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without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender is 

publicly accessible. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenna Malek, NMFS Alaska Region, 

jenna.malek@noaa.gov, (907) 271–1332. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that the 

Secretary, through NMFS, conduct a 

review of listed species at least once 

every 5 years (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(A)). 

The regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 

require that we publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing species 

currently under active review. Based on 

such reviews, we determine whether a 

listed species should be delisted, or be 

reclassified from endangered to 

threatened or from threatened to 

endangered (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)(B)). As 

described by the regulations in 50 CFR 

424.11(e), the Secretary shall delist a 

species if the Secretary finds that, after 

conducting a status review based on the 

best scientific and commercial data 

available: (1) The species is extinct; (2) 

the species does not meet the definition 

of an endangered species or a threatened 

species; or (3) the listed entity does not 

meet the statutory definition of a 

species. Any change in Federal 

classification would require a separate 

rulemaking process. 

The northern right whale (Eubalaena 

glacialis) was listed as endangered 

under the Endangered Species 

Preservation Act on December 2, 1970 

(35 FR 18319). In March 2008, NMFS 

reclassified the northern right whale as 

two separate endangered species, the 

North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena 

glacialis) and the North Pacific right 

whale (Eubalaena japonica) (73 FR 

12024; March 6, 2008). Background 

information on the North Pacific right 

whale is available on the NMFS website 

at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

species/north-pacific-right-whale. 

Determining if a Species Is Threatened 

or Endangered 

Section 4(a)(1) of the ESA requires 

that we determine whether a species is 

endangered or threatened based on one 

or more of the five following factors: (1) 

The present or threatened destruction, 

modification, or curtailment of its 

habitat or range; (2) overutilization for 

commercial, recreational, scientific, or 

educational purposes; (3) disease or 

predation; (4) the inadequacy of existing 

regulatory mechanisms; or (5) other 

natural or manmade factors affecting its 

continued existence. Section 4(b) also 

requires that our determination be made 

on the basis of the best scientific and 

commercial data available after 

conducting a review of the status of the 

species and after taking into account 

those efforts, if any, being made by any 

State or foreign nation to protect such 

species. 

Public Solicitation of New Relevant 

Information 

To ensure that the 5-year review is 

complete and based on the best 

scientific and commercial data 

available, we are soliciting new 

information from the public, 

governmental agencies, Tribes, the 

scientific community, industry, 

environmental entities, and any other 

interested parties concerning the status 

of the listed North Pacific right whale. 

Categories of requested information 

include: (1) Species biology including, 

but not limited to, population trends, 

distribution, abundance, demographics, 

and genetics; (2) habitat conditions 

including, but not limited to, amount, 

distribution, suitability, and important 

features for conservation; (3) status and 

trends of threats; (4) conservation 

measures that have been implemented 

that benefit the species, including 

monitoring data demonstrating 

effectiveness of such measures; (5) need 

for additional conservation measures; 

and (6) other new information, data, or 

corrections including, but not limited 

to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes 

and improved analytical methods for 

evaluating extinction risk. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: March 24, 2022. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB917] 

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 Social Science Planning 

Committee (SSPC), Archipelagic Plan 

Team (APT), and Fishery Data 

Collection and Research Committee— 

Technical Committee for the Data 

Collection Subpanel (FDCRC–TC–DCSP) 

meetings to discuss and make 

recommendations on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between April 14 and April 28, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSPC 

meeting will be held between 1 p.m. 

and 4:30 p.m. on April 14, 2022. The 

APT meeting will be held between 

1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on April 19–21, 2022. 

The FDCRC–TC–DCSP meeting will be 

held between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on April 

27–28, 2022. All times listed are Hawaii 

Standard Time. Public comment periods 

will be provided in the agendas. The 

order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. The meeting 

will run as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Agenda for the SSPC Meeting 

Thursday, April 14, 2022, 1 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. 

1. Welcome and introductions 

2. Approval of agenda 

3. Annual Stock Assessment and 

Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports 

A. Socioeconomic module user survey 

B. Socioeconomic modules 2021 report 

updates 

C. Fisher Observations 

4. Equity and environmental justice in 

fishery management 

5. Social Science Strategic Plan update 

6. Review of SSPC research plan and 

priorities 

7. Project updates 

8. Public comment 

9. Discussion and recommendations 

10. Other business 

Agenda for the Archipelagic Plan Team 

Meeting 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. 

