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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is a CPSMT work session with 

the purpose of developing materials for 

consideration at the Pacific Council’s 

November 1–8, 2018 meeting in San 

Diego, CA. Topics may include the live 

bait fishery allowance Fishery 

Management Plan amendment, CPS 

management categories, stock 

assessment prioritization, the Council 

Stock Assessment and Fishery 

Evaluation document, and other items. 

An agenda will be available in advance 

of the meeting, on the Pacific Council 

website. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document that 

require emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The public listening station is 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2411) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: September 4, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Hawaii 

Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

(FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss 

and make recommendations on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP 

will meet on Thursday, September 20, 

2018, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. All 

times listed are local island times. 

For specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The Hawaii Archipelago 

FEP AP will meet at the Council Office, 

1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, 

HI 96813 and by teleconference. The 

teleconference will be conducted by 

telephone. The teleconference numbers 

are: U.S. toll-free: 1–888–482–3560 or 

International Access: +1 647 723–3959, 

and Access Code: 5228220. 

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 Hawaii 

Archipelago FEP AP Meeting 

Thursday, September 20, 2018, 9 a.m.– 

11 a.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Report on Previous Council Action 

Items 

3. Council Issues 

A. Precious Corals Essential Fish 

Habitat Refinement Options 

B. Update on Aquaculture 

Management 

C. Hawaii Longline Fishery 

Management 

i. Mandatory Electronic Reporting 

ii. Managing Loggerhead and 

Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions 

D. Annual Catch Limit Specifications 

i. Non-deep 7 bottomfish 

ii. Precious corals and deepwater 

shrimp 

iii. Kona Crab 

4. Hawaii FEP Community Activities 

5. Hawaii FEP AP 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 

6. Public Comment 

7. Discussion and Recommendations 

8. Other Business 

Special Accommodations 

The 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 the meeting date. 

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

Dated: September 4, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Spiny 

Dogfish Committee will hold a meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday September 21, 2018, from 10 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar with a telephone-only audio 

connection to participate: http://

mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dogcom/. 

Telephone instructions are provided 

upon connecting, or call direct: 800– 

832–0736, Rm: *7833942#. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their 

website at www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

develop recommendations for spiny 

dogfish specifications for the 2019–21 

fishing years. The Committee may also 

develop recommendations for 

management measures, including trip 

limits. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 

days prior to any meeting date. 


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Dated: September 4, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

Ocean Exploration Advisory Board 

(OEAB) Notice for the 11th OEAB 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration 

and Research (OER), National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), Department of Commerce 

(DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the Ocean 

Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB). 

OEAB members will discuss and 

provide advice on Federal ocean 

exploration programs, with a particular 

emphasis on National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Office of Ocean Exploration and 

Research (OER) activities. The OEAB 

will also discuss National Ocean 

Exploration Forums, the Atlantic 

Seafloor Partnership for Integrated 

Research and Exploration (ASPIRE) 

Campaign, and developments in 

technology related to ocean exploration, 

as well as review the Education 

Subcommittee recommendations and 

other matters as described in the agenda 

found on the OEAB website at http://

oeab.noaa.gov. 

DATES: The announced meeting is 

scheduled for Tuesday, September 25, 

2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT 

and Wednesday, September 26, 2018 

from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 

Clark Building, 360 Woods Hole Road, 

Falmouth, MA 02543. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

the public with a 15-minute public 

comment period on Tuesday, September 

25, 2018 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

EDT (please check the final agenda on 

the website to confirm the time). The 

public may listen to the meeting and 

provide comments during the public 

comment period via teleconference. 

Dial-in information may be found on the 

meeting agenda posted to the OEAB 

website. 

The OEAB expects that public 

statements at its meetings will not be 

repetitive of previously submitted 

verbal or written statements. In general, 

each individual or group making a 

verbal presentation will be limited to 

three minutes. The Designated Federal 

Officer must receive written comments 

by September 22, 2018 to provide 

sufficient time for OEAB review. 

Written comments received after 

September 22, 2018 will be distributed 

to the OEAB but may not be reviewed 

prior to the meeting date. Seats will be 

available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

Special Accommodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

David McKinnie, Designated Federal 

Officer (see below) by September 22, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David McKinnie, Designated Federal 

Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory 

Board, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 

526–6950. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA 

established the OEAB under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 

legislation that gives the agency 

statutory authority to operate an ocean 

exploration program and to coordinate a 

national program of ocean exploration. 

The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on 

strategic planning, exploration 

priorities, competitive ocean 

exploration grant programs and other 

matters as the NOAA Administrator 

requests. 

OEAB members represent government 

agencies, the private sector, academic 

institutions, and not-for-profit 

institutions involved in all facets of 

ocean exploration—from advanced 

technology to citizen exploration. 

In addition to advising NOAA 

leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to 

help to define and develop a national 

program of ocean exploration—a 

network of stakeholders and 

partnerships advancing national 

priorities for ocean exploration. 

Dated: September 4, 2018. 

David Holst, 

Chief Financial Officer/Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council, NEFMC) 

will hold a four-day meeting to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, September 24, 2018 through 

Thursday, September 27, 2018, 

beginning at 2 p.m. on September 24 

and 8:30 a.m. on September 25, 26, and 

27. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at Hotel 1620 Plymouth Harbor, 

180 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360; 

telephone: (508) 747–4900; online at 

www.hotel1620.com. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; 

telephone (978) 465–0492; 

www.nefmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext. 

113. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, September 24, 2018 

After introductions and brief 

announcements, the meeting will begin 

with the swearing-in of reappointed 

Council members, followed by the 

annual election of officers. Next, the 

Council will hear reports from the 

Council Chairman and Executive 

Director, NMFS’s Regional 

Administrator for the Greater Atlantic 

Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), 

liaisons from the Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center (NEFSC) and MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council, 

representatives from NOAA General 

Counsel and NOAA’s Office of Law 

Enforcement, and staff from the Atlantic 

States Marine Fisheries Commission 

(ASMFC) and U.S. Coast Guard. The 

Council then will take up its SmallMesh Multispecies (Whiting) Committee 

Report and cover three issues: (1) The 


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