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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 040494D]

 

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting on April 25-27, 1994, in Guam and the Northern Mariana 
Islands. On April 25, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and April 26, 
from 8:00 a.m. until noon, the Council will meet at the Pacific Star 
Hotel, 627-B San Vitores Road, Tumon Bay, GU; telephone: (671) 649-
7827. On April 27, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., the Council will 
meet at the Saipan Diamond Hotel, Susupe Beach Road, Chalan Kanoa, 
Saipan, MP; telephone: (670) 234-5900.
    The following topics will be discussed:
    (1) Reports from islanders and fishery agencies on the status of 
fisheries throughout the region, and previous Council actions.
    (2) Recommendation to Secretary of Commerce to remove Council 
Members for fishery law violation.
    (3) Draft 1993 annual reports for pelagic species and bottomfish.
    (4) International Fisheries Management, including status of 
Interior/Commerce interagency task force to review Federal fishery 
policy in the Pacific, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United 
Nations high seas fishing vessel licensing agreement and proposed U.S. 
implementing legislation, application of Federal laws in Guam and the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and coordination of U.S. fishery management 
policy in the Pacific.
    (5) Fishery management issues specific to Guam and the Northern 
Marianas, including fishing activity in adjacent countries, domestic 
and foreign fisheries, fisheries research, and native rights issues.
    (6) Request for Experimental Fishery Permit for deep-water shrimp 
in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
    (7) Administrative matters, including executive, budget and program 
issues, revision of Statement of Organization, Practices, and 
Procedures regarding conflict of interest, and revision of committee 
memberships.
    (8) Program planning matters, including Magnuson Act 
reauthorization, NMFS-proposed social sciences program,
    Western Pacific Fisheries Information Network funding, and proposed 
Food and Drug Administration seafood safety regulations.
    (9) Fishermen's Forums in both Guam and Saipan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 
1405, Honolulu, HI, 96813; telephone: (808) 541-1974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds; telephone: 
(808) 541-1974, at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 5, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-8603 Filed 4-8-94; 8:45 a.m.]
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