[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19427-19428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040601H]


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 May 11, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 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 seventh meeting of the 
RFDTF which will discuss the following topics: progress on the NMFS 
Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey and its implementation 
in Hawaii, University of Hawaii's Pelagic Fisheries Research Program 
meta-data project update, analysis of the 1996 U.S. Fish & Wildlife 
Service fishing and hunting survey, protected species and related 
legislation and recreational fisherman, effect of longline fishery 
closure on small boat and recreational fisheries, identifying 
recreational versus commercial catch in fishing club and tournament 
record data, revenue generation of the recreational fishing industry in 
Hawaii and other business as required.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management

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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 9, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-9263 Filed 4-13-01; 8:45 am]
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