2022-09880. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of web conference.

SUMMARY:

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Committee (IFQ Committee) will meet May 26, 2022.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​2933 .

Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: [phone]. Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION , below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sam Cunningham, Council staff; phone: [phone]; email: [e-mail] . For technical support, please contact our admin Council staff, email: [e-mail] .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Thursday, May 26, 2022

The IFQ Committee agenda will include: (a) Update on Emergency Rule requests; (b) update on IFQ Omnibus amendment packages; (c) update on Recreational Quota Entity (RQE) and Catch Sharing Plan (CSP); (d) medical quota transfers; (e) area 4 vessel cap proposal; (f) review IFQ task list; (g) prioritization polling for members and poll results; and (h) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​2933 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.

Connection Information

You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​2933 .

Public Comment

Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​2933 .

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. )

Dated: May 4, 2022.

Tracey L. Thompson,

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