[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10046-10047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05056]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG893


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 its 177th Council meeting by teleconference and webinar to take 
actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region. The 
Council will also hold a Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel 
meeting by teleconference and webinar.

DATES: The Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel meeting will be 
held on April 2, 2019, and the 177th Council meeting will be held on 
April 4, 2019. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held by teleconference and webinar. The 
teleconference numbers are U.S. toll-free (888) 482-3560 or 
International Access: +1 (647) 723-3959, and Access Code: 5228220. The 
webinar can be accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov.
    The host site for the Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel 
meeting teleconference will be the Council Conference Room, 1164 Bishop 
St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI. The following venues will also be host 
sites for the 177th Council Meeting

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teleconference: Council Conference Room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, 
Honolulu, HI; Native American Samoa Advisory Council Office Conference 
Room, Pava`ia`i Village, Pago Pago, AS; Guam Hilton Resort and Spa, 202 
Hilton Rd., Tumon Bay, GU; Department of Land and Natural Resources 
Conference Room, Lower Base Drive, Saipan, MP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or 
(808) 522-8226 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel 
meeting will be held on April 2, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Hawaii 
Standard Time (HST)). The 177th Council Meeting will be held on April 
4, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (HST) and from noon to 3 p.m. (Samoa 
Standard Time (SST)), and on April 5, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon 
(Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). Agenda items noted as ``Final Action 
Items'' refer to actions that may result in Council transmittal of a 
proposed fishery management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed 
regulations to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 
305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). Opportunities to present oral public comment 
will be provided throughout the agendas. The order of the agenda may 
change, and will be announced in advance at the meetings. The meetings 
may run past the scheduled times noted above to complete scheduled 
business.
    Background documents for the 177th Council meeting will be 
available at http://www.wpcouncil.org. Written public comments for the 
177th Council meeting should be received at the Council office by 5 
p.m. (HST), April 1, 2019, and should be sent to Kitty M. Simonds, 
Executive Director; Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; fax: (808) 522-8226; or 
email: [email protected].

Agenda for the Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel Meeting

Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (HST)

1. Introductions
2. Overview of the Advisory Panel Task
3. Overview of the Draft Biological Opinion for the Hawaii-based 
Shallow-set Longline Fishery
4. Advisory Panel Review of the Draft Biological Opinion
5. Public Comment
6. Advisory Panel Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business

Agenda for 177th Council Meeting

Thursday, April 4, 2019, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (HST); Thursday, April 4, 2019, 
12 p.m.-3 p.m. (ASST); Friday, April 4, 2019, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (MST)

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 177th Agenda
3. Draft Biological Opinion for the Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline 
Fishery
4. Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel Report and Recommendations
5. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in the 
Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Final Action Item)
6. Public Hearing
7. Council Discussion and Recommendations
8. Other Business
    Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during the 177th 
meeting. However, Council action on regulatory issues will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any 
regulatory issue arising after publication of this document that 
requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Please 
direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary 
aids to Kitty M. Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above) at least five days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: March 13, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-05056 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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