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Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
Council action during this meeting.
Council action will be restricted to those
issues specifically listed in this notice
and any issues arising after publication
of this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter
at 503–820–2280 at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: March 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–5755 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XG49
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council’s Allocation Committee.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a
meeting of its Allocation Committee in
North Charleston, SC.
DATES: The meeting will take place
April 8–9, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
The meeting will be held at
Southern Wesleyan University,
Classroom 6, 4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 301, North Charleston, SC 29406.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free
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(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
The
Allocation Committee meeting will take
place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April
8, 2008, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
April 9, 2008.
The Committee will continue to work
on alternatives for consideration in the
Council’s draft Comprehensive
Allocation Amendment. The
amendment addresses allocations
between recreational and commercial
fishing sectors. The amendment
currently includes alternatives to
determine allocations based on (1)
Landings data from the National Marine
Fisheries Service or Atlantic Coast
Cooperative Statistics Program, (2)
Catch data from stock assessments
(including discard mortalily), (3) the
Council’s Judgement on Fairness and
Equity, and (4) detailed economic and
social analysis. The Committee will
receive a report on social projects/data
collection completed or planned for the
South Atlantic region, an overview of
previous management actions and how
reductions in harvest were applied to
each sector, and a presentation on the
applicability of certain economic
models that may prove useful for
helping to determine allocations for
species managed by the Council.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accomodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings.
Note: The times and sequence
specified in this agenda are subject to
change.
Dated: March 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF77
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 140th meeting to consider and
take actions on fishery management
issues in the Western Pacific Region.
The 140th Council meeting and
public hearings will be held on March
17–18, 2008 in Guam and March 20–21,
2008 in Saipan, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). For
specific times and the agenda, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES:
The 140th Council meeting
and public hearings will be held at the
Guam Hilton, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon
Bay, Guam, 96913 ; telephone: 671–
646–1835; and the Fiesta Resort and
SPA Saipan, P.O. Box 501029, Saipan,
MP, 96950; telephone: 670–234–6418.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: 808–522–8220.
In
addition to the agenda items listed here,
the Council will hear recommendations
from other Council advisory groups.
Public comment periods will be
provided throughout the agenda. The
order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The Council will
meet as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Schedule and Agenda for Council
Standing Committee Meetings
Monday, March 17, 2008
Standing Committee Meetings
1. 7:00 a.m.—9:30 a.m. Executive and
Budget Standing Committee
2. 9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Pelagics
Ecosystem and International Fisheries
Standing Committee
3. 9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Program
Planning Standing Committee
The agenda during the full Council
meeting will include the items listed
here.
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Schedule and Agenda for Council
Meeting
12:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Monday, March
17, 2008
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Introductions
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of 139th Meeting Minutes
5. Agency Reports
A. NMFS
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO)
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC)
B. NOAA General Counsel
C. United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS)
D. Enforcement
1. United States Coast Guard (USCG)
2. NOAA Office for Law Enforcement
(OLE)
3. Status of Violations
6. Guest Speaker
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9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March
18, 2008
7. Mariana Archipelago 1-Guam
A. Isla Informe (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Action Items
1. Guam Purse-seine Closed Area
2. Community Development Plan (CDP)
Regulatory Amendment to Allow Future
CDPs
D. Community Issues
1. Military Expansion
2. Transshipment Issues
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. Marianas Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(FEP) Advisory Panel Recommendations
G. Marianas FEP Plan Team
Recommendations
H. Marianas FEP Regional Ecosystem
Advisory Committee (REAC)
Recommendations
I. Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and Action
8. Hawaii Archipelago and Pacific
Remote Island Areas (PRIA)
A. Moku Pepa (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Update on Status of Main Hawaiian
Islands (MHI) Bottomfish Management
and Monitoring
1. Data Collection, Processing and
