[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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