[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24180-24181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9603]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 the 48th meeting of its Fishery Data Coordinating Committee (FDCC) 
to review the progress of data collection improvements, identifying the 
next steps in data improvements, changes in the FDCC structure, 
operation, and membership.

DATES: The 48th FDCC meeting will be held on May 9, 2012. For specific 
times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The 48th FDCC meeting will be held at the Council office, 
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 
522-8220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided. The 
order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will 
run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Schedule and Agenda for the FDCC Meeting

May 9, 2012--8:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

1. Welcome remarks
2. Introductions
3. Approval of agenda
4. Review of the 47th FDCC Action items
5. Status of FY 2012 WPacFIN Operations
    A. Priorities and plans
6. Recent actions towards improving data collection: Findings and 
solutions
7. Archipelagic Plan Team recommendations on data collection and 
reporting
8. Omnibus proposal for improving the existing fishery data, data 
collection, and fishery status reporting
9. Next steps on data collection improvement and enhancing FDCC 
performance
    A. Follow up on the commitments expressed in the December workshop

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    B. Data collection improvement under the WPSAR framework
    C. Enhancing FDCC--a proposal for change
10. Status of current budgets for data collection
    A. Identification of other sources of funding
11. Other businesses
12. Recommendations
13. Next FDCC meeting schedule
14. Adjourn

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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: April 17, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9603 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]
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