Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Addendum, 30212-30215 [2015-12721]
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 516A(c)(1),
735(d), 736(a) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: May 18, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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RIN 0648–XD953
Marine Mammals; File No. 19108
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Daniel P. Costa, Ph.D., University of
California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine
Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa
Cruz, CA 95064, has applied in due
form for a permit to conduct research on
northern elephant seals (Mirounga
angustirostris) throughout their range.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
June 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 19108 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 19108 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Sloan or Brendan Hurley, (301)
427–8401.
The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant requests authorization
to continue a long-term research
program started in 1968 to study
northern elephant seal population
growth and status, reproductive
strategies, behavioral and physiological
adaptations for diving and fasting,
general physiology and metabolism, and
sensory physiology. Research methods
include behavioral observations,
marking, flipper tagging, capture and
sampling, attachment of
instrumentation for tracking,
translocation studies, short-term captive
holding for laboratory studies, use of
hormone challenges and standard
clinical tracer techniques for physiology
studies, and acoustic studies. Research
would include all age and sex classes of
northern elephant seals over the entire
calendar year. Proposed research
locations include haul-out sites from
California to Washington, but primarily
˜
Ano Nuevo. Incidental harassment and
mortalities of northern elephant seals,
and incidental harassment of California
sea lions (Zalophus californianus),
northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus),
and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias
jubatus) of the Eastern Distinct
Population Segment is requested. The
duration of the requested permit is five
years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
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Dated: May 19, 2015.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings; Addendum
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
ACTION:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its 119th Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) and its
163rd Council meeting to take actions
on fishery management issues in the
Western Pacific Region. The Council
will also convene meetings of the
Pelagic and International Standing
Committee, Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee (FDCRC), Hawaii
Standing Committee, and Executive and
Budget Standing Committee. The
omnibus amendment to establish the
pacific islands annual catch limit
specification process (action item) has
been added to the 163rd meeting under
6.C.3.
SUMMARY:
The SSC meeting will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June
9–11, 2015. The Council’s Pelagic and
International Standing Committee and
the FDCRC meetings will be held
between 10 a.m. and noon on June 15,
2015; Hawaii Standing Committee
meeting will be held between 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m. on June 15, 2015; Executive
and Budget Standing Committee
meeting will be held between 3 p.m.
and 5 p.m. on June 15, 2015; and the
163rd Council meeting will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June
16–18, 2015. In addition, the Council
will host a Fishers Forum on June 17,
2015, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Location: The 119th SSC on June 9–
11, 2015, and the Pelagic and
International Standing Committee,
FDCRC, Hawaii Standing Committee,
and Executive and Budget Standing
Committee on June 15, 2015, will be
held at the Council office in Honolulu,
Hawaii. The Council Meeting on June
16–18, 2015, and the Fishers Forum on
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June 17, 2015, will be held at the Harbor
View Center, Pier 38, Honolulu, Hawaii.
For specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 119th SSC, Pelagic and
International Standing Committee,
FDCRC, Hawaii Standing Committee,
and Executive and Budget Standing
Committee will be held at the Council
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808)522–
8220. The 163rd Council meeting and
the Fishers Forum will be held at the
Harbor View Center, Pier 38, 1129 North
Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii
96817, phone: (808)983–1200.
