Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15752-15753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06794]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD851

Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory
entities will hold public meetings.

DATES: The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will meet April
10-16, 2015. The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Saturday, April
11, 2015 at 8 a.m., reconvening each day through Thursday, April 16,
2015. All meetings are open to the public, except a closed session will
be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 11 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 Council and its advisory entities will be
held at the Doubletree by Hilton Sonoma, One Doubletree Drive, Rohnert
Park, CA 94928; telephone: (707) 584-5466.
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: Dr. Donald O. McIsaac, Executive
Director; telephone: (503) 820-2280 or (866) 806-7204 toll free; or
access the Pacific Council Web site, http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-meeting/ for the current meeting
location, proposed agenda, and meeting briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April 10-16, 2015 meeting of the Pacific
Fishery Management Council will be streamed live on the internet. The
live meeting will be broadcast daily starting at 9 a.m. Pacific Time
(PT) beginning on Saturday, April 11, 2015 through Thursday, April 16,
2015. The broadcast will end daily at 6 p.m. PT or when business for
the day is complete. Only the audio portion, and portions of the
presentations displayed on the screen at the Council meeting, will be
broadcast. The audio portion is listen-only; you will be unable to
speak to the Council via the broadcast. Join the meeting by visiting
this link http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/join-webinar, enter
the Webinar ID for this meeting, which is 109-418-027 and enter your
email address as required. It is recommended that you use a computer
headset as GoToMeeting allows you to listen to the meeting using your
computer headset and speakers. If you do not have a headset and
speakers, you may use your telephone for the audio portion of the
meeting by dialing this TOLL number 1-480-297-0021 (not a toll free
number); entering the phone audio access code 965-893-632; and then
entering your Audio Pin which will be shown to you after joining the
webinar. The webinar is broadcast in listen only mode.
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 Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional detail on
agenda items, Council action, and meeting rooms, is described in Agenda
Item A.4, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advance
April 2015 briefing materials and posted on the Council Web site http://www.pcouncil.org/council-operations/council-meetings/current-briefing-book/.

A. Call to Order
1. Opening Remarks
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Director's Report
4. Approve Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat
Current Habitat Issues
D. Salmon Management
1. Tentative Adoption of 2015 Ocean Salmon Management Measures for
Analysis
2. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
3. Clarify Council Direction on 2015 Ocean Salmon Management
Measures
4. Additional Council Direction on 2015 Ocean Salmon Management
Measures
5. Final Action on 2015 Ocean Salmon Management Measures (Final
Action)
E. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Trawl Cost Recovery Report (Final Action)
3. Salmon Endangered Species Act Reconsultation Update
4. Finalize Methodology Review Council Operating Procedure (COP)
5. Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Amendment Scoping, Including
Rockfish Conservation Area and Area Adjustments
6. Final Action on Widow Rockfish Reallocation and Divestiture
Issues (Final Action)
7. Blackgill and Slope Rockfish Reallocation
8. Inseason Adjustments Including Carryover and Regulatory
Amendment to Manage Set-Asides (Final Action)

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9. Final Action to Implement 2015 Pacific Whiting Fishery under the
U.S.-Canada Pacific Whiting Agreement (Final Action)
F. Administrative Matters
1. Seabird Protection Update
2. Prepare Comments on Proposed Changes to National Standard
Guidelines 1, 3, and 7
3. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
1. Final Action on Sardine Assessment, Specifications, and
Management Measures (Final Action)
2. Finalize Methodology Review Council Operating Procedures
H. Pacific Halibut Management
Final Action on Incidental Landing Restrictions for 2015-2016
Salmon Troll Fishery (Final Action)
I. Enforcement Issues
1. Regulations for Vessel Movement Monitoring

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Friday, April 10, 2015
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Model Evaluation Workgroup 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Habitat Committee 8:30 a.m.
Day 2--Saturday, April 11, 2015
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants 3 p.m.
Chair's Reception 6 p.m.
Day 3--Sunday, April 12, 2015
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 4--Monday, April 13, 2015
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 5--Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 6--Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants Ad hoc
Tribal Policy Group Ad hoc
Tribal and Washington Technical Group Ad hoc
Day 7--Thursday, April 16, 2015
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 this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal Council action during these meetings. 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 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 Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: March 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06794 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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