[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76691-76692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3766]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 121504G]


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 the Coral Reef

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Ecosystem Plan Team (CREPT) in Honolulu, HI.

DATES:  The CREPT meeting will be held on January 18 and 19, 2005, from 
8:30 a.m to 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific times.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting of the CREPT will be held at the Western 
Pacific Fishery Management Council conference room, 1164 Bishop Street, 
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CREPT will meet on January 18 and 19, 
2005 to discuss the following agenda items.

January 18, 2004, 8:30 a.m to 5 p.m.

    1. Introductions
    2. Approval of draft agenda and assignment of rapporteurs
    3. Review of the last plan team meeting and actions from the 123rd 
and 124th Council meetings
    4. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Fisheries Management
    5. Development of Western Pacific Fishery Ecosystem Plans

January 19, 2005, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    6. Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery Management Plan, Management Unit 
Species Designations
    7. Development of Annual Report for Coral Reef Ecosystem Fisheries 
of the Western Pacific Region
    The order in which agenda items addressed may change. Public 
comment periods will be provided throughout the agenda. The Plan Team 
will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled 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 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: December 17, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-3766 Filed 12-21-04; 8:45 am]
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