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modified to include these regulatory 

exemptions. Minor sector exemption 

modifications may be granted without 

further notice if they are deemed 

essential to facilitate these exemptions 

and have minimal impacts that do not 

change the scope or impact of the 

initially approved sector exemption 

request. 

A supplemental information report 

analyzing the environmental impacts of 

this exemption request has been 

developed and is available online for 

review at http://

www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/

regs/. 

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

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XD781 

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 and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of its 118th Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC), SSC subworking group and its 162nd Council 

meeting to take actions on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. The Council will also 

convene meetings of the Pelagic and 

International Standing Committee and 

Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee. 

DATES: The SSC sub-working group will 

be held on Monday, March 9, between 

1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The SSC meeting will 

be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on 

March 10–12, 2015. The Council’s 

Pelagic and International Standing 

Committee meeting will be held 

between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on March 14, 

2015; Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee meeting will be held 

between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on March 14, 

2015; and the 162nd Council meeting 

will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 

p.m. on March 16–18, 2015. In addition, 

the Council will host a Fishers Forum 

on March 17, 2015, between 6 p.m. and 

9 p.m. For specific times and agendas, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The SSC Sub-working group 

on March 9, 2015, 118th SSC on March 

10–12, 2015, Pelagic and International 

Standing Committee and Executive and 

Budget Standing Committee on March 

14, 2015 will be held at the Council 

office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI 96813, telephone: (808) 

522–8220; 

The 162nd Council meeting on March 

16–18, 2015 will be held at the Laniakea 

YWCA-Fuller Hall, 1040 Richards 

Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, telephone: 

(808) 538–7061; and 

The Fishers Forum on March 17, 2015 

will be held at the Harbor View Center, 

Pier 38, 1129 North Nimitz Highway, 

Honolulu, HI 96817, telephone: (808) 

983–1200. 

Background documents will be 

available from, and written comments 

should be sent to, Mr. Edwin Ebisui, 

Chair, Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 1164 Bishop 

Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, 

telephone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: (808) 

522–8226. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the SSC and Council will hear 

recommendations from Council 

advisory groups. Public comment 

periods will be provided throughout the 

agendas. 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 SSC SubWorking Group 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Approval of the Agenda 

3. Main Hawaiian Island Deep 7 

Bottomfish 

A. Review of the Center for 

Independent Experts (CIE) review 

reports 

B. Current status of stock assessments 

and Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 

specification 

C. ABC specification for fishing year 

2015–16 

5. Public Comments 

6. Discussion and Recommendations 

Schedule and Agenda for 118th SSC 

Meeting 

8:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 117th SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Report from the Pacific Islands 

Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) 

Director 

5. Insular Fisheries 

A. Coral reef ecosystem stock 

assessments 

1. Hawaii kumu 

2. Hawaii parrotfish 

B. Report on the Main Hawaiian 

Island (MHI) Deep 7 Bottomfish public 

scoping meeting 

C. Report on PIFSC meeting with the 

Hawaii bottomfish fishermen 

D. 2nd Bottomfish Research 

Coordination Workshop 

E. Report on the Center for 

Independent Experts (CIE) review of the 

2014 MHI Deep 7 Bottomfish Stock 

Assessment 

F. NMFS actions on the MHI 

Bottomfish Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) 

G. Public Comment 

H. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

6. Program Planning 

A. National Standards (NS) 

Guidelines Proposed Rule 

B. NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate 

Science Strategy 

C. Report on the National SSC 

Workshop V 

D. Public Comment 

E. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

8:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2015 

7. Pelagic Fisheries 

A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye 

Commercial Minimum Size Limit 

1. Public Meetings 

2. Socio-economic studies 

3. Yield per Recruit Analyses 

B. American Samoa Large Vessel 

Prohibited Area (LVPA) changes (Action 

Item) 

C. Territorial Bigeye Specification 

(Action Item) 

D. American Samoa longline U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 

albacore catch limit (Action Item) 

E. Social Capital, Ethnic Diversity, 

and Economic Outcome in Hawaii’s 

Longline Fishery 

E. International Fisheries 

1. WCPFC 11th Regular Session 

F. Public Comment 

G. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

8. Protected Species 

A. Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Section 7 Consultations for Coral 

Species 

B. Effectiveness of Management 

Measures Implemented under the False 

Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan 

C. Draft 2014 Marine Mammal Stock 

Assessment Reports 

D. False Killer Whale Stock Boundary 

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E. Updates on ESA and Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) 

Actions 

1. ESA-listed Threatened Corals PostListing Activities 

2. Green Turtle Status Review 

3. North Pacific Humpback Whale 

Status Review 

4. Other Relevant Actions 

F. Public Comment 

G. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

8:30 a.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015 

9. Other Business 

A. 119th SSC Meeting 

10. Summary of SSC 

Recommendations to the Council 

Schedule for Council Standing 

Committee Meetings 

1 p.m.–3 p.m., Saturday, March 14, 2015 

Pelagic and International Standing 

Committee 

3 p.m.–5 p.m., Saturday, March 14, 2015 

Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee 

Schedule and Agenda for 162nd 

Council Meeting 

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday, March 16, 

2015 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Approval of the 162nd Agenda 

