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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB367] 

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 141st Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), Fishery Data 

Collection and Research Committee 

(FDCRC), Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee, and 187th Council 

meetings to take actions on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between September 14 and September 

23, 2021. 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 187th 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, 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 141st SSC meeting will be held 

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

September 14–16, 2021. The Fishery 

Data Collection and Research 

Committee will be held between 12:30 

p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on September 20, 

2021. The Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee meeting will be 

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

on September 20, 2021. The 187th 

Council meeting will be held between 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on September 21–23, 

2021. 

Please note that the evolving public 

health situation regarding COVID–19 

may affect the conduct of the September 

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 only 

for the 187th Council meeting. 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 187th 

Council meeting will be available at 

www.wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on final action items at the 

187th Council meeting should be 

received at the Council office by 5 p.m. 

HST, September 17, 2021, 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@

noaa.gov. 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 141st Scientific and 

Statistical Committee Meeting 

Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 140th SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Report from Pacific Islands Fisheries 

Science Center Director 

5. Program Planning and Research 

A. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Model 

for the Main Hawaiian Island (MHI) 

Uku 

B. Report on the Bottomfish Fishery 

in the Opened Bottomfish 

Restricted Fishing Areas (BRFA) 

C. American Samoa Bottomfish Stock 

Assessment Improvement Plan 

D. Review of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act (MSA) Five-Year Research 

Priorities 

E. Potential MSA Reauthorization 

Provisions Affecting the SSC 

F. SSC Three-Year Plan 

G. Public Comment 

H. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

6. Protected Species 

A. Hawaii Longline Fishery Seabird 

Mitigation Measures 

1. Results of the Tori Line 

Experimental Fishing Permit Study 

in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline 

Fishery 

2. Options for Revising Seabird 

Mitigation Measures in the Hawaii 

Deep-set Longline Fishery (Action 

Item) 

B. SSC Working Group Issues Paper 

on Alternative Approaches to 

Reduce Impacts to False Killer 

Whales 

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 (MMPA) Updates 

E. Public Comment 

F. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

7. Pelagic Fisheries 

A. Update on Southwest Fisheries 

Science Center Pelagic Fisheries 

Research 

B. Investigating the Impact of Imports 

on the Hawaii Fish Market 

C. Shark Depredation in the Mariana 

Archipelago 

D. Review of Impacts of the 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine 

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E. Suitability of a Depletion-Based 

Limit Reference Point versus 

Maximum Sustainable Yield for 

Highly Productive Pelagic Stocks 

F. International Fisheries 

1. Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission (IATTC) Science 

Advisory Committee 

2. Report of the 2021 International 

Scientific Committee (ISC) Plenary 

3. Outcomes of the 17th WesternCentral Pacific Fisheries 

Commission (WCPFC) Science 

Committee 

4. Outcomes of the 2nd Tropical Tuna 

Workshop 

G. Public Comment 

H. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

Thursday, September 16, 2021, 11 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. 

8. Other Business 

A. November 30–December 2, 2021 

SSC Meeting Dates 

9. Summary of SSC Recommendations 

to the Council 

Agenda for the Fishery Data Collection 

and Research Committee 

Monday, September 20, 2021, 12:30 

p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

1. Welcome Remarks and Introductions 

2. FDCRC Strategic Plan 2022–26 

3. Report on the Catchit Logit 

Implementation 

4. Critical Role of Mandatory License 

and Reporting Regulation 

5. Transfer of Catchit Logit 

Implementation to Territorial 

Agencies 

A. Transition Plan 

B. Timeline 

6. Public Comment 

7. Other Business 

8. Discussions and Recommendations 

Agenda for the Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee 

Monday, September 20, 2021, 3:30 p.m. 

to 5:30 p.m. 

1. Financial Reports 

2. Administrative Reports 

3. Huffman MSA Reauthorization 

4. Council Family Changes 

5. Meetings and Workshops 

6. Other Issues 

7. Public Comment 

8. Discussion and Recommendations 

Agenda for the 187th Council Meeting 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 11 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Oath of Office 

3. Approval of the 187th Agenda 

4. Approval of the 186th Meeting 

Minutes 

5. Executive Director’s Report 

6. 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. 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 

7. Program Planning and Research 

A. National Legislative Report 

1. Huffman MSA Reauthorization 

2. Advisory Group Review of the MSA 

Reauthorization 

B. Standardized Bycatch Reporting 

Methodology & Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan Amendments for Updating 

Consistency (Final Action) 

C. Regional Research Priorities and 

Plans 

D. FDCRC Strategic Plan 

E. SSC Three-Year Plan 

F. Review of Council Aquaculture 

Management and Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Update 

G. Regional Communications & 

Outreach Report 

H. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Fishery Data Collection and 

Research Committee 

5. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

I. Public Comment 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 4:30 p.m. 

to 5 p.m. 