Background documents will be available
from, and written comments should be
sent to, Mr. Edwin Ebisui, Chair,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, Hawaii HI 96813, phone:
(808)522–8220 or fax: (808)522–8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
phone (808)522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
addition to the agenda items listed here,
the SSC and Council will hear
recommendations from Council
advisory groups. Public comment
periods will be provided throughout the
agendas. The order in which agenda
items are addressed may change. The
meetings will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
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Schedule and Agenda for 119th SSC
Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2015
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 118th SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. Review of the Bottomfish Stock
Assessment Update for American
Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth
of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
B. Report on the Data Workshop for
the MHI Deep 7 Bottomfish
C. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep
7 Bottomfish P-Star Working Group
Report
D. Specification of Acceptable
Biological Catch for the MHI Deep
7 Bottomfish Fishery for Fishing
Year 2015–2016 (Action Item)
E. Evaluation of 2014 Catch to the
2014 Annual Catch Limits
F. Report From the Council Advisory
Groups
1. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
2. Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee—Technical
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Committee
3. Advisory Panel
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
6. Program Planning
A. Overview of Management Strategy
Evaluation Use in Fisheries
B. Report on SSC Subgroup
Comments NS1, 3, and 7 Guidelines
Proposed Rule
C. Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council 5-year
Research Priorities
D. Annual Report Changes
E. Cooperative Research Priorities and
Framework
F. Report from the Council Advisory
Groups
1. Advisory Panel
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday, June 10,
2015
7. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye
Commercial Minimum Size Limit
1. Hawaii Yellowfin Population
Model
2. Hawaii Yellowfin Survey Plan
B. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares
Meeting
C. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine Bigeye Tuna
(BET) Workshop
2. Report on Longline Vessel Day
Scheme (VDS)
3. Report on Tokelau Agreement
D. Report from the Council Advisory
Groups
1. Pelagic Plan Team
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Advisory Panel
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle Status Review
and Proposed Rule
B. Humpback Whale Status Review
and Proposed Rule
C. Marine Mammals Reported under
Catch Lost to Predators on
Fishermen’s Commercial Catch
Reports to the State of Hawaii
D. Pilot Study of Interactions between
Cetaceans and Small-Boat Fishing
Operations in the Main Hawaiian
Islands
E. Report of the False Killer Whale
Take Reduction Team Meeting
F. Statistical Control Chart Approach
for Wildlife Monitoring
G. Report of SSC Subcommittee on
False Killer Whale Stock Boundary
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Revision and Bycatch Proration
H. Updates on Other Endangered
Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act Actions
I. Report From the Council Advisory
Groups
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
J. Public Comment
K. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday, June 11,
2015
9. Other Business
A. 120th SSC Meeting
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations
to the Council
Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC
10 a.m.–Noon Monday, June 15, 2015
1. Welcome Remarks
2. Introductions
3. Update on Previous FDCRC
Recommendations
4. Report on FDCRC-Technical
Committee
a. Prioritization of Tasks
b. Endorsement of Proposals for
Funding
c. Funding Identification
5. Alternative Summarization and
Analytics Interface
6. Reporting Framework on
Improvements by FDCRC Members
7. Public Comment
8. Discussions and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for Council
Standing Committee Meetings
10 a.m.–Noon Monday, June 15, 2015
Pelagic and International Standing
Committee
A. International
1. Report on Purse Seine BET
Workshop
2. Report on Logline Vessel Day
Scheme
B. Domestic
1. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye
Commercial Minimum Size Limit
Update
2. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery
Review
C. SSC Recommendations
D. Council Discussion and
Recommendations
1 p.m.–3 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2015
Hawaii Standing Committee
1. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish
a. P-star Working Group Report
b. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data
Workshop Report
c. Specification of Annual Catch Limit
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2. Other Issues
3. Discussion and Recommendations
3 p.m.–5 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2015
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee
1. Administrative Report
2. Financial Report
3. Magnuson Stevens Act
reauthorization
4. Standard Operating Policies and
Procedures
5. Meetings and Workshops
6. Council Family Changes
7. Other Issues
8. Committee Discussion and Action
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17,
2015
Schedule and Agenda for 163rd Council
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1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 163rd Agenda
3. Approval of the 162nd Meeting
Minutes
4. Executive Director’s Report
5. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel,
Pacific Islands Section
C. US Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Enforcement
1. US Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel,
Enforcement Section
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
6. Program Planning and Research
A. National Standard Guidelines 1, 3
& 7 SSC Subgroup Report
B. Research Priorities
1. WPRFMC Five-Year Priorities
2. Cooperative Research Priorities
C. Stock Assessments
1. Western Pacific Stock Assessment
Review (WPSAR) Policy
2. Review of Bottomfish Stock
Assessment Update for American
Samoa, Guam and CNMI
3. Omnibus Amendment To Establish
the Pacific Islands Annual Catch
Limit Specification Process (Action
Item)
D. Evaluation of 2014 Annual Catch
Limits
E. Update on Fishery Ecosystem Plan
Review
F. Update on Fisheries Internship and
Student Help Project
G. Report on Presidential Task Force
on Illegal, Unreported, and
Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
H. US Insular Areas Climate Change
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Meeting
I. Regional, National and International
Outreach & Education
J. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee
2. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
3. Advisory Panel
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
7. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Report on the Governor’s Fisheries
Task Force Initiatives
a. Fisheries Development
b. American Samoa Purse Seine
Vessels and WCPFC Limits
c. Update on Fisheries Disaster Relief
Project
2. Update on the Fagatogo Market
3. Update on Funding for Super Alia
Vessels and Local Fishery Business
Development Initiatives
E. UN Decolonization
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
8. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote
