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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - RIN 0648-XQ41

# AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

# ACTION:

Notice of partially closed meeting.

# SUMMARY:

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Sea Turtle Advisory Committee (STAC) in Honolulu, HI. A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.

# DATES:

The STAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 through Thursday, August 6, 2009, from 8:30am to 5:30pm. The portion of the meeting held from 9:30am to 5:30pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 will be closed to the public.

# ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808)522-8220.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The STAC will review the Council's sea turtle conservation program and other relevant activities, and produce recommendations for future program activities. The meeting will be closed to the public from 9:30am to 5:30pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 to discuss confidential employment and other internal administrative matters, in accordance with Section 302 (i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. All other portions of this meeting will be open to the public.

**Agenda**

*8:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2009*

1. Introduction and Approval of the Agenda

2. Review of Recommendations from the 4th STAC Meeting

3. Overview of Council Projects

4.-9. STAC Discussion on Contracts and Other Internal Administrative Matters (Closed Sessions)

*8:30 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009*

10. Fishery Impacts Offset Analysis 

11. Update of Sea Turtle Interactions in Hawaii-based Fisheries

12. Updates from STAC Members: Ongoing Projects and Recent Developments

13. Overview of Agency Activities

14. Top 20 Research Questions to Inform Marine Turtle Conservation 

15. Funding Priorities for the next 5 years

16. Council Project Proposal Protocol 

17. Recommendations from the STAC

18. Next meeting and meeting wrap-up

The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The Committee will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

## Special Accomodations

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 five days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: July 20, 2009

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. E9-17511 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]

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