# North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of a public hybrid meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and Subsistence Taskforce (LKTKS) will be held November 1, 2022 through November 2, 2022.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, and on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska time.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meetings will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person component of the meeting will be held at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252 or join the meeting online through the links at *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2954.*
*Council address:* North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. Instructions for attending the meeting are given under *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Kate Haapala, Council staff; phone: (907) 271-2809 and email: *[email protected].* For technical support, please contact our administrative staff; email: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
**Tuesday, November 1, 2022, and Wednesday, November 2, 2022**
At this meeting, the LKTKS Taskforce will: (a) receive an overview of Taskforce work products, namely the LKTKS protocol which includes the primary guidelines and onramps for identifying, analyzing, and including LKTKS information and expertise in the Council's decision-making process; (b) further develop the protocol and recommendations for LKTKS onramps; (c) discuss next steps and the timeline for remaining work timing of future to meet the Council's objectives for the Taskforce; and (d) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2954* prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
**Connection Information**
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2954.* If you are attending the meeting in-person, please note that all attendees will be encouraged to wear a mask.
**Public Comment**
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2954* by 12 p.m. Alaska time on Monday, October 31, 2022. An opportunity for oral public testimony will also be provided during the meeting.
*Authority:* 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: September 29, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.