[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79829-79830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30989]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XM44


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Teleconference 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a teleconference call meeting of the Council's archipelagic Plan 
Teams (PTs).

DATES: The meeting of the PTs will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
(Hawaii Standard Time) (12 noon to 3 p.m. in American Samoa) on 
Thursday, January 15, 2009 (9 a.m. to 12 noon on Friday, January 16, 
2009 in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). For 
specific times, and the agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The teleconference meeting of the PTs will be held at the 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council conference room, 1164 Bishop 
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI. For participants residing in American 
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii and the continental 
United States, the PTs telephone conference call-in-number is: 1-888-
482-3560; Access Code; 5228220. For Guam and international 
participants, the call-in-number is: 1-647-723-3959; Access Code: 
5228220.

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PTs will meet to discuss the following 
agenda items.

January 15, 2009, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (HST)

    1. Introductions
    2. Review draft ``Risk Ranked'' list of management unit species by 
Archipelago
    a. American Samoa
    b. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    c. Guam
    d. Hawaii & Pacific Remote Island Areas
    3. Establishment of annual catch limits (ACLs) for non-pelagic 
species with known maximum sustainable yield (MSY) values
    4. Emerging issues
    5. Plan Team Discussion and Recommendations
    6. Other 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 listed 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.

    Dated: December 23, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-30989 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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