[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24066]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090297C]


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 (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 30, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office, Conference 
Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 
522-8220.
    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 94th meeting to be held in November 1997. The VMS committee plans 
to discuss Hawaii longline VMS Data confidentiality, VMS data for 
fisheries research, future direction of the VMS program, and consider 
other business as required.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Committee action during this meeting. Committee 
action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in 
the agenda listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    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, 808-522-8220 (voice) or 808-
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting date.

    Dated: September 5, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-24066 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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