[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21438-21439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08624]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD243


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: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Pelagics Plan Team (PPT), in Honolulu, HI, to 
discuss fishery issues and develop recommendations for future 
management.

DATES: The meetings of the PPT will be held between May 7-9 2014, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Council Office Conference 
Room, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., 
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The PPT will meet at the Council Conference Room to discuss the 
following agenda items:

Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 8.30 a.m.

1. Introduction

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2. Annual Report review
    a. Review 2013 Annual Report modules and recommendations
    i. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    ii. American Samoa
    iii. Guam
    iv. Hawaii
    v. International
    b. 2012 Annual Report region wide recommendations

Thursday-Friday, May 8-9, 2014, 8.30 a.m.

3. 10th Meeting of Western and Central Pacific Fishery Commission
4. South Pacific albacore and American Samoa longline
5. Biological Opinions for deep set tuna fishery and American Samoa 
longline fishery
6. Outstanding Fisheries Ecosystem Plan amendments
7. Recreational Fisheries
8. Hawaii yellowfin stock assessment
9. Marianas shark survey
10. Electronic monitoring and reporting
11. Seabird-longline fishery interactions
12. Other business
13. Public comment
14. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations

    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
PPT will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the PPT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during these meetings. Plan Team action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any 
issue arising after publication of this document that requires 
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: April 11, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-08624 Filed 4-15-14; 8:45 am]
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