2020-20429. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting  

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    AGENCY:

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

    ACTION:

    Notice of public meetings.

    SUMMARY:

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and the Advisory Panel will meet via webconference October 2, 2020 through October 16, 2020.

    DATES:

    The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020 and continue through Friday, October 9, 2020. The Council will meet on Friday, October 2, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., on Friday, October 9, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020 through Friday, October 16, 2020, Alaska Time.

    ADDRESSES:

    The meeting will be a webconference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​1565.

    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. Instructions for attending the meeting via webconference are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Connection Information, below.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Diana Evans, Council staff; email: diana.evans@noaa.gov; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support please contact our administrative staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Agenda

    Monday, October 5, 2020 Through Friday, October 9, 2020

    The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:

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    Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Harvest—Proposed Specifications, Plan Team (PT) Reports

    Sculpin/Squid Product Types—Final Action

    Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP)—Intial Review

    Observer 2021 Annual Deployment Plan (ADP) Plan—Review, Partial Coverage Fishery Monitory Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) Report, Trawl Electronic Monitoring (EM) Report

    BSAI Halibut Abundance Based Management (ABM)—Initial Review and Discussion Paper

    Survey Planning—Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC) Report

    Staff Tasking

    Friday, October 2, 2020

    The Council agenda will include the following issue. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

    BSAI Crab 4 Stocks—Final Specifications, Crab Plan Team Report

    Friday, October 9, 2020

    The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

    All B Reports (Executive Director), NMFS Management, NOAA General Counsel (GC), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report in Full

    AP Report on BSAI and GOA Groundfish Harvest and Sculpin/Squid Types

    BSAI and GOA Groundfish Harvest—Proposed Specifications, PT Reports

    Sculpin/Squid Product Types—Final Action

    Monday, October 12, 2020 Through Friday, October 16, 2020

    The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.

    AP Report in Full

    Cook Inlet Salmon FMP—Intial Review

    Observer 2021 ADP Plan—Review, PCFMAC Report, Trawl EM Report

    BSAI Halibut ABM—Initial Review and Discussion Paper

    Survey Planning—AFSC Report

    Seafood Production Executive Order

    Committees, New Business, Tasking—Review

    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/​1565. For technical support please contact our administrative staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.

    Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to: https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​1565. The Council strongly encourages written public comment for this meeting, to avoid any potential for technical difficulties to compromise oral testimony. The deadline for written comments is September 30, 2020, at 5 p.m. Alaska Time.

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

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    Dated: September 11, 2020.

    Rey Israel Marquez,

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

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    [FR Doc. 2020-20429 Filed 9-15-20; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Document Information

Published:
09/16/2020
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of public meetings.
Document Number:
2020-20429
Dates:
The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020 and continue through Friday, October 9, 2020. The Council will meet on Friday, October 2, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., on Friday, October 9, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020 through Friday, October 16, 2020, Alaska Time.
Pages:
57835-57836 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
RTID 0648-XA474
PDF File:
2020-20429.Pdf