83 FR 42645 - 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 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

Page Range		42645-42645
FR Document		2018-18224

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 11-12, 2018. 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-XG375


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 11-12, 2018. Meeting 
topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 11, 2018, from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded) and October 12, 
2018, 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, 96815--in the Garden Lanai Meeting 
Room. Documents to be considered by the PAC will be made available at 
the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Regional Office; telephone: 808-725-5036; facsimile: 808-725-5215; 
email: emily.crigler@noaa.gov.

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 WCPFC was established under the Convention on 
the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 
Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The next regular annual session of 
the WCPFC (WCPFC 15) is scheduled for December 10-December 14, 2018, in 
Honolulu, HI. More information on this meeting and the WCPFC can be 
found on the WCPFC website: http://wcpfc.int/ int/.

Meeting Topics

    The PAC meeting topics may include the following: (1) Outcomes of 
the 2017 Annual Meeting and 2018 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 2018 and beyond; (3) 
potential U.S. proposals to WCPFC15 (4) input and advice from the PAC 
on issues that may arise at WCPFC15; (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 11, 2018.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.

    Dated: August 20, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18224 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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instrument and instructions should be of the functions of the agency, including 5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email:
directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725– whether the information shall have emily.crigler@noaa.gov.
5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the accordance with the Western and
I. Abstract proposed collection of information; (c) Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
This request is for extension of a ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
current information collection. clarity of the information to be seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee,
The National Marine Fisheries Service collected; and (d) ways to minimize the or PAC, has been convened to advise the
(NMFS) requires, as codified under 50 burden of the collection of information U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC,
CFR part 665, any person (1) fishing for, on respondents, including through the certain members of which have been
taking, retaining, or using a vessel to use of automated collection techniques appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
fish for Western Pacific coral reef or other forms of information in consultation with the U.S.
ecosystem management unit species in technology. Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC
the designated low-use Marine Comments submitted in response to supports the work of the U.S. National
Protected Areas, (2) fishing for any of this notice will be summarized and/or Section to the WCPFC in an advisory
these species using gear not specifically included in the request for OMB capacity. The U.S. National Section is
allowed in the regulations, or (3) fishing approval of this information collection; made up of the U.S. Commissioners and
for, taking, or retaining any Potentially they also will become a matter of public the Department of State. NMFS Pacific
Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral record. Islands Regional Office provides
reef ecosystem regulatory area, to obtain Dated: August 19, 2018.
administrative and technical support to
and carry a permit. A receiving vessel the PAC in cooperation with the
Sarah Brabson,
owner must also have a transshipment Department of State. The WCPFC was
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
permit for at-sea transshipment of coral established under the Convention on the
reef ecosystem management unit [FR Doc. 2018–18170 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
Conservation and Management of
species. The permit application form BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
provides basic information about the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The
permit applicant, vessel, fishing gear next regular annual session of the
and method, target species, projected DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WCPFC (WCPFC 15) is scheduled for
fishing effort, etc., for use by NMFS and National Oceanic and Atmospheric December 10–December 14, 2018, in
the Western Pacific Fishery Administration Honolulu, HI. More information on this
Management Council in determining meeting and the WCPFC can be found
eligibility for permit issuance. The RIN 0648–XG375 on the WCPFC website: http://wcpfc.
information is important for int/.
understanding the nature of the fishery Permanent Advisory Committee to
and provides a link to participants. It Advise the U.S. Commissioners To the Meeting Topics
also aids in the enforcement of Fishery Western and Central Pacific Fisheries The PAC meeting topics may include
Ecosystem Plan measures. Commission; Meeting Announcement the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2017
II. Method of Collection AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Annual Meeting and 2018 sessions of
Information is submitted to NMFS, in Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the WCPFC Scientific Committee,
the form of paper permit application Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Northern Committee, and Technical and
forms. Commerce. Compliance Committee; (2)
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
conservation and management measures
III. Data for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack
OMB Control Number: 0648–0463. SUMMARY: NMFS announces a meeting tuna and other species for 2018 and
Form Number(s): None. of the Permanent Advisory Committee beyond; (3) potential U.S. proposals to
Type of Review: Regular submission (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners WCPFC15 (4) input and advice from the
(extension of a current information to the Western and Central Pacific PAC on issues that may arise at
collection). Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on WCPFC15; (5) potential proposals from
Affected Public: Business or other for- October 11–12, 2018. Meeting topics are other WCPFC members; and (6) other
profit organizations and individuals or provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY issues.
households. INFORMATION section of this notice.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Special Accommodations
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be
12. held on October 11, 2018, from 8 a.m. The meeting location is physically
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is accessible to people with disabilities.
per special permit application; 10 concluded) and October 12, 2018, from Requests for sign language
minutes per transhipment permit 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business interpretation or other auxiliary aids
application. is concluded). should be directed to Emily Crigler at
Estimated Total Annual Burden
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at (808) 725–5036 by September 11, 2018.
Hours: 31.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

Public: $100 in recordkeeping/mailing Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815—in the
Garden Lanai Meeting Room. Dated: August 20, 2018.
costs.
Documents to be considered by the PAC Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
IV. Request for Comments will be made available at the meeting. Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
the proposed collection of information Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands [FR Doc. 2018–18224 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
is necessary for the proper performance Regional Office; telephone: 808–725– BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 11, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded) and October 12, 2018, 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		83 FR 42645
RIN Number		0648-XG37

83 FR 42645 - Permanent Advisory Committee to Advise the U.S. Commissioners To the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement

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