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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106437-106438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31347]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE574]

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.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a joint meeting of its Archipelagic Plan Team (APT) and Pelagic 
Plan Team (PPT) to discuss fishery management issues and develop 
recommendations for future management of fisheries in the Western 
Pacific Region.

DATES: The APT and PPT will meet jointly from Tuesday to Thursday, 
January 21-23, 2025, between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time 
(HST). For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually with remote participation 
(Webex) options available for the members, and public attendance 
limited to web conference via Webex. Specific information on joining 
the meeting, connecting to the web conference and making 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, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or 
(808) 522-8226 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APT and PPT meeting will be held Tuesday 
to Thursday, January 21-23, 2025, between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii

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Standard Time (HST) (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 8 
a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 22-24, 2025, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). 
Opportunities to present oral public comment will be provided on the 
agenda. The order of the agenda may change, and will be announced in 
advance at the meeting. The meeting may run past the scheduled times 
noted above to complete scheduled business.

Agenda for the Archipelagic Plan Team Meeting

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 12 Noon to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) 
(11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 
January 22-24, 2025, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)).

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on 2024 Plan Team Recommendations and Work Items
A. Fishery Performance Work Items
    i. American Samoa
    a. Creel Survey Data Evaluation
    b. Species-Specific Catch Reporting and Annual Catch Limit Tracking
    c. Available Fish Aggregating Device Program Data
    ii. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
    a. Commercial Data Update
    iii. Guam
    a. Impact of Weather and Military Closures on Fishing Effort
    iv. Hawaii
    a. Bottomfish Management Unit Species (MUS) Aggregation
    b. Bottomfish Prevalence at United Fishing Agency
    v. Pelagics
    a. Socioeconomic Observer Data Collection
    b. Life History Module
    vi. Commercial Fishery Data
    a. Low Territorial Commercial Reporting
    b. Discrepancies in Commercial Data Streams
    vii. Oceanic and Ecosystem Indicators
    a. Brainstorm of New Recruitment Indices
    b. Tula Observatory Data
    c. Data Integration/Fishery-Ecosystem Relationships
    viii. Online Portal Review
B. Public Comment on Day 1 Agenda Items

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time 
(HST) (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 
January 22-24, 2025, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)).

C. Ecosystem Component Species (ECS) Management

    i. Presentation on How to Manage ECS
    ii. Examples from other Councils
    iii. Ecosystem Objectives
    iv. How to promote back an MUS
    v. General Council Pacific Islands Perspective
    3. Non-Commercial Fishey Performance
    a. Pelagic Territorial Non-commercial Module
    b. Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Presentation on 
Nature of MRIP Surveys and Hawaii Marine Recreational Fisheries Survey
    c. A new Approach to the Hawaii MUS Non-commercial Module
    d. Discussion on Hawaii Non-Commercial Module stemming from 
December Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting
    e. Including Uku Non-Commercial Catch
4. Public Comment on Day 2 Agenda Items

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time 
(HST) (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 
January 22-24, 2025, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)).

5. Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report Revamp Status 
Update
6. Council Actions
    a. Tier 6 Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule
    b. American Samoa Bottomfish MUS Revision Updates
    c. ACL Specifications
1. CNMI Bottomfish
2. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku
3. MHI Kona Crab
4. MHI Deepwater Shrimp and Precious Corals
    d. Pelagic Action Updates and Discussion
1. Electronic Monitoring
2. Crew Training
3. North Pacific Striped Marlin
7. Other Business
8. Public Comment on Day 3 Agenda Items
9. Discussion and Recommendations

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Please 
direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary 
aids to Kitty M. Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: December 23, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-31347 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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