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occurred in Surfside, Florida, and the 

implementation of recommendations 

from previous investigations. The 

agenda may change to accommodate 

Committee business. The final agenda 

will be posted on the NIST website at 

https://www.nist.gov/topics/disasterfailure-studies/national-constructionsafety-team-ncst/advisory-committeemeetings. 

DATES: The NCST Advisory Committee 

will meet on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 

from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 

Thursday, June 9, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via web conference. For instructions on 

how to participate in the meeting, 

please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tanya Brown-Giammanco, Disaster and 

Failure Studies Program, Engineering 

Laboratory, NIST. Tanya BrownGiammanco’s email address is 

Tanya.Brown-Giammanco@nist.gov and 

her phone number is (240) 267–9504. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established pursuant to 

Section 11 of the NCST Act (Pub. L. 

107–231, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7301 et 

seq.). The Committee is currently 

composed of seven members, appointed 

by the Director of NIST, who were 

selected on the basis of established 

records of distinguished service in their 

professional community and their 

knowledge of issues affecting the 

National Construction Safety Teams. 

The Committee advises the Director of 

NIST on carrying out the NCST Act; 

reviews the procedures developed for 

conducting investigations; and reviews 

the reports issued documenting 

investigations. Background information 

on the NCST Act and information on the 

NCST Advisory Committee is available 

at https://www.nist.gov/topics/disasterfailure-studies/national-constructionsafety-team-ncst/advisory-committee. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 

App., notice is hereby given that the 

NCST Advisory Committee will meet on 

Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from 11:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, June 9, 

2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. NIST previously 

published a notice for this meeting on 

February 18, 2022, at 87 FR 9322. This 

notice repeats the same information 

contained in the previous notice but 

corrects the date of the meeting, updates 

the topics being discussed, and provides 

notice that the meeting will be recorded. 

The meeting will be open to the public 

and will be held via web conference. 

Interested members of the public will be 

able to participate in the meeting from 

remote locations. The primary purpose 

of this meeting is to update the 

Committee on the progress of the NCST 

investigation focused on the impacts of 

Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, 

progress of the NCST investigation 

focused on the Champlain Towers 

South partial building collapse that 

occurred in Surfside, Florida, and the 

implementation of recommendations 

from previous investigations. The 

agenda may change to accommodate 

Committee business. The final agenda 

will be posted on the NIST website at 

https://www.nist.gov/topics/disasterfailure-studies/national-constructionsafety-team-ncst/advisory-committeemeetings. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to 

items on the Committee’s agenda for 

this meeting are invited to request a 

place on the agenda. Approximately 

thirty minutes will be reserved for 

public comments and speaking times 

will be assigned on a first-come, firstserved basis. This meeting will be 

recorded. Public comments can be 

provided via email or by web 

conference attendance. The amount of 

time per speaker will be determined by 

the number of requests received. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. All those 

wishing to speak must submit their 

request by email to the attention of Peter 

Gale at Peter.Gale@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. 

Speakers who wish to expand upon 

their oral statements, those who wish to 

speak but cannot be accommodated on 

the agenda, and those who are unable to 

attend are invited to submit written 

statements electronically by email to 

disaster@nist.gov. 

Anyone wishing to attend this 

meeting via web conference must 

register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Tuesday, May 31, 2022, to attend. Please 

submit your full name, the organization 

you represent (if applicable), email 

address, and phone number to Peter 

Gale at Peter.Gale@nist.gov. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB843] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 143rd Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), Pelagic and 

International Standing Committee, 

Executive and Budget Standing 

Committee, and 190th Council meetings 

to take actions on fishery management 

issues in the Western Pacific Region. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between March 15 and March 24, 2022. 

For specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

by web conference via Webex. 

Instructions for 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 Council has arranged host sites 

only for the 190th Council meeting at 

the following venues: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Kitty M. Simonds, Executive 

Director, Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council; phone: (808) 522– 

8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All times 

shown are in Hawaii Standard Time. 

