[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26681]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 100996E]


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 will hold a 
meeting of its Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 1, 1996, from 8:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hawaii Maritime Center, Pier 
7, Honolulu Harbor, Pacific Room, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 523-
6151.
    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 VMS committee will hold a meeting to 
discuss and formulate recommendations for the Council to consider at 
its 91st meeting to be held on November 18-21, 1996. The VMS committee 
plans to discuss the upcoming conclusion of the 3-year Hawaii longline 
VMS program, mandatory VMS for the Northwestern Hawaiian Island lobster 
fishery, VMS for foreign vessels entering U.S. ports, VMS as a tool for 
data reporting, and consider 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 10, 1996.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26681 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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