[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 11437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03506]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF239
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering
Committee will convene a public meeting to discuss and approve the 5-
year calendar for stock assessments, and to address any other concerns
related to the WPSAR process: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/peer_reviews/wpsar/index.php. The steering committee consists of the Executive
Director of the Council, the Director of the NMFS Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center, and the Regional Administrator of the NMFS
Pacific Islands Regional Office.
DATES: The meeting will be held on March 6, 2017, from 2 to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Honolulu Service Center,
NOAA Fisheries, Pier 38, Honolulu Harbor, 1139 N. Nimitz Hwy, Suite
220, Honolulu, HI 96817.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Richards at (808) 725-5320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public will have an opportunity to
comment. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The
meeting will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for the Steering Committee Meeting
March 6, 2017--2 p.m.-4 p.m.
1. Introductions.
2. Discuss and update the 5-year stock assessment review schedule,
including any changes to the scheduling of reviews for stock
assessments already on the calendar, and any new additions to the
schedule.
3. Discuss and update review levels, i.e. whether the stock
assessments on the calendar will be reviewed as benchmark assessments
(new assessments) or assessment updates (updates of existing models
with recent data).
4. Review the upcoming schedule and nominate additional products
for review by the Center for Independent Experts, if necessary.
5. Public Comment.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Make direct requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids to Benjamin Richards at (808) 725-5320 or
[email protected] at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03506 Filed 2-22-17; 8:45 am]
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