53198 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 179 / Monday, September 15, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK48 

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: This notice advises the public 

that the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene a meeting of its Social Science 

Research Planning Committee in 

Honolulu, HI. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday, October 13, 2008, from 9 a.m. 

until 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Council office at 1164 Bishop Street, 

Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

agenda for the meeting is as follows: 

1. Introductions 

2. Overview of Recent and Current 

Research Projects 

3. Summary of Traditional and SmallScale Fisheries Issues Considered to 

Date 

4. Discussion of Additional or PlaceSpecific Issues to Consider 

5. Summary of Strawman Alternative 

6. Discussion of Strawman and Other 

Potential Alternatives 

7. Public Comment 

8. Recommendations for Needed 

Social Science Research/Analysis 

Regarding this Issue 

9. Other Business 

The order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. The Committee 

will meet as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is 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: September 10, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK49 

Western Pacific Regional 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 Western Pacific Regional 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

will convene the 99th meeting of its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) in Honolulu, HI. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 through 

Friday, October 10, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

agenda items. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Council Office Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, 

HI; telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808)-522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Wednesday, October 8, 2008; 8:30 a.m. 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 98th SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Report from the Pacific Fisheries 

Science Center Director 

5. Program Planning 

A. Annual Catch Limits 

B. WPSAR Process - Review Schedule 

C. Public Comment 

D. Discussion and Action 

6. Insular Fisheries 

A. Hawaii Archipelago Bottomfish 

1. Update on Main Hawaiian Islands 

(MHI) Management Actions 

2. Bottomfish CPUE Workshop 

3. Update on MHI Bottom Camera 

(BOTCAM) Project 

4. Bottomfish Stock Assessment 

5. Total Allowable Catch 

B. Council Advisory Group Reports 

1. Hawaii Regional Ecosystem 

Advisory Committee 

2. American Samoa Advisory Panel 

3. American Samoa Plan Team 

4. Marianas Archipelago Plan Team 

C. Public Comment 

D. Discussion and Action 

Thursday, October 9, 2008; 8:30 a.m. 

7. Pelagic Fisheries 

A. Longline Management 

1. Hawaii Shallow-set Fishery 

a. NMFS Biological Opinion 

b. Draft Supplementary 

Environmental Impact Statement Public 

Comments 

2. American Samoa Fishery 

a. Report of Public Meetings 

b. NMFS Biological Opinion 

B. Non-Longline Management 

1. Hawaii Offshore Handline Fishery 

2. Purse-seine Fish Aggregation 

Device (FAD) Fishery 

C. American Samoa and Hawaii 

Longline Quarterly Reports 

D. International Fisheries/Meetings 

1. Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Commission 

a. Science Committee 

b. U.S. Advisory Committee 

c. Northern Committee 

d. Technical & Compliance 

Committee 

2. Inter American Tropical Tuna 

Commission 

E. American Samoa Advisory Panel 

F. Public Comment 

G. Discussion and Action 

8. Protected Species 

A. Monk Seal Critical Habitat 

Designation Petition 

B. Loggerhead Distinct Population 

Segment Petition Response 

C. Leatherback Critical Habitat 

Petition 

D. Update on Inter-American 

Convention for the Conservation of 

Turtles 

E. Public Comment 

F. Discussion and Action 

Friday, October 10, 2008; 8:30 a.m. 

9. Other Business 

A. National SSC Workshop 

(November 12–14, 2008) 

B. 100th SSC Meeting 

10. Summary of SSC 

Recommendations to the Council 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

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