[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 23550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10507]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF445


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.

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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 Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel 
(AP) to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues 
in the Western Pacific Region.

DATES: The CNMI Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Wednesday, June 
7, 2017, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. All times listed are local island times. 
For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The CNMI Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the Saipan 
Department of Land and Natural Resources Conference Room, Lower Base, 
Saipan, MP 96950.

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 CNMI Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Meeting

Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Previous Council Action Items
3. Council Issues
    A. CNMI Marine Conservation Plan
    B. Council Research Priorities
    i. Cooperative Research Priorities
    ii. Magnuson Stevens Act Five-year Priorities
4. Mariana FEP Community Activities
5. Marianas FEP AP-CNMI 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. Other Business

    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Actions 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 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

    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 18, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10507 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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