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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE491] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 154th Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee (SC) and its 201st 

Council meeting to take actions on 

fishery management issues in the 

Western Pacific Region. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between December 12 and December 17, 

2024. For specific times and agendas, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The 154th SSC meeting will 

be held as a hybrid meeting for members 

and the public, with a remote 

participation option available via 

Webex. In-person attendance for the 

154th SSC meeting will be hosted at the 

Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 

1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

The Executive and Budget SC and the 

201st Council meetings will be held by 

web conference via WebEx. Specific 

information on joining the meeting, 

connecting to the web conference and 

providing oral public comments will be 

posted on the Council website at 

www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with 

the web conference connection, contact 

the Council office at (808) 522–8220. 

The following venues will be the host 

sites for the 201st Council meeting web 

conference: Council Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI; Cliff Pointe, 304 W 

O’Brien Drive, Hagatna, Guam; BRI 

Building Suite 205, Kopa Di Oru St., 

Garapan, Saipan, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); and, 

Tedi of Samoa Building Suite 208B, 

Fagatogo Village, American Samoa. 

Council address: Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 

96813. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; phone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 154th 

SSC meeting will be held between 8:30 

a.m. and 5:30 p.m., HST on December 

12, and 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., HST on 

December 13, 2024. The Executive and 

Budget SC meeting will be held between 

3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., HST on December 

13, 2024. The 201st Council Meeting 

will be held between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

HST on December 16–17, 2024. Public 

Comment on Non-Agenda Items will be 

held between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., HST 

on December 16, 2024. 

Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action’’ 

refer to actions that may result in 

Council transmittal of a proposed 

fishery management plan, proposed 

plan amendment, or proposed 

regulations to the U.S. Secretary of 

Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA). In addition to the agenda items 

listed here, the Council and its advisory 

bodies will hear recommendations from 

Council advisors. An opportunity to 

submit public comment will be 

provided throughout the agendas. The 

order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change and will be 

announced in advance at the Council 

meeting. The meetings will run as late 

as necessary to complete scheduled 

business. 

Background documents for the 201st 

Council meeting will be available at 

www.wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on final action items at the 

201st Council meeting should be 

received at the Council office by 5 p.m. 

HST, Thursday, December 12, 2024, and 

should be sent to Kitty M. Simonds, 

Executive Director; Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 

96813, phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: 

(808) 522–8226; or email: info@

wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on all other agenda items 

may be submitted for the record by 

email throughout the duration of the 

meeting. Instructions for providing oral 

public comments during the meeting 

will be posted on the Council website. 

This meeting will be recorded (audio 

only) for the purposes of generating the 

minutes of the meeting. As public 

comments will be made publicly 

available, participants and public 

commenters are urged not to provide 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

at this meeting. Participation in the 

meeting by web conference, or by 

telephone, constitutes consent to the 

audio recording. 

Agenda for the 154th SSC Meeting 

Thursday, December 12, 2024, 8:30 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m., HST 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 153rd SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center Director Report 

5. Program Planning and Research 

A. SSC Strategic Planning 

B. Science Needs To Inform 

Management Priorities 

C. SSC Special Projects Discussion 

D. Inflation Reduction Act Project 

Updates 

E. American Samoa (AS) Bottomfish 

Management Unit Species (BMUS) 

Revisions—Annual Biological Catch 

(ABC) Control Rule Tier 6 (Action 

Item) 

F. Public Comment 

G. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

6. Protected Species/Pelagic & 

International Fisheries 

A. False Killer Whale Foreign Fleet 

Impacts Analysis 

B. Development of an Electronic 

Monitoring Program for Western 

Pacific Fisheries (Action Item) 

C. Public Comment 

D. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

7. Island Fisheries 

A. Non-Commercial Fisheries Data 

A.1. Marine Recreational Information 

Program (MRIP) Pacific Islands 

Regional Implementation Plan 

A.2. Non-Commercial Bottomfish 

Vessel Registry Data Exploration 

Friday, December 13, 2024, 8 a.m. to 2 

p.m., HST 

7. Island Fisheries (Continued) 

B. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku 

B.1. MHI Uku Update Stock 

Assessment 

B.2. Chair’s Report on Uku Update 

Stock Assessment Western Pacific 

Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) 

C. Public Comment 

D. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

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A. SSC Meeting Schedule and 

Potential Working Groups 

B. Synthesis of SSC Strategic Plan and 

Interim Work 

9. Summary of SSC Recommendations 

to the Council 

Agenda for the Executive and Budget 

SC Meeting 

Friday, December 13, 2024, 3 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m., HST 

