[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1396-1397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00149]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD699


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 public meetings in American Samoa and Hawaii regarding the 
Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plans and American Samoa fishery management 
issues.

DATES: American Samoa Advisory Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 
Meeting: Wednesday January 28, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Public 
Meeting on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area Thursday January 29, 
2015 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; American Samoa Regional Ecosystem 
Advisory Committee Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Friday 
January 30, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Hawaii Council Advisory 
Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Wednesday February 4, 2015 
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Hawaii Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Thursday February 5, 2015 from 9 
a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations of 
meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: (808) 522-8220.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The locations of the meetings are as 
follows:
    <bullet> American Samoa Council Advisory Body Fishery Ecosystem 
Plan Review Meeting: Sadies by the Sea Conference Room, Utulei;
    <bullet> Public Meeting on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area: 
Sadies by the Sea Conference Room, Utulei;
    <bullet> American Samoa Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, 
Utulei;
    <bullet> Hawaii Council Advisory Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 
Meeting: Council Office, 1164 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI;
    <bullet> Hawaii Council Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Council Office, 1164 Bishop St., 
Honolulu, HI.

January 28, 2015 American Samoa Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting

    Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Overview of the Council and its Fisheries
    A. Authority and Responsibilities
    B. Council Structure, Programs, and Fisheries
    C. Five Year Program Plan
3. Review of Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plans
    A. Background
    B. Purpose
    C. Intended Outcomes
    D. Major Process Elements
     i. Mandates
     ii. FEP Objectives
     iii. Decision-making Process
     iv. Data
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Discussion and Recommendations

January 29, 2015 Public Meeting on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area

    Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Brief Overview of the Council
3. Temporary exemption to fish with the current large vessel prohibited 
area
    A. Background and History
    B. Management Option under Consideration
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Public Comment

January 30, 2015 American Samoa REAC FEP Meeting

    Agenda: See January 28 American Samoa Council Advisory Body FEP 
Meeting agenda.

February 4, 2015 Hawaii Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting

    Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Overview of the Council and its Fisheries
    A. Authority and Responsibilities
    B. Council Structure, Programs, and Fisheries
    C. Five Year Program Plan
3. Review of Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plans
    A. Background
    B. Purpose
    C. Intended Outcomes
    D. Major Process Elements
     i. Mandates
     ii. FEP Objectives
     iii. Decision-making Process
     iv. Data
4. Other Relevant Topics
5. Discussion and Recommendations

February 5, 2015 Hawaii REAC FEP Meeting

    Agenda: See February 4 Hawaii Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting 
agenda.

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: January 6, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-00149 Filed 1-8-15; 8:45 am]
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