Island Areas (PRIA)
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish
(MHI)
1. P-Star Working Group Report
2. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data
Workshop Report
3. Specification of Annual Catch
Limit for the MHI Deep-7
Bottomfish Fishery for 2015–2016
Fishing Year (Action Item)
E. Community Activities and Issues
1. Council Comments on Hawaiian
Islands Humpback Whale National
Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
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2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
2. Council Comments on Proposed
Rule
B. Humpback Whale
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
2. Council Comments on Proposed
Rule
C. False Killer Whales (FKW)
1. Report of FKW Take Reduction
Team
2. Council Comments on TRT
Recommendations
D. Report of SSC Subcommittee on
FKW Stock Boundary Revision and
Bycatch Proration
E. Updates on Other Endangered
Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act
F. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
10. Public Comment on Non-agenda
Items
6 p.m.–9 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Fishers Forum: Seafood Safety and
Traceability
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday, June 18,
2015
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Status Report on Fishing Platform
b. Malesso Community Based
Management Program (CBMP)
Implementation
c. Report on Village of Yigo CBMP
Meeting
d. Report on Indigenous Fishing
Rights Initiatives
e. Micronesian Fishing Community
Project Update
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. CNMI
´
1. Arongol Falu
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Report on Northern Islands CBMP
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b. Council Comments on CNMI Joint
Military Training Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Update on Marianas Trench Marine
National Monument
D. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
12. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye
Commercial Minimum Size Limit
Update
B. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery
Review
C. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares
Meeting
D. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine BET
Workshop
2. Report on Longline VDS
3. Tokelau Arrangement Update
E. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory
Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Standing Committee
Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and
Recommendations
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
1. Advisory Panel Alternate Selection
2. Plan Team Realignment
3. SSC Membership
D. Magnuson Stevens Act
Reauthorization
E. Standard Operating Policies and
Procedures
F. Meetings and Workshops
1. Council Coordination Committee
Meeting
G. Other Business
H. Standing Committee
Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
14. Other Business
Non-Emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 163rd meeting.
However, Council action on regulatory
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issues will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and
any regulatory issue arising after
publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take 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 five days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management, National
Ocean Service, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate and
Notice of Availability of Final Findings.
AGENCY:
The NOAA Office for Coastal
Management announces its intent to
evaluate the performance of the New
York and Florida Coastal Management
Programs.
The Coastal Zone Management
Program (CMP) evaluations will be
conducted pursuant to section 312 of
the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972, as amended (CZMA) and
regulations at 15 CFR part 923, subpart
L. The CZMA requires continuing
review of the performance of states with
respect to CMP implementation.
Evaluation of a CMP requires findings
concerning the extent to which a state
has met the national objectives, adhered
to its CMP document approved by the
Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to
the terms of financial assistance awards
funded under the CZMA.
The evaluations will include a public
meeting, consideration of written public
comments and consultations with
interested Federal, state, and local
agencies and members of the public.
SUMMARY:
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When the evaluation is completed, the
Office for Coastal Management will
place a notice in the Federal Register
announcing the availability of the Final
Evaluation Findings. Notice is hereby
given of the date, local time, and
location of the public meeting.
Date and Time: The New York CMP
public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
local time in room #505 on the 5th floor
of 1 Commerce Plaza at 99 Washington
Avenue, Albany, NY.
The Florida CMP public meeting will
be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at
4:00 p.m. local time in Conference
Rooms A and B, Marjory Stoneman
Douglas Building, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, 3900
Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee,
Florida 32399–3000.
ADDRESSES: Copies of each state’s most
recent performance report, as well as the
Office for Coastal Management
evaluation notification letter to the state,
are available upon request. Written
comments from interested parties
regarding these programs are
encouraged and will be accepted until
July 24, 2015. Please direct written
comments to Carrie Hall, Evaluator,
Planning and Performance Measurement
Program, Office for Coastal
Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or
Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given of the availability of the
final evaluation findings for the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands CMP, Indiana CMP, and
Apalachicola National Estuarine
Research Reserve (NERR). Sections 312
and 315 of the CZMA, as amended,
require a continuing review of the
performance of coastal states with
respect to approval of CMPs and the
operation and management of NERRs.
The state of Indiana and Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands were
found to be implementing and enforcing
their federally approved coastal
management programs, addressing the
national coastal management objectives
identified in CZMA Section 303(2)(A)–
(K), and adhering to the programmatic
terms of their financial assistance
awards. The state of Florida was found
to be adhering to programmatic
requirements of the NERR System for
the implementation of the Apalachicola
NERR.
Copies of these final evaluation
findings may be downloaded at https://
coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/
evaluation_findings/ or
obtained upon written request from:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings;
Addendum
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 meetings of its 119th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
and its 163rd Council meeting to take actions on fishery management
issues in the Western Pacific Region. The Council will also convene
meetings of the Pelagic and International Standing Committee, Fishery
Data Collection and Research Committee (FDCRC), Hawaii Standing
Committee, and Executive and Budget Standing Committee. The omnibus
amendment to establish the pacific islands annual catch limit
specification process (action item) has been added to the 163rd meeting
under 6.C.3.
