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Monitoring Committee’s
recommendations for 2015–17 harvest
levels and management measures. The
Council will review and discuss
comments received by Advisors on
modifications to the Scup GRA
Framework 8. The Council will review
a progress update on the initial analysis
of current alternatives on the Deep Sea
Coral Amendment. The Council will
receive an update on the overall
implementation of MRIP, review results
of the for-hire reporting pilot projects,
and discuss possible changes to the forhire reporting. The Council will receive
a presentation entitled Who Fishes
There—Establishing a baseline of spatial
fishing revenue along the Atlantic coast.
This presentation will show the Council
a GIS application that will identify areas
important to specific fishing
communities, species, gears, and
sessions that will establish a baseline of
commercial fishing effort for the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management. The
discussion during the Listening Session
will be on the United Kingdom
experience related to managing
navigational hazards for fishermen
during wind farm construction and data
collection by fishing vessels concerning
commercial species behavior in and
around wind farms.
On Thursday, April 10—The Council
will review and approve the SBRM
Amendment. The Council will receive a
briefing on the cost associated with the
current observer program for the
Industry-Funded Monitoring Omnibus
Amendment. The Council will hold its
regular Business Session to receive
Organizational Reports, the New
England and South Atlantic Council
Liaison Reports, the Executive Director’s
Report, Science Report, Committee
Reports, and conduct any continuing
and/or new business, which will
include the RSA permitting cycle,
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog industry
concerns regarding the NEFMC Habitat
Amendment and Council planning for
the Summer Flounder Amendment.
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 listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
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Special Accommodations
The meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders
(302) 526–5251 at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public information meeting to
gather fishery industry perspectives on
the likely impacts of alternative spiny
dogfish trip limits.
DATES: The meeting will be Tuesday,
April 8, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m. and
will conclude by 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar with a listening station also
available at the Council address below.
Webinar link: https://mafmc.
adobeconnect.com/dogfish/.
Council Address: Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
(MAFMC) has formally recommended
maintaining existing (4,000 lb) federal
spiny dogfish trip limits for the 2014
and 2015 fishing years, while the New
England Fishery Management Council
has recommended eliminating federal
trip limits for this fishery. In order to
fully inform the impact analysis being
prepared by the MAFMC and its
development of comments during
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pending rulemaking, the MAFMC is
holding a webinar to collect industry
perspectives on the likely operational
and economic impacts of existing and
alternative spiny dogfish trip limit
options for this fishery.
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 this meeting. 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
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its and Hawaii and
Pacific Remote Island Area Archipelago
Plan Team (HI–PRIA PT), the Joint
Hawaii, Marianas and American Samoa
Archipelago Plan Team (Joint PT) and
the Council’s Fishery Data Collection
and Research Committee—Technical
Committee (FDCRC–TC). The HI–PRIA
PT and Joint PT will review the status
of the nearshore fisheries, data
collection issues and improvements,
improvements in the Annual Catch
Limit (ACL) specifications, and
developing Cooperative Research
Priorities and conduct a workshop to
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estimate fishing mortality (F) and
natural mortality (M) using length-based
estimates. The FDCRC–TC will develop
a regional strategic plan for fishery
research and data collection
improvements and review the Council’s
5 year research priorities.
DATES: The HI–PRIA PT meeting will be
held on April 8, 2014, the Joint PT
meeting on April 9–11, 2014, and the
FDCRC–TC meeting April 14–16, 2014.
For specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The HI–PRIA PT, Joint PT
and FDCRC–TC meetings will be held at
the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
comment periods will be provided. The
order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The meetings
will run as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for the HI–PRIA
PT Meeting
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April 8, 2014—8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the Agenda &
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of Fishery Monitoring
Programs and Research Projects
A. Coral Reef Fisheries
i. Re-estimation of coral reef
recreational fishery catches
ii. Estimation of F and M of reef
fishes: insight on stock status
iii. Kumu stock assessment
iv. Uhu stock assessment
v. Proposed size limits on reef fish in
Maui
B. Crustacean Fisheries
C. Precious Coral Fisheries
D. Bottomfish Fisheries
i. Main Hawaiian Island ACL
Monitoring
ii. Amendment to the Hawaii Fishery
Ecosystem Plan
iii. Bottomfish Working Group report:
Research Component
E. Discussions
4. Discussion on the Council’s 5-Year
Program Plan
5. General Discussions
6. Other Business
7. Public Comment
8. Hawaii and PRIA Archipelago Plan
Team recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Joint PT
Meeting
April 9, 2014—8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
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2. Approval of Draft Agenda &
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Report on previous Plan Team
recommendations and Council
actions
4. Archipelagic Fisheries Report
A. American Samoa Fisheries Module
i. Coral reef and crustacean fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fisheries
iii. Report on fishery independent
surveys
iv. FADs and sportfishing report
v. Territory projects, initiatives and
activities
vi. Informing creel survey adjustment
factors using village-based fisheries
profiles
B. Developing non-commercial catch
report in the annual reports
C. Discussions
D. Public Comment
5. Administrative and regulatory
updates
A. American Samoa
B. Northern Mariana Islands
C. Hawaii
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
6. Annual Catch Limits
A. Evaluating 2013 catches relative to
its respective ACLs (Action Item)
B. ACLs from the biomass-augmented
catch-MSY approach
C. Discussions
D. Public Comment
7. Improving Fishery Data Collection in
the Western Pacific Region
A. Stock assessment framework for
coral reef fishes in Guam
B. Fishery Data Collection in the
Guam Naval Base
C. Report on expansion validation and
variance estimation project
D. Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee
E. Project status in the omnibus
proposal for fishery data collection
improvements
F. Discussions
G. Public Comment
8. Update Cooperative Research and
developing priorities
9. General Discussions
10. Archipelagic Plan Team
Recommendations
11. Other Business
Work Group Session on Generating
Fishing and Natural Mortalities for
Reef Fishes From Fishery Dependent
and Independent Length Estimates
April 10, 2014–8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
14. Workshop Introduction
A. Overview
B. Workshop Format
C. Workshop Product
15. Estimating F and M for reef fishes in
Hawaii
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16. Review of the length-based stock
assessment approach
17. Refresher on estimating mortality
rates using a length-based mortality
model in Excel
18. Report out on data inventory
19. Task assignment per jurisdiction
20. Breakout session 1
A. Data compilation
B. Data standardization session
C. Literature search and drafting the
report sections
21. Breakout session 2
A. Model runs
B. Result validation
C. Literature search and drafting the
report sections
April 11, 2014—8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
22. Continuation of breakout session 2
A. Model runs
B. Result validation
23. Report out on preliminary results
24. Result interpretations and report
generation
25. General discussion and result
consensus
Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC–
TC Meeting
April 14, 2014—8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
1. Welcome remarks
2. Introduction
3. Understand all perspectives: analysis
of strength, weakness,
opportunities, and threats (SWOT)
A. American Samoa
B. Guam
C. Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands
D. Hawaii
E. Pacific Island Fisheries Science
Center
F. University of Hawaii and
University of Guam
G. Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council
4. Develop vision statements
5. Craft a common vision statement
6. Develop outcomes to accomplish
vision
April 15, 2014—8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
7. Review day 1
8. Discuss fisheries research and
management
9. Add projects to the plan
10. Develop metrics to measure projects
11. Develop the plan
12. Next steps
April 16, 2014—8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
13. Review of day 2
14. Develop the implementation plan
15. Develop the timeline and
assignment of agency
responsibilities
16. Review and update of the Council’s
5 year research priorities
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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 listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
applications should be sent to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments
may also be sent via fax to 503–230–
5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@
noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rob
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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 the
meeting date.
Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231–
2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email:
Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available
from the address above, or online at
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for six new
scientific research permits, one permit
modification, and three research permit
renewals.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received 10 scientific
research permit application requests
relating to Pacific salmon, sturgeon,
rockfish, and eulachon. The proposed
research is intended to increase
knowledge of species listed under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to
help guide management and
conservation efforts. The applications
may be viewed online at: https://apps.
nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_
for_comment.cfm.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the applications must
be received at the appropriate address or
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listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an
application listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on that application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
Applications Received
Permit 1127–4R
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): threatened California
Coastal (CC); threatened Central Valley
spring-run (CVS); threatened Lower
Columbia River (LCR); threatened Puget
Sound (PS); endangered Sacramento
River winter-run (SRW); threatened
Snake River (SR) fall-run; threatened SR
spring/summer-run (spr/sum);
endangered Upper Columbia River
(UCR) spring-run; threatened Upper
Willamette River (UWR).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened
UCR; threatened SR; threatened middle
Columbia River (MCR); threatened
California Central Valley (CCV);
threatened LCR; threatened Northern
California (NC); threatened PS;
threatened South-Central California
Coast (SCC); threatened UWR.
Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):
endangered SR.
Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened
Columbia River (CR).
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened
LCR; threatened Oregon Coast (OC);
threatened Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast (SONCC).
Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus):
threatened southern DPS (S. eulachon).
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are
seeking to renew their permit to
annually take listed SR Chinook salmon
and steelhead while conducting
research designed to (1) monitor adult
and juvenile fish in key upper Snake
River subbasin watersheds, (2) assess
the utility of hatchery Chinook salmon
in increasing natural populations in the
Salmon and Clearwater Rivers, and (3)
evaluate the genetic and ecological
impacts of hatchery Chinook salmon on
natural populations. The fish would
primarily benefit from the research in
two ways. First, the research would
broadly be used to help guide
restoration and recovery efforts
throughout the Snake River basin.
Second, and more specifically, the
research would be used to determine
how hatchery supplementation can be
used as a tool for salmon recovery. The
researchers would use screw traps,
weirs, and electrofishing to capture the
listed fish. Once captured, the fish
would undergo various sampling,
tagging, and handling regimes; they
would then be allowed to recover and
released. Some tissue samples would be
taken from adult fish carcasses, and the
researchers would conduct some
snorkeling surveys and redd counts. In
all cases, trained crews would conduct
the operations, no adult salmonids
would be electrofished, and all activities
would take place in the Salmon River
subbasin. The researchers are not
proposing to kill any of the fish they
capture, but some may die as an
unintended result of the research.
Authority
Permit 1410–8R
Scientific research permits are issued
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and
regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226).
NMFS issues permits based on findings
that such permits: (1) Are applied for in
good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,
would not operate to the disadvantage
of the listed species that are the subject
of the permit; and (3) are consistent
with the purposes and policy of section
2 of the ESA. The authority to take
The Northwest Fisheries Science
Center (NWFSC) is requesting to renew
permit 1410 for a period of five years.
The permit would authorize the NWFSC
to annually take adult and juvenile fish
from all of the listed salmon, steelhead,
and eulachon in this notice while
conducting a study of the Columbia
River plume and the surrounding ocean
environment. The purpose of the
research is to: (a) Determine the
abundance, distribution, growth and
condition of juvenile Columbia River
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD196
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.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its and Hawaii and Pacific Remote Island Area
Archipelago Plan Team (HI-PRIA PT), the Joint Hawaii, Marianas and
American Samoa Archipelago Plan Team (Joint PT) and the Council's
Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee--Technical Committee
(FDCRC-TC). The HI-PRIA PT and Joint PT will review the status of the
nearshore fisheries, data collection issues and improvements,
improvements in the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) specifications, and
developing Cooperative Research Priorities and conduct a workshop to
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estimate fishing mortality (F) and natural mortality (M) using length-
based estimates. The FDCRC-TC will develop a regional strategic plan
for fishery research and data collection improvements and review the
Council's 5 year research priorities.
