Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 33866-33867 [2023-11212]
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Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
Committee (EBFM) and Advisory Panel
Chairs 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 hybrid meeting will be held
on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post
Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
(401) 739–3000.
Webinar registration URL
information: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
4510390641758068059.
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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Agenda
The Ecosystem-Based Fishery
Management (EBFM) Committee and
Advisory Panel Chairs will meet to
receive and discuss final simulation
results and summary formats from the
EBFM Prototype Management Strategy
Evaluation (pMSE). A presentation on
the final report will be made at the June
Council meeting, incorporating this
discussion. They will also meet with a
Council-chosen contractor to provide
workplan guidance for deep-dive EBFM
workshops that will occur in August
and September. Other business will be
discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
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. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
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
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(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Public Comment periods will be
provided in 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 the FDCRC–
TC Meeting
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Thursday, June 8, From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
(Hawaii Standard Time)
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1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Previous Technical
Committee Recommendations and
Council Actions
3. Data Collection
A. Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP)
i. Pacific Islands Recreational
Implementation Plan
ii. Transition Plan Update
B. Territorial Creel Survey Review
Report
C. Other Data Collection Updates
4. Annual Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports
A. Data Issues
B. Archipelagic Plan Team
Recommendations
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its Federal Data
Coordination and Research Committee
Technical Committee data subpanel
(FDCRC–TC), Federal Data Coordination
and Research Committee (FDCRC), and
Non-commercial Fisheries Advisory
Committee (NCFAC) to discuss and
make recommendations on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held
between June 8 and June 13, 2023. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The FDCRC–TC, FDCRC,
and NCFAC meetings will be held
virtually through Webex. Instructions
for connecting to the web conference
and providing oral public comments
will be posted on the Council website at
www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with
the web conference connection, contact
the Council office at (808) 522–8220.
Council address: Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Kitty M. Simonds, Executive
Director, Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council; phone: (808) 522–
8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FDCRC–TC will meet on Thursday, June
8, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; The
FDCRC will meet on Monday, June 12,
2023, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and the
NCFAC will meet on Tuesday, June 13,
2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. All times
listed is Hawaii Standard Time.
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Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC
Meeting
Monday, June 12, From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome Remarks and Introductions
2. FDCRC TC Data Collection Subpanel
Meeting Report and
Recommendations
3. Council Research Priorities
4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC) Territorial Creel
Survey Review
5. MRIP Regional Implementation Plan
Update
6. Data Sharing Agreements
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the NCFAC
Meeting
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, From 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last NCFAC Meeting
and Recommendations
3. Non-Commercial Data Collection
A. Review of Creel Survey
B. Hawaii Small-Boat Fishery Plans
C. MRIP Regional Implementation
Plan Updates
4. PIFSC Socio-Economics Projects
Updates
5. Offshore Development Issues
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6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
8. Other Business
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: May 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–11212 Filed 5–24–23; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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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 148th Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) and its 195th Council
meeting to take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region. The Council will also
hold meetings of the following advisory
groups and standing committees:
American Samoa Advisory Panel (AP);
Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
(FIAC); American Samoa Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC);
American Samoa Standing Committee
(SC); and Executive and Budget SC.
DATES: The meetings will be held
between June 14 and June 29, 2023. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 148th SSC meeting will
be held in a hybrid format with inperson and remote participation
(Webex) options available for SSC
members and the public. In-person
attendance will be hosted at the Council
office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813.
The American Samoa and Executive
and Budget SC meetings, and the
American Samoa REAC meeting will be
held in-person at the Sadie’s by the Sea
Conference Room, Utulei Beach, Route
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(684) 633–5900.
The FIAC meeting will be held in a
hybrid format with in-person and
remote participation (Webex) options
available for FIAC members and the
public. The in-person portion of the
FIAC meeting will be held at Tauese P.
F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei,
American Samoa, 96799.
The American Samoa AP meeting will
be held will be held in a hybrid format
with in-person remote participation
(Webex) options available for AP
members and the public. In-person
attendance will be hosted at the Flying
Fox Gastropub, Pavaiai, American
Samoa, 96799.
The 195th Council Meeting will be
held as a hybrid meeting for Council
members and public, with remote
participation option available via
Webex. The in-person portion of the
195th Council meeting and Fishers
Forum will be held at Governor H. Rex
Lee Auditorium (Fale Laumei), Utulei,
American Samoa, phone: (684) 633–
5155.
Specific information on joining the
meeting, connecting to the web
conference and providing oral public
comments will be posted on the Council
website at www.wpcouncil.org. For
assistance with the web conference
connection, contact the Council office at
(808) 522–8220.
