[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 19362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8871]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040300F]


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) 
Pelagics Plan Team (PPT) members will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 2, 2000 through May 4, 2000, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.

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: The PPT meeting will discuss and may make 
recommendations to the Council on the following agenda items:
    1. Pelagic fisheries annual report modules;
    2. 1st quarter 2000 Hawaii and American Samoa longline fishery 
report;
    3. Results of tagging of yellowfin and bigeye in Hawaii;
    4. Shark fishery management;
    5. Report of Recreational Fisheries Data Task Force;
    6. Turtle management and recent litigation;
    7. Bycatch categories;
    8. National Plan of Action-Fishing Capacity;
    9. Marine debris;
    10. Area closure for large pelagic fishing vessels around the 
islands of American Samoa;
    11. Managing seabird-longline fishery interactions;
    12. 6th Multi-lateral High Level Conference;
    13. Other international fishery issues;
    14. Review of Pelagics Advisory Panel recommendations; and
    15. Other business as required.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any 
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency 
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management 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: April 4, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-8871 Filed 4-10-00; 8:45 am]
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