[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 121 (Monday, June 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35373-35374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14067]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XI54


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Western Pacific 
Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a meeting of the 
Mariana Archipelago Plan Team in Mangilao, Guam.

DATES: The Mariana Archipelago Plan Team meeting will be held Tuesday 
July 8, 2008 through Thursday July 10, 2008. For specific dates, times, 
and agenda items for the meeting, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the Mariana Archipelago Plan Team will be 
held at the Guam Department of Agriculture Conference Room, 192 Dairy 
Road, Mangilao, Guam 96923.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The date, time and agenda for the Mariana 
Archipelago Plan Team meeting are as follows:

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    1. Introductions
    2. Approval of Draft Agenda
    3. Plan Team Organizational Structure
    4. Report of the March 2008 Plan Team Meeting
    5. Bottomfish Annual Report Module
    a. Guam
    b. CNMI

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    6. Bottomfish Annual Report Module (continued)
    a. Guam
    b. CNMI
    7. Coral Reef Ecosystem Annual Report Module
    a. Guam
    b. CNMI

Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    8. Coral Reef Ecosystem Annual Report Module (continued)
    a. Guam
    b. CNMI
    9. Update on Coral Reef Fishing Local Action Strategy
    a. Guam
    b. CNMI
    10. Other Business
    The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. Public 
comment periods will be provided throughout each day's 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 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 the meeting date.

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

    Dated: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14067 Filed 6-20-08; 8:45 am]
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