September 2008 Briefing Book

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A.  Call to Order

• Agenda Item A.4  September 7-12 Council Meeting Agenda and Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

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B.  Open Comment Period

• Agenda Item B.1  Open Comment Period (Josh Churchman)
• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period 2 (FVOA)
• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period 3 (NRDC)
• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period 4 (Stephen B. Scheiblauer)
• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period 5 (Port Orford Ocean Resource Team)
• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period 6 (Clatsop County [Oregon] Board of Commissioners)
• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period 7 (Dr. Usha Varanasi, WCGA PowerPoint)
• Agenda Item B.1  Supplemental Open Comment Period 8 (Jerry Thon)

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C.  Administrative Matters

• Agenda Item C.1  Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 1  Draft Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 2  Draft Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 1-7, 2008, San Diego, California
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Attachment 3  Schedule of Trawl Rationalization Amendment Hearings
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 4  Draft Preliminary Three-Meeting Outlook for the Pacific Council
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 5  Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, November 1-7, 2008, San Diego, California
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 6  Draft Preliminary Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, March 7-13, 2009, Seattle, Washington
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 7  Council Work Load Priorities September 15, 2008 Through November 7, 2008
  • Agenda Item C.1.a, Supplemental Attachment 8  PFMC Council Meeting Schedule (Proposed Dates for 2009)
  • Agenda Item C.1.b, Supplemental Habitat Committee Report



• Agenda Item C.2  Process for Council Approval of Regulations Implementing Council Recommendations (“Deeming Process”)
  • Agenda Item C.2.a, Attachment 1  Example Amendment to Council Operating Procedure 1 General Council Meeting Operations
  • Agenda Item C.2.b, Supplemental NOAA GC Comments (On Screen)



• Agenda Item C.3  Update and Communication of Research and Data Needs
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Attachment 1  Public Review Draft, Research and Data Needs, 2008
  • Agenda Item C.3.a, Attachment 2  National Marine Sanctuary Program Comments
  • Agenda Item C.3.b, STT Report
  • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item C.3.b, Supplemental SAS Report



• Agenda Item C.4  Legislative Matters
  • Agenda Item C.4.a, Attachment 1  S. 3314, National Oceans Protection Act of 2008
  • Agenda Item C.4.a, Attachment 2  H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (Electronic Copy Only on Briefing Book CD and Web)
  • Agenda Item C.4.a, Attachment 3  September 18, 2007 Letter to U.S. Representative Young from the Eight Regional Fishery Management Council Chairs regarding H.R. 21
  • Agenda Item C.4.a, Attachment 4  October 5, 2007 Letter to U.S. Representative Young from the Council Executive Director Regarding H.R. 21
  • Agenda Item, C.4.a, Attachment 5  National Marine Sanctuary Act
  • Agenda Item, C.4.a, Attachment 6  H.R. 6537, Sanctuary Enhancement Act of 2008
  • Agenda Item C.4.a, Attachment 7  Draft Council Position Statement on NMSA Reauthorization and Related Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
  • Agenda Item C.4.b, Supplemental LC Report
  • Agenda Item C.4.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report



• Agenda Item C.5  Implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 1  Letter to NMFS from GMFMC Providing Comments on National Standard 1 Guidelines
  • Agenda Item C.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 2  Letter to Mark R. Millikin from the NPFMC Regarding Comments on the Proposed Rule on Revising the Guidelines to National Standard 1 and ACLs
  • Agenda Item C.5.b, Attachment 1  Proposed Rule to Implement the New MSRA Requirements and Revise the Guidelines for National Standard 1 (73 FR 32562)
  • Agenda Item C.5.b, Attachment 2  NMFS Notice of Extension of the Public Comment Period for Revisions to National Standard 1 Guidelines to September 22, 2008 (73 FR 47125)
  • Agenda Item C.5.b, Supplemental Attachment 3  Federal Register Notice, NMFS Withdraws a Proposed Rule for Revisions to National Standard 1
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, STT Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental CPSMT Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental CPSAS Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
  • Agenda Item C.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report



• Agenda Item C.7  Fiscal Matters
  • Agenda Item C.7.b, Supplemental Budget Committee Report



• Agenda Item C.8  Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • Agenda Item C.8.a, Supplemental Attachment 1  Proposed Amendment to COP 1
  • Agenda Item C.8.a, Supplemental EC Report

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D.  Salmon Management

• Agenda Item D.1  Salmon Methodology Review
  • Agenda Item D.1.a, Attachment 1  Email to the Agencies From Chuck Tracy Dated July 16, 2008
  • Agenda Item D.1.b, NMFS Letter  May 19 Letter from D. Robert Lohn to Coalition of Salmon Communities
  • Agenda Item D.1.c, STT Report  Salmon Technical Team Report on Salmon Methodology Review
  • Agenda Item D.1.c, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item D.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report



