Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC); Public Meeting/Hearing, 22100-22101 [2014-08954]
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A mail survey of all anglers within a
household will be used to collect recent
fishing effort data including gear and
methods of fishing from shore. The
main purpose will be to compare to onsite roving counts of shore fishing effort
during the same period and to produce
adjustment factors for under-coverage of
the roving on-site survey (the roving
effort survey does not require response
from the public). The survey scope is
Oahu, during a single 2-month sampling
wave (current schedule July–Aug, 2014).
The effort surveys will use catch data
from the ongoing shore angler intercept
survey to produce estimates of total
catch, harvested catch, and live released
catch.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected through
mail surveys.
III. Data
IV. Request for Comments
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Highly Migratory Species Management
Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting,
which is open to the public.
DATES: The HMSMT will meet
Wednesday, May 7, 2014, to Friday,
May 9, 2014. The meeting will begin
each day at 8:30 a.m. and continue until
close of business on each day. The
meeting is expected to adjourn by
midday on May 9.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Address: The meeting will be
held in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad,
CA 92008.
Council Address: Pacific Council,
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone:
(503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
HMSMT plans to discuss the following
topics:
1. Potential changes to management
measures for the west coast drift gillnet
fishery based on guidance from the
Council at its March 2014 meeting.
Topics covered include a long-term
transition plan for the fishery, the use of
alternative gear types, and establishing
a Federal limited access permit program
for the fishery.
2. Criteria for evaluating exempted
fishing permits submitted to test
alternative gear.
3. Council recommendations with
respect to international management of
HMS stocks of interest.
4. Potential changes to HMS
management that may be implemented
for the April 1, 2015–March 31, 2017
biennial period, which the Council will
SUMMARY:
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
900.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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begin considering in June 2014.
Specifically, recreational fishery bag
limit changes for Pacific bluefin tuna.
5. Other informational items and
related tasks such as preparation of the
HMS SAFE document.
Although nonemergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during these
meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council (WPFMC); Public Meeting/
Hearing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
hearing.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its American Samoa
Regional Ecosystem Advisory
Committee (REAC) to discuss fishery
management issues in the Territory of
American Samoa. Hearings to receive
public input on the Council action to
modify the boundaries of the American
Samoa Large Pelagic Vessel Area closure
(LPVA) will also be held.
DATES: A public hearing will be held at
Sadies by the Sea Conference Room in
Pago Pago on May 3, 2014. The
SUMMARY:
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American Samoa REAC meeting will be
held in American Samoa in the village
of Tafuna on May 5, 2014. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates, times, and locations.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
issue may be sent to Kitty M. Simonds,
Executive Director, Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813. Comments may be sent to the
Council via facsimile (fax) at (808) 522–
8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
WPFMC, telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Date, Time, and Location for Public
Hearing and American Samoa REAC
Meeting
• Pago Pago, American Samoa—
Saturday, May 3, 2014, from 4 p.m. to
6 p.m., at the Sadies By The Sea
Conference Room;
• Tafuna, American Samoa—
Monday, May 5, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Port Administration Airport
Building, Tafuna International Airport,
AS 96799;
4 to 6 p.m., May 3, 2014, Sadies by the
Sea Conference Room
Modification to the Boundaries of the
American Samoa Large Pelagic Vessel
Area Closure.
At its 159th Meeting, the Western
Pacific Regional Fishery Management
Council directed staff to prepare an
amendment to the Pelagics Fishery
Ecosystem Plan to modify the LVPA and
identify options to reduce, for a period
of one year, the northern boundary of
the LVPA around Tutuila, Manua, and
Rose to 25 nautical miles and to reduce
the LVPA around Swains to 12 nautical
miles, as preliminarily preferred
alternative. The purpose of this
amendment is to provide a temporary
increase in the area that can be fished
by the large vessel segment of the
American Samoa longline fleet such that
competition between longline gears is
reduced, albacore catch rates improved,
and that there are reductions in the cost
of longline trips, thus improving
economic returns from the fishery. The
need for this amendment is to promote
the efficiency of the American Samoa
longline fishery at a time when the
fishery is experiencing difficulties in
maintaining the economic viability of
the fishery.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 5, 2014, Port
Administration Airport Building,
Tafuna International Airport
1. Welcome and Introduction of
Members
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2. Report on Fishery Development
Program
3. Report on Sanctuaries Program in
American Samoa
4. Marine Conservation Plan
5. Modification to the Boundaries of the
American Samoa Large Pelagic
Vessel Area closure
6. Public Hearing
7. REAC Discussion and
Recommendations
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: April 15, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Trawl Groundfish Electronic
Monitoring Technical Advisory
Committee and Groundfish Electronic
Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee
(GEM Committees) will hold a joint
work session, which is open to the
public.
