[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13360-13361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5594]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA283
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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 in Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The meetings will be held March 28 through April 5, 2011. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the meetings.
All meetings are open to the public, except executive sessions.
ADDRESSES: Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd Avenue, 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, Phone:
907-271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will begin its plenary session
at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30 continuing through Tuesday, April 5.
The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, March
28 and continue through Friday, April 1. The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 28 and continue
through Wednesday, March 31, 2011. The Enforcement Committee will meet
Tuesday, March 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Ecosystem Committee will
meet Tuesday, March 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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.
Reports
1. Executive Director's Report
NMFS Management Report (including status report on charter trip
definition, and 3-mile line status).
Alaska Department of Fish & Game Report.
United States Coast Guard Report.
United States Fish & Wildlife Service Report.
Protected Species Report.
2. Cooperative (Coop) reports: Review American Fisheries Act (AFA)
Cooperative reports; review Amendment 80 Cooperative reports; Review
Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Cooperative reports (T).
3. Halibut/Sablefish: Final action on Halibut/sablefish hired
skipper restrictions.
4. Salmon Issues: Preliminary Review of Salmon Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) changes (T); Initial Review of Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Chinook
Salmon Bycatch control measures.
5. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab Management Issues: Final
Action on Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs)/Individual Processing Quota
(IPQ) Deadline; review alternatives economic data collection (EDR);
Final Action on Pribilof Bristol King Crab rebuilding plan; finalize
alternatives for Bering Sea
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Tanner crab rebuilding; Bering Sea Aleutian Island Crab Remodeling
workshop report (SSC only).
6. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH): Final Action on EFH omnibus
Amendment; discussion paper on Bristol Bay Red King Crab spawning area/
fishing effects.
7. GOA Pacific jig fishery management: Initial Review/Final Action
to revise GOA Pacific cod processing jig fishery management.
8. Scallop Fishery Management: review Scallop Fishery Stock
Assessment Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) and approve catch specifications.
9. Miscellaneous Groundfish Issues: receive report on Halibut ramp
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) report; review discussion paper on GOA
Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC); review/approve salmon excluder
EFP; review discussion paper on AFA impacts on Bering Sea cod trawlers.
10. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking; receive Observer
Advisory Committee report and take action as necessary.
11. Other Business
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
1. GOA Salmon Issues.
2. GOA Pacific Cod Jig Fishery Management.
3. Review Alternatives Economic Data Collection.
4. Finalize alternatives for Bering Sea Tanner Crab Rebuilding.
5. BSAI Crab modeling workshop report.
6. Scallop Management.
7. Halibut Ramp EFP.
8. GOA Halibut PSC.
9. Salmon Excluder EFP.
The Advisory Panel will address most of the same agenda issues as
the Council, except Coop reports and 1 reports. The Agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified 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: March 8, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-5594 Filed 3-10-11; 8:45 am]
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