81 FR 55181 - Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 160 (August 18, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-19747

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 6-October 7, 2016. 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-XE767


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 6-October 7, 2016. 
Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this notice.

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 6, 2016, from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded) and October 7, 
2016, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 
Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814--in the Garden Lanai Meeting 
Room.

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 
(WCPFC13) is scheduled to be held December 5-December 9, 2016, in Fiji. 
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 2015 Annual Meeting and 2016 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 WCPFC13; (4) input and advice from the PAC 
on issues that may arise at WCPFC13; (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 
September 15, 2016.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.

    Dated: August 15, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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excessive feedback. (See the PFMC DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Stocks in the Western and Central
GoToMeeting Audio Diagram for best Pacific Ocean, can be found on the
practices). System Requirements for PC- National Oceanic and Atmospheric WCPFC Web site: http://wcpfc.int/.
based attendees: Windows® 7, Vista, or Administration
Meeting Topics
XP; for Mac®-based attendees: Mac OS® RIN 0648–XE767
X 10.5 or newer; and for mobile The PAC meeting topics may include
attendees: iPhone®, iPad®, AndroidTM Permanent Advisory Committee To the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2015
phone or Android tablet (See the Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Annual Meeting and 2016 sessions of
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries the WCPFC Scientific Committee,
GoToMeeting Webinar Apps).
Commission; Meeting Announcement Northern Committee, and Technical and
You may send an email to Compliance Committee; (2)
kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov or contact AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries conservation and management measures
him at (503) 820–2280, extension 425 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack
for technical assistance. A public Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tuna and other species for 2017 and
listening station will also be provided at Commerce. beyond; (3) potential U.S. proposals to
the Pacific Council office. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. WCPFC13; (4) input and advice from the
Council address: Pacific Council, PAC on issues that may arise at
SUMMARY: NMFS announces a meeting WCPFC13; (5) potential proposals from
7700 NE. Ambassador Place, Suite 101, of the Permanent Advisory Committee
Portland, OR 97220–1384. other WCPFC members; and (6) other
(PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners issues.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. to the Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on Special Accommodations
Mike Burner, Pacific Council; phone:
(503) 820–2414. October 6–October 7, 2016. Meeting The meeting location is physically
topics are provided under the accessible to people with disabilities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The STT SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Requests for sign language
and MEW will discuss items on the this notice. interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Pacific Council’s September 2016 DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be should be directed to Emily Crigler at
meeting agenda. Major topics include, held on October 6, 2016, from 8 a.m. to (808) 725–5036 by September 15, 2016.
but are not limited to, Salmon 4 p.m. HST (or until business is Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.
Methodology Review and the concluded) and October 7, 2016, from 8
Sacramento River Winter Chinook Dated: August 15, 2016.
a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is
Harvest Control Rule Update. The STT concluded). Emily H. Menashes,
and MEW may also address one or more ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
of the Council’s scheduled Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson
Administrative Matters. Public [FR Doc. 2016–19747 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am]
Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814—in the
comments during the webinar will be Garden Lanai Meeting Room. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

received from attendees at the discretion FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of the STT and MEW Chairs. Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Although nonemergency issues not Regional Office; telephone: 808–725–
contained in the meeting agenda may be 5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
discussed, those issues may not be the emily.crigler@noaa.gov. Administration
subject of formal action during this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
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meeting. Action will be restricted to accordance with the Western and
those issues specifically listed in this Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
document and any issues arising after Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
publication of this document that seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee,
or PAC, has been convened to advise the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
require emergency action under section
U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
certain members of which have been Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Conservation and Management Act, Commerce.
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
provided the public has been notified of
in consultation with the U.S. ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
the intent to take final action to address
Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC
the emergency. SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
supports the work of the U.S. National
Special Accommodations Section to the WCPFC in an advisory Management Council’s (Council) Spiny
capacity. The U.S. National Section is Dogfish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet
The meeting is physically accessible made up of the U.S. Commissioners and to review recent fishery performance
to people with disabilities. Requests for the Department of State. NMFS Pacific and develop a Fishery Performance
sign language interpretation or other Islands Regional Office provides Report and/or other recommendations
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. administrative and technical support to in preparation for the Council’s review
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2425 at the PAC in cooperation with the of specifications at the October 2016
least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Department of State. The next regular Council meeting.
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annual session of the WCPFC DATES: The meeting will be held
Dated: August 15, 2016.
(WCPFC13) is scheduled to be held Tuesday, September 6, 2016, from 2:30
Tracey L. Thompson, p.m. to 5 p.m.
December 5–December 9, 2016, in Fiji.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable More information on this meeting and ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. the WCPFC, established under the via webinar, but anyone can also attend
[FR Doc. 2016–19713 Filed 8–17–16; 8:45 am] Convention on the Conservation and at the Council office address (see
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Management of Highly Migratory Fish below). The webinar link is: http://

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Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 6, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded) and October 7, 2016, 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		81 FR 55181
RIN Number		0648-XE76

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