DATES: The HI-PRIA PT meeting will be held on April 8, 2014, the Joint
PT meeting on April 9-11, 2014, and the FDCRC-TC meeting April 14-16,
2014. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The HI-PRIA PT, Joint PT and FDCRC-TC meetings will be held
at the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided. The
order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will
run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for the HI-PRIA PT Meeting
April 8, 2014--8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the Agenda & Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of Fishery Monitoring Programs and Research Projects
A. Coral Reef Fisheries
i. Re-estimation of coral reef recreational fishery catches
ii. Estimation of F and M of reef fishes: insight on stock status
iii. Kumu stock assessment
iv. Uhu stock assessment
v. Proposed size limits on reef fish in Maui
B. Crustacean Fisheries
C. Precious Coral Fisheries
D. Bottomfish Fisheries
i. Main Hawaiian Island ACL Monitoring
ii. Amendment to the Hawaii Fishery Ecosystem Plan
iii. Bottomfish Working Group report: Research Component
E. Discussions
4. Discussion on the Council's 5-Year Program Plan
5. General Discussions
6. Other Business
7. Public Comment
8. Hawaii and PRIA Archipelago Plan Team recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Joint PT Meeting
April 9, 2014--8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda & Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Report on previous Plan Team recommendations and Council actions
4. Archipelagic Fisheries Report
A. American Samoa Fisheries Module
i. Coral reef and crustacean fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fisheries
iii. Report on fishery independent surveys
iv. FADs and sportfishing report
v. Territory projects, initiatives and activities
vi. Informing creel survey adjustment factors using village-based
fisheries profiles
B. Developing non-commercial catch report in the annual reports
C. Discussions
D. Public Comment
5. Administrative and regulatory updates
A. American Samoa
B. Northern Mariana Islands
C. Hawaii
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
6. Annual Catch Limits
A. Evaluating 2013 catches relative to its respective ACLs (Action
Item)
B. ACLs from the biomass-augmented catch-MSY approach
C. Discussions
D. Public Comment
7. Improving Fishery Data Collection in the Western Pacific Region
A. Stock assessment framework for coral reef fishes in Guam
B. Fishery Data Collection in the Guam Naval Base
C. Report on expansion validation and variance estimation project
D. Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee
E. Project status in the omnibus proposal for fishery data
collection improvements
F. Discussions
G. Public Comment
8. Update Cooperative Research and developing priorities
9. General Discussions
10. Archipelagic Plan Team Recommendations
11. Other Business
Work Group Session on Generating Fishing and Natural Mortalities for
Reef Fishes From Fishery Dependent and Independent Length Estimates
April 10, 2014-8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
14. Workshop Introduction
A. Overview
B. Workshop Format
C. Workshop Product
15. Estimating F and M for reef fishes in Hawaii
16. Review of the length-based stock assessment approach
17. Refresher on estimating mortality rates using a length-based
mortality model in Excel
18. Report out on data inventory
19. Task assignment per jurisdiction
20. Breakout session 1
A. Data compilation
B. Data standardization session
C. Literature search and drafting the report sections
21. Breakout session 2
A. Model runs
B. Result validation
C. Literature search and drafting the report sections
April 11, 2014--8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
22. Continuation of breakout session 2
A. Model runs
B. Result validation
23. Report out on preliminary results
24. Result interpretations and report generation
25. General discussion and result consensus
Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC-TC Meeting
April 14, 2014--8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
1. Welcome remarks
2. Introduction
3. Understand all perspectives: analysis of strength, weakness,
opportunities, and threats (SWOT)
A. American Samoa
B. Guam
C. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
D. Hawaii
E. Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center
F. University of Hawaii and University of Guam
G. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
4. Develop vision statements
5. Craft a common vision statement
6. Develop outcomes to accomplish vision
April 15, 2014--8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
7. Review day 1
8. Discuss fisheries research and management
9. Add projects to the plan
10. Develop metrics to measure projects
11. Develop the plan
12. Next steps
April 16, 2014--8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
13. Review of day 2
14. Develop the implementation plan
15. Develop the timeline and assignment of agency responsibilities
16. Review and update of the Council's 5 year research priorities
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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 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 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, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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