82 FR 13800 - 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 82, Issue 49 (March 15, 2017)

NMFS announces a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC) on April 13, 2017. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. The meeting will be held via conference call.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05066]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF252


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 public meeting of the Permanent Advisory 
Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for 
the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 
Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC) on April 13, 2017. Meeting 
topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice. The meeting will be held via conference call.

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held via conference call on April 
13, 2017, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be conducted via conference call. 
For details on how to call in to the conference line, please contact 
Zora McGinnis, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office; telephone: 808-
725-5037; email: [email protected]. Documents to be considered by 
the PAC will be sent out via email in advance of the conference call. 
Members of the public who are not current PAC members should submit 
contact information to Zora McGinnis (telephone: 808-725-5037; email: 
[email protected]) at least 3 days in advance of the call to 
receive documents via email. Written comments on meeting topics or 
materials may be submitted by the public either electronically or by 
mail to Zora McGinnis at the addresses provided above; comments may be 
submitted up to 3 days in advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zora McGinnis, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 
telephone: 808-725-5037; 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.), the Permanent Advisory Committee, or PAC, has been formed to 
advise the U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC. Members of the PAC 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. More information on 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://www.wcpfc.int.

Meeting Topics

    The purpose of the April 13, 2017, conference call is to discuss 
2017 U.S. priorities in the WCPFC, discuss outcomes of the 2016 regular 
session of the WCPFC (WCPFC13), and discuss potential conservation and 
management measures for tropical tunas and other issues of interest.

Special Accommodations

    The conference call is accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Zora McGinnis at 808-725-5037 at least 10 working 
days prior to the meeting.

    Authority: 6 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.

    Dated: March 9, 2017.
Karen H. Abrams.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-05066 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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