[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14916-14917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7513]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032502C]


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 Bottomfish Plan Team (BPT) in Honolulu, HI.

DATES: The meeting of the BPT will be held on April 10 and 11, 2002, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The BPT 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: The BPT will meet on April 10 and 11, 2002, 
at the Council Conference Room to discuss the following agenda items:
Wednesday, April 10, 2002, 8:30 a.m.
(1) Introduction
(2) Annual Report review
    a. Review Status of 2000 Annual Report Recommendations
    b. Identify problems and possible solutions for uncompleted 
recommendations
    c. Review 2001 Annual Report modules and recommendations
    American Samoa
    Guam
    Hawaii
    Northern Mariana Island
    d. 2000 Annual Report region-wide recommendations
(3) Research priorities for Western Pacific Region bottomfish fisheries
    a. Bottomfish research needs
    i. American Samoa
    ii. Guam
    iii. Hawaii
    iv. CNMI
    b. Prioritize research needs and recommendations
Thursday, April 11, 2002, 8:30 a.m.
(4) Guam offshore bottomfishery development
    a. Report on the fishery
    b. Management considerations
(5) Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Issues
    a. Management under the Clinton Executive Orders that establish the 
NWHI Coral Reef Reserve
    b. Sanctuary Designation Process
    c. Pending management actions under the Magnuson-Stevens Act
    i. New entry criteria for Mau Zone
    ii. Modification to permit renewal and lease charter provisions
(6) Status of Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Biological Opinion, 
and Marine Mammal Protection Act requirements
(7) Monk Seals
    a. Recommendations from the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team
    b. Review and classification of past monk seal hookings
(8) Observer and Monitoring Program
    a. NMFS plan for observer coverage
    b. New technology options to monitor bottomfish vessels
    c. Vessel Monitoring System and depth sensor technology; and
(9) Other Business.
    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
BPT will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. 
Although non-

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emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the BPT 
for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during these meetings. 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 25, 2002.
Matteo Milazzo,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-7513 Filed 3-27-02; 8:45 am]
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