[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00368]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Guam Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 
(FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands (CNMI) Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Advisory Panel to discuss and 
make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western 
Pacific Region.

DATES: The Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Thursday, 
January 28, 2015, between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. and the CNMI Mariana 
Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Friday, January 29, 2015, between 6 
p.m. and 9 p.m. All times listed are local island times. For specific 
times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the Hilton 
Guam Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, Guam, 96913. The CNMI 
Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the Fiesta Resort and Spa 
Saipan, Saipan Beach Road, Garapan, Saipan, CNMI, 96950.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

Schedule and Agenda for the Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Meeting

Thursday, January 28, 2016, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

1. Hafa Adai--Welcome and Introductions
2. Outstanding Council Action Items
3. Council Issues
    A. Council Program Review
    B. Pelagics Quota Transfer Information
    C. FEP Review
    D. Grant Opportunities
4. Council Projects in the Marianas
    A. Coral Reef Projects
    i. Stock Assessments Projects
    ii. Resource Mapping Projects
    B. Data Collection Projects
    i. Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP)
    ii. Territorial Science Initiative (TSI)
    C. Community-based Projects
    i. Malesso Village Plan
    ii. Yigo Village Workshop
5. Mariana FEP Community Activities
    A. Guam FEP Community Calendar
    B. Guam AP Outreach Plan
6. Marianas FEP AP-Guam Issues
    A. Report of the Subpanels
    i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
    ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
    iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
    iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Subpanel
    B. Other Issues
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. ``At the End of the Day''--Other Business

Schedule and Agenda for the CNMI Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Meeting

Friday, January 29, 2016, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Outstanding Council Action Items
3. Council Issues
    A. Council Program Review
    B. Pelagics Quota Transfer Information
    C. FEP Review
    D. Grant Opportunities
4. Council Projects in the Marianas
    A. Coral Reef Projects
    i. Stock Assessments Projects
    ii. Resource Mapping Projects
    B. Data Collection Projects
    i. MRIP
    ii. TSI
    C. Community-based Projects
    i. Northern Islands Village Workshop
    ii. Fishery Development
5. Mariana FEP Community Activities
6. Marianas FEP AP-CNMI Issues
    A. Report of the Subpanels
    i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
    ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
    iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
    iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Subpanel
    B. Other Issues
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. 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: January 7, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-00368 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am]
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