[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46939-46940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19304]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XP003


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 public meeting of the Permanent Advisory 
Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for 
the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 
Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC) on October 10-11, 2019. 
Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this notice.

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 10, 2019, from 8 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (or until business is 
concluded) and October 11, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HST (or until 
business is concluded).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the `Alohilani Resort 
Waikiki Beach, 2490 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815--in the 
Stingray Meeting Room. Documents to be considered by the PAC will be 
made available at the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Reynolds, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 
telephone: 808-725-5039; 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.), the Permanent Advisory Committee, or PAC, has been formed to 
advise the U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC is composed of: (i) 
Not less than 15 nor more than 20 individuals appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the U.S. Commissioners to 
the WCPFC; (ii) the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management 
Council's Advisory Committee (or the chair's designee); and (iii) 
officials from the fisheries management authorities of American Samoa, 
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands (or their designees). The PAC 
supports the work of the U.S.

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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. More information on the WCPFC, established under 
the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory 
Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, can be found on 
the WCPFC website: http://www.wcpfc.int.

Meeting Topics

    The PAC meeting topics may include the following: (1) Outcomes of 
the 2018 Annual Meeting and 2019 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 2019 and beyond; (3) 
potential U.S. proposals to WCPFC16; (4) input and advice from the PAC 
on issues that may arise at WCPFC16; (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 Reynolds at 808-725-5039 by 
September 12, 2019.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.

    Dated: September 3, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-19304 Filed 9-5-19; 8:45 am]
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