[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34874-34875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15319]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XH100


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 179th Council meeting by web conference to take actions on 
fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region. The Council 
will also hold meetings of the Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem 
Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) and the Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) by web conference.

DATES: The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP meeting and the 133rd SSC meeting 
will be held on August 7, 2019, and the 179th Council meeting will be 
held on August 8, 2019. For specific times and agendas, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held by web conference. Audio and 
visual portions of the web conference can be accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov. Web conference access 
information will also be posted on the Council's website at 
www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web conference connection, 
contact the Council office at (808) 522-8220.
    The host site for the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP meeting and the 
133rd SSC meeting web conference will be the Council Conference Room, 
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI. The following venues will be 
the host sites for the 179th Council Meeting web conference: Council 
Conference Room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; NOAA 
Pacific Islands Regional Office, American Samoa Field Office, Pago 
Plaza, Suite 202, Pago Pago Village, AS; Guam Hilton Resort and Spa, 
202 Hilton Rd., Tumon Bay, GU; Department of Lands and Natural 
Resources Conference Room, Lower Base Dr., Saipan, MP.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP meeting will 
be held on August 7, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Hawaii Standard Time 
(HST)). The 133rd SSC meeting will be held on August 7, 2019, from noon 
to 3 p.m. HST. The 179th Council Meeting will be held on August 8, 
2019, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. HST (noon to 3 p.m. (Samoa Standard Time 
(SST)); August 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon (Chamorro Standard Time 
(ChST)). Agenda item noted as ``Final Action Item'' refers to an action 
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 179th Council meeting will be 
available at www.wpcouncil.org. Written public comments for the 179th 
Council meeting should be received at the Council office by 5 p.m. HST, 
August 5, 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 Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP Meeting

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (HST)

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda
3. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in the 
Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Action Item)
4. Public Comments
5. Discussion and Recommendations
6. Other Business

Agenda for the 133rd SSC Meeting

Wednesday, August 7, 2019, Noon to 3 p.m. (HST)

1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in the 
Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Action Item)
4. Report of the SSC Working Group
5. Public Comment
6. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business

Agenda for 179th Council Meeting

Thursday, August 8, 2019, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (HST) (Thursday, August 8, 
2019, Noon to 3 p.m. (SST); Friday, August 9, 2019, 9 a.m. to Noon 
(ChST))

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 179th Agenda
3. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in the 
Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Final Action Item)
4. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
    A. Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP
    B. SSC
5. Public Comments
6. Council Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business

    Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during the 179th 
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 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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


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    Dated: July 15, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-15319 Filed 7-18-19; 8:45 am]
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