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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 aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 15, 2019.
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 its 179th Council meeting by web
conference to take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region. The Council will also
hold meetings of the Hawaii
Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) and the
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) by web conference.
DATES: The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP
meeting and the 133rd SSC meeting will
be held on August 7, 2019, and the
179th Council meeting will be held on
August 8, 2019. For specific times and
agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held
by web conference. Audio and visual
portions of the web conference can be
accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/
join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov. Web
conference access information will also
be posted on the Council’s website at
www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with
the web conference connection, contact
the Council office at (808) 522–8220.
The host site for the Hawaii
Archipelago FEP AP meeting and the
133rd SSC meeting web conference will
be the Council Conference Room, 1164
Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI.
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The following venues will be the host
sites for the 179th Council Meeting web
conference: Council Conference Room,
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu,
HI; NOAA Pacific Islands Regional
Office, American Samoa Field Office,
Pago Plaza, Suite 202, Pago Pago
Village, AS; Guam Hilton Resort and
Spa, 202 Hilton Rd., Tumon Bay, GU;
Department of Lands and Natural
Resources Conference Room, Lower
Base Dr., Saipan, MP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; phone: (808) 522–8220 (voice)
or (808) 522–8226 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP meeting
will be held on August 7, 2019, from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. (Hawaii Standard Time
(HST)). The 133rd SSC meeting will be
held on August 7, 2019, from noon to
3 p.m. HST. The 179th Council Meeting
will be held on August 8, 2019, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. HST (noon to 3 p.m.
(Samoa Standard Time (SST)); August 9,
2019, from 9 a.m. to noon (Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST)). Agenda item
noted as ‘‘Final Action Item’’ refers to
an action that may result in Council
transmittal of a proposed fishery
management plan, proposed plan
amendment, or proposed regulations to
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under
Sections 304 or 305 of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act). Opportunities to present oral
public comment will be provided
throughout the agendas. The order of
the agenda may change, and will be
announced in advance at the meetings.
The meetings may run past the
scheduled times noted above to
complete scheduled business.
Background documents for the 179th
Council meeting will be available at
www.wpcouncil.org. Written public
comments for the 179th Council
meeting should be received at the
Council office by 5 p.m. HST, August 5,
2019, and should be sent to Kitty M.
Simonds, Executive Director; Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council,
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813; fax: (808) 522–
8226; or email: info.wpcouncil@
noaa.gov.
in the Hawaii-based Shallow-set
Longline Fishery (Action Item)
4. Public Comments
5. Discussion and Recommendations
6. Other Business
Agenda for the Hawaii Archipelago FEP
AP Meeting
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Please direct
requests for sign language interpretation
or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M.
Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. (HST)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda
3. Managing Loggerhead and
Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions
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Agenda for the 133rd SSC Meeting
Wednesday, August 7, 2019, Noon to 3
p.m. (HST)
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and
Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Managing Loggerhead and
Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions
in the Hawaii-based Shallow-set
Longline Fishery (Action Item)
4. Report of the SSC Working Group
5. Public Comment
6. SSC Discussion and
Recommendations
7. Other Business
Agenda for 179th Council Meeting
Thursday, August 8, 2019, 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. (HST) (Thursday, August 8, 2019,
Noon to 3 p.m. (SST); Friday, August 9,
2019, 9 a.m. to Noon (ChST))
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 179th Agenda
3. Managing Loggerhead and
Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions
in the Hawaii-based Shallow-set
Longline Fishery (Final Action
Item)
4. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
A. Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP
B. SSC
5. Public Comments
6. Council Discussion and
Recommendations
7. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during the 179th
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
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: July 15, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: July 16, 2019.
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
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Bluefish Fishery
Management Action Team (FMAT) will
hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, August 12, 2019, from 9 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar with an audio-only
connection option. Details on the
proposed agenda, connection
information, and briefing materials will
be posted at the MAFMC’s website:
www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is for the FMAT
to discuss draft alternatives based on the
scoping comments and recreational/
commercial data for sector-based
allocations, commercial allocations to
the states, the transfer processes, and
the Fishery Management Plan goals and
objectives. An agenda and background
documents will be posted to the
Council’s website (www.mafmc.org)
prior to the meeting.
