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June 2007 Briefing Book

The Council meeting proposed agendas, agenda item situation summaries, attachments, and supplemental materials from the June 2007 Council Meeting are found below.

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	A. Call to Order
	B. Administrative Matters
	C. Open Public Comment
	D. Habitat Issues
	E. Groundfish Management
	F. Coastal Pelagic Species Management
	Ancillary Meeting Agendas
	General Information
	Informational Reports
	Roster

A. Call to Order

Agenda Item A.4 Council Meeting Agenda

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B. Administrative Matters

Agenda Item B.1 Future Council Meeting Agenda Planning
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Attachment 1 Preliminary Draft Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
- Agenda Item B.1.a, Attachment 2 Preliminary Draft September Council Meeting Agenda, September 9-14, 2007 in Portland, Oregon
- Agenda Item B.1.c, Public Comment

Agenda Item B.2 COP for Providing HMS Recommendations to Regional Fishery Management Organizations
- Agenda Item B.2.a, Attachment 1 Draft COP for HMS Recommendations to Regional Fishery Management Organizations
- Agenda Item B.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 Memorandum of Understanding

Agenda Item B.3 Recreational Fishery Information Network Data and Sampling Refinements

Agenda Item B.4 COP for Reviewing Proposed Changes to Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat and Establishing a Groundfish EFH Oversight Committee
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 1 COP—Groundfish EFH Review and Modification
- Agenda Item B.4.a, Attachment 2 Excerpts from Current Groundfish FMP Regarding Changes to EFH
- Agenda Item B.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item B.4.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item B.4.b, Supplemental EC Report

Agenda Item B.5 Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Implementation
- Agenda Item B.5.a, Attachment 1 NMFS MSA Reauthorization Tracking Table
- Agenda Item B.5.a, Attachment 2 April 17, 2007 letter from Dr. McIsaac to NMFS regarding Council comments on ACLs and Revised Environmental Review Procedures
- Agenda Item B.5.a, Attachment 3 IUUF Definition Final Rule, Federal Register Notice (72FR18404)
- Agenda Item B.5.a, Attachment 4 MSRA, Title VI. The Pacific Whiting Act of 2006
- Agenda Item B.5.a, Attachment 5 April 27, 2007 letter from Dr. Hogarth to Chairman Hansen regarding the Federal registry of recreational fisherman and vessels
- Agenda Item B.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 6 Summary Notes from Science for ACL Workshop, May 15-17, 2007
- Agenda Item B.5.c, Supplemental SSC Report

Agenda Item B.6 Legislative Matters (Postponed to September Meeting)

Agenda Item B.7 Fiscal Matters
- Agenda Item B.7.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report

Agenda Item B.8 Appointments to Advisory Bodies, Standing Committees, and Other Forums, and Changes to COP as Needed

Agenda Item B.10 Council Three-Meeting Outlook, Draft September 2007 Council Meeting Agenda, and Worload Priorities
- Agenda Item B.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 1 Preliminary Three Meeting Outlook
- Agenda Item B.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 Proposed September 9-14, 2007 Council Meeting Agenda
- Agenda Item B.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 3 Council Work Load Priorities June 18, 2007 through September 14, 2007
- Agenda Item B.10.a, Supplemental Attachment 4 Preliminary Proposed November 4-10, 2007 Council Meeting Agenda
- Agenda Item B.10.b, Supplemental HC Report
- Agenda Item B.10.b, Supplemental GAP Report

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C. Open Public Comment

Agenda Item C.1 Comments on Non-Agenda Items
(None Received at Time of Briefing Book Mailing)

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D. Habitat Issues

Agenda Item D.1 Current Habitat Issues
- Agenda Item D.1.a, Supplemental HC Report

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E. Groundfish Management

Agenda Item E.1 National Marine Fisheries Service Report
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 1 FR Notices (03/14/07-05/30/07)
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 2 NMFS Report on New NEPA Processes
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 3 FR Notice, Temporary Rule (Pacific Whiting Fishery)
- Agenda Item E.1.a, Attachment 4 NMFS Report on Vessel Ownership Interest in the LE Fleet for Vessels Registered with Sablefish Endorsements

Agenda Item E.2 Proposed Process and Schedule for Developing Biennial (2009-2010) Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1 Pacific Fishery Management Council and National Marine Fisheries Service Schedule and Process for Developing 2009-2010 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
- Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 2 Work Planning Schematic for Upcoming Groundfish FMP Amendments and Biennial Specifications
- Agenda Item E.2.c, Supplemental GMT Report

