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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict
Working Group (ODWG) will meet to
discuss the analysis of gear conflict
remediation measures in regional and
Federal fishery management plans as
well as the analysis of spatial and
temporal overlap of fishing activity with
protected species closures. The ODWG
will receive a presentation on
experimental gillnet gear by Blue Planet
Strategies. They will also receive a
briefing from NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement on on-demand gear
training workshop as well as a briefing
from NOAA Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office (GARFO) on on-demand
gear activities funded by the Inflation
Reduction Act. The group will receive a
briefing from GARFO on November
Interoperability Workshop. Updates on
other on-demand gear-related activities
will also be discussed. 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.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 27, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of time changes of public
meetings and notice of a partially closed
meeting.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its Executive and Budget Standing
Committee and its 197th Council
meeting to take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western
Pacific Region. A portion of the 197th
Council meeting will be closed to the
public.
SUMMARY:
The meetings will be held
between December 11 and December 13,
2023. For specific times and agendas,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held
by web conference via WebEx. 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.
The following venue will be the host
site for the Executive and Budget
Standing Committee web conference:
• Council office, 1164 Bishop Street,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
The following venues will be the host
sites for the 197th Council meeting web
conference:
• Council Conference Room, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI;
• Cliff Pointe, 304 W O’Brien Drive,
Hagatna, Guam;
• BRI Building, Suite 205, Kopa Di
Oru St., Garapan, Saipan,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI); and
• Tedi of Samoa Building, Suite
208B, Fagatogo Village, American
Samoa.
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
original notice published in the Federal
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Register on November 13, 2023 (88 FR
77560). This notice changes the time for
the Executive and Budget Standing
Committee meeting, changes the start
time of the 197th Council Meeting, and
announces a closed session for the
197th Council Meeting. All other
information previously published
remains unchanged.
The Executive and Budget Standing
Committee meeting will be held
between 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Hawaii
Standard Time (HST) on December 11,
2023. The 197th Council Meeting will
be held between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. HST
on December 12, 2023, and between 11
a.m. and 5 p.m. HST on December 13,
2023. The portion of the 197th Council
Meeting from 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. HST
on December 12, 2023, will be closed to
the public in accordance with Section
302(i)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA) for a briefing on litigation by
counsel. Public Comment on NonAgenda Items will be held between 4:30
p.m. and 5 p.m. HST on December 12,
2023.
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 197th
Council meeting will be available at
www.wpcouncil.org. Written public
comments on final action items at the
197th Council meeting should be
received at the Council office by 5 p.m.
HST, Thursday, December 8, 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
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Revised Schedule and Agenda for the
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Meeting
1. Introductions and Approval of
Agenda
2. Financial Reports
3. Administrative Reports
4. Inflation Reduction Act
5. Council Family Changes
6. Meetings and Workshops
7. Council Coordination Committee
Meeting Outcomes
8. Election of Officers
9. Other Business
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
Revised Schedule and Agenda for the
197th Council Meeting
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 10 a.m. to
11 a.m., HST
Closed Session on Litigation Related
Matters (pursuant to MSA § 302(i)(3))
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 11 a.m. to
5 p.m., HST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Oath of Office—New Council Member
3. Approval of the 197th CM Agenda
4. Approval of the 196th CM Meeting
Minutes
5. Executive Director’s Report
6. Federal Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel
Pacific Islands Section
C. Ethics Training
D. Enforcement Reports
E. U.S. State Department
F. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
7. Island Agency Reports
A. American Samoa Department of
Marine and Wildlife Resources
B. CNMI Department of Lands and
Natural Resources
C. Guam Department of Agriculture
D. Hawaii Department of Land and
Natural Resources
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
8. Action Items
A. Fishing Regulations for the
Proposed Pacific Remote Island
National Marine Sanctuary (Final
Action)
B. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
B.1 FIAC
B.2 AP
B.3 SSC
C. Public Comment
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Monday, December 11, 2023, 12 p.m. to
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D. Council Discussion and Action
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m., HST
9. Action Items Continued
A. Discontinuing the Rebuilding Plan
and Annual Catch Limit
Specifications for the American
Samoa Bottomfish Fishery for
2024–2026 (Final Action)
B. Hawaii FEP Uku Essential Fish
Habitat Revision Amendment (Final
Action)
C. Guam Bottomfish Stock
Assessment WPSAR Terms of
Reference
D. Multi-year U.S. Territorial Bigeye
Tuna Catch Limit and Allocation
Specification (Final Action)
E. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
E.1 FIAC
E.2 AP
E.3 SSC
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
10. Program Items
A. Council IRA Application Priorities
and Development
B. Pelagic and International Fisheries
B.1 Council WCPO Longline
Management Workshops
B.2 Outcomes of 20th Regular Session
of the WCPFC
C. Advisory Group Report and
Recommendations
C.1 FIAC
C.2 AP
C.3 SSC
D. Public Comment
E. Council Discussion and Action
11. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
D. Meetings and Workshops
E. Report on the CCC Meeting
Outcomes
F. Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Report
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
12. Other Business
13. Election of Officers
Non-emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 197th 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,
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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. 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: November 28, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee Meeting
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
public meeting of the Commerce
Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee (Committee). The Committee
provides advice to the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information and
the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) on
spectrum management policy matters.