Analysis
a. Catch Reports
b. Dealer Reports
c. Delinquencies
2. Review Annual Data by Month for
Last Three Years
3. Federal Regulations
4. State of Hawaii Rules and Regulations
5. Report on Economic Performance
D. Action Items
1. MHI Bottomfish Risk Analysis
E. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
(NWHI) Buyout
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F. Community Issues
1. Seascape Initiatives
G. Local, National, & International
Education and Outreach Initiatives
H. SSC Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Status of Protected Species Program
B. Update on Endangered Species Act
(ESA) Consultations
C. Loggerhead Petition
D. Albatross Petition
E. Observer Program Report on
American Samoa and Hawaii 2007
Longline Fisheries
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
10. Public Comment on Non-Agenda
Items
9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Thursday, March
20, 2008
11. Opening Ceremony
12. Introductions
13. Marianas Archipelago 2–CNMI
A. Arongo Flaeey (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Action Items
1. CNMI Purse-seine Closed Area
2. CNMI Longline Closed Area
D. Community Issues
1. Military Expansion
2. CNMI Monument
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. Marianas FEP Advisory Panel
Recommendations
G. Marianas FEP Plan Team
Recommendations
H. Marianas FEP REAC
Recommendations
I. SSC Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and Action
14. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Repote (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Action Items
1. American Samoa Purse-seine Closed
Area
2. American Samoa Longline Program
Modifications
3. American Samoa Marine
Conservation Plan (MCP)
D. Community Issues
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Hearing
H. Council Discussion and Action
9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Friday, March 21,
2008
15. Pelagic and International Fisheries
A. Action Items
1. Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Effort
2. Squid Permits
B. International Fisheries
1. Fourth International Fishers Forum
(IFF4)
2. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission (WCPFC)
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a. Report on WCPFC 4
b. Commissioners
c. Advisory Committee
d. Implementing Regulations
3. Northwest Pacific Bottomfishing
Agreement
4. South Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Organization (RFMO)
5. US Commissioners Meeting to Tuna
RFMOs
6. Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top
Predators (CLIOTOP)
C. Secretariat for the Pacific Community
(SPC) report on Insular Fishing in the
Pacific
D. Pacific Pelagic Advisory Panel
Recommendations
E. Pacific Pelagic Plan Team
Recommendations
F. Marianas FEP REAC
Recommendations
G. SSC Recommendations
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
16. Program Planning and Research
A. Magnuson Stevens Reauthorization
Act (MSRA) Implementation
1. Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
2. Council Five-Year Research Priorities
3. Status of Marine Recreational
Information Program (MRIP)
4. National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Coordination
5. SSC, Peer Review, Stipends
6. Proposed Revisions to the Exempted
Fishing Permit (EFP) Process
B. Update on Status of Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) Actions
1. CNMI Bottomfish Logbooks
2. Barter/Trade Issues
C. Potential Permit Fees
D. Status of MCPs
E. Western Pacific Cooperative Research
Priorities
F. Legislative Report
G. SSC Recommendations
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
17. Administrative Matters & Budget
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Standard Operating Procedures and
Protocols (SOPP) Review
D. Meetings and Workshops
E. Council Family Changes
F. Standing Committee
Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
18. Public Comment on Non-Agenda
Items
19. Other Business
Special Accomodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
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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: March 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08–1062 Filed 3–18–08; 3:31 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Open Meeting Notice
Department of Defense
Education Activity (DoDEA), DoD.
ACTION: Open Meeting Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended),
the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of
Defense announces that the following
Federal advisory committee meeting will
take place:
1. Name of Committee: Advisory
Council on Dependents’ Education.
2. Date: Friday, May 2, 2008.
3. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Japan
Standard Time.
4. Location: New Sanno Hotel, 4–12–
20 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
106–0047, Japan.
5. Purpose of the Meeting:
Recommend to the Director, DoDEA,
general policies for the operation of the
Department of Defense Dependents
Schools (DoDDS); to provide the
Director with information about
effective educational programs and
practices that should be considered by
DoDDS; and to perform other tasks as
may be required by the Secretary of
Defense.
6. Agenda: The meeting agenda will
be the current operational qualities of
schools and the institutionalized school
improvement processes, as well as other
educational matters.
7. Public’s Accessibility to the
Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and
41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165,
and the availability of space, this
meeting is open to the public. Seating is
on a first-come basis. Appropriate
government issued identification will be
required to enter the meeting facility,
which is a U.S. Military managed
facility.