• Agenda Item D.2  Progress Report on Causes of the 2008 Salmon Failure
  • Agenda Item D.2.a, Attachment 1  Biological Technical Meeting Announcement
  • Agenda Item D.2.b, Work Group Report  Progress Report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council on Deliberations of the Scientific Working Group to Evaluate the Decline in Sacramento River fall Chinook and other West Coast Salmon
  • Agenda Item D.2.b, Supplemental WCSWG PowerPoint (Grimes/Stein)
  • Agenda Item D.2.d, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.d, Supplemental SAS Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.d, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item D.2.e, Public Comment



• Agenda Item D.3  Central Valley Salmon Recovery Plan
  • Agenda Item D.3.a, Attachment 1  Co-Manager Draft CVRP (Executive Summary and Winter Chinook Stressor Matrix Only in Hard Copy; Full Version on CD and Web)
  • Agenda Item D.3.a, Attachment 2  Council Staff Comments On the Co-Manager Draft Central Valley Salmon Recovery Plan
  • Agenda Item D.3.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint
  • Agenda Item D.3.c, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item D.3.d, STT Report  Salmon Technical Team Report on the Central Valley Recovery Plan
  • Agenda Item D.3.d, Supplemental SAS Report

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E.  Pacific Halibut Management

• Agenda Item E.1  Pacific Halibut Bycatch Estimate for IPHC Adoption
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental NMFS Report
  • Agenda Item E.1.b, Supplemental NMFS PowerPoint
  • Agenda Item E.1.c, Supplemental SSC Report



• Agenda Item E.2  Pacific Halibut Catch Apportionment Methodology
  • Agenda Item E.2.a, Attachment 1  IPHC News Release
  • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental PFMC Representative Report (Phil Anderson)
  • Agenda Item E.2.b, Supplemental SSC Report



• Agenda Item E.3  Proposed Changes to Catch Sharing Plan and 2009 Annual Regulations
  • Agenda Item E.3.a, Attachment 1  2008 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Area 2A
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
  • Agenda Item E.3.b, Supplemental WDFW Report
  • Agenda Item E.3.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item E.3.d, Public Comment

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F.  Enforcement

• Agenda Item F.1  Enforcement Activity Report

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G.  Habitat

• Agenda Item G.1  Current Habitat Issues
  • Agenda Item G.1.b, Supplemental HC Report
  • Agenda Item G.1.d, Public Comment

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H.  Highly Migratory Species Management

• Agenda Item H.1  National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.a  Southwest Region NMFS Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b  Southwest Fisheries Science Center Research Report
  • Agenda Item H.1.b, Supplemental SWFSC PowerPoint



• Agenda Item H.2  Changes to Routine Management Measures for 2009-2010 Season
  • Agenda Item H.2.a, Attachment 1  August 11, 2008, letter from Rod McInnis to Donald K. Hansen
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, HMSMT Report
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental HMSMT Report
  • Agenda Item H.2.b, Supplemental HMSAS Report



• Agenda Item H.3  Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2:  High Seas Shallow Set Longline Management
  • Agenda Item H.3.a, Attachment 1  Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, Executive Summary (Full Document Included on Briefing Book CD-ROM and Website)
  • Agenda Item H.3.a, Attachment 2  July 17, 2008, Letter from James Balsiger to Donald McIsaac
  • Agenda Item H.3.a, Attachment 3  Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, Federal Register (73 FR 45965)
  • Agenda Item H.3.c, HMSMT Report
  • Agenda Item H.3.c, Supplemental HMSMT Report
  • Agenda Item H.3.c, Supplemental HMSAS Report
  • Agenda Item H.3.d  Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item H.3.d  Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item H.3.d  Supplemental Public Comment 3

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I.  Groundfish Management

• Agenda Item I.1  Consideration of Inseason Adjustments
  • Agenda Item I.1.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental CDFG Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.c, Supplemental NMFS Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.d, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.d, Supplemental EC Report
  • Agenda Item I.1.e, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.1.e, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item I.1.e, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item I.1.f, Supplemental Dale Myer Motion (On Screen)



• Agenda Item I.2  Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat Review Process
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, Attachment 1  Council Operating Procedure 22
  • Agenda Item I.2.a, Supplemental Attachment 2  Council Operating Procedure 22
  • Agenda Item I.2.b, Supplemental EFHRC Report



• Agenda Item I.3  National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 1  Federal Register Notices Published Since the Last Council Meeting
  • Agenda Item I.3.a, Attachment 2  Closure of the 2008 Pacific Whiting Fisheries
  • Agenda Item I.3.d, Supplemental Public Comment



