[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12229-12230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG893


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Notice of correction 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. This notice corrects the dates 
and times for these two meetings and the deadline for written public 
comments for the 177th Council meeting.

DATES: The Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel meeting and the 
177th Council meeting will be held on April 12, 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 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 original notice published in the Federal 
Register on March 19, 2019 (84 FR 10046).
    The Biological Opinion Review Advisory Panel meeting will be held 
on April 12, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Hawaii Standard Time (HST)). 
The 177th Council Meeting will be held on April 12, 2019, from 1 p.m. 
to 4 p.m. (HST) and from noon to 3 p.m. (Samoa Standard Time (SST)), 
and on April 13, 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 10, 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

Friday, April 12, 2019, 9 a.m. to 11 a.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

Friday, April 12, 2019, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (HST); Friday, April 12, 2019, 12 
p.m.-3 p.m. (ASST); Saturday, April 13, 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

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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) at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: March 27, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-06227 Filed 3-29-19; 8:45 am]
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