[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 16194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06315]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA970]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 a meeting of the Social Science Planning Committee (SSPC).

DATES: The SSPC meeting will be held on April 8, 2021, from 1:30 p.m. 
to 5 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST). See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
for the agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by web conference. Audio and visual 
portions of the web conference can be accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/onstage/g.php?MTID=edb1473e4ec204f07e79460e1ec8db3bd. Event number (if 
prompted): 133 266 1276. Event password (if prompted): SSPC2021mtg. 
Instructions for connecting to the web conference and providing oral 
public comments 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: A public comment period will be provided in 
the agenda. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. 
The meeting will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled 
business.

Agenda

Thursday, April 8, 2021, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. SSPC Working Group on Integrating Socioeconomic Considerations for 
Council Actions
4. Socioeconomic Modules for the 2020 Annual Stock Assessment and 
Fishery Evaluation Reports
    A. COVID Impacts Narrative
    B. Publication and Data Collection Updates
5. Baseline Demographic Data Collection for Regional Surveys
6. National Economics/Human Dimensions Research Strategy
7. Review of SSPC Research Plan and Priorities
8. Project Updates
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
11. Other Business

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: March 23, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-06315 Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]
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