[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24976-24977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08677]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC958]


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 its Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Plan Team (PT) 
meeting to discuss fishery management issues and develop 
recommendations to the Council for future management of pelagic 
fisheries in the Western Pacific region.

DATES: The Pelagic PT meeting will be held between May 9 and May 11, 
2023. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in a hybrid format with in-person 
and remote participation (Webex) options available for the members, and 
public attendance limited to web conference via Webex. In-person 
attendance for members will be hosted at the Council office, 1164 
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 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.

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 
9-11, 2023, and run each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time 
(HST). 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 9, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda & Status of Previous Recommendations
3. Review 2022 Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) 
Report Modules

A. Fishery Data Modules

    i. American Samoa
    ii. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    iii. Guam
    iv. Hawaii
    v. International
    vi. Fishery Observations
4. Plan Team Working Group on Bycatch Reporting Updates
    A. Bycatch Summary Improvements for Hawaii Small Boat Pelagics
    B. Status Update on Non-Commercial Module
5. Continued Review 2022 Annual SAFE Report Modules
    A. Ecosystem Chapter
    i. Environmental & Climate Variables
    ii. Habitat section
    iii. Marine Planning section
    iv. Socioeconomics section
    v. Protected Species
6. Online Portal SAFE Report Updates on Protected Species
7. Public Comment

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST

8. SAFE Report Discussion
    A. 2022 Report Region Wide Improvements & Recommendations
    B. Other SAFE Report Matters
9. Revising the Council's Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan & Priorities
10. Update on Biological Opinions for the Hawaii and American Samoa 
Longline Fisheries
11. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Outcomes

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12. Electronic Monitoring: Developing Implementation Options & 
Scenarios
13. Multi-Year Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch & Allocation 
Specifications
14. International Fisheries
    A. 2nd Workshop on Tropical Tuna Longline Management
    B. Updates on International Fisheries
15. Feasibility of Stock Assessments for Incidental Pelagic Management 
Unit Species
16. Public Comment

Thursday, May 11, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST

17. Follow-up Discussion on Pelagic Plan Team Agenda Items
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 20, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-08677 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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