[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40996-40998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18277]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF643


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council)

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and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet 
September 11-18, 2017. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on 
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), 
reconvening at 8 a.m. each day through Monday, September 18, 2017. All 
meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will be held 
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 13 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 Pacific Council and its advisory entities 
will be held at the Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise, ID; 
telephone: (208) 343-1871.
    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: Mr. Chuck Tracy, Executive Director; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204 toll-free; or access the 
Pacific Council Web site, http://www.pcouncil.org for the current 
meeting location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The September 11-18, 2017 meeting of the 
Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts 
begin initially at 9 a.m. PDT Wednesday, September, 2017 and continue 
at 8 a.m. daily through Monday, September 18, 2017. Broadcasts end 
daily at 6 p.m. PDT or when business for the day is complete. Only the 
audio portion and presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific 
Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio portion is listen-only; 
you will be unable to speak to the Pacific Council via the broadcast. 
To access the meeting online please use the following link: http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar and enter the September 
Webinar ID, 897-986-459, and your email address. You can attend the 
webinar online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone, using the 
GoToMeeting application. It is recommended that you use a computer 
headset to listen to the meeting, but you may use your telephone for 
the audio-only portion of the meeting. The audio portion may be 
attended using a telephone by dialing the toll number 1-562-247-8422 
(not a toll-free number), audio access code 862-846-290, and entering 
the audio pin shown after joining the webinar.
    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 U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional 
detail on agenda items, Council action, advisory entity meeting times, 
and meeting rooms are described in Agenda Item A.5, Proposed Council 
Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance September 2017 briefing 
materials and posted on the Pacific Council Web site at 
www.pcouncil.org no later than August 25, 2017.

A. Call to Order
    1. Opening Remarks
    2. Council Member Appointments
    3. Roll Call
    4. Executive Director's Report
    5. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
    1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
    1. Acoustic Trawl Survey Methodology Review Terms of Reference
D. Habitat
    1. Current Habitat Issues
E. Groundfish Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Off-Year Science Improvements
    3. Stock Assessment Methodology Review
    4. Coastwide Non-whiting Midwater Trawl Exempted Fishing Permit 
(EFP) Final Action and Gear Modification EFP Review
    5. Flexibility in Annual Catch Limit Management Response, Scoping
    6. Electronic Monitoring--Preliminary Pacific Halibut Discard 
Mortality Rates and Third-Party Review
    7. Trawl Catch Share Review, Preliminary Range of Follow-On 
Actions, and Intersector Allocation
    8. Adopt Final Stock Assessments
    9. Initial Harvest Specifications and Management Measure Actions 
for 2019-2020 Management
    10. Final Actions on Inseason Adjustments
F. Salmon Management
    1. Methodology Review Final Topic Selection
    2. Sacramento River Winter Chinook Control Rule, Preliminary 
Recommendations
G. Pacific Halibut Management
    1. 2018 and Beyond Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulation Changes
H. Administrative Matters
    1. Legislative Matters
    2. Fiscal Matters
    3. Approval of Council Meeting Record
    4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
    5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
I. Ecosystem-Based Management
    1. Climate Vulnerability Assessment Report
    2. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiatives: Scoping and Selection
J. Highly Migratory Species Management
    1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
    2. Swordfish Management Project Planning
    3. Recommendations for International Management Activities
    4. Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4: Status Determination 
Criteria Final Action
    5. Proposed Deep-Set Buoy Gear Exempted Fishing Permits
    6. Authorization of Deep-Set Buoy Gear and Federal Permitting

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 Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/ no later than 
Friday, August 25, 2017.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Monday, September 11, 2017

Scientific and Statistical Committee Ecosystem Subcommittee 10 a.m.

Day 2--Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8 a.m.
Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Legislative Committee 1 p.m.
Budget Committee 2:30 a.m.

Day 3--Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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 Workgroup 8 a.m.

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Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Sacramento River Winter Chinook Workgroup 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 3 p.m.

Day 4--Thursday, September 14, 2017

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 Workgroup 8 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.
Scientific and Statistical Committee Ecosystem Subcommittee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad Hoc
Groundfish Stock Assessment Presentation/Q & A 7:30 p.m.

Day 5--Friday, September 15, 2017

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 6--Saturday, September 16, 2017

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 7--Sunday, September 17, 2017

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--Monday, September 18, 2017

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 10 business days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 24, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-18277 Filed 8-24-17; 4:15 pm]
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