The 143rd SSC meeting will be held 

between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 

15–17, 2022. The Pelagic and 

International Standing Committee will 

be held between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on 

March 21, 2022. The Executive and 

Budget Standing Committee meeting 

will be held between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 

p.m. on March 21, 2022. The 190th 

Council meeting will be held between 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 22–24, 

2022. 

Please note that the evolving public 

health situation regarding COVID–19 

may affect the conduct of the March 


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Council and its associated meetings. At 

the time this notice was submitted for 

publication, the Council anticipated 

convening the meeting by web 

conference with host site locations in 

Guam, CNMI and American Samoa for 

the 190th Council meeting only. Council 

staff will monitor COVID–19 

developments and will determine the 

extent to which in-person public 

participation at host sites will be 

allowable consistent with applicable 

local and federal safety and health 

guidelines. If public participation will 

be limited to web conference only or on 

a first-come-first-serve basis consistent 

with applicable guidelines, the Council 

will post notice on its website at 

www.wpcouncil.org. 

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 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 190th 

Council meeting will be available at 

www.wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on final action items at the 

190th Council meeting should be 

received at the Council office by 5 p.m. 

HST, March 18, 2022, 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. 

Agenda for the 143rd SSC Meeting 

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 142nd SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center (PIFSC) Director Report 

5. Island Fisheries 

A. Review of the Acceptable 

Biological Catch for the Main 

Hawaiian Island Deepwater Shrimp 

and Precious Corals (Action Item) 

B. Revision of the Territorial 

Bottomfish Management Unit 

Species (BMUS) Complex 

1. Multivariate Analysis of the 

Territorial BMUS 

2. Options for Revising the Territorial 

BMUS Complex 

C. Outcomes of the American Samoa 

Bottomfish Fisherman Data 

Workshop 

D. Public Comment 

E. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

6. Protected Species 

A. False Killer Whale Hook Study 

Implications 

B. Meta-synthesis of Marine Turtle 

Post-release Mortality 

C. Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Consultations for the Hawaii Deepset Longline Fishery, American 

Samoa Longline Fishery, and 

Bottomfish Fisheries 

D. ESA and Marine Mammal 

Protection Act Updates 

E. Public Comment 

F. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

7. Pelagic and International Fisheries 

A. 2021 American Samoa Longline 

Fishery Report 

B. 2021 Hawaii Longline Fishery 

Report 

C. Area Based Management 

1. Assessing the Population-level 

Conservation Effects of Marine 

Protected Areas 

2. The Trade-off Between Biodiversity 

and Sustainable Fish Harvest with 

Area-Based Management 

3. SSC Working Group on Area-Based 

Management 

D. International Fisheries 

1. South Pacific Regional Fisheries 

Management Organization 

(SPRFMO) Annual Meeting 

2. New Strategy for Addressing 

Western-Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission (WCPFC) Issues 

3. Biodiversity Beyond National 

Jurisdiction 

E. Public Comment 

F. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

Thursday, March 17, 2022, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

8. Other Business 

A. June 14–16, 2022 SSC Meeting 

Dates 

9. Summary of SSC Recommendations 

to the Council 

Agenda for the Pelagic and 

International Standing Committee 

Monday, March 21, 2022, 1 p.m. to 3 

p.m. 

1. Status of ESA Biological Opinions 

2. MSA304(i) Obligations for Western 

and Central Pacific Silky Sharks 

3. International Fisheries 

A. Update from PIRO on WCPFC 

Matters 

B. New Pacific Strategy & Information 

Paper 

4. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

5. Other Business 

6. Public Comment 

7. Discussion and Recommendations 

Agenda for the Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee 

Monday, March 21, 2022, 3:30 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m. 

