[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 46951] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-23562] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 082997A] Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Staff of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting to discuss eligibility criteria for communities under a Western Pacific Community Development Program. DATES: The meeting will be held on September 22, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: 808-522-8220. Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: 808-522-8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council staff will hold a meeting to discuss elgibility criteria for communities seeking to participate in a Western Pacific Community Development Program. The authority to establish a Community Development Program was provided by the 1996 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The intent of the program is to increase the benefits that the indigenous peoples of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands receive from fisheries within the jurisdiction of the Council. Special Accommodations This 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 meeting date. Dated: August 29, 1997. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 97-23562 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F