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

Program Review—review workplan. 

The agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

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

Details/3004 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. 

Monday, October 2, 2023 

Trawl Gear Performance Standard 

Workshop agenda: 

The NPFMC will host a workshop to 

engage with stakeholders and fishery 

participants on ways to revise the trawl 

gear performance standard so that it is 

clear, enforceable, and meets Council 

objectives. The trawl performance 

standard regulation prohibits the 

presence of 20 or more crab above a 

threshold size limit, at any time, while 

directed fishing for pollock using 

pelagic trawl gear. Variations of the 

performance standard apply in both the 

BSAI and GOA. The agenda is subject to 

change, and the latest version will be 

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

Meeting/Details/1885 prior to the 

meeting, along with meeting materials. 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Through 

Saturday, October 7, 2023 

The Advisory Panel agenda will 

include the following issues: 


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(1) Administrative Issues. 

(2) Observer 2024 Annual 

Deployment Plan; PCFMAC report. 

(3) Crab Facility Use Caps—Initial 

Review. 

(4) BSAI Crab Specifications—review 

SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for 

BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, PIBKC; 

BSAI Crab Plan Team Report. 

(5) BSAI/GOA Groundfish—Proposed 

specifications; Plan Team reports; GOA 

Demersal Shelf Rockfish (DSR)/other 

rockfish spatial management. 

(6) Chum Salmon bycatch— 

preliminary review. 

(7) Area 4 Vessel Use Caps—Initial 

Review (tentative). 

(8) Bering Sea Local Knowledge/ 

Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence 

Information Protocol and Onramps— 

final action to approve protocol and 

onramps. 

(9) BSAI Crab Program Review— 

review workplan. 

(10) IFQ Program Review—review 

workplan. 

(11) Staff Tasking. 

Thursday, October 5, 2023, Through 

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 

The Council agenda will include the 

following issues. The Council may take 

appropriate action on any of the issues 

identified. 

(1) B Reports (Executive Director 

including IRA funding proposal, NMFS 

Management including Salmon FMP 

Secretarial amendment and update on 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) changes, 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), North 

Pacific Fisheries Commission, North 

Pacific Research Board, Advisory Panel, 

SSC report). 

(2) BSAI Crab Specifications—review 

SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for 

BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, PIBKC; 

BSAI Crab Plan Team Report. 

(3) Observer 2024 Annual 

Deployment Plan; PCFMAC report. 

(4) BSAI/GOA Groundfish—Proposed 

specifications; Plan Team reports; GOA 

Demersal Shelf Rockfish (DSR)/other 

rockfish spatial management. 

(5) Chum Salmon bycatch— 

preliminary review. 

(6) Area 4 Vessel Use Caps—Initial 

Review (tentative). 

(7) Crab Facility Use Caps—Initial 

Review. 

(8) Bering Sea Local Knowledge/ 

Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence 

Information Protocol and Onramps— 

final action to approve protocol and 

onramps. 

(9) BSAI Crab Program Review— 

review workplan. 

(10) IFQ Program Review—review 

workplan. 

(11) Staff Tasking. 

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 8, 2023, to 

September 29, 2023, and closes at 12 

p.m. Alaska time on Friday, September 

29, 2023. 

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. 

Dated: September 12, 2023. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20033 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD311] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of the Outreach and 

Communications Advisory Panel (AP). 

The meeting will be held in Charleston, 

SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

agenda. 

DATES: The Outreach and 

Communications AP meeting will be 

held October 4, 2023, from 9 a.m. until 

5 p.m. and October 5, 2023, from 9 a.m. 

until 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 

29407; phone: (843) 571–1000. The 

meeting is open to the public and will 

also be available via webinar. Webinar 

registration, an online public comment 

form, and briefing book materials will 

be available two weeks prior to the 

meeting at: https://safmc.net/advisorypanel-meetings/. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items for the Outreach and 

Communications AP meeting include: 

updates from AP members on recent 

outreach and communication efforts and 

needs; update of the Council’s Best 

Fishing Practices Program and new 

projects; an update on the Council’s 

Citizen Science Program and projects; a 

review of the Council’s draft Habitat 

Blueprint relative to outreach and 

communication needs; overview of 

plans by the Council to conduct port 

meetings for the mackerel fishery in 

2024; and a review and discussion of 

the education and outreach component 

for Amendment 46 to the Snapper 

Grouper Fishery Management Plan 

addressing private recreational 

permitting for the fishery. AP members 

will also receive an update on the 

Council’s website and social media, and 

review the Council’s E-Newsletter. The 

AP will address other business as 

needed and provide recommendations 

for Council consideration. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 


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