81 FR 13340 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Marine Planning and Climate Change Committee (MPCCC), Social Science Plan Committee (SSPC) and Protected Species Advisory Committee (PSAC) to review relevant sections of the draft 2015 annual reports for the Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan (Pelagic FEP), American Samoa Archipelago FEP, Hawaii FEP, Mariana Archipelago FEP and Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) FEP and related purposes. The committees will also receive updates on matters related to fishery management and may make recommendations on these topics.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13340-13341]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05637]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 meetings of its Marine Planning and Climate Change Committee 
(MPCCC), Social Science Plan Committee (SSPC) and Protected Species 
Advisory Committee (PSAC) to review relevant sections of the draft 2015 
annual reports for the Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plan (Pelagic 
FEP), American Samoa Archipelago FEP, Hawaii FEP, Mariana Archipelago 
FEP and Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) FEP and related purposes. 
The committees will also receive updates on matters related to fishery 
management and may make recommendations on these topics.

DATES: The MPCCC meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on 
March 30-31, 2016. The SSPC will be held between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on 
April 1, 2016. The PSAC meeting will be held between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
on April 7 and 8, 2016. For specific times and agendas, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The MPCCC, SSPC and PSAC meetings will be held at the 
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; 
phone: (808) 522-8220.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided 
throughout the agendas. The order in which agenda items are addressed 
may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to complete 
scheduled business.

Agenda for the MPCCC Meeting

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2016

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Overview of Fishery Ecosystem Plans
A. Pelagic FEP Fisheries
B. Hawai`i Archipelago and Pacific Remote Island Areas FEP Fisheries
C. Mariana Archipelago FEP Fisheries
D. American Samoa FEP Fisheries
E. Ecosystem Components
i. Protected Species
ii. Fishing Communities
iii. Oceanography and Climate Change
iv. Essential Fish Habitat
v. Marine Planning
4. Overview of 2015 Annual Report Components
A. Marine Planning Indicators
i. Pelagic
ii. Archipelagic
B. Climate Change Indicators
i. Pelagic
ii. Archipelagic
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion
7. Recommendations

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2016

8. Pacific Islands Regional Planning Body Update
9. Marine Planning and Climate Change Community Workshops
A. Overview
B. Breakout Planning Sessions
i. American Samoa
ii. Hawaii
iii. Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
A. Planning Session Reports
i. American Samoa
ii. Hawaii
iii. Guam and CNMI
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion
12. Recommendations
13. Old Business
A. MPCC Action Plan Update
B. Other
14. New Business
A. Pacific Islands Regional Action Plan for the NOAA Climate Science 
Strategy
B. NOAA Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's Proposed Work Plan 
Resilience Working Group
C. 2016 Officer Nominations
D. Other
15. Public Comment
16. Discussion
17. Recommendations

Agenda for the SSPC Meeting

1 p.m.-5 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Status of the Previous Committee Meeting Recommendations
4. Council Human Dimensions Activities Update
A. 2015 Accomplishments
1. Human Dimensions Elements in Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 
(SAFE) Reports
2. Guam Fishing Conflict Study
3. Annual Catch Limit Social, Economic, Ecological, Management 
Uncertainty Process
B. 2016 Activities
1. Fishing Community Profiles
2. SAFE Report Data Gaps
3. Linking up Human Communities Research Priorities, SAFE Reports, 
Fishing Community Profiles
C. Current and Upcoming Research
5. Fishery Ecosystem Plans Annual/SAFE Report Review
A. Overview
B. Pelagic SAFE Report
C. Archipelagic SAFE Report
D. Chapter 3--Data Integration
6. Public Comment
7. Committee Discussion and Recommendations
8. Other Business and Next Meeting

Agenda for the PSAC Meeting

9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Status of the Second Protected Species Advisory Committee Meeting 
Recommendations
4. Fisheries and Protected Species Management Updates
A. Recent Council Actions
i. Pelagic fisheries actions
ii. Insular fisheries actions
iii. Discussion
B. Council Protected Species Activities Update
C. Endangered Species Act (ESA) Updates
i. Section 7 ESA consultations for pelagic and insular fisheries
ii. ESA listing and other related actions
iii. Discussion
5. FEP Annual Report Review Part I
A. Overview of the Report Structure and Process
B. Overview of the Ecosystem Module
i. Climate, ecosystems and biological section
ii. Habitat section
iii. Human dimensions section
iv. Marine planning section
C. Longline Fishery Sections
i. Summary of relevant fishery data
ii. Protected species section
iii. Data analysis and related meetings
a. Leatherback interactions in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery
b. Seabird interactions in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery

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c. Rare events bycatch workshop plan
iv. Discussion and synthesis
6. Public Comment

9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016

7. FEP Annual Report Review Part II
A. Pelagic Non-longline Fishery Sections
i. Summary of relevant fishery data
ii. Protected species section
iii. Discussion and synthesis
B. Insular Fishery Sections
i. Summary of relevant fishery data
ii. Protected species section
iii. Discussion and synthesis
C. Discussion on Monitoring Protected Species Interactions under the 
FEP Annual Reports
D. Discussion on Data Gaps and Research Needs
8. Council's Research Priorities
A. Five-year Research Priorities
B. Cooperative Research Priorities
C. Discussion
8. Public Comment
9. Committee Discussion and Recommendations
10. Other Business & Next Meeting

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: March 9, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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