3. Approval of the 161st Meeting 

Minutes 

4. Executive Director’s Report 

5. Agency Reports 

A. National Marine Fisheries Service 

1. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center 

B. NOAA Office of General Counsel, 

Pacific Islands Section 

C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

D. Enforcement 

1. U.S. Coast Guard 

2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement 

3. NOAA Office of General Counsel, 

Enforcement Section 

E. Public Comment 

F. Council Discussion and Action 

6. Program Planning and Research 

A. National Standards Guidelines 

Proposed Rule 

B. Report on the National SSC 

Workshop V 

C. Report on the Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan Review by Council Family and 

Public 

D. NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate 

Science Strategy 

E. Fisheries Internship and Student 

Help Project 

F. Regional, National and 

International Outreach & Education 

G. Advisory Group Reports and 

Recommendations 

1. Marine Planning and Climate 

Change Committee 

H. Social Science Reports 

1. Report on the Regional Fishery 

Management Council’s Social Science 

Meeting 

I. Advisory Panel Recommendations 

J. SSC Recommendations 

K. Public Comment 

L. Council Discussion and Action 

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 

2015 

7. American Samoa Archipelago 

A. Motu Lipoti 

B. Fono Report 

C. Enforcement Issues 

D. Community Activities and Issues 

1. Report on the Governor’s Fisheries 

Committee 

2. Fisheries Development 

a. Fish Market Dedication 

b. Tri Marine/Samoa Tuna Processors 

Grand Opening of Canning Ops 

3. Marine Recreational Improvement 

Program (MRIP) & Territorial Science 

Initiative (TSI) updates 

E. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

1. American Samoa (AS) lunar 

calendar completion 

2. AS summer high school fisheries & 

marine resource management course 

3. TSI Seafood vendors forum 

4. MRIP Fishermen Forum 

5. Manu’a Outreach Project Summary 

F. Advisory Panel Recommendations 

G. SSC Recommendations 

H. Public Comment 

I. Council Discussion and Action 

8. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific 

Remote Island Areas (PRIA) 

A. Moku Pepa 

B. Legislative Report 

C. Enforcement 

D. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish 

1. PIFSC meeting with MHI 

Bottomfish Fishermen 

2. Report on the CIE review of the 

2014 MHI Deep 7 Bottomfish Stock 

Assessment 

3. Report on 2nd Hawaii Bottomfish 

Research Workshop 

4. Report on Public Scoping Meetings 

E. Community Projects, Activities and 

Issues 

1. Fish Processing Waste—A Valuable 

co-product from Hawaii Fisheries 

2. Hawaii Community Fish 

Aggregating Devices (FADS) 

3. Outreach and Education Report 

4. Lahaina Marine Planning Project 

5. Report on West Hawai‘i Habitat 

Blueprint Focus Area 

F. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale 

National Marine Sanctuary 

G. Advisory Panel Recommendations 

H. SSC Recommendations 

I. Public Comment 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

9. Protected Species 

A. ESA Listed Corals 

1. Section 7 Consultations for Coral 

Species 

2. Advanced Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking on 4(d) Take Prohibition for 

Corals 

3. Other Relevant Actions 

B. Effectiveness of Management 

Measures Implemented under the False 

Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan 

C. Draft 2014 Marine Mammal Stock 

Assessment Reports 

D. Updates on ESA and MMPA 

Actions 

1. Green Turtle Status Review 

2. North Pacific Humpback Whale 

Status Review 

3. Other Relevant Actions 

E. ESA Section 7 Integration Policy 

Directive 

F. Managing Green Turtles under the 

Council’s Archipelagic Fishery 

Ecosystem Plans 

G. Advisory Panel Recommendations 

H. SSC Recommendations 

I. Public Comment 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

10. Public Comment on Non-agenda 

Items 

6 p.m.–9 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2015 

Fishers Forum, Stock Assessment 

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 

2015 

11. Mariana Archipelago 

A. Guam 

1. Isla Informe 

2. Legislative Report 

3. Enforcement Issues 

4. Community Activities and Issues 

a. Update on Malesso CommunityBased Management Plan (CBMP) 

implementation 

b. Report on Village of Yigo CBMP 

meeting 

c. Report on Manell-Geus Habitat 

Blueprint Focus Area 

d. Report on Indigenous Fishing 

Rights Initiatives 

e. Report on the Guam fishing conflict 

B. Commonwealth of Northern 

Mariana Islands 

1. Arongol Falu ́

2. Legislative Report 

3. Enforcement Issues 

4. Community Activities and Issues 

a. Report on Northern Islands CBMP 

meeting 

b. Report on CNMI Joint Military 

Training Environmental Impact Study 

(EIS) 

5. Education and Outreach 

a. Radio Talk Show 

C. Marianas Trench Marine National 

Monument: Islands, Volcanic, and 

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E. SSC Recommendations 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

12. Pelagic & International Fisheries 

A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye 

Commercial Minimum Size Limit 

1. Public Meetings 

2. Socio-economic Considerations 

B. American Samoa Large Vessel 

Prohibited Area Temporary Exemption 

(Action Item) 

C. American Samoa longline EEZ 

albacore catch limit (Action Item) 

D. Territory Longline Bigeye 

Specification (Action Item) 

E. Report on Illegal, Unreported and 

Unregulated (IUU) and Seafood Labeling 

F. International Fisheries 

1. WCPFC 11th Regular Session 

G. Advisory Panel Recommendations 

H. SSC Recommendations 

I. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

J. Public Hearing 

K. Council Discussion and 

Recommendations 

13. Administrative Matters 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Council Family Changes 

1. Advisory Panel Changes 

2. Plan Team Changes 

D. Meetings and Workshops 

E. Other Business 

F. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

14. Other Business 

Non-Emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion and formal 

Council action during its 162nd 

meeting. However, Council action on 

regulatory issues 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 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: February 18, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Dated: February 11, 2015. 

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