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
Groundfish Committee and Advisory
Panel to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02129;
phone: (617) 561–0798.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
SUMMARY:
Agenda
The Joint Groundfish Committee and
Advisory Panel will be discussing
Amendment 23/Groundfish
Monitoring—(1) receive an overview of
electronic monitoring projects, (2)
discuss draft alternatives for revisions to
management uncertainty buffers, (3)
receive an overview on the Enforcement
Committee’s recommendations on the
draft alternatives, (4) receive a progress
report from the Plan Development
Team. They will also receive an update
on development of Framework
Adjustment 59/Specifications. Other
business will be discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
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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 Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date. This meeting will be
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C.
1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 15, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of
Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review
(SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the SEDAR Steering
Committee.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR Steering
Committee will meet via webinar to
discuss the NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Fishery Science Center (SEFSC) Gulf of
Mexico Surveys Marine Recreational
Information Program white paper. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee
webinar will be held August 26, 2019,
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested
in participating should contact John
Carmichael (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
SUMMARY:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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 its 179th Council meeting by web conference to take actions on
fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region. The Council
will also hold meetings of the Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem
Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) and the Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) by web conference.
DATES: The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP meeting and the 133rd SSC meeting
will be held on August 7, 2019, and the 179th Council meeting will be
held on August 8, 2019. For specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held by web conference. Audio and
visual portions of the web conference can be accessed at: https://wprfmc.webex.com/join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov. Web conference access
information will also be posted on the Council's website at
www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web conference connection,
contact the Council office at (808) 522-8220.
The host site for the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP meeting and the
133rd SSC meeting web conference will be the Council Conference Room,
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI. The following venues will be
the host sites for the 179th Council Meeting web conference: Council
Conference Room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; NOAA
Pacific Islands Regional Office, American Samoa Field Office, Pago
Plaza, Suite 202, Pago Pago Village, AS; Guam Hilton Resort and Spa,
202 Hilton Rd., Tumon Bay, GU; Department of Lands and Natural
Resources Conference Room, Lower Base Dr., Saipan, MP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; phone: (808) 522-8220
(voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP meeting will
be held on August 7, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Hawaii Standard Time
(HST)). The 133rd SSC meeting will be held on August 7, 2019, from noon
to 3 p.m. HST. The 179th Council Meeting will be held on August 8,
2019, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. HST (noon to 3 p.m. (Samoa Standard Time
(SST)); August 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon (Chamorro Standard Time
(ChST)). Agenda item noted as ``Final Action Item'' refers to an action
that may result in Council transmittal of a proposed fishery management
plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to the U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
Opportunities to present oral public comment will be provided
throughout the agendas. The order of the agenda may change, and will be
announced in advance at the meetings. The meetings may run past the
scheduled times noted above to complete scheduled business.
Background documents for the 179th Council meeting will be
available at www.wpcouncil.org. Written public comments for the 179th
Council meeting should be received at the Council office by 5 p.m. HST,
August 5, 2019, and should be sent to Kitty M. Simonds, Executive
Director; Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; fax: (808) 522-8226; or email:
[email protected].
Agenda for the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (HST)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda
3. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in the
Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Action Item)
4. Public Comments
5. Discussion and Recommendations
6. Other Business
Agenda for the 133rd SSC Meeting
Wednesday, August 7, 2019, Noon to 3 p.m. (HST)
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in the
Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Action Item)
4. Report of the SSC Working Group
5. Public Comment
6. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
Agenda for 179th Council Meeting
Thursday, August 8, 2019, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (HST) (Thursday, August 8,
2019, Noon to 3 p.m. (SST); Friday, August 9, 2019, 9 a.m. to Noon
(ChST))
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 179th Agenda
3. Managing Loggerhead and Leatherback Sea Turtle Interactions in the
Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (Final Action Item)
4. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
A. Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP
B. SSC
5. Public Comments
6. Council Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during the 179th
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 accessible to people with disabilities. Please
direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary
aids to Kitty M. Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
above) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: July 15, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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