The Council Coordination Committee met October 19-21, 2021. The meeting, which was hosted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, was conducted by webinar due to COVID-19.

Summary and Outcome Documents

• October 19-21, 2021 Council Coordination Committee Outcomes and Recommendations

• Press Release: Nation’s Fishery Management Councils Find Consensus on MSA Changes, Advocate for Efforts to Address Environmental Justice Issues

• CCC Letter to Congressman Huffman on HR4690, 11/4/21

• Draft Transcripts

Agenda and Briefing Materials

Tuesday, October 19, 2021—1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

1:30 pm - 1:35 pm: Overview of RingCentral Functions

• Joining a RingCentral meeting

1:35 pm - 1:45 pm: Opening of Meeting

• Approval of Agenda

• Approval of Minutes

  • Transcripts 05-18-2021

  • Transcripts 05-19-2021

  • Transcripts 05-20-2021

1:45 pm - 1:50 pm: Welcome and Introduction

1:50 pm - 2:30 pm: NOAA Fisheries Update and Upcoming Priorities

• Administration Priorities

• COVID-19 Operations and Reintegration Plans

• Post-Pandemic Council Operations Discussion

• Other

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm: CCC Funding and Budget Update

• NMFS Budget Structure and Allocation Review

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: BREAK

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: NOAA Fisheries Science Update

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Regulation Update

4:30 pm - 5:15 pm: NS1 Technical Memorandums

• Catch Accounting, FMSY, BMSY, and Proxies

• Managing with Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) for Data-limited Stocks in Federal Fishery Management Plans

5:15 pm - 5:30 pm: Public Comment (for items not covered on the agenda)

5:30 pm:  Adjourn Day 1

Wednesday, October 20, 2021—1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

1:30 pm - 1:35 pm: Welcome Back Day 2

1:35 pm - 3:00 pm: Legislative Outlook

• MSA reauthorization

  • H.R. 4690

    • Summary of H.R. 4690

  • H.R. 59

• Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act H.R. 3764

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm: Legislative Outlook (Continued)

• CCC Legislative Workgroup Report

  • CCC Legislative Workgroup Conference Call August 18, 2021

  • CCC Legislative Workgroup DRAFT Consensus Statements

  • Letter to PFMC re: Request for comments from the RFMCs on H.R. 4690

  • DRAFT Letter to Huffman and Case re: Response to Request H.R. 4690

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm: Executive Orders

• Update on Selected Executive orders Applicable to the Work of NOAA Fisheries

  • E.O. 14008 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad

    • Task Force Report

    • Presidential Actions

  • CCC Area Based Management Subcommittee Report meeting minutes

    • Report of CCC Subcommittee on Area-based Management (presentation)

• E.O. 13921 Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth

  • Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOA) Atlas

5:15 pm to 5:30 pm: Public Comment (for items not on the agenda) 

5:30 pm:  Adjourn Day 2

Thursday, October 21, 2021—1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

1:30 pm - 1:35 pm: Welcome Back Day 3

1:35 pm - 3:00 pm: Environmental Justice in Fisheries Management

• Update on NMFS Activities

• Discussion of Council Approaches

  • Underserved Communities: Current Work in the North Pacific (NPFMC)

  • Environmental Justice in Fisheries Management: The Western Pacific

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Report on National Fish Habitat Board

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: BREAK

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: CCC Committees Reports and Guidance

• Habitat Working Group

• Others

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm: Public Comment

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Break 

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Wrap-up and Other Business 

• CCC Outcomes and Recommendations

• May 2022 CCC meeting information

5:30 pm:  Adjourn Day 3 (day last)