[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 183 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55618-55619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5149]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091605A]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 its Crustaceans Plan Team (CPT) meeting in Honolulu, HI. (see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific times, dates, and agenda items).

ADDRESSES: The CPT meeting will be held at the Western Pacific Fishery 
Management Council Office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 
96813.

DATES: The meeting of the CPT will be held on October 4, 2005, from 1 - 
5 p.m.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPT will meet on October 4, 2005 to 
discuss the following agenda items:
1. Introductions
2. Review of Last Plan Team Meeting and Recommendations
3. Main Hawaiian Island Lobster Resource Assessment
4. Northwestern Hawaiian Island Spiny Lobster Population Assessment
5. Update on Lobster Research Activities

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    The order in which agenda items are 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 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: September 16, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
 [FR Doc. E5-5149 Filed 9-21-05; 8:45 am]
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