[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 48678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17644]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA375]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 a virtual Fishers Forum and Public Meeting to review the Hawaii 
Small-boat Fishery. The Council will solicit comments on removing 
existing fishery closures and options for amending the Hawaii 
Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) and Pacific Pelagics FEP to 
require mandatory federal fishing permits and associated reporting 
requirements for the small-boat fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone 
around Hawaii.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2020, 
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Each of the meetings will be held by web conference. Audio 
and visual portions for all of the web conferences can be accessed at: 
https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e16a71e34d5b1ce0d42be73287949fbc2. 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.

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. Information on how to provide public comment will be posted 
on the Council's website at www.wpcouncil.org. The order in which 
agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as 
necessary to complete scheduled business.

Schedule and Agenda for the Virtual Fishers Forum and Hawaii Small-Boat 
Fishery Public Meeting

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Presentations on Fishers as Scientists
    A. Fish Tagging in the Hawaiian Islands
    B. Biosampling of Coral Reef Fish in Hawaii
3. Review of the Hawaii Small-boat Fishery
    A. Revisiting the Federal Fishery Closures Around Hawaii
    B. Options for Mandatory Permitting and Reporting of the Hawaii 
Small-boat Fisheries
4. Public Comment and Discussion

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: August 7, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17644 Filed 8-11-20; 8:45 am]
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