[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 66604] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-33134] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 121197C] Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Agency
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Action
Notice of public meeting.
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Summary
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Precious Corals Plan Team.
Dates
The meeting will be held on January 30, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the NMFS Honolulu Laboratory, 2570 Dole St., Rm. 112, Honolulu, HI; telephone: 808-943-1221. Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
For Further Information Contact
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: 808-522-8220.
Supplementary Information
The Precious Corals Plan Team will discuss (1) the status of the precious corals fishery and the recent survey of Makapu'u Bed; (2) a final draft of a Precious Corals Fishery Management Plan (FMP) amendment to establish a framework procedure in the FMP and include the exclusive economic zone around the Northern Mariana Islands in the FMP area; (3) the inconsistency of Hawaii State and Federal regulations for the harvest of precious corals; (4) other issues as required. Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Plan Team for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal Plan Team action during this meeting. Plan Team action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed in this notice.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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 meeting date.
Dated: December 12, 1997. Gary C. Matlock, Ph.D., Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 97-33134 Filed 12-18-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F