SUMMARY:
The work session will be held
May 7 and 8, 2014, from 9 a.m. until the
earlier of 5 p.m. or when business for
each day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The work session will be
held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle
Airport, 18740 International Blvd.,
Seattle, WA 97188, telephone: (206)
246–8600.
Council Address: Pacific Council,
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220–1384.
DATES:
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Mr.
Brett Wiedoff, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GEM
Committees will hold a joint work
session May 7 and 8, in Seattle, WA, to
discuss development of an impact
analysis for the Pacific Council’s
adopted alternatives for a potential
electronic monitoring program currently
being developed for the Pacific Coast
Groundfish limited Entry Trawl Fishery,
and any other results from the April
Pacific Fishery Management Council
meeting. No management actions will be
decided at this work session. The work
session will include review and
discussion of the Council’s adopted
alternatives and other reports.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the GEM Committees for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. The work session 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 GEM committees’ intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
A meeting report will be prepared for
consideration by the Pacific Council at
its June 2014 meeting in Garden Grove,
CA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Commerce (DOC).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD250
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC); Public
Meeting/Hearing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its American Samoa Regional Ecosystem Advisory
Committee (REAC) to discuss fishery management issues in the Territory
of American Samoa. Hearings to receive public input on the Council
action to modify the boundaries of the American Samoa Large Pelagic
Vessel Area closure (LPVA) will also be held.
DATES: A public hearing will be held at Sadies by the Sea Conference
Room in Pago Pago on May 3, 2014. The
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American Samoa REAC meeting will be held in American Samoa in the
village of Tafuna on May 5, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
specific dates, times, and locations.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this issue may be sent to Kitty M.
Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. Comments may
be sent to the Council via facsimile (fax) at (808) 522-8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
WPFMC, telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Date, Time, and Location for Public Hearing and American Samoa REAC
Meeting
Pago Pago, American Samoa--Saturday, May 3, 2014, from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Sadies By The Sea Conference Room;
Tafuna, American Samoa--Monday, May 5, 2014, from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at the Port Administration Airport Building, Tafuna
International Airport, AS 96799;
4 to 6 p.m., May 3, 2014, Sadies by the Sea Conference Room
Modification to the Boundaries of the American Samoa Large Pelagic
Vessel Area Closure.
At its 159th Meeting, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council directed staff to prepare an amendment to the
Pelagics Fishery Ecosystem Plan to modify the LVPA and identify options
to reduce, for a period of one year, the northern boundary of the LVPA
around Tutuila, Manua, and Rose to 25 nautical miles and to reduce the
LVPA around Swains to 12 nautical miles, as preliminarily preferred
alternative. The purpose of this amendment is to provide a temporary
increase in the area that can be fished by the large vessel segment of
the American Samoa longline fleet such that competition between
longline gears is reduced, albacore catch rates improved, and that
there are reductions in the cost of longline trips, thus improving
economic returns from the fishery. The need for this amendment is to
promote the efficiency of the American Samoa longline fishery at a time
when the fishery is experiencing difficulties in maintaining the
economic viability of the fishery.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 5, 2014, Port Administration Airport Building,
Tafuna International Airport
1. Welcome and Introduction of Members
2. Report on Fishery Development Program
3. Report on Sanctuaries Program in American Samoa
4. Marine Conservation Plan
5. Modification to the Boundaries of the American Samoa Large Pelagic
Vessel Area closure
6. Public Hearing
7. REAC Discussion and Recommendations
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: April 15, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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