80 FR 50269 - Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 160 (August 19, 2015)

Page Range		50269-50270
FR Document		2015-20523

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 14-October 15, 2015. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE119


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.

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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 14-October 15, 2015. 
Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this notice.

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 14, 2015, from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded) and October 15, 
2015, 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, Diamond Head Terrace, 2169 Kalia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Regional Office; telephone: 808-725-5036; facsimile: 808-725-5215; 
email: [email protected].

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 
(WCPFC12) is scheduled for December 3-December 8, 2015, in Bali, 
Indonesia. 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 2014 Annual Meeting and 2015 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 2016 and beyond; (3) a 
permanent measure for the WCPFC compliance monitoring scheme and 
development of a companion measure addressing responses to non-
compliance; (4) potential U.S. proposals to WCPFC12 (5) input and 
advice from the PAC on issues that may arise at

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WCPFC12; (6) potential proposals from other WCPFC members; and (7) 
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 
September 22, 2015.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902

    Dated: August 14, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-20523 Filed 8-18-15; 8:45 am]
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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Estimated Number of Respondents: Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Given the funding levels of the past October 14–October 15, 2015. Meeting
Paperwork Clearance Officer, three fiscal years, NOAA B–WET topics are provided under the
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, estimates that approximately 86 not-for- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., profit awardees and 4,000 teachers will this notice.
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the be invited to respond each year. DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). Estimated Time per Response: held on October 14, 2015, from 8 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Awardee-respondents will complete an to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is
Requests for additional information or online survey in 60 minutes and concluded) and October 15, 2015, from
copies of the information collection teacher-respondents will complete two 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business
instrument and instructions should be online surveys in 30 minutes each. is concluded).
directed to Bronwen Rice, NOAA Office Estimated Total Annual Burden ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
of Education, (202) 482–6797 or Hours: 2,325. the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach
Bronwen.Rice@noaa.gov. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Resort, Diamond Head Terrace, 2169
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting Kalia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815.
costs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Abstract
IV. Request for Comments Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands
This request is for an extension of a Regional Office; telephone: 808–725–
currently approved information Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information 5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email:
collection. emily.crigler@noaa.gov.
The NOAA Office of Education’s Bay is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
Watershed Education and Training (B–
whether the information shall have accordance with the Western and
WET) program seeks to contribute to
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
NOAA’s mission by supporting
agency’s estimate of the burden Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
education efforts to create an
(including hours and cost) of the seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee,
environmentally literate citizenry with
proposed collection of information; (c) or PAC, has been convened to advise the
the knowledge, attitudes, and skills
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC,
needed to protect watersheds and
clarity of the information to be certain members of which have been
related ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
ecosystems. B–WET currently funds
burden of the collection of information in consultation with the U.S.
projects in seven regions (California,
on respondents, including through the Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC
Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of
use of automated collection techniques supports the work of the U.S. National
Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and the
or other forms of information Section to the WCPFC in an advisory
Pacific Northwest). B–WET has created
technology. capacity. The U.S. National Section is
an across-region, internal evaluation
Comments submitted in response to made up of the U.S. Commissioners and
system to provide ongoing feedback on
this notice will be summarized and/or the Department of State. NMFS Pacific
program implementation and outcomes
included in the request for OMB Islands Regional Office provides
to ensure maximum quality and
approval of this information collection; administrative and technical support to
efficiency of the B–WET program. The
they also will become a matter of public the PAC in cooperation with the
evaluation system is sustained by B–
record. Department of State. The next regular
WET staff with occasional assistance
Dated: August 14, 2015. annual session of the WCPFC
from an outside contractor.
B–WET awardees and the awardees’ Sarah Brabson,
(WCPFC12) is scheduled for December
professional development teacher- 3–December 8, 2015, in Bali, Indonesia.
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
participants are asked to voluntarily More information on this meeting and
[FR Doc. 2015–20485 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am]
complete online survey forms to provide the WCPFC, established under the
BILLING CODE 3510–12–P Convention on the Conservation and
evaluation data. One individual from
each awardee organization is asked to Management of Highly Migratory Fish
complete a form once per year of the Stocks in the Western and Central
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
award, and the teacher participants are Pacific Ocean, can be found on the
asked to complete one form at the end National Oceanic and Atmospheric WCPFC Web site: http://wcpfc.int/.
of their professional development Administration Meeting Topics
program and another form at the end of RIN 0648–XE119 The PAC meeting topics may include
the following school year. the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2014
II. Method of Collection Permanent Advisory Committee To Annual Meeting and 2015 sessions of
Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the the WCPFC Scientific Committee,
Respondents submit their information Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
electronically on web-based survey Northern Committee, and Technical and
Commission; Meeting Announcement Compliance Committee; (2)
forms.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries conservation and management measures
III. Data Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack
OMB Control Number: 0648–0658. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tuna and other species for 2016 and
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Form Number: None. Commerce. beyond; (3) a permanent measure for the
Type of Review: Regular submission ACTION: Notice of public meeting. WCPFC compliance monitoring scheme
(extension of a currently approved and development of a companion
collection). SUMMARY: NMFS announces a meeting measure addressing responses to non-
Affected Public: Not-for-profit of the Permanent Advisory Committee compliance; (4) potential U.S. proposals
organizations and individuals or (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to WCPFC12 (5) input and advice from
households. to the Western and Central Pacific the PAC on issues that may arise at

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 14, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded) and October 15, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded).
Contact		Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office; telephone: 808-725-5036; facsimile: 808-725-5215; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 50269
RIN Number		0648-XE11

80 FR 50269 - Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement

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