[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 102 (Friday, May 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25715-25716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12506]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XP55


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 and hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of its Marianas Advisory Panel (AP), Plan Team (PT), 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Archipelago Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC), and Guam 
REAC which may make recommendations on fishery management issues in the 
Western Pacific Region.

DATES: The Marianas Archipelago AP Meeting will be held on June 13, 
2009, the Marianas Archipelago PT Meeting will be held on June 15, 
2009, and the CNMI REAC will be held on June 16, 2009. All of these 
meetings will be held in Saipan, CNMI. The Guam REAC will be held on 
June 18, 2009 in Guam. For specific times and agendas, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Marianas Archipelago AP, Marianas Archipelago PT and 
CNMI REAC will be held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa, Coral Reef Avenue, 
Saipan, CNMI; telephone: (670) 234-6412. The Guam REAC will be held at 
the Guam Hilton Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, Guam; 
telephone: (671) 646-1835.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the agenda items listed here, 
the AP, PT, and REACs may receive reports and make recommendations on 
emerging fishery issues in the Marianas Archipelago. Public comment 
periods will be provided in the agendas. The order in which agenda 
items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as 
necessary to complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for Marianas AP Meeting:
9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2009
    1. Welcome and Introductions of Members
    2. Introduction to the Council and Magnuson Stevens Act
    3. Status Report on 2008 Advisory Panel Recommendations
    4. Emerging Fishery Issues
    5. Synopsis of Upcoming 145th Council Meeting Actions
    A. Management Options for Pacific National Marine Monuments
    i. Non-commercial Fishing Definitions
    ii. Management Measures for Non-commercial Fishing
    iii. Management Measures for Commercial Fishing
    B. Report on Marianas Risk-ranking Exercise and Annual Catch Limits
    6. Update on Fishery Management Actions
    A. CNMI Bottomfish Regulations and Compliance
    B. Update on Cooperative Research Process and Programs
    7. Ecosystem Issues
    A. Military Activities in the Marianas Archipelago
    i. Process for Notification of Training Exercise Areas
    ii. Area Restrictions Around Military Instillations
    iii. Dredging and Dumping Activities
    B. Update on the Status of the Micronesian Challenge in CNMI
    C. Plans to Address Non-point Source Pollution
    D. Report on Longline Efforts in CNMI
    8. Community Issues
    A. Report on Marianas Archipelago Lunar Calendar
    B. Guam Seasonal Fishing Exemptions
    C. CNMI Traditional Fishing Exemptions
    D. Report on the Marine Education and Training Program
    E. Report on the Community Development Plan and Community 
Demonstration Projects Program
    9. Other Business
    10. Public Comment
    11. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for Marianas Archipelago PT Meeting:
9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2009
    1. Welcome and Introductions
    2. Status of 2008 Marianas Archipelago PT Recommendations
    3. Synopsis of Upcoming 145th Council Meeting Actions
    A. Management Options for Pacific National Marine Monuments

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    i. Non-commercial Fishing Definitions
    ii. Management Measures for Non-commercial Fishing
    iii. Management Measures for Commercial Fishing
    B. Report on Marianas Risk-ranking Exercise and Annual Catch Limits
    4. Bottomfish Management
    A. Marianas Archipelago Annual Report Modules
    i. Guam
    ii. CNMI
    B. Report on CNMI Bottomfish Regulations and Compliance
    5. Coral Reef Ecosystem Management
    A. Marianas Archipelago Annual Report Modules
    i. Guam
    ii. CNMI
    B. Update on Council Coral Reef Conservation Projects
    i. Report on CNMI Oceanographic Sensor Project
    ii. Report on Guam Technical Assistant Project
    iii. Report on Marianas Parrotfish Study
    C. Update on the Status of the Micronesian Challenge in CNMI
    6. Other Programs
    A. Report on the Marine Education and Training Program
    B. Update on Cooperative Research Process and Programs
    7. Other Business
    8. Public Comment
    9. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for CNMI REAC Meeting:
9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2009
    1. Welcome and Introductions
    2. Council and REAC Roles and Responsibilities
    3. Status of 2008 CNMI REAC Recommendations
    4. Management of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
    A. Non-commercial Fishing Definitions
    B. Management Measures for Fishing in the Monument
    5. Community Marine Management Forum
    A. Military Buildup-Marianas Training Range Complex: Fishing Safety 
and Effort at FDM
    B. Non-point Source Pollution
    i. Report on Pollution Issues in Rota
    ii. Watershed Effects in CNMI
    C. Report on Coral Reef Local Action Strategies
    D. Update on Status of Micronesian Challenge in CNMI
    Guest Speaker-Pelagic Fishing in the Mariana Archipelago: From the 
Pre-historic Period to the Present
    6. Community Consultation Forum
    A. Update on the Mariana Archipelago Lunar Calendar
    B. Report on the Marine Education and Training Program
    7. Update on Federal Fishery Management Actions
    A. CNMI Bottomfish Regulations and Compliance
    B. CNMI Longline Closure Areas
    8. Other Business
    9. Public Comment
    10. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for Guam REAC Meeting:
9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009
    1. Welcome and Introductions
    2. Council and REAC Roles and Responsibilities
    3. Status of 2008 CNMI REAC Recommendations
    4. Management of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
    A. Non-commercial Fishing Definitions
    B. Management Measures for Fishing in the Monument
    5. Community Marine Management Forum
    A. Military Buildup-Marianas Training Range Complex: Fishery Safety 
and Effort
    B. Land Use Issues, Mitigation, and Habitat Restoration
    6. Community Consultation Forum
    A. Indigenous Fishing Rights: Access to Safe, Healthy Habitat for 
Sustainable Fishing
    B. Traditional Fishing Exemption Process
    C. Update on the Mariana Archipelago Lunar Calendar
    Guest Speaker-Pelagic Fishing in the Mariana Archipelago: From the 
Pre-historic Period to the Present
    7. Community Development Forum
    A. Report on the Marine Education and Training Program
    B. Local Capacity Building in Guam
    C. Update on the Cooperative Research Process and Programs
    8. Other Business
    9. Public Comment
    10. Discussion and Recommendations

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 five days prior to the meeting 
date.

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

    Dated: May 26, 2009
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-12506 Filed 5-28-09; 8:45 am]
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