[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 2154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00354]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD074


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 the First Meeting of its Protected Species Advisory Committee 
(PSAC) in Honolulu, HI.

DATES: The PSAC meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, January 29, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 
noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference 
Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 
522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PSAC will review current and emerging 
protected species issues related to federal fisheries management as 
well as the Council's 5-year Program Plan and Research Priorities. The 
Committee may make recommendations on these topics.

Agenda

9 a.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014

1. Introduction
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. Overview of the Council's Fisheries and Protected Species Issues
4. Review of Current and Future Fishery Management Measures
5. Committee Discussion on Current and Emerging Protected Species 
Issues Related to Fisheries Management

8:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014

6. Council's Protected Species Program and Research Priority Planning
7. Other Business and Next Meeting
8. Public Comment
9. Committee Discussion and Recommendations

    The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The 
Committee 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 these meetings. 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: January 8, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-00354 Filed 1-10-14; 8:45 am]
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