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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XE537
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene a meeting of its Fishery
Ecosystem Plan Team (Insular fisheries
and Pelagic fisheries teams) and the
Fishery Data Collection and Research
Committee—Technical Committee
(FDCRC–TC). The FEP Team will review
the revised annual report to serve as the
Stock Assessment and Fishery
Evaluation (SAFE) Report for the
Western Pacific region, conduct the
evaluation of the 2015 catches to the
2015 Annual Catch Limits (ACL) for the
coral reef, crustacean, and Territory
bottomfish fisheries, and look at options
for changing the current risk
determination process and specification
of optimum yield (OY). The FDCRC–TC
will review the status of the data
collection improvement efforts in the
Western Pacific region and address the
data collection gaps identified by the
FEP Teams to support the monitoring of
the fisheries in the SAFE report.
DATES: The FEP Team meeting will be
held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
April 11–13, 2016. The Insular and
Pelagic Teams will have concurrent
sessions from 8:30 a.m. on April 11,
2016 to 12 noon on April 12, 2016. A
joint FEP Team session will be held
from 1 p.m. on April 12, 2016 to 5 p.m.
on April 13, 2016. The FDCRC–TC will
be held on April 14–15, 2016. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The FEP Team and FDCRC–
TC meetings will be held at the Ala
Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Dr.,
Honolulu, HI 96814; phone (808) 956–
4262. The Insular Fisheries Team
concurrent session will be at the
Carnation Room while the Pelagic
Fisheries Team concurrent session will
be at the Plumeria Room. The Joint FEP
Team meeting will be at the Garden
Lanai Room. The FDCRC–TC meeting
will be at the Ilima Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
phone: (808) 522–8220.
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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda for FEP Team Meeting—Insular
Fishery Concurrent Session
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2016
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda, 2015 report
& assignment of rapporteurs
3. Report on previous Plan Team
recommendations and Council
actions
4. 2015 Annual/SAFE Report
A. Fishery Performance
i. Insular fisheries modules
a. American Samoa
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
b. Guam
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
c. Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI)
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
d. Hawaii
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
e. Pacific Island Remote Island Areas
(PRIA)
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
ii. Discussions
iii. Public Comment
B. Ecosystem Considerations
i. Protected species section
ii. Climate, ecosystems and biological
section
a. Environmental & climate variables
b. Coral reef ecosystem variables
c. Life history and length-derived
variables
iii. Habitat section
iv. Human dimension section
v. Marine Planning section
vi. Discussions
vii. Public Comment
C. Administrative Reports
i. Number of federal permits
ii. Regulatory actions in 2015
iii. Discussions
iv. Public Comment
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Agenda for FEP Team Meeting—
Pelagic/International Fishery
Concurrent Session
Agenda for the Joint Fishery Ecosystem
Plan Team Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday, April 11,
2016
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of the draft Joint meeting
agenda, 2015 report, and
assignment of rapporteurs
3. Plan Team 101 and Regional
Operating Agreement (ROA)
4. Status of Fishery Ecosystem Plan
revision
5. Monitoring and updating priorities
A. Council’s 5-year research
priorities—work item (process of
monitoring the status of the
research priorities)
B. Cooperative Research priorities
i. Regional Implementation
Framework
ii. Revision of priorities to streamline
with Magnuson-Stevens Act
requirement
C. Pacific Island Fisheries Research
Program
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda, 2015 report
& assignment of rapporteurs
3. Report on previous Plan Team
recommendations and Council
actions
4. 2015 Annual/SAFE Report
A. Ecosystem Considerations
i. Climate change variables
ii. Habitat conditions
iii. Human dimensions
iv. Protected species
B. Fishery Performance
i. CNMI
ii. American Samoa
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
vi. Recreational
C. Discussion
D. 2015 annual report region-wide
recommendations
E. Public Comment
Agenda for FEP Team Meeting—Insular
Fishery Concurrent Session (continued)
8:30 a.m.–12 p.m., Tuesday, April 12,
2016
D. Facilitated discussion on dealing
with data gaps and variable
definitions
i. Fishery modules
ii. Ecosystem modules
E. Workshop discussion on data
integration (Chapter 3)
F. Summary of annual report module
action items
G. Discussions
H. Public Comment
Agenda for FEP Team Meeting—
Pelagic/International Fishery
Concurrent Session
8:30 a.m.–12 p.m., Tuesday, April 12,
2016
5. Continued discussion on Monday
agenda items (if needed)
6. Other Pelagic FEP issues
A. Amendments
B. Other regulatory issues
7. Western Central Pacific Fishery
Commission 12 Outcomes
8. Protected Species
A. Seabirds
B. Turtles
9. Discussion on CPUE variability with
regards to the implementation of
turtle mitigation measures in the AS
longline fishery
10. Discussion
10. Public Comment
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8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, April 13,
2016
6. Action agenda items
A. Evaluating 2015 catches to its
respective 2015 ACLs
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Crustacean fisheries
iii. Territory bottomfish fisheries
B. ACL specification process
