[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 71 (Friday, April 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17970-17971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07582]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF356
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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 a meeting of its Pelagics Plan Team (PPT) in Honolulu, HI to
discuss fishery issues and develop recommendations for future
management.
DATES: The meeting of the PPT will be held May 2-4 2017, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference
Room, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St.,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPT will meet at the Council Conference
Room to discuss the following agenda items:
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 8.30 a.m.
1. Introduction
2. Review 2016 Annual Stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE)
Report Modules
A. Fishery Data Modules
i. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI)
ii. American Samoa
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
vi. Recreational Fisheries
B. Ecosystem Chapter
i. Environmental & climate variables
ii. Habitat section
iii. Marine planning section
iv. Human dimension section
v. Protected Species
vi. Discussions
C. Data Integration Chapter and Workshop
D. SAFE Report: Improvements and Recommendations
E. 2016 Annual Report Region Wide Improvements
3. Public Comment
Wednesday-Thursday, May 3-4, 2017, 8.30 a.m.
4. American Samoa
A. Evaluation of Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) Exemption
B. Litigation over the LVPA
C. LVPA Options
D. American Samoa Permit Modifications
E. Evaluation of Rose Atoll Marine National Monument (MNM) No-Take
Regulations
5. Pelagic Longline Fisheries
A. Assessing Shark Bycatch Condition and Effects of Discard
Practices
B. Deep-set Longline Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
(PEIS)
6. Hawaii
A. Options for Monument Expansion Area Regulations
B. Fish Flow Workshop
7. Omnibus Amendments
A. Options for Aquaculture Amendment
B. Review of Non-Fishing Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
and Options for Refinement
8. Other Business
9. Public Comment
10. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The
PPT will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before the PPT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during these meetings. Plan Team action will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any
issue arising after publication of this document that requires
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
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 11, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-07582 Filed 4-13-17; 8:45 am]
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