[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 42645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18224]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG375
Permanent Advisory Committee to Advise the U.S. Commissioners To
the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting
Announcement
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee
(PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on October 11-12, 2018. Meeting
topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 11, 2018, from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded) and October 12,
2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410
Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815--in the Garden Lanai Meeting
Room. Documents to be considered by the PAC will be made available at
the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office; telephone: 808-725-5036; facsimile: 808-725-5215;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee, or PAC, has been convened to
advise the U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC, certain members of which
have been appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with
the U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC supports the work of the
U.S. National Section to the WCPFC in an advisory capacity. The U.S.
National Section is made up of the U.S. Commissioners and the
Department of State. NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office provides
administrative and technical support to the PAC in cooperation with the
Department of State. The WCPFC was established under the Convention on
the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The next regular annual session of
the WCPFC (WCPFC 15) is scheduled for December 10-December 14, 2018, in
Honolulu, HI. More information on this meeting and the WCPFC can be
found on the WCPFC website: http://wcpfc.int/ int/.
Meeting Topics
The PAC meeting topics may include the following: (1) Outcomes of
the 2017 Annual Meeting and 2018 sessions of the WCPFC Scientific
Committee, Northern Committee, and Technical and Compliance Committee;
(2) conservation and management measures for bigeye tuna, yellowfin
tuna, skipjack tuna and other species for 2018 and beyond; (3)
potential U.S. proposals to WCPFC15 (4) input and advice from the PAC
on issues that may arise at WCPFC15; (5) potential proposals from other
WCPFC members; and (6) other issues.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Emily Crigler at (808) 725-5036 by
September 11, 2018.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.
Dated: August 20, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18224 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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