1. Introductions and Approval of 

Agenda 

2. Financial Reports 

3. Administrative Reports 

4. Report on Inflation Reduction Act 

(IRA) Program 

5. Council Coordination Committee 

Report 

6. Council Family Changes 

7. SSC Program Review 

A. Term Limits 

8. Exemptions From Jones Act and 

Cabotage Laws 

9. Meetings and Workshops 

10. Other Business 

A. Misinformation on Mercury 

Toxicity in Tuna 

11. Public Comment 

12. Discussion and Recommendations 

Agenda for the 201st Council Meeting 

Monday, December 16, 2024, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m., HST 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Approval of the 201st Council 

Meeting (CM) Agenda 

3. Approval of the 200th CM Meeting 

Minutes 

4. Executive Director’s Report 

5. Agency Reports 

A. NMFS 

A.1. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

A.2. PIFSC 

B. NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Pacific Islands Section 

C. US Coast Guard (USCG) 

D. Enforcement 

D.1 NOAA Office of Law Enforcement 

D.2 NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Enforcement Section 

E. U.S. State Department 

F. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

6. Council Member Island Reports 

A. American Samoa 

B. Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands (CNMI) 

C. Guam 

D. Hawaii 

E. Public Comments 

F. Council Discussion and Action 

7. Action Items 

A. MHI Uku Fisheries 

A.1. 2024 MHI Uku WPSAR Report 

A.2. 2024 MHI Uku Stock Assessment 

Update 

B. Modifying the Guam Bottomfish 

Rebuilding Plan (Final Action) 

C. U.S. Catch Limits for North Pacific 

Striped Marlin (Initial Action) 

D. Hawaii and American Samoa 

Longline Fisheries Crew Training 

Requirement (Initial Action) 

E. Development of an Electronic 

Monitoring Program for Western 

Pacific Fisheries (Initial Action) 

F. Update on AS BMUS Revision— 

Tier 6 ABC Control Rule (Initial 

Action) 

G. Revision of Guam Marine 

Conservation Plan 

H. Advisory Group Reports and 

Recommendations 

H.1. Advisory Panel (AP) 

H.2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee (FIAC) 

H.3. Non-Commercial Fisheries 

Advisory Committee (NCFAC) 

H.4. Plan Team (PT) 

H.5. SSC 

I. Public Comment 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

Monday, December 16, 2024, 4:30 p.m. 

to 5 p.m., HST 

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m., HST 

8. Protected Species 

A. False Killer Whale Foreign Fleet 

Impact Analysis 

B. Coral Critical Habitat Designation 

Final Rule 

C. Advisory Group Reports and 

Recommendations 

C.1. AP 

C.2. FIAC 

C.3. PT 

C.4. SSC 

D. Public Comment 

E. Council Discussion and Action 

9. Pelagic and International Fisheries 

A. International Fisheries 

A.1. Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 

Technical and Compliance 

Committee (TCC) Outcomes 

A.2. US Positions at WCPFC 21 From 

Permanent Advisory Committee 

(PAC) Meeting 

A.3. Outcomes of the WCPFC 21st 

Regular Session 2024 

B. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

B.1. AP 

B.2. FIAC 

B.3. PT 

B.4. SSC 

C. Public Comment 

D. Council Discussion and Action 

10. Administrative Matters 

A. Council Member and Staff Ethics 

Training 

B. Financial Reports 

C. Administrative Reports 

D. Report on IRA Program 

E. Council Coordination Committee 

Report 

F. Council Family Changes 

G. SSC Program Review 

H. Meetings and Workshops 

I. Council Cultural Protocol 

Documents 

J. Executive and Budget SC Report 

K. Public Comment 

L. Discussion and Action 

11. Election of Officers 

12. Other Business 

Non-emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion during its 201st 

meeting. However, Council final 

decisions will be restricted to those 

issues specifically listed in this 

document and any regulatory issue 

arising after publication of this 

document that requires emergency 

action under section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are 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: November 21, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Record of Decision for the B–21 Main 

Operating Base 2 or 3 Beddown at 

Dyess AFB, Texas or Whiteman AFB, 

Missouri Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of record 

of decision. 

SUMMARY: On October 3, 2024, the 

Department of the Air Force (DAF) 

signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for 

the Environmental Impact Statement B– 

21 Beddown Main Operating Base 2 

(MOB 2) or Main Operating Base 3 

(MOB 3) at Dyess AFB, Texas or 

Whiteman AFB, Missouri. 


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