[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25935]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100296B]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public 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's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold its 64th meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 29-31, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Executive Center, 1088 
Bishop St., Room 4003, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 539-3000.
    Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will discuss and may make 
recommendations to the Council on the following agenda items:
    1. Pelagic fishery issues, including:
    a. Pelagic Fisheries Research,
    b. Pacific-wide control date for all U.S. fishermen,
    c. Annual Report format revisions,
    d. Bycatch issues (turtles, sharks, albatross), draft data 
amendment, and
    e. Program planning.
    2. Hawaii bottomfish issues, including:
    a. Status of the State Main Hawaiian Islands onaga and ehu draft 
management plan,
    b. Reconsideration of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands management 
system,
    c. Annual Report format revisions, and
    d. Program planning;
    3. Lobster management, including:
    a. Report on 1996 lobster fishery,
    b. Implementation of Amendment 9 provisions,
    c. Report on NMFS lobster research cruise,
    d. Consider mandatory Vessel Monitoring System, and
    e. Program planning;
    4. Status of region-wide assessment of coral reef resources; and
    5. Other business as required.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 808-522-8220 (voice) or 808-
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting date.

    Dated: October 3, 1996.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-25935 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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