[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5928]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030600C]


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) 
Recreational Fisheries Data Task Force (RFDTF) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held March 22, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop 
St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the fourth meeting of the RFDTF 
which will discuss the following topics: review of minutes from third 
Task Force meeting, report of Task Force working group meeting on 
developing materials and strategies for obtaining recreational fishery 
data from fishing and boat clubs, Chairman's report on Task Force 
presentations to Council and Scientific and Statistical Committee, 
reports on recent international meetings on sharks, tagging of fishes 
with satellite and archival tags, upcoming meetings including the 
international management of tuna in the Central-Western Pacific and 
managing marine recreational fisheries in the 21st century, and other 
business as required.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group 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 and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 
provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take 
final action to address the emergency.

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: March 7, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-5928 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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