DATES: The meeting will be held
December 19, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the NCTA—The internet and Television
Association, 25 Massachusetts Avenue
NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001.
Public comments may be emailed to
arichardson@ntia.gov or mailed to
Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Antonio Richardson, Designated Federal
Officer, at (202) 482–4156 or
arichardson@ntia.gov; and/or visit
NTIA’s website at https://www.ntia.gov/
category/csmac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Committee provides
advice to the Assistant Secretary of
SUMMARY:
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of time changes of public meetings and notice of a
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its Executive and Budget Standing Committee and its 197th Council
meeting to take actions on fishery management issues in the Western
Pacific Region. A portion of the 197th Council meeting will be closed
to the public.
DATES: The meetings will be held between December 11 and December 13,
2023. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held by web conference via WebEx.
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.
The following venue will be the host site for the Executive and
Budget Standing Committee web conference:
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu,
HI 96813.
The following venues will be the host sites for the 197th Council
meeting web conference:
Council Conference Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI;
Cliff Pointe, 304 W O'Brien Drive, Hagatna, Guam;
BRI Building, Suite 205, Kopa Di Oru St., Garapan, Saipan,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); and
Tedi of Samoa Building, Suite 208B, Fagatogo Village,
American Samoa.
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 original notice published in the Federal
Register on November 13, 2023 (88 FR 77560). This notice changes the
time for the Executive and Budget Standing Committee meeting, changes
the start time of the 197th Council Meeting, and announces a closed
session for the 197th Council Meeting. All other information previously
published remains unchanged.
The Executive and Budget Standing Committee meeting will be held
between 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) on December
11, 2023. The 197th Council Meeting will be held between 10 a.m. and 5
p.m. HST on December 12, 2023, and between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. HST on
December 13, 2023. The portion of the 197th Council Meeting from 10
a.m. and 11 a.m. HST on December 12, 2023, will be closed to the public
in accordance with Section 302(i)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSA) for a briefing on litigation by
counsel. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items will be held between 4:30
p.m. and 5 p.m. HST on December 12, 2023.
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 197th Council meeting will be
available at www.wpcouncil.org. Written public comments on final action
items at the 197th Council meeting should be received at the Council
office by 5 p.m. HST, Thursday, December 8, 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:
[email protected]. 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
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only) for the purposes of generating the minutes of the meeting.
Revised Schedule and Agenda for the Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Meeting
Monday, December 11, 2023, 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., HST
1. Introductions and Approval of Agenda
2. Financial Reports
3. Administrative Reports
4. Inflation Reduction Act
5. Council Family Changes
6. Meetings and Workshops
7. Council Coordination Committee Meeting Outcomes
8. Election of Officers
9. Other Business
10. Public Comment
11. Discussion and Recommendations
Revised Schedule and Agenda for the 197th Council Meeting
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., HST
Closed Session on Litigation Related Matters (pursuant to MSA Sec.
302(i)(3))
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., HST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Oath of Office--New Council Member
3. Approval of the 197th CM Agenda
4. Approval of the 196th CM Meeting Minutes
5. Executive Director's Report
6. Federal Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel Pacific Islands Section
C. Ethics Training
D. Enforcement Reports
E. U.S. State Department
F. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
7. Island Agency Reports
A. American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources
B. CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources
C. Guam Department of Agriculture
D. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
8. Action Items
A. Fishing Regulations for the Proposed Pacific Remote Island
National Marine Sanctuary (Final Action)
B. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
B.1 FIAC
B.2 AP
B.3 SSC
C. Public Comment
D. Council Discussion and Action
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., HST
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., HST
9. Action Items Continued
A. Discontinuing the Rebuilding Plan and Annual Catch Limit
Specifications for the American Samoa Bottomfish Fishery for 2024-2026
(Final Action)
B. Hawaii FEP Uku Essential Fish Habitat Revision Amendment (Final
Action)
C. Guam Bottomfish Stock Assessment WPSAR Terms of Reference
D. Multi-year U.S. Territorial Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit and
Allocation Specification (Final Action)
E. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
E.1 FIAC
E.2 AP
E.3 SSC
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
10. Program Items
A. Council IRA Application Priorities and Development
B. Pelagic and International Fisheries
B.1 Council WCPO Longline Management Workshops
B.2 Outcomes of 20th Regular Session of the WCPFC
C. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
C.1 FIAC
C.2 AP
C.3 SSC
D. Public Comment
E. Council Discussion and Action
11. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Council Family Changes
D. Meetings and Workshops
E. Report on the CCC Meeting Outcomes
F. Executive and Budget Standing Committee Report
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
12. Other Business
13. Election of Officers
Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 197th
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. 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: November 28, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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