[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63903-63904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25467]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD577


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 advisory body meetings in Hawaii and in the Marianas Archipelago 
during the month of November 2014 regarding the Council's Fishery 
Ecosystem and Program Plans. All Marianas Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 
meetings will follow the same agenda.

DATES: The Marine Planning and Climate Change Committee will meet on 
Wednesday, November 12, 2014, and Thursday, November 13, 2014, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Guam Marianas Archipelago Regional Ecosystem Advisory 
Committee will meet on Thursday, November 13, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 12 
p.m.; Guam Plan Team, Advisory Panel, and other advisors on Thursday, 
November 13, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands (CNMI) Plan Team, Advisory Panel, and other advisors on 
Saturday, November 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and the CNMI Marianas 
Archipelago Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee on Monday, November 
17 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Marine Planning and Climate Change Committee will meet 
at the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; 
telephone: (808) 522-8220. The meetings on Guam will be held in the 
Gallery at the Guam Hilton, 202 Hilton Road, Tamuning, Guam; telephone: 
(671) 646-1835. The meetings in the CNMI will be held in the Asuzena 2 
meeting room, Fiesta Hotel, Coral Tree Avenue, Garapan, Saipan; 
telephone: (670) 234-6412.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Marine Planning and Climate Change Committee Meeting

November 12, 2014

1. Introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda
3. Approval of September 15, 2014, Committee meeting minutes
4. Implementation plan for Council actions related to marine planning & 
climate change
    A. Review Committee's categorization & prioritization of Council's 
marine planning and climate change action items
    B. Review comments from Scientific & Statistical Committee
    C. Review comments from Council
    D. Public comment
    E. Committee discussion and recommended plan for implementing 
action items
5. Round-robin of area updates related to marine planning & climate 
change (time permitting)

November 13, 2014

6. Draft Marine Planning and Climate Change Policy
    A. Review of fisheries in Council's jurisdiction
    B. Review of Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management 
Act's National Standards
    C. Review of Council's structure and federal fishery decision-
making process
    D. Overview of ongoing amendments to Council's fishery ecosystem 
plans and programs
    E. Review draft MPCC policy statement
    F. Public comment
    G. Committee discussion and recommendations
7. Election of Officers
8. Other business and next meeting

Guam and CNMI Meetings

    Council advisors and other participants will review current issues 
related to the Council's program plans and fishery ecosystem plans and 
provide input to assist in the evaluation and update of the fishery 
ecosystem plans. The meetings may result in formal recommendations on 
these topics.
    Agendas (all meetings on Guam and CNMI will follow this same 
agenda):

1. Welcome and Introductions

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2. Overview of the Council and its Fisheries
    A. Authority and Responsibilities
    B. Council Structure, Programs, and Fisheries
    C. Five Year Program Plan
    i. Integrating Ecosystem Information
    ii. Supporting Monitoring, Data Collection, and Research
    iii. Building Capacity
    iv. Highly Migratory Species, Trade, and Compliance
    v. Reviewing Fishery Ecosystem Plans
3. Review of Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plans
    A. Background
    B. Purpose
    C. Intended Outcomes
    D. Major missing elements
    i. Climate change
    ii. Protected Species
    iii. Social Science
    iv. Connecting the dots
4. Facilitated Evaluation of Council Programs and Focus Areas
    A. Pelagic Fisheries Program
    B. Island Fisheries Program
    C. Ecosystems Program
    i. Protected Species
    ii. Human Dimensions
    D. Fishing Community Program
    E. Education and Outreach Program
5. Other Relevant Topics
6. Discussion and Recommendations

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups 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 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: October 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-25467 Filed 10-24-14; 8:45 am]
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