DATES: The SSC meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
June 9-11, 2015. The Council's Pelagic and International Standing
Committee and the FDCRC meetings will be held between 10 a.m. and noon
on June 15, 2015; Hawaii Standing Committee meeting will be held
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on June 15, 2015; Executive and Budget
Standing Committee meeting will be held between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on
June 15, 2015; and the 163rd Council meeting will be held between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 16-18, 2015. In addition, the Council will host
a Fishers Forum on June 17, 2015, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Location: The 119th SSC on June 9-11, 2015, and the Pelagic and
International Standing Committee, FDCRC, Hawaii Standing Committee, and
Executive and Budget Standing Committee on June 15, 2015, will be held
at the Council office in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Council Meeting on June
16-18, 2015, and the Fishers Forum on
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June 17, 2015, will be held at the Harbor View Center, Pier 38,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 119th SSC, Pelagic and International Standing Committee,
FDCRC, Hawaii Standing Committee, and Executive and Budget Standing
Committee will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808)522-8220. The 163rd Council
meeting and the Fishers Forum will be held at the Harbor View Center,
Pier 38, 1129 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, phone:
(808)983-1200. Background documents will be available from, and written
comments should be sent to, Mr. Edwin Ebisui, Chair, Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu,
Hawaii HI 96813, phone: (808)522-8220 or fax: (808)522-8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
phone (808)522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the agenda items listed here,
the SSC and Council will hear recommendations from Council advisory
groups. Public comment periods will be provided throughout the agendas.
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 119th SSC Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2015
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 118th SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director
5. Insular Fisheries
A. Review of the Bottomfish Stock Assessment Update for American
Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
B. Report on the Data Workshop for the MHI Deep 7 Bottomfish
C. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 Bottomfish P-Star Working
Group Report
D. Specification of Acceptable Biological Catch for the MHI Deep 7
Bottomfish Fishery for Fishing Year 2015-2016 (Action Item)
E. Evaluation of 2014 Catch to the 2014 Annual Catch Limits
F. Report From the Council Advisory Groups
1. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
2. Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee--Technical
Committee
3. Advisory Panel
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Program Planning
A. Overview of Management Strategy Evaluation Use in Fisheries
B. Report on SSC Subgroup Comments NS1, 3, and 7 Guidelines
Proposed Rule
C. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council 5-year
Research Priorities
D. Annual Report Changes
E. Cooperative Research Priorities and Framework
F. Report from the Council Advisory Groups
1. Advisory Panel
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Pelagic Plan Team
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2015
7. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye Commercial Minimum Size Limit
1. Hawaii Yellowfin Population Model
2. Hawaii Yellowfin Survey Plan
B. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares Meeting
C. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine Bigeye Tuna (BET) Workshop
2. Report on Longline Vessel Day Scheme (VDS)
3. Report on Tokelau Agreement
D. Report from the Council Advisory Groups
1. Pelagic Plan Team
2. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
3. Advisory Panel
E. Public Comment
F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle Status Review and Proposed Rule
B. Humpback Whale Status Review and Proposed Rule
C. Marine Mammals Reported under Catch Lost to Predators on
Fishermen's Commercial Catch Reports to the State of Hawaii
D. Pilot Study of Interactions between Cetaceans and Small-Boat
Fishing Operations in the Main Hawaiian Islands
E. Report of the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting
F. Statistical Control Chart Approach for Wildlife Monitoring
G. Report of SSC Subcommittee on False Killer Whale Stock Boundary
Revision and Bycatch Proration
H. Updates on Other Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act Actions
I. Report From the Council Advisory Groups
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
J. Public Comment
K. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015
9. Other Business
A. 120th SSC Meeting
10. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC
10 a.m.-Noon Monday, June 15, 2015
1. Welcome Remarks
2. Introductions
3. Update on Previous FDCRC Recommendations
4. Report on FDCRC-Technical Committee
a. Prioritization of Tasks
b. Endorsement of Proposals for Funding
c. Funding Identification
5. Alternative Summarization and Analytics Interface
6. Reporting Framework on Improvements by FDCRC Members
7. Public Comment
8. Discussions and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for Council Standing Committee Meetings
10 a.m.-Noon Monday, June 15, 2015
Pelagic and International Standing Committee
A. International
1. Report on Purse Seine BET Workshop
2. Report on Logline Vessel Day Scheme
B. Domestic
1. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye Commercial Minimum Size Limit Update
2. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery Review
C. SSC Recommendations
D. Council Discussion and Recommendations
1 p.m.-3 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2015
Hawaii Standing Committee
1. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish
a. P-star Working Group Report
b. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data Workshop Report
c. Specification of Annual Catch Limit
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2. Other Issues