Agenda Item E.3 Shore-Based Pacific Whiting Monitoring Program
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Attachment 1 Federal Register Notice that NMFS issues a proposed rule to establish catch accounting requirements for persons who receive, buy, or accept Pacific Whiting deliveries of 4,000 pounds or more (April 9, 2007)
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Attachment 2 Draft Environmental Assessment for Catch Accounting requirements for Processors/First Receivers participating in the Pacific Whiting Shoreside Fishery
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Attachment 3 Draft Environmental Assessment: A maximized retention and monitoring program for the Pacific whiting shoreside fishery, implementing Amendment 10 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
- Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental PowerPoint Presentation on a maximized retention and monitoring program for the Pacific whiting shoreside fishery
- Agenda Item E.3.d, SWAG Report
- Agenda Item E.3.d, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item E.3.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item E.3.d, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item E.3.f, Supplemental ODFW Motion

Agenda Item E.4 Amendment 22: Limiting Entry in the Open Access Groundfish Fishery
- Agenda Item E.4.a, Attachment 1 Proposed Open Access Groundfish Fishery Conversion to Limited Entry and Permit Implementation Schedule
- Agenda Item E.4.a, Attachment 2 Review and Update of Open Access Groundfish Fishery Permitting Issue and Possible Range of Alternatives for Issuance of B and C Limited Entry Permits
- Agenda Item E.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 - PowerPoint Presentation
- Agenda Item E.4.a, NMFS Report NMFS Report on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Analysis Needs For a License Limitation Program for the Groundfish Open Access Fisheries
- Agenda Item E.4.c, Supplemental WDFW Report
- Agenda Item E.4.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item E.4.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item E.4.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item E.4.d, Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.4.d, Supplemental Public Comment

Agenda Item E.5 Preliminary Review of Exempted Fishing Permits for 2008
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Attachment 1 Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit to Test a Sustainable Hook and Line Fishery for Chilipepper Rockfish Outside the Non Trawl RCA in Central California (40°10’ N Lat.-34°27’ N Lat.)
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental Revised Attachment 2 Exempted Fishing Permit – Chilipepper Rockfish
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Supplemental Revised Attachment 3 Application for Issuance of an Exempted Fishing Permit to Utilize Hook-and-line and Traps in a Harvesting Cooperative Based on the Catch History of Select Trawl Permits off the Central California Coast
- Agenda Item E.5.a, Attachment 4 Recreational Fishing Alliance/Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association EFP Proposal Regarding the Recreational Catch Composition of Slope Rockfish
- Agenda Item E.5.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item E.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report

Agenda Item E.6 Stock Assessments for 2009-2010 Groundfish Fisheries
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Supplemental Revised Attachment 1 Executive Summary of “Status of the Sablefish Resource off the Continental U.S. Pacific Coast in 2007”
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 2 Sablefish STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 3 Executive Summary of “Status of the Longnose Skate (Raja rhina) off the continental U.S. Pacific Coast in 2007”
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 4 Longnose Skate STAR Panel Report
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 5 Executive Summary of “Updated U.S. English Sole Stock Assessment: Status of the Resource in 2007”
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 6 Executive Summary of “Status and Future Prospects for the Pacific Ocean Perch Resource in Waters off Washington and Oregon as Assessed in 2007”
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 7 Executive Summary of “Status of the Widow Rockfish Resource in 2007: An Update”
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 8 Executive Summary of “Status of Cowcod, Sebastes levis, in the Southern California Bight”
- Agenda Item E.6.a, Attachment 9 Executive Summary of “Update to the Status of Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) off the U.S. West Coast in 2007”
- Stock Assessments (Full Versions Available on CD and Web Only)
- Groundfish Stock Assessment Presentation (Monday Evening Session Flyer)
- Agenda Item E.6.b, Supplemental SSC Report

Agenda Item E.7 Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
- Agenda Item E.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item E.7.d, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item E.7.e Public Comment

Agenda Item E.8 Amendment 21: Intersector Allocation
- Agenda Item E.8.a, Attachment 1 Tables Summarizing Historical Catch Data by Fishing Sector Relevant to the Intersector Allocation Process
- Agenda Item E.8.a, Attachment 2 Preliminary Intersector Allocation Alternatives Recommended by the Council in November 2006
- Agenda Item E.8.b, GAC Report
- Agenda Item E.8.d, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item E.8.d, Supplemental GAP Report

