[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 14094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06200]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD831


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
subcommittee to review and discuss the revisions of false killer whale 
stock boundaries and bycatch proration method for incidental take in 
the Hawaii longline fishery.

DATES: The SSC subcommittee meeting will be held on March 31, 2015 at 1 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The SSC subcommittee meeting will be held at the Council 
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: 
(808) 522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment opportunity will be provided. 
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 the SSC Subcommittee Meeting

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. False Killer Whale Stock Boundary and Bycatch Proration
    A. Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales in Hawaiian 
Waters
    B. Revised Bycatch Proration
    C. Discussions
4. Public Comment
5. 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 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

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

    Dated: March 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06200 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]
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