82_FR_38004 82 FR 37849 - Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement

82 FR 37849 - 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 155 (August 14, 2017)

Page Range37849-37849
FR Document2017-17121

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 September 12, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 37849]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17121]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF604


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 September 12, 2017.

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held via conference call on 
September 12, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. HST (or until business is 
concluded). Members of the public may submit written comments; comments 
must be received by September 7, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be conducted via conference call. 
For details on how to call in to the conference line or to submit 
comments, please contact Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional 
Office; telephone: 808-725-5036; email: [email protected]. 
Documents to be considered by the PAC will be sent out via email in 
advance of the conference call. Please submit contact information to 
Emily Crigler (telephone: 808-725-5036; email: [email protected]) 
at least 3 days in advance of the call to receive documents via email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 
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.), 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://wcpfc.int/.

Meeting Topics

    The purpose of the September 12, 2017, conference call is to 
discuss outcomes of: The 2017 regular session of the WCPFC Scientific 
Committee (SC13), the 2017 regular session of the WCPFC Northern 
Committee (NC13), and the Intersessional Meeting to progress the draft 
Bridging CMM on Tropical Tuna. There will also be a discussion on 
topics relevant to the subsequent regular session of the Technical and 
Compliance Committee (TCC13).

Special Accommodations

    The conference call is accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Emily Crigler at 808-725-5036 at least ten 
working days prior to the meeting.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.

    Dated: August 9, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17121 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am]
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), I. Summary accordance with the Western and Commerce. II. Background Central Pacific Fisheries Convention ACTION: Notice of availability; request III. Period of Investigation Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et for public comments. IV. Scope Comments seq.), the Permanent Advisory V. Respondent Selection Committee, or PAC, has been formed to SUMMARY: We, NMFS, have received an VI. Injury Test application from Virginia Electric and VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and advise the U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC. Members of the PAC have been Power Company, D.B.A. Dominion Adverse Inferences Virginia Power (Dominion) for an VIII. Calculation of the All-Others Rate appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the U.S. incidental take permit, pursuant to the IX. Conclusion Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, [FR Doc. 2017–17112 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] as amended, for activities associated supports the work of the U.S. National BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Section to the WCPFC in an advisory with the otherwise lawful continued capacity. The U.S. National Section is operation and maintenance of the made up of the U.S. Commissioners and Dominion Chesterfield Power Station DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CPS) in Chesterfield, VA. We are the Department of State. NMFS Pacific National Oceanic and Atmospheric considering issuing a 10-year permit to Islands Regional Office provides Administration the applicant that would authorize take administrative and technical support to of ESA-listed Atlantic sturgeon RIN 0648–XF604 the PAC in cooperation with the (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) from Department of State. More information the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Permanent Advisory Committee To on the WCPFC, established under the Segment (DPS) incidental to otherwise Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Convention on the Conservation and lawful activities associated with the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Management of Highly Migratory Fish withdrawal of cooling water from the Commission; Meeting Announcement Stocks in the Western and Central James River and entrainment and Pacific Ocean, can be found on the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries impingement sampling required by the WCPFC Web site: http://wcpfc.int/. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Clean Water Act. Pursuant to the ESA Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Meeting Topics and the National Environmental Policy Commerce. Act (NEPA), we announce the The purpose of the September 12, availability of Dominion’s ITP ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 2017, conference call is to discuss application and draft habitat SUMMARY: NMFS announces a public outcomes of: The 2017 regular session of conservation plan (HCP), as well as our meeting of the Permanent Advisory the WCPFC Scientific Committee draft environmental assessment (EA), Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. (SC13), the 2017 regular session of the for public review and comment. We Commissioners to the Commission for WCPFC Northern Committee (NC13), provide this notice to seek comments the Conservation and Management of and the Intersessional Meeting to from the public and Federal, Tribal, Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the progress the draft Bridging CMM on State, and local governments. Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna. There will also be a DATES: To allow for timely processing of (WCPFC) on September 12, 2017. discussion on topics relevant to the the permit application, we must receive DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be subsequent regular session of the your comments no later than September held via conference call on September Technical and Compliance Committee 13, 2017. 12, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. HST (or (TCC13). ADDRESSES: The application is available until business is concluded). Members Special Accommodations for download and review at http:// of the public may submit written www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/esa_ comments; comments must be received The conference call is accessible to review.htm under the section heading by September 7, 2017. people with disabilities. Requests for ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits and ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be sign language interpretation or other Applications and at http:// conducted via conference call. For auxiliary aids should be directed to www.regulations.gov. The application is details on how to call in to the Emily Crigler at 808–725–5036 at least also available upon written request or conference line or to submit comments, ten working days prior to the meeting. by appointment in the following office: please contact Emily Crigler, NMFS Protected Resources Division, NMFS sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq. Pacific Islands Regional Office; Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Dated: August 9, 2017. telephone: 808–725–5036; email: Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, emily.crigler@noaa.gov. Documents to Emily H. Menashes, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978) be considered by the PAC will be sent Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 281–9328. out via email in advance of the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Submit your comments by including conference call. Please submit contact [FR Doc. 2017–17121 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] NOAA–NMFS–2017–0051, by either of information to Emily Crigler (telephone: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P the following methods: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Aug 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe meeting of the PAC will be held via conference call on September 12, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded). Members of the public may submit written comments; comments must be received by September 7, 2017.
ContactEmily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; telephone: 808-725-5036; facsimile: 808-725-5215; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 37849 
RIN Number0648-XF60
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