[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17522-17523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05951]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC799]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Notice of correction of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Guam Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC) 
to make recommendations to the Council on fishery management issues in 
the Western Pacific Region. This notice announces a change in location 
for the Guam REAC meeting from the Governor's Complex to the Hilton 
Guam Resort and Spa.

DATES: The meeting will be held March 23, 2023. For specific times and 
agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Guam REAC will be held as a hybrid meeting for members 
and public, with remote participation option available via Webex. The 
in-person portion of the Guam REAC meeting will be held at the Caffe 
Cino-Private Dining Room, Hilton Guam Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton Road, 
Tumon Bay, Guam 96913.
    Specific information on joining the meeting, connecting to the web 
conference and providing oral 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) 522-8220.
    Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published on February 
28, 2023 (88 FR 12658). This notice corrects the location of the Guam 
REAC meeting. The Guam REAC meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 
4 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time (ChST) on March 23, 2023.
    Please note that the evolving public health situation regarding 
COVID-19 may affect the conduct of the Guam REAC meeting. At the time 
this notice

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was submitted for publication, the Council anticipated convening the 
Guam REAC meeting as an in-person meeting with a web conference 
attendance option. If public participation options will be modified, 
the Council will post notice on its website at www.wpcouncil.org by, to 
the extent practicable, 5 calendar days before each meeting.

Agenda for the Guam REAC Meeting

Thursday, March 23, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ChST

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. About the Guam REAC
3. Current Fishery Ecosystem Issues
    a. Introduction and Overview of Endangered Species Act (ESA) 
Critical Habitat
    b. Status of Guam Fisheries Stocks
    c. Overview of Data Collection System and Efforts
4. Territorial Issues
    a. Marine Conservation Plan 2023-2026
    b. Developing Fishery Management Plans
5. Federal Issues
    a. Military Issues
    i. The Use of Open Burn on Guam
    ii. Explosive Ordinance/Blasting Pit Permit at Tarague Basin and 
Sea Turtle Nesting Mitigation
    iii. Planned Military Exercises at Whiskey 517 and Working With the 
Fishing Community for Safe Passage
    b. Review of the Sikes Act Agreement
    c. Status of Guam National Wildlife Refuge and US Marine Corps 
Firing Range
6. Updates on the NOAA Fisheries Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) 
Strategy
7. Public Comments
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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 20, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05951 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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