North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
| Published date | 08 October 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 53684 |
| Record Number | 2019-21900 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53684-53685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21900]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV099
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 of the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council's Charter Halibut Management Committee.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Charter
Halibut Management Committee will meet October 29, 2019.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, from
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Old Federal Building, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 205, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. Teleconference line:
(907) 271-2896.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve MacLean, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
The purpose of the Charter Halibut Management Committee meeting is
to identify a range of potential management measures for the Area 2C
and Area 3A charter halibut fisheries in 2020 using the management
measures in place for 2019 as a baseline. For Area 2C, the baseline
management measure includes regulations applicable to charter halibut
fishing in all areas, and a daily limit of one fish less than or equal
to 38 inches or greater than or
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equal to 80 inches. For Area 3A, the baseline management measure
includes regulations applicable to charter halibut fishing in all
areas, and an annual limit of 4 fish, a daily limit of two fish one
fish of any size, and a second fish which must be 28 inches or less in
length. No charter halibut fishing on Wednesdays, all year, and no
charter halibut fishing on July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6, and
August 13. Committee recommendations will be incorporated into an
analysis for committee and Council review in December 2019. The Council
will recommend preferred management measures for consideration by the
International Pacific Halibut commission at its January 2020 meeting,
for implementation in 2020.
Meeting materials will be available on the Council's online agenda
portal at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/983. The Agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted by
Monday, October 28, 2019 via the Council's electronic agenda platform
at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/983. In-person oral
public testimony will be accepted at the discretion of the Chair.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Maria Davis at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 3, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-21900 Filed 10-7-19; 8:45 am]
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