[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69429-69430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27540]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD634


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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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, December 10-16, 2014.

DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. on 
Wednesday December 10, continuing through Tuesday December 16, 2014. 
The Scientific Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on 
Monday December 8 and continue through Wednesday December 10, 2014. The 
Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday December 
9, and continue through Saturday December 13, 2014. The Enforcement 
Committee will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday December 9, 2014. 
All meetings are open to the public, except executive sessions.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 
West 3rd, 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: 
    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.

1. Executive Director's Report (including review of staff work plan for 
Gulf of Alaska (GOA)) trawl bycatch management, crab workgroup report 
on regional delivery framework agreement, legislate update)
    NMFS Management Report
    ADF&G Report
    NOAA Enforcement Report
    U.S. Coast Guard Report
    U.S. FWS Report
    International Pacific Halibut Commission Report
    Protected Species Report
    North Pacific Research Board report
2. Charter Halibut Management Measures for 2015
3. Initial review of Bering Sea Salmon Bycatch
4. Final action on GOA Skate Maximum Retainable Allowance (MRA)
5. Final BSAI Groundfish harvest specifications; approve Plan Team 
reports; Amendment 80/American Fisheries Act (AFA) incidental catch 
data
6. Final GOA groundifish specifications; approve Plan Team reports
7. Initial review of GOA Sablefish longline pots
8. Discussion paper on Vessel Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) Caps
9. Electronic Monitoring (EM); workgroup report; discuss Alternative 4 
and review Cooperative Research Plan (CRP)
10. Discussion paper on Observer coverage on small Catcher Processors 
(CPs)
11. Review Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) discussion paper
12. Initial/Final action on Fishery Management Plan (FMP) language 
License Limitation Program (LLP) exemptions housekeeping
13. Pribilof canyon corals; receive comments on rage of alternatives
14. Staff Tasking

    The Advisory Panel will address most of the same agenda issues as 
the Council except B reports. The SSC agenda will include the following 
issues:

1. Bering Sea Salmon Bycatch
2. BSAI Groundfish Specifications
3. GOA Groundfish Specifications
4. GOA Sablefish pots

    In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery 
management decisions, the SSC functions as the Councils 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 peer review process is also deemed to 
satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the 
OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted at http://www.npfmc.org. Background documents, reports, and 
analyses for review are posted on the Council Web site in advance of 
the meeting. The names and organizational affiliations of SSC members 
are also posted on the Web site.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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 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.

    Dated: November 17, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-27540 Filed 11-20-14; 8:45 am]
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