81_FR_62273 81 FR 62099 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

81 FR 62099 - Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)

Page Range62099-62100
FR Document2016-21613

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its American Samoa Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) and Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62099-62100]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-21613]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE869


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its American Samoa Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan 
(FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) and Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP to discuss and 
make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western 
Pacific Region.

DATES: The American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Friday, 
September 23, 2016, between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and the Hawaii 
Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Thursday, September 29, 2016, between 9 
a.m. and 11 a.m. All times listed are local island times. For specific 
times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the 
Pacific Petroleum Conference Room Utulei Village, American Samoa. The 
Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop 
St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813 and by teleconference. The 
teleconference will be conducted by telephone. The teleconference 
numbers are: U.S. toll-free: 1-888-482-3560 or International Access: +1 
647 723-3959, and Access Code: 5228220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

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

Schedule and Agenda for the American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP Meeting

Friday, September 23, 2016, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Outstanding Council Action Items
3. Council Issues
    A. 2017 U.S. Territory Bigeye Tuna Limits
    B. Council Coral Reef Projects
4. Update on Council Projects in American Samoa
    A. Data Collection Projects
    B. Fishery Development Projects
5. American Samoa FEP Community Activities
6. American Samoa FEP AP Issues
    A. Report of the Subpanels
    i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
    ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
    iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
    iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Subpanel
    B. Other Issues
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business

Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP Meeting

Thursday, September 29, 2016, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Outstanding Council Action Items
3. Council Issues
    A. 2017 U.S. Territory Bigeye Tuna Limits
    B. Council Coral Reef Projects
    C. Implementing the NWHI Monument Expansion
5. Hawaii FEP Community Activities
6. Hawaii FEP AP Issues
    A. Report of the Subpanels
    i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
    ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
    iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
    iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Subpanel
    B. Other Issues
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business

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: September 2, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21613 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am]
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Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL), and Scientific and Professional RIN 0648–XE869 NIST PRB Members (ST) members and making written Western Pacific Fishery Management Robert Fangmeyer (C) (alternate), recommendations to the appointing Council; Public Meeting Director, Baldrige Performance authority on retention and Excellence Program, National Institute compensation matters, including AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries of Standards & Technology, performance-based pay adjustments, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:34 Sep 07, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

62100 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 174 / Thursday, September 8, 2016 / Notices Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel SUMMARY: NMFS announces the Commerce. iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel availability of a Draft Environmental ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Assessment for Amendment 10 to the hearing. Subpanel 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly B. Other Issues Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 7. Public Comment Management Plan (FMP). Management Council (Council) will 8. Discussion and Recommendations NMFS finalized the most recent hold a meeting of its American Samoa 9. Other Business Atlantic HMS Essential Fish Habitat Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii (EFH) 5-Year Review on July 1, 2015 (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) and Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP Meeting and determined that updates to Atlantic Archipelago FEP AP to discuss and HMS EFH were warranted. NMFS also make recommendations on fishery Thursday, September 29, 2016, 9 a.m.– determined that modifications to management issues in the Western 11 a.m. current Habitat Areas of Particular Pacific Region. 1. Welcome and Introductions Concern (HAPCs) for bluefin tuna DATES: The American Samoa 2. Outstanding Council Action Items (Thunnus thynnus) and sandbar shark Archipelago FEP AP will meet on 3. Council Issues (Carcharhimus plumbeus) and the Friday, September 23, 2016, between A. 2017 U.S. Territory Bigeye Tuna consideration of new HAPCs for lemon 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and the Hawaii Limits sharks (Negaprion brevisostris) and sand Archipelago FEP AP will meet on B. Council Coral Reef Projects tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) may be Thursday, September 29, 2016, between C. Implementing the NWHI warranted. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. All times listed are Monument Expansion The purpose of this Draft Amendment local island times. For specific times 5. Hawaii FEP Community Activities is to update Atlantic HMS EFH with and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY 6. Hawaii FEP AP Issues recent information following the EFH INFORMATION. A. Report of the Subpanels delineation methodology established in i. Island Fisheries Subpanel Amendment 1 to the 2006 Consolidated ADDRESSES: The American Samoa ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel Atlantic HMS FMP (Amendment 1); Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel update and consider new HAPCs for Pacific Petroleum Conference Room iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Atlantic HMS based on recent Utulei Village, American Samoa. The Subpanel information, as warranted; minimize to Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP will meet at B. Other Issues the extent practicable the adverse effects the Council Office, 1164 Bishop St., 7. Public Comment 8. Discussion and Recommendations of fishing and non-fishing activities on Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813 and by EFH, and identify other actions to teleconference. The teleconference will 9. Other Business encourage the conservation and be conducted by telephone. The Special Accommodations enhancement of EFH. teleconference numbers are: U.S. toll- These meetings are physically DATES: Written comments must be free: 1–888–482–3560 or International Access: +1 647 723–3959, and Access accessible to people with disabilities. received by December 22, 2016. Code: 5228220. Requests for sign language ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of Draft interpretation or other auxiliary aids Amendment 10 to the 2006 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, Consolidated HMS FMP may also be Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– obtained on the internet at: http:// Western Pacific Fishery Management 8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. meeting date. documents/fmp/am10/index.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. You may submit comments on this comment periods will be provided in document, identified by NOAA–NMFS– the agenda. The order in which agenda Dated: September 2, 2016. 2016–0117, by any of the following items are addressed may change. The Jeffrey N. Lonergan, methods: meetings will run as late as necessary to Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable • Electronic Submission: Submit all complete scheduled business. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. electronic public comments via the [FR Doc. 2016–21613 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am] Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to Schedule and Agenda for the American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP Meeting BILLING CODE 3510–22–P www.regulations.gov, enter NOAA– NMFS–2016–0117 into the search box, Friday, September 23, 2016, 4:30 p.m.– click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 6:30 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE complete the required fields, and enter 1. Welcome and Introductions or attach your comments. National Oceanic and Atmospheric 2. Outstanding Council Action Items • Mail: Submit written comments to Administration 3. Council Issues Jennifer Cudney, National Marine A. 2017 U.S. Territory Bigeye Tuna RIN 0648–XD990 Fisheries Service, Highly Migratory Limits Species Management Division, 263 13th B. Council Coral Reef Projects Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Ave., Saint Petersburg, FL 33701. 4. Update on Council Projects in Essential Fish Habitat Instructions: Comments sent by any American Samoa other method, to any other address or mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries A. Data Collection Projects Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and individual, or received after the end of B. Fishery Development Projects Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the comment period, may not be 5. American Samoa FEP Community Commerce. considered by NMFS. All comments Activities received are a part of the public record ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft 6. American Samoa FEP AP Issues and will generally be posted for public Environmental Assessment; request for A. Report of the Subpanels viewing on www.regulations.gov comments. i. Island Fisheries Subpanel without change. All personal identifying VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:34 Sep 07, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting and hearing.
DatesThe American Samoa Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Friday, September 23, 2016, between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Thursday, September 29, 2016, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. All times listed are local island times. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactKitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
FR Citation81 FR 62099 
RIN Number0648-XE86
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