3. Discussion and Recommendations
3 p.m.-5 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2015
Executive and Budget Standing Committee
1. Administrative Report
2. Financial Report
3. Magnuson Stevens Act reauthorization
4. Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
5. Meetings and Workshops
6. Council Family Changes
7. Other Issues
8. Committee Discussion and Action
Schedule and Agenda for 163rd Council Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2015
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 163rd Agenda
3. Approval of the 162nd Meeting Minutes
4. Executive Director's Report
5. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Pacific Islands Section
C. US Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Enforcement
1. US Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel, Enforcement Section
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
6. Program Planning and Research
A. National Standard Guidelines 1, 3 & 7 SSC Subgroup Report
B. Research Priorities
1. WPRFMC Five-Year Priorities
2. Cooperative Research Priorities
C. Stock Assessments
1. Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Policy
2. Review of Bottomfish Stock Assessment Update for American Samoa,
Guam and CNMI
3. Omnibus Amendment To Establish the Pacific Islands Annual Catch
Limit Specification Process (Action Item)
D. Evaluation of 2014 Annual Catch Limits
E. Update on Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review
F. Update on Fisheries Internship and Student Help Project
G. Report on Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and
Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
H. US Insular Areas Climate Change Meeting
I. Regional, National and International Outreach & Education
J. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee
2. Protected Species Advisory Committee
3. Advisory Panel
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Pelagic Plan Team
6. Scientific & Statistical Committee
K. Public Comment
L. Council Discussion and Action
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2015
7. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Fono Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Community Activities and Issues
1. Report on the Governor's Fisheries Task Force Initiatives
a. Fisheries Development
b. American Samoa Purse Seine Vessels and WCPFC Limits
c. Update on Fisheries Disaster Relief Project
2. Update on the Fagatogo Market
3. Update on Funding for Super Alia Vessels and Local Fishery
Business Development Initiatives
E. UN Decolonization
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
8. Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA)
A. Moku Pepa
B. Legislative Report
C. Enforcement Issues
D. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish (MHI)
1. P-Star Working Group Report
2. MHI Deep-7 Bottomfish Data Workshop Report
3. Specification of Annual Catch Limit for the MHI Deep-7
Bottomfish Fishery for 2015-2016 Fishing Year (Action Item)
E. Community Activities and Issues
1. Council Comments on Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National
Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action
9. Protected Species
A. Green Sea Turtle
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
2. Council Comments on Proposed Rule
B. Humpback Whale
1. Status Review and Proposed Rule
2. Council Comments on Proposed Rule
C. False Killer Whales (FKW)
1. Report of FKW Take Reduction Team
2. Council Comments on TRT Recommendations
D. Report of SSC Subcommittee on FKW Stock Boundary Revision and
Bycatch Proration
E. Updates on Other Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal
Protection Act
F. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Scientific & Statistical Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
10. Public Comment on Non-agenda Items
6 p.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Fishers Forum: Seafood Safety and Traceability
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, June 18, 2015
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Status Report on Fishing Platform
b. Malesso Community Based Management Program (CBMP) Implementation
c. Report on Village of Yigo CBMP Meeting
d. Report on Indigenous Fishing Rights Initiatives
e. Micronesian Fishing Community Project Update
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. CNMI
1. Arongol Fal[uacute]
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Report on Northern Islands CBMP
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b. Council Comments on CNMI Joint Military Training Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Update on Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
D. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
4. Pelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
12. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. Hawaii Yellowfin and Bigeye Commercial Minimum Size Limit Update
B. Hawaii Cross Seamount Fishery Review
C. Report on Hawaii Catch Shares Meeting
D. International Fisheries
1. Report on Purse Seine BET Workshop
2. Report on Longline VDS
3. Tokelau Arrangement Update
E. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Protected Species Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Panel
3. Pelagic Plan Team
4. Joint Archipelagic Plan Team
5. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Standing Committee Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Recommendations
13. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
1. Advisory Panel Alternate Selection
2. Plan Team Realignment
3. SSC Membership
D. Magnuson Stevens Act Reauthorization
E. Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
F. Meetings and Workshops
1. Council Coordination Committee Meeting
G. Other Business
H. Standing Committee Recommendations
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
14. Other Business
Non-Emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 163rd
meeting. However, Council action on regulatory issues will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any
regulatory issue arising after publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take 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 five days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-12721 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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