amendment
i. Method of risk determination
ii. ACL as OY
C. Ecosystem component designation
criteria: changing Management Unit
Species designation
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
7. Workshop discussion on ecosystem
and fishery data integration
A. Data availability
B. Initial data integration discussion
C. Developing integration workplan
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
8. General Discussions
9. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team
Recommendations
10. Other Business
Agenda for FDCRC–TC Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday, April 14,
2016
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda, 2015 report
& assignment of rapporteurs
3. Report on previous FDCRC–TC
recommendations and Council
actions
4. Status of the data collection
improvement efforts
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A. American Samoa
B. Guam
C. CNMI
D. Hawaii
E. Marine Recreational Information
Program and Territory Science
Initiative Projects
F. Western Pacific Fishery
Information Network Database
Transition and Online Interface
G. Discussions
H. Public Comment
5. 2015 Annual/SAFE Report
Recommendations
A. Overall Annual/SAFE Report
Framework
i. Linkages with the on-the-ground
data collection
ii. Timelines for data submission for
Annual/SAFE Report
B. Discussion on Addressing
Recommendations from the Fishery
section
i. Insular fisheries modules
a. American Samoa
b. Guam
c. CNMI
d. Hawaii
ii. Ecosystem Considerations
a. Climate, ecosystems and biological
section
b. Human dimension section
C. Discussions
D. Public Comment
6. Strategic Plan Monitoring
A. 2009 Data Workshop
Recommendations and Status
B. Status of tasks for the FDCRC
Strategic Plan
C. Grants and Funding Opportunity
Matrix
D. Group discussion on status
monitoring procedure
E. Discussions
F. Public Comment
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7. Improving the on-the-ground data
collection
A. How much more do we need to
collect: SHINY Database Analytics
B. BioSampling Program Review
C. Establishing Import-Export
Database System
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
8. General Discussions
9. FDCRC–TC Recommendations
10. 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
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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 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of Council actions taken
during the April, 2016 Council
Meeting
3. Questions and Answers
4. Adjourn
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office
(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting.
Dated: March 23, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: March 23, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting via
webinar.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will hold a Post
Council Meeting Briefing for the public
via webinar.
DATES: The meeting will convene on
Monday, April 18, 2016; starting at 6
p.m. EDT and ending no later than 9
p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
via webinar at: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
3457390497527000068.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlene Ponce, Public Information
Officer, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; charlene.ponce@
gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348–
1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Click the
link below to register for the webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/3457390497527000068. After
registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar.
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Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal
Authority
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
On March 15, 2012, NMFS
issued a Letter of Authorization (LOA)
under section 120 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to the
States of Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington (States) for the intentional
take, by lethal methods, of individually
identifiable California sea lions
(Zalophus californianus) in the vicinity
of Bonneville Dam, on the Columbia
River in Washington and Oregon, that
are having a significant negative impact
on Pacific salmon and steelhead
(Onchorhynchus spp.) listed as
threatened or endangered species under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The
2012 LOA expires on June 30, 2016. On
January 27, 2016, NMFS received an
application from the same States to
extend the 2012 LOA through June 30,
2021. The States are not requesting any
changes or modifications to the terms
and conditions of the 2012 LOA.
The States’ application contains a
summary of the status and management
of California sea lions and salmonid
populations as they relate to the
problem interaction at Bonneville Dam.
Pursuant to the MMPA, NMFS has
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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
convene a meeting of its Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team (Insular fisheries
and Pelagic fisheries teams) and the Fishery Data Collection and
Research Committee--Technical Committee (FDCRC-TC). The FEP Team will
review the revised annual report to serve as the Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for the Western Pacific region,
conduct the evaluation of the 2015 catches to the 2015 Annual Catch
Limits (ACL) for the coral reef, crustacean, and Territory bottomfish
fisheries, and look at options for changing the current risk
determination process and specification of optimum yield (OY). The
FDCRC-TC will review the status of the data collection improvement
efforts in the Western Pacific region and address the data collection
gaps identified by the FEP Teams to support the monitoring of the
fisheries in the SAFE report.
