[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72300-72301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28197]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV160]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold an Archipelagic Plan Team (APT) meeting to discuss and make 
recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific 
Region.

DATES: The APT will meet on Thursday, January 23, 2020, between 1 p.m. 
and 5 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time. For specific times and agendas, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The APT meeting will be held at the Council office, 1164 
Bishop St. Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813 and by teleconference and 
webinar. The teleconference will be conducted by telephone and by web. 
The teleconference numbers are U.S. toll-free: 1-888-482-3560 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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided in 
the agenda. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. 
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meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Schedule and Agenda for the APT Meeting

Thursday, January 23, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda & Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Interim Measure for the American Samoa Bottomfish Fishery
4. Potential Reclassification of the Territory Bottomfish Management 
Unit Species (BMUS) Complex
5. Options to the BMUS in the American Samoa and Marianas Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan (Action Item)
6. Revisions to the Archipelagic Stock Assessment and Fishery 
Evaluation Reports
7. P-Star and SEEM Analysis for the Marianas Bottomfish Fishery
8. Updates to the Data Collection Projects
    A. Marianas Shark Depredation
    B. Small Boat Electronic Reporting
9. Public Comment
10. Other Business
11. Plan Team Discussion and Recommendations

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808) 
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: December 23, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-28197 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P