[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25648-25649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10073]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE597


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 and hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
(CNMI) Mariana Archipelago Advisory Panel (AP) and its Guam Mariana 
Archipelago AP to discuss and make recommendations on issues in Guam, 
CNMI and the Western Pacific region.

DATES: The CNMI AP meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 
between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Guam AP meeting will be held on 
Friday, May 20, 2016, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. All times listed are 
local times. For agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The CNMI AP meeting will be held at the CNMI Division of 
Fish & Wildlife Conference Room, Lower Base, Saipan, MP, 96950 and the 
Guam AP meeting will be held at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa, 202 
Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, GU 96913.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided 
throughout the agendas. The order in which agenda items are addressed 
may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to complete 
scheduled business.

Agenda for the CNMI AP Meeting

Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Changes to the Pelagic and Archipelagic Annual Fisheries 
Reports
3. Review of Annual Report Fishery Performance Information
    A. Bottomfish
    B. Coral Reef
    C. Crustaceans
    D. Precious Corals
    E. Pelagics
4. Review of Annual Report Ecosystem Considerations Information and 
Data Gaps
    A. Habitat
    B. Protected Species
    C. Human Dimensions
    D. Climate Variables
    E. Marine Planning
    F. Data Integration
5. Report on FEP Implementation Activities
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations

Agenda for the Guam AP Meeting

Friday, May 20, 2016, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Changes to the Pelagic and Archipelagic Annual Fisheries 
Reports
3. Review of Annual Report Fishery Performance Information
    A. Bottomfish
    B. Coral Reef
    C. Crustaceans
    D. Precious Corals
    E. Pelagics
4. Review of Annual Report Ecosystem Considerations Information and 
Data Gaps
    A. Habitat
    B. Protected Species
    C. Human Dimensions
    D. Climate Variables
    E. Marine Planning
    F. Data Integration
5. Report on FEP Implementation Activities
6. Public Comment
7. 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: April 26, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-10073 Filed 4-28-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P