[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7683]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032201D]


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 Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Team (CREPT), in 
Honolulu, HI.

DATES: The meeting of the CREPT will be held on April 11-12, 2001, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference 
Room, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., 
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: 808-522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 11-12, 2001, the CREPT will 
continue its discussion of comments received during the public comment 
period on the draft Coral Reef Ecosytem Fishery Management Plan 
(CREFMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and make 
recommendations to the Council. Copies of the draft CREFMP/DEIS are 
available from the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council office.
    The agenda for the CREPT meeting will include the items listed 
below (the order in which items are addressed may change):

Wednesday, April 11, 2001

    1. Introduction
    2. Discussion of public comments on draft CREFMP/DEIS
    A. Marine Protected Areas
    (1) Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
    (2) Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI)
    (3) Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA)
    (4) Guam
    (5) Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands (CNMI)
    (6) American Samoa
    B. Permits and Reporting
    (1) General permit
    (2) Special permit
    (3) Prohibited Management Unit Species (MUS) (exemptions)
    (4) Reporting
    C. Fishing Gear and Methods
    (1) Allowable gear list
    (2) Prohibited methods (e.g, scuba-spearfishing)
    D. Framework Actions
    E. Non-regulatory Actions
    F. Research, Monitoring and Assessment
    G. Enforcement
    H. Overfishing/Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)
    I. Essential Fish Habitat/Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (EFH/
HAPC)(designation, identifying adverse effects, minimizing adverse 
fishing effects)
    J. Other

Thursday, April 12, 2001

    1. Discussion and Recommendations (on above comments)
    2. Other business
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Plan Team for discussion, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Plan Team action during this meeting. Plan Team 
action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this 
document and any issue arising after publication of this document that 
requires 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

    These meetings are 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 the meeting 
date.

    Dated: March 23, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-7683 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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