[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21704-21705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08434]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB038]


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 Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Plan 
Team (PT) to discuss fishery management issues and develop 
recommendations to the Council for

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future management of pelagic fisheries in the Western Pacific region.

DATES: The Pelagic PT will be held on May 11-13, 2021. For specific 
times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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=eadc1543cd417b9605999017552a1e3c0. Event number (if 
prompted): 133 795 8239. Event password (if prompted): PFEPt0511. 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: The Pelagic PT meeting will be held on May 
11-13, 2021, and run each day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard 
Time (HST) (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 9 a.m. to 1 
p.m. on May 12-14, 2021, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). Public comment 
periods will be provided in the agenda. The order in which agenda items 
are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to 
complete scheduled business.

Agenda for the Pelagic Plan Team Meeting

Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; 
Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ChST)

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda
3. Review 2020 Annual SAFE Report Modules
    A. Fishery Data Modules
    i. American Samoa
    ii. CNMI
    iii. Guam
    iv. Hawaii
    v. International
    vi. Recreational/Non-Commercial Fisheries
    vii. Fishery Observations
4. Public Comment

Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; 
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ChST)

5. Continued: Review 2020 Annual SAFE Report Modules
    B. Ecosystem Chapter
    i. Environmental & Climate Variables
    ii. Habitat section
    iii. Marine Planning section
    iv. Socioeconomics section
    v. Protected Species
6. SAFE Report Discussion
    A. 2020 Report Region Wide Improvements & Recommendations
    B. Other SAFE Report Matters
7. Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology in Pelagic FEP
8. Factors Contributing to Observed Sea Turtle Mortalities in the 
Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery
9. Alia, Longline, and Small Boat Fishery Performance Since American 
Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area Modification
10. Public Comment

Thursday, May 13, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; 
Friday, May 14, 2021, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ChST)

11. 2022 US Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch and Allocation Limits
12. Prohibition of Wire Leaders in Hawaii Longline Fisheries
    A. Monte Carlo Analyses of Hawaii Deep-Set and Western and Central 
Pacific Longline Fisheries
    B. Regulatory Amendment and Effects Analyses
13. Updates of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark Working Group
14. MSA 304(i) Obligations for WCPO Silky Sharks
15. Discussion: Research Needs for Western Pacific Region Small 
Pelagics & Management
16. Progress on Implementing Electronic Reporting in Hawaii and 
American Samoa Longline Fisheries
17. Public Comment
18. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
19. Other Business

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: April 19, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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