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8. Committee’s Point of Contact: Mr.
Jim Jarrard, telephone (703) 588–3121,
4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203, e-mail:
james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu.
Dated: March 17, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8–5739 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
Pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140
and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the
public or interested organizations may
submit written statements to the
Advisory Council on Dependents’
Education about its mission and
functions. Written statements may be
submitted at any time or in response to
the stated agenda of the planned
meeting of the Advisory Council on
Dependents’ Education.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Advisory Council on
Dependents’ Education and this
individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. For
the next meeting of the Advisory
Council on Dependents’ Education, Mr.
Jim Jarrard, telephone (703) 588–3121,
4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203; e-mail:
james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu, will be
acting in the capacity of the Designated
Federal Officer for this committee.
Statements being submitted in
response to the agenda mentioned in
this notice must be received by the
Designated Federal Officer at the
address listed above at least fourteen
calendar days prior to the meeting
which is the subject of this notice.
Written statements received after this
date may not be provided to or
considered by the Advisory Council on
Dependents’ Education until its next
meeting.
The Designated Federal Officer will
review all timely submissions with the
Advisory Council on Dependents’
Education Chairpersons and ensure they
are provided to all members of the
Advisory Council on Dependents’
Education before the meeting that is the
subject of this notice.
Oral Statements by the Public to the
Membership: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.140(d), time will be allotted for public
comments to the Advisory Council on
Dependents’ Education. Individual
comments will be limited to a maximum
of five minutes duration. The total time
allotted for public comments will not
exceed thirty minutes.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mr.
Jim Jarrard, telephone (703) 588–3121,
or e-mail: james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Defense Business Board (DBB)
DoD.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended),
the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of
Defense announces that the following
Federal advisory committee meeting will
take place:
1. Name of Committee: Defense
Business Board (DBB).
2. Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008.
3. Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m..
4. Location: Rockwell Hall, United
States Transportation Command, Scott
Air Force Base, O’Fallon, IL.
5. Purpose of the Meeting: The
mission of the DBB is to advise the
Secretary of Defense on effective
strategies for implementation of best
business practices of interest to the
Department of Defense. At this meeting,
the Board will deliberate on findings
from three task groups: (1) Task Group
on Tooth-to-Tail Review, (2) Task Group
Industrial Base Strategic Relationship,
and (3) Task Group on Enterprise
Governance. Copies of DRAFT Task
Group presentations will be available on
Friday, April 11th by contacting the
DBB Office.
6. Agenda: 12 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Public
Meeting.
• Task Group Reports:
• Tooth-to-Tail.
• Industrial Base Strategic
Relationship.
• Enterprise Governance.
7. Public’s Accessibility to the
Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and
41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165,
and the availability of space, this
meeting is open to the public. Seating is
on a first-come basis. Members of the
public who wish to attend the meeting
must contact the Defense Business
Board no later than Noon on Monday,
April 14th to be placed on a list of
attendees. Members of the public
without access to Scott AFB must arrive
at the Visitor Center, Main Entrance,
Shiloh Gate by 11 a.m. to be escorted to
Rockwell Hall. Local Point of Contact is
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF77
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its 140th meeting to consider and take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The 140th Council meeting and public hearings will be held on
March 17-18, 2008 in Guam and March 20-21, 2008 in Saipan, Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). For specific times and the
agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 140th Council meeting and public hearings will be held
at the Guam Hilton, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, Guam, 96913 ;
telephone: 671-646-1835; and the Fiesta Resort and SPA Saipan, P.O. Box
501029, Saipan, MP, 96950; telephone: 670-234-6418.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: 808-522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the agenda items listed here,
the Council will hear recommendations from other Council advisory
groups. Public comment periods will be provided throughout the agenda.
The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The Council
will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for Council Standing Committee Meetings
Monday, March 17, 2008
Standing Committee Meetings
1. 7:00 a.m.--9:30 a.m. Executive and Budget Standing Committee
2. 9:30 a.m.--11:30 a.m. Pelagics Ecosystem and International Fisheries
Standing Committee
3. 9:30 a.m.--11:30 a.m. Program Planning Standing Committee
The agenda during the full Council meeting will include the items
listed here.
