[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 92 (Monday, May 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09747]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF421


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Guam Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 
(FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss and make recommendations on 
fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.

DATES: The Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Friday, May 26, 
2017, between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All times listed are local island 
times. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the Guam 
Fishermen's Cooperative Association Lanai, Hagatna, Guam, 96913.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided in 
the agenda. 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 Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Meeting

Friday, May 26, 2017, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

1. Hafa Adai-Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Previous Council Action Items
3. Council Issues
    A. Guam Marine Conservation Plan
    B. Options for Fishery Ecosystem Management Unit Species for 
Ecosystem Component Designation
    C. Review of Options for Non-fishing Impacts to Essential Fish 
Habitat
4. Mariana FEP Community Activities
5. Marianas FEP AP-Guam Issues
    A. Report of the Subpanels
    i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
    ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
    iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
    iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Subpanel
    B. Other Issues
    6. Public Comment
    7. Discussion and Recommendations
    8. ``At the End of the Day''-Other Business

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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: May 10, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-09747 Filed 5-12-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P