[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 11437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03506]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF239


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering 
Committee will convene a public meeting to discuss and approve the 5-
year calendar for stock assessments, and to address any other concerns 
related to the WPSAR process: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/peer_reviews/wpsar/index.php. The steering committee consists of the Executive 
Director of the Council, the Director of the NMFS Pacific Islands 
Fisheries Science Center, and the Regional Administrator of the NMFS 
Pacific Islands Regional Office.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 6, 2017, from 2 to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Honolulu Service Center, 
NOAA Fisheries, Pier 38, Honolulu Harbor, 1139 N. Nimitz Hwy, Suite 
220, Honolulu, HI 96817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Richards at (808) 725-5320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public will have an opportunity to 
comment. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The 
meeting will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Schedule and Agenda for the Steering Committee Meeting

March 6, 2017--2 p.m.-4 p.m.

    1. Introductions.
    2. Discuss and update the 5-year stock assessment review schedule, 
including any changes to the scheduling of reviews for stock 
assessments already on the calendar, and any new additions to the 
schedule.
    3. Discuss and update review levels, i.e. whether the stock 
assessments on the calendar will be reviewed as benchmark assessments 
(new assessments) or assessment updates (updates of existing models 
with recent data).
    4. Review the upcoming schedule and nominate additional products 
for review by the Center for Independent Experts, if necessary.
    5. Public Comment.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Make direct requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids to Benjamin Richards at (808) 725-5320 or 
[email protected] at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: February 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03506 Filed 2-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P