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6. Membership Appointments and 

Council Operating Procedures 

7. Future Council Meeting Agenda 

and Workload Planning 

G. Ecosystem Management 

1. West Coast Ecosystem-Based 

Fishery Management Roadmap 

Implementation 

2. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Five-Year 

Review—Scoping 

3. Climate and Communities Initiative 

Update 

H. Highly Migratory Species 

1. National Marine Fisheries Service 

Report 

2. Final Recommendations on NonDeep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted 

Fishing Permits (EFPs) 

3. Recommend International 

Management Activities 

4. Biennial Harvest Specifications and 

Management Measures 

5. Drift Gillnet Performance Metrics 

Methodology 

6. Swordfish Monitoring and 

Management Plan 

I. Groundfish Management 

1. National Marine Fisheries Service 

Report 

2. Amendment 28—Essential Fish 

Habitat and Rockfish Conservation 

Area—Implementation Update 

3. Endangered Species Act 

Consultation on Eulachon 

4. Stock Assessment Terms of 

Reference—Final Action 

5. Methodology Review—Preliminary 

Topic Selection 

6. Science Improvement Report 

7. Five-Year Catch Share Follow On 

Action—Preliminary Action 

8. Continuing Midwater Trawl and 

Gear EFP and Salmon Bycatch 

Provisions in New EFPs 

9. Omnibus Workload Planning 

Process 

10. Inseason Adjustments—Final 

Action 

J. Pacific Halibut Management 

1. 2019 Catch Sharing Plan and 

Annual Regulations 

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 

http://www.pcouncil.org/counciloperations/council-meetings/currentbriefing-book/ no later than Monday, 

August 20, 2018. 

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings 

Day 1—Wednesday, September 5, 2018 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

Ecosystem Subcommittee: 8 a.m. 

Day 2—Thursday, September 6, 2018 

Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory 

Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Coastal Pelagic Species Management 

Team: 8 a.m. 

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Ecosystem Workgroup: 8 a.m. 

Habitat Committee: 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee: 8 

a.m. 

Legislative Committee: 10 a.m. 

Budget Committee: 1 p.m. 

Day 3—Friday, September 7, 2018 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Ecosystem Plan Development Team: 8 

a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Advisory 

Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Species Management 

Team: 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee: 8 

a.m. 

Day 4—Saturday, September 8, 2018 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

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: Ad Hoc 

Day 5—Sunday, September 9, 2018 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: Ad Hoc 

Day 6—Monday, September 10, 2018 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: Ad Hoc 

Day 7—Tuesday, September 11, 2018 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: Ad Hoc 

Day 8—Wednesday, September 12, 2018 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the Pacific Council for 

discussion, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal Council 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 Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Pacific Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280, ext. 

411 at least ten business days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG415–X 

Marine Mammals; File No. 22222 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Tamara McGuire, 310 W 123rd Ave., 

Anchorage, AK 99515, has applied in 

due form for a permit to conduct 

research on endangered Cook Inlet 

beluga whales. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 22222 from the list of 

available applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 


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NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Sara Young, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

Ms. McGuire requests a 5-year permit 

to conduct research on endangered Cook 

Inlet beluga whales (Delphinapterus 

leucas), in Cook Inlet, AK. The purpose 

of the research is to (1) continue to build 

and maintain the species’ photoidentification catalog, (2) describe the 

population’s characteristics, and (3) 

determine life history characteristics of 

the species. Research may result in up 

to 6,800 annual takes of whales by Level 

B harassment during vessel surveys for 

observation, photography, and photoidentification. Up to 100 harbor seals 

(Phoca vitulina) annually could be 

incidentally disturbed during surveys. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Julia Marie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG403 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Science 

and Statistical Committee Subgroup 

(SSC Subgroup) will hold a public 

meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, September 10, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Room 2079, at the Alaska Fisheries 

Science Center (AFSC), 7700 Sand Point 

Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephani Zador, AFSC staff; telephone: 

(206) 526–4693. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, September 10, 2018 

The agenda will include: (a) AFSC 

review of Alaska surveys and budget 

considerations; (b) discussion of 

alternatives for survey planning based 

on different budget scenarios; (c) 

develop recommendations for the SSC 

and Council; (d) other business. The 

Agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at http://

www.npfmc.org/upcoming-meetings/. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted until the start of the meeting, 

and should be submitted either 

electronically to Diana Evans, Council 

staff: diana.evans@noaa.gov or through 

the mail: North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., 

Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. 

In-person oral public testimony will be 

accepted at the discretion of the chair. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at 

least 7 working days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG346 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 61 in-person 

Data/Assessment Workshop for Gulf of 

Mexico Red Grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 61 assessment of 

the Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper will 

consist of one in-person Data/ 

Assessment Workshop and a series of 

webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 61 Data/Assessment 

Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. until 

5 p.m. on September 11, 2018, from 8:30 

a.m. until 5 p.m. on September 12, 2018, 

and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on 

September 13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES:

Meeting address: The SEDAR 61 Data/ 

Assessment Workshop will be held at 

the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 

1st Street S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

telephone: 1–800–445–8667. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (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 multistep process including: (1) Data/ 

Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series 

of webinars. The product of the Data/ 

Assessment Workshop is a report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 


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