2020-19281. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC) Trawl Electronic Monitoring (EM) Committee will meet via webconference.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be a webconference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​1643.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna Henry, Council staff; phone: [phone] and email: [e-mail]. For technical support please contact administrative Council staff, email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Thursday, September 17, 2020

The agenda will include discussion of: The NMFS Alaska Region Electronic Technologies Implementation Plan; EM cost metrics; 2020 Trawl EM program; planning for the 2021 Trawl EM program; scheduling and other issues. The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​1643 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/​1643.

Public Comment

Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​1643.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at [phone] at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: August 27, 2020.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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