[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 48829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19962]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE105


Pacific Island Fisheries; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) 
will meet to review the work quantifying bycatch in the Hawaii deep-set 
longline fishery, required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), Endangered Species Act, 
Marine Mammal Protection Act, and Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and their 
implementing regulations.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates and 
times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is in Room 204, Hemenway Hall, 
University of Hawaii, 2445 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christofer H. Boggs, (808) 725-5364, 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting schedule and agenda are as 
follows:

1. Monday, August 24, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

 Introduction
 Background information--Objectives and Terms of Reference
 Observer Program and Longline Fishery
 Review of Sampling Design
 Review of Approximation of Inclusion Probabilities
 Panel Questions and Answers
 Panel Discussions and Writing (Closed)

2. Tuesday, August 25, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

 Review of Point Estimators of Bycatch
 Review of Interval Estimators
 Panel Questions and Answers
 Panel Discussions and Writing (Closed)

3. Wednesday, August 26, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

 Review of Estimators of Dead and Seriously Injured (marine 
mammals)
 Review of Estimators of Subpopulation Totals
 Panel Questions and Answers
 Public Comment
 Panel Discussions and Writing (Closed)

4. Thursday, August 27, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

 Panel Discussions (Closed meeting, invitation only)

5. Friday, August 28, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-Noon)

 Panel Discussions and Present Results
 Adjourn

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
up at the meeting for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during the meeting. 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 intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Direct requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids to Christofer Boggs, (808) 725-5364 or 
[email protected], at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: August 10, 2015.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-19962 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P