Council address: Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; phone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 148th
SSC meeting will be held between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
(HST) on June 14, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
HST on June 15, and 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
on June 16, 2023. The American Samoa
SC meeting will be held between 10
a.m. and 12 p.m. Samoan Standard
Time (SST) on June 22, 2023. The
Executive and Budget SC meeting will
be held between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. SST
on June 23, 2023. The portion of the
Executive and Budget SC from 11:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. will be closed to the
public for employment matters in
accordance with section 302(i)(3) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA). The American Samoa REAC
meeting will be held between 1 p.m.
and 4 p.m. SST on June 23, 2023. The
FIAC meeting will be held between 1
p.m. and 5 p.m. SST on June 23, 2023.
The American Samoa AP meeting will
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be held between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. SST
on June 24, 2023. The 195th Council
Meeting will be held between 9:30 a.m.
and 5 p.m. SST on June 27, 8:30am and
5 p.m. SST on June 28, and 8:30 a.m.
and 12 p.m. SST on June 29, 2023. The
Fishers Forum will be held between 6
p.m. and 9 p.m. SST on June 27, 2023.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
will be held between 4:30 p.m. and 5
p.m. SST on June 27, 2023.
Please note that the evolving public
health situation regarding COVID–19
may affect the conduct of the June
Council and its associated meetings. At
the time this notice was submitted for
publication, the Council anticipated
convening the Standing Committee
meetings as an in-person meeting only,
and the Council meeting as an in-person
meeting with a web conference
attendance option. If public
participation options will be modified,
the Council will post notice on its
website at www.wpcouncil.org by, to the
extent practicable, five calendar days
before each meeting.
Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action’’
refer to actions 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 MSA. In addition to the agenda
items listed here, the Council and its
advisory bodies will hear
recommendations from Council
advisors. An opportunity to submit
public comment will be provided
throughout the agendas. The order in
which agenda items are addressed may
change and will be announced in
advance at the Council meeting. The
meetings will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
Background documents for the 195th
Council meeting will be available at
www.wpcouncil.org. Written public
comments on final action items at the
195th Council meeting should be
received at the Council office by 5 p.m.
HST, Thursday, June 22, 2023, and
should be sent to Kitty M. Simonds,
Executive Director; Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813, phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax:
(808) 522–8226; or email: info@
wpcouncil.org. Written public
comments on all other agenda items
may be submitted for the record by
email throughout the duration of the
meeting. Instructions for providing oral
public comments during the meeting
will be posted on the Council website.
This meeting will be recorded (audio
only) for the purposes of generating the
minutes of the meeting.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD046]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its Federal Data Coordination and Research Committee
Technical Committee data subpanel (FDCRC-TC), Federal Data Coordination
and Research Committee (FDCRC), and Non-commercial Fisheries Advisory
Committee (NCFAC) to discuss and make recommendations on fishery
management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held between June 8 and June 13, 2023. For
specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The FDCRC-TC, FDCRC, and NCFAC meetings will be held
virtually through Webex. Instructions for connecting to the web
conference and providing oral public comments will be posted on the
Council website at www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web
conference connection, contact the Council office at (808) 522-8220.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Kitty M. Simonds, Executive
Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; phone: (808) 522-
8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDCRC-TC will meet on Thursday, June 8,
2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; The FDCRC will meet on Monday, June 12,
2023, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and the NCFAC will meet on Tuesday, June
13, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. All times listed is Hawaii Standard
Time.
Public Comment periods will be provided in 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 the FDCRC-TC Meeting
Thursday, June 8, From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Previous Technical Committee Recommendations and Council
Actions
3. Data Collection
A. Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP)
i. Pacific Islands Recreational Implementation Plan
ii. Transition Plan Update
B. Territorial Creel Survey Review Report
C. Other Data Collection Updates
4. Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports
A. Data Issues
B. Archipelagic Plan Team Recommendations
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the FDCRC Meeting
Monday, June 12, From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome Remarks and Introductions
2. FDCRC TC Data Collection Subpanel Meeting Report and Recommendations
3. Council Research Priorities
4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Territorial Creel
Survey Review
5. MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Update
6. Data Sharing Agreements
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the NCFAC Meeting
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last NCFAC Meeting and Recommendations
3. Non-Commercial Data Collection
A. Review of Creel Survey
B. Hawaii Small-Boat Fishery Plans
C. MRIP Regional Implementation Plan Updates
4. PIFSC Socio-Economics Projects Updates
5. Offshore Development Issues
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6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
8. Other Business
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: May 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-11212 Filed 5-24-23; 8:45 am]
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