[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19460]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071697C]


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) 
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 12, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Executive Centre, Suite 302, 
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 VMS Committee will discuss and may make 
recommendations to the Council on the following agenda items:
    1. Data confidentiality issues;
    2. Use of VMS data for fisheries assessment research;
    3. The future of the Hawaii VMS Program; and
    4. 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: July 17, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-19460 Filed 7-23-97; 8:45 am]
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