1. Financial Reports 

2. Administrative Reports 

3. Regional Operating Agreement 

Update 

4. Council Family Changes 

5. Meetings and Workshops 

6. Other Issues 

7. Public Comment 

8. Discussion and Recommendations 

Agenda for the 190th Council Meeting 

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Approval of the 190th Agenda 

3. Approval of the 189th Meeting 

Minutes 

4. Executive Director’s Report 

5. Agency Reports 

A. NMFS 

1. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

2. PIFSC 

B. NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Pacific Islands Section 

C. Enforcement 

1. U.S. Coast Guard 

2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement 

3. NOAA Office of General Counsel 

Enforcement Section 

D. U.S. State Department 

E. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

6. Mariana Archipelago 

A. Guam 

1. Department of Agriculture/Division 

Aquatic and Wildlife Resources 

Report 

2. Isla Informe 

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1. Arongol Falu ́

2. Department of Lands Natural 

Resources/Division of Fish and 

Wildlife Report 

3. Proposed Marianas Sanctuary 

Nomination Discussion 

C. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

D. Public Comment 

E. Council Discussion and Action 

7. Hawaii Archipelago and Pacific 

Remote Island Areas 

A. Moku Pepa 

B. Department of Land and Natural 

Resources/Division of Aquatic 

Resources Report (Legislation, 

Enforcement) 

C. Green Turtle Management Update 

D. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

Proposed National Marine 

Sanctuary 304(a)(5) Council 

Response 

E. Specification of the Main Hawaiian 

Island Deepwater Shrimp and 

Precious Coral Annual Catch Limits 

for Fishing Year 2022–2025 (Final 

Action) 

F. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 4:30 p.m. to 

5 p.m. 

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 

Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

8. Pelagic and International Fisheries 

A. 2021 American Samoa Longline 

Fishery Report 

B. 2021 Hawaii Longline Fishery 

Report 

C. Area-Based Management Working 

Group Reports 

1. Assessing the Population-level 

Conservation Effects of Marine 

Protected Areas 

2. The Trade-off Between Biodiversity 

and Sustainable Fish Harvest with 

Area-Based Management 

3. SSC Working Group on Area-Based 

Management 

D. International Fisheries 

1. SPRFMO Annual Meeting 

2. New Strategy for Addressing 

WCPFC Issues 

3. Biodiversity Beyond National 

Jurisdiction 

E. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

F. Pelagic and International Standing 

Committee 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

9. Protected Species 

A. False Killer Whale Hook Study 

Implications 

B. ESA Section 7 Mapper Overview 

C. ESA Consultations for the Hawaii 

Deep-set Longline Fishery, 

American Samoa Longline Fishery, 

and Bottomfish Fisheries 

D. ESA and Marine Mammal 

Protection Act Updates 

E. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

10. American Samoa Archipelago 

A. Motu Lipoti 

B. DMWR Report 

C. Outcomes of the American Samoa 

Bottomfish Fisherman Data 

Workshop 

D. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

E. Public Comment 

F. Council Discussion and Action 

Thursday, March 24, 2022, 11 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

11. Program Planning and Research 

A. National Legislative Report 

B. Multivariate Analysis of the 

Territorial Bottomfish Management 

Unit Species 

C. Options for Revising the Territorial 

BMUS Complex 

D. Report of the Pilot Implementation 

of Catchit Logit 

E. Aquaculture Management Final 

Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement and Future 

Action 

F. Report on the Environmental 

Justice Workshop 

G. Regional Communications and 

Outreach Report 

H. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Archipelagic Plan Team 

4. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

I. Public Comment 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

12. Administrative Matters 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Regional Operating Agreement 

Update 

D. Council Family Changes 

E. Meetings and Workshops 

F. Standing Committee Report 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

13. Other Business 

Non-emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion and formal 

Council action during its 190th 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 MSA, 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: February 23, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB841] 

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) is 

scheduling a public joint meeting of its 

Habitat Committee via webinar to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 1 p.m. 


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