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

8. Mariana Archipelago 

A. Guam 

1. Isla Informe 

2. Department of Agriculture/Division 

Aquatic and Wildlife Resources 

Report 

B. CNMI 

1. Arongol Falu ́

2. Department Land Natural 

Resources (DLNR)/Division Fish 

and Wildlife Report 

C. Shark Depredation in the Mariana 

Archipelago 

D. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

E. Public Comment 

F. Council Discussion and Action 

9. Protected Species 

A. Hawaii Longline Fishery Seabird 

Mitigation Measures 

1. Results of the Tori Line 

Experimental Fishing Permit Study 

in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline 

Fishery 

2. Options for Revising Seabird 

Mitigation Measures in the Hawaii 

Deep-set Longline Fishery (Initial 

Action) 

B. SSC Working Group Issues Paper 

on Alternative Approaches to 

Reduce Impacts to False Killer 

Whales 

C. Green Turtle Management 

D. ESA Consultations for the Hawaii 

Deep-set Longline Fishery, 

American Samoa Longline Fishery, 

and Bottomfish Fisheries 

E. ESA and MMPA Updates 

F. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

10. American Samoa Archipelago 

A. Motu Lipoti 

B. Department of Marine and Wildlife 

Resources Report 

C. American Samoa Bottomfish 

Fishery 

1. Bottomfish Management Unit 

Species Rebuilding Plan (Final 

Action) 

2. Territorial Bottomfish Fishery 

Management Plan 

3. Bottomfish Community 

Development Program Request 

4. Bottomfish Stock Assessment 

Improvement Process 

D. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

E. Public Comment 

F. Council Discussion and Action 

Thursday, September 23, 2021, 11 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. 

11. Pelagic and International Fisheries 


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A. American Samoa Large Vessel 

Prohibited Area Monitoring 

B. Investigating the Impact of Imports 

on the Hawaii Fish Market 

C. Review of Impacts to the Hawaii 

Longline Fishery from the 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine 

National Monument Expansion 

D. International Fisheries 

1. IATTC Science Advisory 

Committee 

2. Report of the 2021 ISC Plenary 

3. Outcomes of the 17th WCPFC 

Science Committee 

4. Defining Purse Seine Vessels of 

American Samoa 

5. Outcomes of the 2nd Tropical Tuna 

Workshop 

6. Permanent Advisory Committee 

E. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

12. Hawai‘i Archipelago & Pacific 

Remote Island Areas (PRIA) 

A. Moku Pepa 

B. DLNR/Division of Aquatic 

Resources Report (Legislation, 

Enforcement, Bottomfish 

Management including BRFA) 

C. Specifying Annual Catch Limits for 

the Main Hawaiian Islands Uku 

Fishery (Final Action) 

D. EFH Model for the Main Hawaiian 

Island Uku 

E. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

Proposed National Marine 

Sanctuary Update 

F. Advisory Group Report and 

Recommendations 

1. Advisory Panel 

2. Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee 

3. Non-Commercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee 

4. Scientific & Statistical Committee 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

13. Administrative Matters 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Council Family Changes 

D. Meetings and Workshops 

E. Standing Committee Report 

F. Public Comment 

G. 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 187th 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 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: August 23, 2021. 

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–XB366] 

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 meeting of its 

Herring Advisory Panel 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 webinar will be held on 

Monday, September 13, 2021, at 1 p.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/114900480833046795. 

ADDRESSES: 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Herring Advisory Panel will 

review and select final preferred 

alternatives for Framework 9, an action 

considering a rebuilding plan and 

potential adjustments to herring 

accountability measures. They will 

discuss initial work priorities for 2022 

specific to the Herring Fishery 

Management Plan. The Council will 

consider these recommendations at the 

September Council meeting. Other 

business may be discussed, as 

necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: August 23, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18408 Filed 8–25–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB365] 

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 meeting of its 


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