DATES: The FEP Team meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on April 11-13, 2016. The Insular and Pelagic Teams will have
concurrent sessions from 8:30 a.m. on April 11, 2016 to 12 noon on
April 12, 2016. A joint FEP Team session will be held from 1 p.m. on
April 12, 2016 to 5 p.m. on April 13, 2016. The FDCRC-TC will be held
on April 14-15, 2016. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The FEP Team and FDCRC-TC meetings will be held at the Ala
Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Dr., Honolulu, HI 96814; phone (808) 956-
4262. The Insular Fisheries Team concurrent session will be at the
Carnation Room while the Pelagic Fisheries Team concurrent session will
be at the Plumeria Room. The Joint FEP Team meeting will be at the
Garden Lanai Room. The FDCRC-TC meeting will be at the Ilima Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
phone: (808) 522-8220.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
Agenda for FEP Team Meeting--Insular Fishery Concurrent Session
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2016
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda, 2015 report & assignment of rapporteurs
3. Report on previous Plan Team recommendations and Council actions
4. 2015 Annual/SAFE Report
A. Fishery Performance
i. Insular fisheries modules
a. American Samoa
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
b. Guam
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
c. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
d. Hawaii
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
e. Pacific Island Remote Island Areas (PRIA)
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Bottomfish fishery
iii. Crustacean fishery
iv. Precious coral fishery
ii. Discussions
iii. Public Comment
B. Ecosystem Considerations
i. Protected species section
ii. Climate, ecosystems and biological section
a. Environmental & climate variables
b. Coral reef ecosystem variables
c. Life history and length-derived variables
iii. Habitat section
iv. Human dimension section
v. Marine Planning section
vi. Discussions
vii. Public Comment
C. Administrative Reports
i. Number of federal permits
ii. Regulatory actions in 2015
iii. Discussions
iv. Public Comment
Agenda for FEP Team Meeting--Pelagic/International Fishery Concurrent
Session
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2016
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda, 2015 report & assignment of rapporteurs
3. Report on previous Plan Team recommendations and Council actions
4. 2015 Annual/SAFE Report
A. Ecosystem Considerations
i. Climate change variables
ii. Habitat conditions
iii. Human dimensions
iv. Protected species
B. Fishery Performance
i. CNMI
ii. American Samoa
iii. Guam
iv. Hawaii
v. International
vi. Recreational
C. Discussion
D. 2015 annual report region-wide recommendations
E. Public Comment
Agenda for FEP Team Meeting--Insular Fishery Concurrent Session
(continued)
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016
D. Facilitated discussion on dealing with data gaps and variable
definitions
i. Fishery modules
ii. Ecosystem modules
E. Workshop discussion on data integration (Chapter 3)
F. Summary of annual report module action items
G. Discussions
H. Public Comment
Agenda for FEP Team Meeting--Pelagic/International Fishery Concurrent
Session
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016
5. Continued discussion on Monday agenda items (if needed)
6. Other Pelagic FEP issues
A. Amendments
B. Other regulatory issues
7. Western Central Pacific Fishery Commission 12 Outcomes
8. Protected Species
A. Seabirds
B. Turtles
9. Discussion on CPUE variability with regards to the implementation of
turtle mitigation measures in the AS longline fishery
10. Discussion
10. Public Comment
Agenda for the Joint Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team Meeting
1 p.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of the draft Joint meeting agenda, 2015 report, and
assignment of rapporteurs
3. Plan Team 101 and Regional Operating Agreement (ROA)
4. Status of Fishery Ecosystem Plan revision
5. Monitoring and updating priorities
A. Council's 5-year research priorities--work item (process of
monitoring the status of the research priorities)
B. Cooperative Research priorities
i. Regional Implementation Framework
ii. Revision of priorities to streamline with Magnuson-Stevens Act
requirement
C. Pacific Island Fisheries Research Program
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016
6. Action agenda items
A. Evaluating 2015 catches to its respective 2015 ACLs
i. Coral reef fisheries
ii. Crustacean fisheries
iii. Territory bottomfish fisheries
B. ACL specification process amendment
i. Method of risk determination
ii. ACL as OY
C. Ecosystem component designation criteria: changing Management
Unit Species designation
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
7. Workshop discussion on ecosystem and fishery data integration
A. Data availability
B. Initial data integration discussion
C. Developing integration workplan
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
8. General Discussions
9. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team Recommendations
10. Other Business
Agenda for FDCRC-TC Meeting
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2016
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda, 2015 report & assignment of rapporteurs
3. Report on previous FDCRC-TC recommendations and Council actions
4. Status of the data collection improvement efforts
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A. American Samoa
B. Guam
C. CNMI
D. Hawaii
E. Marine Recreational Information Program and Territory Science
Initiative Projects
F. Western Pacific Fishery Information Network Database Transition
and Online Interface
G. Discussions
H. Public Comment
5. 2015 Annual/SAFE Report Recommendations
A. Overall Annual/SAFE Report Framework
i. Linkages with the on-the-ground data collection
ii. Timelines for data submission for Annual/SAFE Report
B. Discussion on Addressing Recommendations from the Fishery
section
i. Insular fisheries modules
a. American Samoa
b. Guam
c. CNMI
d. Hawaii
ii. Ecosystem Considerations
a. Climate, ecosystems and biological section
b. Human dimension section
C. Discussions
D. Public Comment
6. Strategic Plan Monitoring
A. 2009 Data Workshop Recommendations and Status
B. Status of tasks for the FDCRC Strategic Plan
C. Grants and Funding Opportunity Matrix
D. Group discussion on status monitoring procedure
E. Discussions
F. Public Comment
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2016
7. Improving the on-the-ground data collection
A. How much more do we need to collect: SHINY Database Analytics
B. BioSampling Program Review
C. Establishing Import-Export Database System
D. Discussions
E. Public Comment
8. General Discussions
9. FDCRC-TC Recommendations
10. 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 5 days prior to the meeting
date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 23, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-06897 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
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