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Schedule and Agenda for Council Meeting
12:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m. Monday, March 17, 2008
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Introductions
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of 139th Meeting Minutes
5. Agency Reports
A. NMFS
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO)
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
B. NOAA General Counsel
C. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
D. Enforcement
1. United States Coast Guard (USCG)
2. NOAA Office for Law Enforcement (OLE)
3. Status of Violations
6. Guest Speaker
9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2008
7. Mariana Archipelago 1-Guam
A. Isla Informe (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Action Items
1. Guam Purse-seine Closed Area
2. Community Development Plan (CDP) Regulatory Amendment to Allow
Future CDPs
D. Community Issues
1. Military Expansion
2. Transshipment Issues
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. Marianas Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel Recommendations
G. Marianas FEP Plan Team Recommendations
H. Marianas FEP Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC)
Recommendations
I. Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and Action
8. Hawaii Archipelago and Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA)
A. Moku Pepa (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Update on Status of Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Bottomfish
Management and Monitoring
1. Data Collection, Processing and Analysis
a. Catch Reports
b. Dealer Reports
c. Delinquencies
2. Review Annual Data by Month for Last Three Years
3. Federal Regulations
4. State of Hawaii Rules and Regulations
5. Report on Economic Performance
D. Action Items
1. MHI Bottomfish Risk Analysis
E. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Buyout
F. Community Issues
1. Seascape Initiatives
G. Local, National, & International Education and Outreach Initiatives
H. SSC Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Status of Protected Species Program
B. Update on Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultations
C. Loggerhead Petition
D. Albatross Petition
E. Observer Program Report on American Samoa and Hawaii 2007 Longline
Fisheries
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
10. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2008
11. Opening Ceremony
12. Introductions
13. Marianas Archipelago 2-CNMI
A. Arongo Flaeey (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Action Items
1. CNMI Purse-seine Closed Area
2. CNMI Longline Closed Area
D. Community Issues
1. Military Expansion
2. CNMI Monument
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. Marianas FEP Advisory Panel Recommendations
G. Marianas FEP Plan Team Recommendations
H. Marianas FEP REAC Recommendations
I. SSC Recommendations
J. Public Hearing
K. Council Discussion and Action
14. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Repote (Island Area Reports)
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Action Items
1. American Samoa Purse-seine Closed Area
2. American Samoa Longline Program Modifications
3. American Samoa Marine Conservation Plan (MCP)
D. Community Issues
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Hearing
H. Council Discussion and Action
9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2008
15. Pelagic and International Fisheries
A. Action Items
1. Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Effort
2. Squid Permits
B. International Fisheries
1. Fourth International Fishers Forum (IFF4)
2. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
a. Report on WCPFC 4
b. Commissioners
c. Advisory Committee
d. Implementing Regulations
3. Northwest Pacific Bottomfishing Agreement
4. South Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization (RFMO)
5. US Commissioners Meeting to Tuna RFMOs
6. Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top Predators (CLIOTOP)
C. Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) report on Insular
Fishing in the Pacific
D. Pacific Pelagic Advisory Panel Recommendations
E. Pacific Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
F. Marianas FEP REAC Recommendations
G. SSC Recommendations
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
16. Program Planning and Research
A. Magnuson Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Implementation
1. Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
2. Council Five-Year Research Priorities
3. Status of Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP)
4. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Coordination
5. SSC, Peer Review, Stipends
6. Proposed Revisions to the Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Process
B. Update on Status of Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Actions
1. CNMI Bottomfish Logbooks
2. Barter/Trade Issues
C. Potential Permit Fees
D. Status of MCPs
E. Western Pacific Cooperative Research Priorities
F. Legislative Report
G. SSC Recommendations
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
17. Administrative Matters & Budget
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols (SOPP) Review
D. Meetings and Workshops
E. Council Family Changes
F. Standing Committee Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
18. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
19. Other Business
Special Accomodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities.
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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: March 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08-1062 Filed 3-18-08; 3:31 pm]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S