Agenda Item E.9 Amendment 20: Trawl Rationalization Alternatives (Trawl Individual Quotas and Cooperatives)
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Attachment 1 Outstanding Trawl Rationalization Issues
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Attachment 2 Trawl Rationalization Alternatives (Rev 05/23/2007)
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Attachment 3 Quantitative Analysis of Qualification and Allocation Rules
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Supplemental Attachment 4 Supplemental Quantitative Analysis of Qualification and Allocation Rules
- Agenda Item E.9.a, REVISED Attachment 5 Preliminary Analysis and Discussion of Overfished Species Management in a Trawl Rationalization Program
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Attachment 6 A Preliminary Review of Harvest Co-op Systems and Their Relationship to the Council’s Goals and Objectives
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Supplemental Powerpoint Presentation
- Agenda Item E.9.a, Supplemental Powerpoint Presentation 2
- Agenda Item E.9.c, TIQC Report to the GAC
- Agenda Item E.9.c, GMT Report
- Agenda Item E.9.c, Supplemental GMT Report 2
- Agenda Item E.9.c, Supplemental TIQC Report
- Agenda Item E.9.c, Supplemental SSC Report
- Agenda Item E.9.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item E.9.c, Supplemental EC Report
- Agenda Item E.9.d, Public Comment
- Agenda Item E.9.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
- Agenda Item E.9.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3
- Agenda Item E.9.d, Supplemental Public Comment 4
- Agenda Item E.9.d, Supplemental Public Comment PowerPoint Presentation
- Agenda Item E.9.d, Supplemental Public Comment 6

Agenda Item E.10 Final Consideration of Inseason Adjustments (If Necessary)
- Agenda Item E.10.b, Supplemental GMT Report

Agenda Item E.11 Amendment 15: American Fisheries Act Issues
- Agenda Item E.11.a, Supplemental NMFS Report
- Agenda Item E.11.b, Attachment 1 Environmental Assessment of Management Measures to Prevent Harm to the Pacific Whiting Fishery Resulting from Implementation of the American Fisheries Act
- Agenda Item E.11.b, Attachment 2 Draft Amendment 15 FMP Language
- Agenda Item E.11.b, Attachment 3 NMFS Report on National Environmental Policy Act Analysis Needs for Amendment 15 to the FMP
- Agenda Item E.11.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
- Agenda Item E.11.b, Supplemental Attachment 4 Revised Table 3 (ODFW Report)
- Agenda Item E.11.c, Supplemental GMT Report
- Agenda Item E.11.c, Supplemental GAP Report
- Agenda Item E.11.d, Public Comment

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F. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

Agenda Item F.1 NMFS Report on CPS Management
- Agenda Item F.1.a, NMFS Report
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 1 Letter Approving Amendment 12 to the CPS FMP
- Agenda Item F.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 2 Final Rule to Implement New Reporting and Conservations Measures under the CPS FMP

Agenda Item F.2 Pacific Mackerel Stock Assessment and Harvest Guideline for 2007-2008
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Attachment 1 Assessment of the Pacific Mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Stock for U.S. Management in the 2007-2008 Season
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Attachment 2 Pacific Mackerel, Stock Assessment Review Panel Report
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Attachment 3 Draft Status of the Pacific Coast Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery and Recommended Acceptable Biological Catches – Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 2007 (CD and Web only)
- Agenda Item F.2.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint Presentation
- Agenda Item F.2.c, CPSMT Report
- Agenda Item F.2.c, CPSAS Report
- Agenda Item F.2.c, Supplemental SSC Report

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Ancillary Meeting Agendas

Various technical and administrative committees, advisory bodies, work groups, and state delegations will meet throughout the week.

Ancillary A Scientific and Statistical Committee Groundfish Subcommittee

Ancillary B Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP)

Ancillary C Groundfish Management Team (GMT)

Ancillary D Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)

Ancillary E Budget Committee (BC)

Ancillary F Habitat Committee (HC)

Ancillary H Enforcement Consultants (EC)
- Ancillary H, Supplemental Attachment 1 Report on Largest Shark Smuggling Prosecution (San Francisco Area)

Ancillary I Ad Hoc Groundfish Trawl Individual Quota Committee (TIQC)

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General Information

Groundfish Stock Assessment Presentation (Monday Evening Session Flyer)
General Information driving directions, hotel information, restaurant information
Tax Exempt Form (Must also show proper I.D.)
PFMC Council Meeting Secretariat Handbook: A Guide Outlining the Purpose of the Secretariat and the Services Provided

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Informational Reports

Informational Report 1 Advisory Body Review of the List of Fisheries
Informational Report 2 Letter from Dr. William Hogarth (Response to Letters Received Regarding Council Action on EFPs for HMS)
Supplemental Informational Report 3 Final Rule; Establishment of Marine Reserves and a Marine Conservation Area Within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Supplemental Informational Report 4 Proposed Alternative Schedule for Observer Bycatch and Total Mortality Reporting
Supplemental Informational Report 5 Letter to Don Hansen, Chairman, from NMFS, Regarding the Council's Recommendation to Issue an EFP for the DGN Fishery
Supplemental Informational Report 6 Letter from NMFS Approving Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP

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Roster

Council Roster (June 2007)

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