[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53775-53776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22536]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE165


Pacific Islands Fisheries; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) 
will meet to review methods for assessing stocks in coral reef 
fisheries using information on fish length and life history.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates and 
times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is in Room 208, Hemenway Hall, 
University of Hawaii, 2445 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christofer H. Boggs, (808) 725-5364, 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting schedule and agenda are as 
follows:

1. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
     Introduction
     Background information--Objectives and Terms of Reference
     Fishery Operation and Management
     Data--State of Hawaii System; Coral Reef Ecosystem 
Division surveys; biological data; other data
     Panel Questions and Answers
2. Wednesday, September 9, 2015 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
     Presentation and Review of Stock

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Assessment
     Panel Questions and Answers
3. Thursday, September 10, 2015 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
     Continue Assessment Review (\1/2\ day)
     Panel Questions and Answers
     Panel Discussions (Closed)
4. Friday, September 11, 2015 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
     Panel Discussions (\1/2\ day)
     Present Results (afternoon)
     Adjourn
    The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The 
meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
up at the meeting for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during the 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 Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Direct requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids to Christofer Boggs, (808) 725-5364 or 
[email protected].

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 2, 2015.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-22536 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am]
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