[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 17184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05847]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC851]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 meeting of its Archipelagic Plan Team (APT) to discuss fishery 
management issues and develop recommendations for future management of 
fisheries in the Western Pacific Region.

DATES: The APT will meet on Wednesday and Thursday, April 19-20, 2023, 
between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST). For specific 
times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by web conference via WebEx. Audio 
and visual portions for Archipelagic Plan Team meeting can be accessed 
at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/j.php?MTID=m68554435b127fc568572b5347941aa3a. Web conference access 
information and instructions for providing public comments will be 
posted on the Council website at www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with 
the web conference connection, contact the Council office at (808) 552-
8220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or 
(808) 522-8226 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APT meeting will be held Wednesday and 
Thursday, April 19-20, 2023, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Hawaii 
Standard Time (HST) (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 
4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 20-21, 2023, Chamorro Standard Time 
(ChST)). Opportunities to present oral public comment will be provided 
on the agenda. The order of the agenda may change, and will be 
announced in advance at the meeting. The meeting may run past the 
scheduled times noted above to complete scheduled business.

Agenda for the Archipelagic Plan Team Meeting

Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST

Thursday, April 20, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST

(7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on 
April 20-21, 2023, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST))

1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda
3. Report on previous Plan Team recommendations and Council actions
4. 2022 Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report
5. APT Working Group updates on SAFE report improvement projects
6. APT Action Items--Refinement of uku essential fish habitat, 
Establishing status determination criteria for main Hawaiian Island 
Kona crab, Territorial bottomfish management unit species revision, 
Annual Catch Limit specifications (CNMI bottomfish, Kona crab, American 
Samoa bottomfish management unit species update).
7. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act research 
priorities and cooperative research priorities updates
8. Discussion
9. Public Comment
10. Plan Team Discussion and Recommendations
11. Other Business

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Please 
direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary 
aids to Kitty M. Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 17, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05847 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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