1. Welcome and introductions 


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2. Approval of draft agenda 

3. Report on previous APT 

recommendations and Council 

actions 

4. 2021 Annual SAFE Report 

A. Fishery performance 

1. Archipelagic fisheries modules 

a. American Samoa 

1. Bottomfish fishery 

2. Ecosystem component fisheries 

3. Fisherman’s observations 

b. Guam 

1. Bottomfish fishery 

2. Ecosystem component fisheries 

3. Fisherman’s observations 

c. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI) 

1. Bottomfish fishery 

2. Ecosystem component fisheries 

3. Fisherman’s observations 

d. Hawaii 

1. Bottomfish fishery 

2. Crustacean fishery 

3. Precious coral fishery 

4. Ecosystem component fisheries 

5. Fisherman’s observations 

2. APT Discussion on improving 

bycatch reporting 

3. Building the Annual SAFE noncommercial fisheries module 

a. Territorial non-commercial module 

b. Hawaii non-commercial module 

4. Discussions 

5. Public comment 

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. 

B. Ecosystem considerations 

1. Protected species section 

2. Climate, ecosystems and biological 

section 

a. Environmental & climate variables 

b. Life history and length-derived 

variables 

c. Biomass estimates for coral reef 

Ecosystem Components 

3. Habitat section—Essential Fish 

Habitat (EFH) modeling 

4. Socioeconomics section 

5. Marine planning section 

6. Discussions 

7. Public Comment 

C. Administrative reports 

1. Number of federal permits and catch 

reports 

2. Regulatory actions in 2021 

3. Discussions 

4. Public comment 

Thursday, April 21, 2022, 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. 

5. APT action items 

A. Aquaculture management framework 

alternatives (Action Item) 

B. Alternatives for Northwest Hawaiian 

Islands fishing regulations (Action 

Item) 

6. Status report on the multifaceted 

approach to Territorial data 

collection 

7. Main Hawaiian Islands Uku EFH 

modeling 

A. Tier 1 static modeling approach 

B. Tier 2 dynamic modeling approach 

8. APT discussion on Forage Fish 

Conservation Act of 2021 

9. Discussions 

10. Public comment 

11. APT recommendations 

12. Other Business 

Agenda for the Fishery Data Collection 

and Research Committee—Technical 

Committee Meeting 

Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. 

1. Welcome and introductions 

2. Approval of draft agenda 

3. Report on previous Technical 

Committee recommendations and 

Council actions 

4. Report on the individual jurisdiction 

data collection improvement work 

A. American Samoa 

B. Guam 

C. CNMI 

D. Hawaii 

1. Commercial fishery 

2. Non-commercial fishery 

5. Report on the electronic reporting 

initiatives 

A. Catchit Logit implementation 

B. Sellit Logit database migration 

C. Mandatory license and reporting 

regulations 

6. Discussions 

7. Public comment 

Thursday, April 28, 2022, 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. 

8. Revisiting and renewing data sharing 

agreements 

9. Review and updates to the Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

(MRIP) Regional Implementation 

Plan 

A. American Samoa 

B. Guam 

C. CNMI 

D. Hawaii 

10. Consolidation of the new tasks for 

the MRIP Regional Implementation 

Plan 

11. Discussions 

12. Other business 

13. Public comment 

14. FDCRC–TC–DCSP 

Recommendations 

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: March 24, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB913] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Stock 

Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering 

Committee will convene a public 

meeting to discuss and approve the 5- 

year calendar for stock assessments, and 

to address any other concerns related to 

the WPSAR process. 

DATES: The Steering Committee will 

meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on April 13, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

by web conference. Audio and visual 

portions of the web conference can be 

accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/ 

wprfmc/j.php?MTID=m2c2914733846c

6790ffb9cffdb1b9462. Web conference 

access information will also be posted 

on the Council’s website at 

www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with 

the web conference connection, contact 

the Council office at (808) 522–8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlowe Sabater; phone: (808) 522– 

8143, or email: marlowe.sabater@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

WPSAR Steering Committee consists of 

the Council’s Executive Director, the 

Director of the NMFS Pacific Islands 

Fisheries Science Center, and the 

Regional Administrator of the NMFS 

Pacific Islands Regional Office. You may 

read more about WPSAR at https://

www.pifsc.noaa.gov/peer_reviews/ 

wpsar/index.php. 

The public will have an opportunity 

to comment during the meeting. The 

agenda order may change. The meeting 

will run as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Meeting Agenda 

1. Introductions 

2. Update on Science Policies 


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