[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 50632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19690]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 073102A]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Community Demonstration Project Program Advisory Panel (CDPP-AP) will 
meet to select and rank proposals to be recommended for Council review. 
The Advisory Panel will develop criteria, objectives and priorities for 
recommendation to the Council for a subsequent solicitation for the 
Community Demonstration Project Program.

DATES: The meetings will be held on August 21, 22, and 23, 2002. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates, and times for the 
meetings.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop 
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: 808-522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 16, 2002 (67 FR 18512), proposals 
were solicited through the Federal Register for grants to support 
Community Demonstration Projects in the Western Pacific Area. The 
grants are authorized under section 111(b) of the Sustainable Fisheries 
Act of 1996, Public Law 104-297. Solicitation was closed on June 17, 
2002, 5 p.m., Hawaii Time.
    A meeting of the CDPP-AP is scheduled for August 22, 23, and 24, 
2002, to review proposals and discuss the program.
    At the meeting, the Advisory Panel will select proposals to be 
recommended for Council review. The Council or its designee will select 
proposals to be recommended for funding to the NMFS Grants Management 
Division. Successful applicants will be notified of their selection. 
Proposals not selected will be returned to the applicants. Successful 
applicants will participate in a Grant Workshop in Honolulu to complete 
their grant application.
    The CDPP-AP will meet from 8 a.m., and as late as necessary to 
complete scheduled business. The order in which agenda items are 
addressed may change. The agenda for the CDPP-AP will include the items 
listed below:

August 22, 2002

    1. Introductions
    2. Report on the program implementation and workshops
    3. Review selection criteria
    4. Review of qualified proposals

August 23, 2002

    1. Selection of proposals for recommendation to the Council
    2. Program review
    a. Development and review of objectives and priorities for the next 
solicitation
    b. Review program eligibility criteria
    c. Workshop and materials
    d. Discussion and recommendations

August 24, 2002

    1. Review and approval of Advisory Panel report
    a. Memorandum of selection
    b. Program review recommendations
    Although other issues not contained in this notice may come before 
the Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal action during the meeting. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice.

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 the meeting date.

    Dated: July 31, 2002.
Theophilus R. Brainerd,,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-19690 Filed 8-2-02; 8:45 am]
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