[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34781-34782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16510]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062199C]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Council (Council) will hold a 
meeting of its Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Team (CREPT) in Honolulu, HI. 
The meeting will also serve as a public scoping hearing on the 
management alternatives to be analyzed in a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP).

DATES: The CREPT meeting will be held on July 13-15, 1999, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office conference 
room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808-522-
8220).
    Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CREPT will discuss and may make 
recommendations to the Council on the agenda items below. The order in 
which agenda items will be addressed can change.

Tuesday, July 13, 1999, 8:30 a.m.

    1. Summary of progress to date on Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery 
Management Plan (CRE-FMP)
    2. Implementation plan/timetable for completion of CRE-FMP
    3. Review of fishery management units
    A. Fish
    B. Invertebrates
    C. Other
    4. Review of initial proposed measures/alternatives/impacts
    A. Permit and reporting requirement
    B. Designation of Marine Protected Areas(MPAs)
    (1) Criteria
    (2) Specific candidate sites
    C. Allowable harvest gear/prohibited practices

Wednesday, July 14, 1999, 8:30 a.m.

    D. Framework regulatory process
    (1) Aquaculture/possession permit for live rock/coral
    (2) Prohibit anchoring by fishing vessels on Guam's offshore banks
    (3) Designate zones for mooring buoy installation and anchoring 
requirement
    (4) Require permanent marking of passive fishing gear
    (5) Other
    5. Proposed non-regulatory management measures
    A. Facilitate local management
    B. Create incentives for sustainable use
    C. Public education outreach
    6. Suggestions to address other existing laws and policies
    A. Endangered Species Act
    B. Marine Mammal Protection Act
    C. Administrative Procedure Act
    D. Coastal Zone Management Act
    E. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    F. Executive Orders
    G. Magnuson-Stevens Act/Sustainable Fisheries Act/Essential Fish 
Habitat
    H. Other
    7. Preliminary draft regulations
    8. Other concerns regarding developing CRE-FMP

Thursday, July 15, 1999. 8:30 a.m.

    9. Public scoping hearing for National Environmental Policy Act/
Environmental Impact Statement
    A. Review of public comments received
    B. Public hearing for additional comments
    10. Other business
    A. Scheduling of next CREPT meeting
    B. Upcoming coral reef meetings
    11. Other business
    A. Scheduling of next meeting
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this team for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified in this notice.

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: June 23, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-16510 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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