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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - RIN 0648-XG439

# 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) Crab Plan Team will meet September 10-13, 2018.

# DATES:

The meeting will be held on Monday, September 10, 2018 through Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time each day.

# ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held in the Traynor Room, Building 4 at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 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:

Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Agenda

### Monday, September 10, 2018 Through Thursday, September 13, 2018

The agenda will include: (a) Survey overview; (b) catch data overview; (c) BSAI crab PSC accounting; (d) ecosystem chapter overview; (e) ADF&G pot survey data collection; (f) final assessments for Snow crab, Tanner crab, Bristol Bay red king crab (including an update on a new model formulation proposed for 2019/20) and St. Matthew blue king crab; (g) review of Tanner crab industry survey and proposed harvest strategy changes; (h) update on model scenarios proposed for Norton Sound Red King Crab in 2019 and some preliminary harvest control rule simulations for Aleutian Islands golden king crab; (i) meeting planning for 2019 and a finalization of the 2018 SAFE report including catch numbers for previously assessed Tier 5 stocks and; (j) other business.

                    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at                     *www.npfmc.org*                     prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.                

## Public Comment

                    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted either electronically to Diana Stram, Council staff:                     *diana.stram@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

These meetings are 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 22, 2018.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2018-18459 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]

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