42800 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2017 / Notices 

announcements and introductions, 

presentation of the Law Enforcement 

Officer of the Year award, and election 

of a new Council Chair and Vice-Chair. 

The Council will receive a Legal 

Briefing on Litigation from NOAA 

General Counsel (if needed) during 

Closed Session. The Council will 

receive the Executive Director’s Report, 

an update on the Council’s Citizen 

Science Program, and an overview of 

the economic value of South Atlantic 

fisheries. The Council will also receive 

reports from NOAA Fisheries on the 

status of commercial and recreational 

catches versus ACLs for species not 

covered during an earlier committee 

meeting, status of the South Atlantic 

For-Hire Amendment, status of Bycatch 

Collection Programs, landings of 

dolphin fish caught with pelagic 

longline gear by vessel permit type, and 

the status of commercial electronic 

logbook reporting. The Council will 

review any Exempted Fishing Permits 

received by NOAA Fisheries as 

necessary. The Council will receive 

Committee reports from the Advisory 

Panel Selection, Habitat and EcosystemBased Management, SEDAR, Snapper 

Grouper, Mackerel Cobia, and Executive 

Finance Committees, review 

recommendations, and take action as 

appropriate. 

The Council will receive agency and 

liaison reports; and discuss other 

business and upcoming meetings. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action 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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: September 7, 2017. 

Jeffrey N. Lonergan, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Permanent Advisory Committee To 

Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission; Meeting Announcement 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces a meeting 

of the Permanent Advisory Committee 

(PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners 

to the Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on 

October 24–October 25, 2017. Meeting 

topics are provided under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be 

held on October 24, 2017, from 8 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is 

concluded) and October 25, 2017, from 

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business 

is concluded). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach 

Resort, 2169 Kalia Road, Honolulu, 

Hawaii 96815—in the Diamond Head 

Terrace Meeting Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands 

Regional Office; telephone: 808–725– 

5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email: 

emily.crigler@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 

Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et 

seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee, 

or PAC, has been convened to advise the 

U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC, 

certain members of which have been 

appointed by the Secretary of Commerce 

in consultation with the U.S. 

Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC 

supports the work of the U.S. National 

Section to the WCPFC in an advisory 

capacity. The U.S. National Section is 

made up of the U.S. Commissioners and 

the Department of State. NMFS Pacific 

Islands Regional Office provides 

administrative and technical support to 

the PAC in cooperation with the 

Department of State. The next regular 

annual session of the WCPFC (WCPFC 

14) is scheduled to be held December 

3–December 8, 2017, in the Philippines. 

More information on this meeting and 

the WCPFC, established under the 

Convention on the Conservation and 

Management of Highly Migratory Fish 

Stocks in the Western and Central 

Pacific Ocean, can be found on the 

WCPFC Web site: http://wcpfc.int/. 

Meeting Topics 

The PAC meeting topics may include 

the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2016 

Annual Meeting and 2017 sessions of 

the WCPFC Scientific Committee, 

Northern Committee, and Technical and 

Compliance Committee; (2) 

conservation and management measures 

for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack 

tuna and other species for 2017 and 

beyond; (3) potential U.S. proposals to 

WCPFC14; (4) input and advice from the 

PAC on issues that may arise at 

WCPFC14; (5) potential proposals from 

other WCPFC members; and (6) other 

issues. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting location is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Emily Crigler at 

(808) 725–5036 by October 6, 2017. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902. 

Dated: September 1, 2017. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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National Sea Grant Advisory Board 

(NSGAB) Public Meeting of the 

National Sea Grant Advisory Board’s 

Fall 2017 Meeting 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the 

National Sea Grant Advisory Board 

(NSGAB). 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the NSGAB. 

NSGAB members will discuss and 

provide advice on the National Sea 


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