[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 71 (Friday, April 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17970-17971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07582]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF356


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 a meeting of its Pelagics Plan Team (PPT) in Honolulu, HI to 
discuss fishery issues and develop recommendations for future 
management.

DATES: The meeting of the PPT will be held May 2-4 2017, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference 
Room, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., 
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPT will meet at the Council Conference 
Room to discuss the following agenda items:

Tuesday, May 2, 2017 8.30 a.m.

1. Introduction
2. Review 2016 Annual Stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) 
Report Modules
    A. Fishery Data Modules
    i. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI)
    ii. American Samoa
    iii. Guam
    iv. Hawaii
    v. International
    vi. Recreational Fisheries
    B. Ecosystem Chapter
    i. Environmental & climate variables
    ii. Habitat section
    iii. Marine planning section
    iv. Human dimension section
    v. Protected Species
    vi. Discussions
    C. Data Integration Chapter and Workshop
    D. SAFE Report: Improvements and Recommendations
    E. 2016 Annual Report Region Wide Improvements
3. Public Comment

Wednesday-Thursday, May 3-4, 2017, 8.30 a.m.

4. American Samoa
    A. Evaluation of Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) Exemption
    B. Litigation over the LVPA
    C. LVPA Options
    D. American Samoa Permit Modifications
    E. Evaluation of Rose Atoll Marine National Monument (MNM) No-Take 
Regulations
5. Pelagic Longline Fisheries
    A. Assessing Shark Bycatch Condition and Effects of Discard 
Practices
    B. Deep-set Longline Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
(PEIS)
6. Hawaii
    A. Options for Monument Expansion Area Regulations
    B. Fish Flow Workshop
7. Omnibus Amendments
    A. Options for Aquaculture Amendment
    B. Review of Non-Fishing Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 
and Options for Refinement
8. Other Business
9. Public Comment
10. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations

    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
PPT will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. 
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the PPT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during these meetings. Plan Team action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any 
issue arising after publication of this document that requires 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management 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: April 11, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-07582 Filed 4-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P