[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 80 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22137-22138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8940]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XH43


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: This notice advises the public that the Western Pacific 
Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene meetings of the 
Hawaii Archipelago Advisory Panel, the Hawaii Archipelago Plan Team and 
the Hawaii Archipelago Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee in 
Honolulu, HI.

DATES: The Hawaii Archipelago Advisory Panel meeting will be held 
Tuesday, May 13, 2008. The Hawaii Archipelago Plan Team meeting will be 
held Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15, 2008. The Hawaii 
Archipelago Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee meeting will be held 
Friday May 16, 2008. For the specific date, time, and agenda for each 
meeting, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings of the Hawaii Archipelago Advisory Panel and 
the Hawaii Archipelago Plan Team will be held at the Council office at 
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. The meeting of the 
Hawaii Archipelago Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee will be held 
at the Pagoda Hotel 1525 Rycroft Street, Honolulu, HI 96814.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The date, time and agenda for each meeting 
are as follows:

Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hawaii Archipelago Advisory Panel

1. Status Report on 2007 Advisory Panel Recommendations
2. Emerging Fishery Issues
3. Bottomfish Fisheries
    a. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Management Update
    b. Bottomfish Aquaculture
4. Pelagic Fisheries
    a. Hana Community Fish Aggregation Device
    b. Hawaii Longline Swordfish Management
    c. Non-longline Pelagic Fisheries Management
5. Other Fishery-Related Issues
    a. Barter, Trade and Subsistence Issues
    b. Marine Recreational Information Program
    c. Council five year research priorities
    d. Cooperative Research
6. Upcoming Council Fisheries Management Actions
    a. Main Hawaiian Island Bottomfish Risk Assessment
    b. Annual Catch Limits
    c. Community Development Program Options
7. Discussion and Action

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hawaii Archipelago Plan Team

1. Seabed Biodiversity and Ecosystem Models of the Australian Great 
Barrier Reef
2. Update on Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Management Actions
3. Review of Draft Annual Report Modules
    a. Bottomfish
    b. Coral Reef Ecosystem
    c. Crustaceans
    d. Precious Corals
4. Discussion and Action

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hawaii Archipelago Plan Team

5. Fisheries Research
    a. Council Five Year Research Priorities
    b. Cooperative Research
    c. Archipelagic Wide Research Needs
6. Upcoming Council Fisheries Management Actions
    MHI Bottomfish Risk Assessment
7. 2007 Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization
    a. Marine Recreational Information Program
    b. Annual Catch Limits
8. Hawaii Archipelago Advisory Panel Report
9. Discussion and Action

Friday, May 16, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hawaii Archipelago Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC)

1. Upcoming Council Fisheries Management Actions
2. Community-based Resource Management Partnerships
    a. Report from Federal REAC Members
    b. Report from State REAC Members
    c. Report from County REAC Members
3. Community Marine Management Forum
4. Discussion and Action
    The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. Public 
comment periods will be provided throughout each agenda. The Advisory 
Panel, Plan Team and Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee will meet as 
late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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

    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.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: April 21, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-8940 Filed 4-23-08; 8:45 am]
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