[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15752-15753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD851


Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council); Public 
Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory 
entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet April 
10-16, 2015. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Saturday, April 
11, 2015 at 8 a.m., reconvening each day through Thursday, April 16, 
2015. All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will 
be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 11 to address litigation and 
personnel matters. The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary 
each day to complete its scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Council and its advisory entities will be 
held at the Doubletree by Hilton Sonoma, One Doubletree Drive, Rohnert 
Park, CA 94928; telephone: (707) 584-5466.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. Instructions for 
attending the meeting via live stream broadcast are given under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, Executive 
Director; telephone: (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204 toll free; or 
access the Pacific Council Web site, http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-meeting/ for the current meeting 
location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April 10-16, 2015 meeting of the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council will be streamed live on the internet. The 
live meeting will be broadcast daily starting at 9 a.m. Pacific Time 
(PT) beginning on Saturday, April 11, 2015 through Thursday, April 16, 
2015. The broadcast will end daily at 6 p.m. PT or when business for 
the day is complete. Only the audio portion, and portions of the 
presentations displayed on the screen at the Council meeting, will be 
broadcast. The audio portion is listen-only; you will be unable to 
speak to the Council via the broadcast. Join the meeting by visiting 
this link http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar, enter 
the Webinar ID for this meeting, which is 109-418-027 and enter your 
email address as required. It is recommended that you use a computer 
headset as GoToMeeting allows you to listen to the meeting using your 
computer headset and speakers. If you do not have a headset and 
speakers, you may use your telephone for the audio portion of the 
meeting by dialing this TOLL number 1-480-297-0021 (not a toll free 
number); entering the phone audio access code 965-893-632; and then 
entering your Audio Pin which will be shown to you after joining the 
webinar. The webinar is broadcast in listen only mode.
    The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not 
necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as ``(Final Action)'' 
refer to actions requiring the Council to transmit a proposed fishery 
management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to 
the Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional detail on 
agenda items, Council action, and meeting rooms, is described in Agenda 
Item A.4, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance 
April 2015 briefing materials and posted on the Council Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Roll Call
    3. Executive Director's Report
    4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat
    Current Habitat Issues
D. Salmon Management
    1. Tentative Adoption of 2015 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for 
Analysis
    2. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
    3. Clarify Council Direction on 2015 Ocean Salmon Management 
Measures
    4. Additional Council Direction on 2015 Ocean Salmon Management 
Measures
    5. Final Action on 2015 Ocean Salmon Management Measures (Final 
Action)
E. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Trawl Cost Recovery Report (Final Action)
    3. Salmon Endangered Species Act Reconsultation Update
    4. Finalize Methodology Review Council Operating Procedure (COP)
    5. Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Amendment Scoping, Including 
Rockfish Conservation Area and Area Adjustments
    6. Final Action on Widow Rockfish Reallocation and Divestiture 
Issues (Final Action)
    7. Blackgill and Slope Rockfish Reallocation
    8. Inseason Adjustments Including Carryover and Regulatory 
Amendment to Manage Set-Asides (Final Action)

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    9. Final Action to Implement 2015 Pacific Whiting Fishery under the 
U.S.-Canada Pacific Whiting Agreement (Final Action)
F. Administrative Matters
    1. Seabird Protection Update
    2. Prepare Comments on Proposed Changes to National Standard 
Guidelines 1, 3, and 7
    3. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
    4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. Final Action on Sardine Assessment, Specifications, and 
Management Measures (Final Action)
    2. Finalize Methodology Review Council Operating Procedures
H. Pacific Halibut Management
    Final Action on Incidental Landing Restrictions for 2015-2016 
Salmon Troll Fishery (Final Action)
I. Enforcement Issues
    1. Regulations for Vessel Movement Monitoring

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Friday, April 10, 2015
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Model Evaluation Workgroup 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8:30 a.m.
Day 2--Saturday, April 11, 2015
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 3 p.m.
Chair's Reception 6 p.m.
Day 3--Sunday, April 12, 2015
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 4--Monday, April 13, 2015
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 5--Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 6--Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 7--Thursday, April 16, 2015
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 this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during these meetings. 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 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 Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06794 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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