[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55744-55745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22864]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XY98


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.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory committees will hold public meetings, October 4-12, 2010.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, October 4, 2010 through 
Tuesday, October 12, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Captain Cook Hotel, 939 
West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, Council staff; 
telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will begin its plenary session 
at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6 continuing through Tuesday, October 
12. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, 
October 4 and continue through Friday, October 8. The Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 4 
and continue through Wednesday, October 6, 2010. The Enforcement 
Committee will meet Tuesday, October 5 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. All 
meetings are open to the public, except executive sessions.

Council Plenary Session:

    The agenda for the Council's plenary session will include the 
following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the 
issues identified.

Reports:

    1. Executive Director's Report
    NMFS Management Report (including review of the draft regulations 
to implement the Council's (1) halibut catch sharing plan and (2) Gulf 
of Alaska (GOA) rockfish program catch share program for consistency 
with Council intent when it adopted these programs in October 2008 and 
June 2010)
    ADF&G Report (including final estimates of 2009 charter halibut 
catches in 2C and 3A)
    NOAA Enforcement Report
    U.S. Coast Guard Report
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
    Protected Species Report (Report from NMFS on Steller Sea Lion 
(SSL) Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (RPA) measures; Council 
discussion of next steps)
    2. Observer Program Restructuring: Receive report from Observer 
Committee; final action on program restructuring.
    3. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI Crab Stock Assessment Fishery 
Evaluation (SAFE) report and Overfishing Limits (OFLs): Review and 
approve SAFE and annual catch specifications.
    4. BSAI Crab Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)/snow crab Rebuilding Plan: 
Final action on amendment to establish ACLs and rebuilding plan.
    5. Scallop ACLs: Final action to establish scallop ACLs.
    6. GOA Tanner Crab Bycatch: Final action to close areas to minimize 
bycatch of Tanner crabs.
    7. Arrowtooth Flounder Maximum Retainable Amounts (MRAs): Final 
action to revise MRAs of groundfish in BSAI arrowtooth fishery.
    8. Research Priorities: Finalize 5-year research priorities.
    9. BSAI Crab Issues: Initial review Pribilof Bristol Bay Red King 
Crab rebuilding plan; review discussion paper on Economic Data 
Collection, action as necessary.
    10. Groundfish Specifications: Receive Plan Team report; adopt 
proposed catch limits.
    11. Miscellaneous Issues: Review discussion paper on GOA halibut 
Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) (T); review regulations and forms - BSAI 
Chinook Salmon Bycatch Electronic Data Reporting; annual review 
Groundfish Workplan; preliminary screening of Habitat Areas of 
Particular Concern (HAPC).
    12. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking.
    13. Other Business
    The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
    1. BSAI Crab ACLs/Rebuilding
    2. BSAI Crab SAFE/OFLs
    3. Scallop ACLs
    4. BSAI Crab Issues
    5. Research Priorities
    6. Groundfish Specifications
    The Advisory Panel will address most of the same agenda issues as 
the Council, except for <greek-i>1 reports. The Agenda is subject to 
change, and the latest version will be posted at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/Although non-emergency issues not 
contained in this agenda may come before the Council for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions 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 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 Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at 
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: September 9, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22864 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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