• Agenda Item I.4  Fishery Management Plan Amendment 22:  Open Access License Limitation
  • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 1  Errata and Draft Environmental Assessment (Updated) for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 22: Conversion of the Open Access Fishery to Federal Permit Management
  • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 2  Description of Amendment 22: Open Access from Pacific Fishery Management Council Website
  • Agenda Item I.4.a, Attachment 3  Proposed Open Access Groundfish Fishery Conversion to Limited Entry and Permit Implementation Schedule
  • Agenda Item I.4.a, Supplemental Attachment 4  Proposed Open Access Fishery Permit Program: Groundfish Plan Amendment 22
  • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental ODFW Report
  • Agenda Item I.4.b, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item I.4.c, Supplemental GAC Report July 9-10, 2008 Groundfish Allocation Committee Highlights
  • Agenda Item I.4.c, Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item I.4.c, Supplemental Public Comment 3
  • Agenda Item I.4.d, Supplemental ODFW Motion (On Screen)



• Agenda Item I.5  Stock Assessment Planning for 2011-2012 Groundfish Fishery Decision Making
  • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 1  Draft Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment and Review Process for 2009-2010. (This draft contains the edits as presented at the June, 2008 Council meeting in Foster City, California.)
  • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 2  Proposed Language for the Draft Terms of Reference (Attachment 1) Defining the Content and Use of Data Reports in Future Management Decision-Making
  • Agenda Item I.5.a, Attachment 3  Draft Proposed 2009 STAR Panel Schedule
  • Agenda Item I.5.a, Supplemental Attachment 4  Council Staff/NMFS Responsibilities for STAR Panel Process
  • Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental SSC Report
  • Agenda Item I.5.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item I.5.d, Supplemental Public Comment



• Agenda Item I.6  Final Adoption of Exempted Fishing Permits for 2009
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 1  Application for an EFP Sponsored by Steve Fosmark Entitled, “Evaluation of an Epibenthic Trolled Longline to Selectively Catch Chilipepper Rockfish (Sebastes goodei)”
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 2  Application for Issuance of an EFP to Fish Trawl Permits with Longline, Trap, Pot, and Hook-and-line Gear in a Community Based Fishing Association off the Central California Coast
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 3  Application for an EFP Sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance and the Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association Entitled, “Recreational Rockfish Catch Composition in the Rockfish Conservation Area Using Gear-Based Harvest Controls”
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 4  List of Requested Changes and Application for an EFP Sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance Entitled, “Oregon Recreational Yellowtail Rockfish EFP”
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 5  Application for an EFP Sponsored by the Recreational Fishing Alliance and the Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association Entitled, “Recreational Flatfish Catch Composition Within Defined Areas of the Rockfish Conservation Area”
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Attachment 6  Report on RFA/GGFA Deepwater Rockfish EFP
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 7  Morro Bay/Port San Luis EFP Progress Report
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 8  Requested Change to the Fosmark EFP for Chilipepper Rockfish
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 9  Morro Bay/Port San Luis EFP Harvest Planning Information
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 10  RFA EFP Terms and Conditions
  • Agenda Item I.6.a, Supplemental Attachment 11
  • Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental GMT Report
  • Agenda Item I.6.c, Supplemental GAP Report
  • Agenda Item I.6.d, Supplemental Public Comment
  • Agenda Item I.6.d, Supplemental Public Comment 2
  • Agenda Item I.6.d, Supplemental Public Comment 3



• Agenda Item I.7  Final Consideration of Inseason Adjustments (If Necessary)
  • Agenda Item I.7.b, Supplemental GMT Report

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Ancillary Meetings (links are to agendas)

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

• Ancillary A  Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
  • Ancillary A  Draft June 2008 SSC Minutes


• Ancillary B  Budget Committee (BC)


• Ancillary C  Legislative Committee (LC)


• Ancillary D  Enforcement Consultants (EC)


• Ancillary E  Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP)


• Ancillary F  Groundfish Management Team (GMT)


• Ancillary G  Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS)


• Ancillary H  Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT)


• Ancillary I  Habitat Committee (HC)


• Ancillary J  Essential Fish Habitat Review Committee (EFHRC)

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General Information

• General Information  Chair's Reception, Driving Directions, Hotel Information, Restaurant Information
• Tax Exempt Form  Must also show proper I.D.

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Informational Reports

• Informational Report 1  NOAA's Regulation of Fishing in National Marine Sanctuaries
• Informational Report 2  Pacific Fishery Management Council Comments on Revised Magnuson-Stevens Act NEPA Procedures, Proposed Rule (50 CFR Part 700)
• Informational Report 3  West Coast Hydrokinetic Energy Projects
• Supplemental Informational Report 4  Report on the 2008 Pacific Halibut Fisheries in Area 2A
• Supplemental Informational Report 5  Letter to Chairman Hansen from Rodney McInnis Regarding NMFS Decision to Close the Directed Fishery for Pacific Sardine
• Supplemental Informational Report 6  Status Report of the 2008 Ocean Salmon Fisheries Off Washington, Oregon, and California
• Supplemental Informational Report 7  Presidential Appointments to the US Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
• Supplemental Informational Report 8  Proposed Critical Habitat Designation for the Threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon

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Roster

• Council Roster  (September 2008)

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