[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 19165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040902F]


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) 
Crustaceans Plan Team (CPT) members will hold a meeting.

DATES: The CPT meeting will be held on May 2, 2002, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Western Pacific Fishery 
Management 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 CPT will discuss and may make 
recommendations to the Council on the following agenda items:
    1. Review of the 112th Council Meeting;
    2. State of crustacean fisheries in region;
    3. Lobster modeling workshop report;
    4. Long term research planning;
    5. Cooperative research program;
    6. Reserve operations plan and sanctuary designation process;
    7. Economic value of Crustacean Area 1 permits; and
    8. 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 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 13, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-9522 Filed 4-17-02; 8:45 am]
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