Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 87859-87860 [2024-25700]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / Notices and estuaries to the deep ocean and at local to global scales. Benefits of CMECS include: data collected by different sensors and methods can be integrated into a single database; all the physical, biological, and chemical-forcing functions that collectively determine a habitat type can be captured; and the system has the flexibility to accommodate new units as additional information becomes available. The CMECS was developed as a dynamic standard to allow periodic revisions to continue to meet the needs of the user community and as such, the CMECS can be updated to accommodate the requirements of evolving scientific practices, technology, and coastal and marine resource management. 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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 Monday, November 25, 2024 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This meeting will be held at Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (777) 634–2000. Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tJUkcuCqqzMvGteHALS6YAAUS3eHyD37hwN. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: The Groundfish Committee will meet to discuss recommendations from the Recreational Advisory Panel, Groundfish Advisory Panel, and Groundfish Plan Development Team. They will review draft alternatives and draft impacts analysis of Framework PO 00000 Frm 00020 Adjustment 69/Specifications and Management Measures and recommend preferred alternatives to the Council. The committee will also receive an update on development of Atlantic Cod Management Transition Plan. They will make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate, and discuss other business, 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. 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AGENCY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Pacific Pelagics Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Plan Team (PT) to discuss fishery management issues and develop recommendations to the Council for future management of pelagic fisheries in the Western Pacific region. SUMMARY: Agenda Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 87859 E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1 87860 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / Notices For the date, time and meeting agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web conference access information will 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. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. The Pelagic PT meeting will be held on November 18, 2024, and run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on November 19, 2024, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). Public comment periods will be provided in the agenda. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meeting will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda for the Pelagic Plan Team Meeting Monday, November 18, 2024, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Approval of Draft Agenda 3. U.S. Catch Limits for North Pacific Striped Marlin (Initial Action) 4. Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries Crew Training Requirement (Initial Action) 5. Development of an Electronic Monitoring Program for Western Pacific Fisheries (Initial Action) 6. Other Business 7. Public Comment 8. Discussion and Recommendations ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Special Accommodations The meeting is 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: October 31, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87859-87860]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-25700]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE453]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Pacific Pelagics Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) 
Plan Team (PT) to discuss fishery management issues and develop 
recommendations to the Council for future management of pelagic 
fisheries in the Western Pacific region.

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DATES: For the date, time and meeting agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Web conference access information will 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pelagic PT meeting will be held on 
November 18, 2024, and run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time 
(HST) (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard Time (SST); 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 
November 19, 2024, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). Public comment 
periods will be provided in the agenda. The order in which agenda items 
are addressed may change. The meeting will run as late as necessary to 
complete scheduled business.

Agenda for the Pelagic Plan Team Meeting

Monday, November 18, 2024, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda
3. U.S. Catch Limits for North Pacific Striped Marlin (Initial Action)
4. Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries Crew Training 
Requirement (Initial Action)
5. Development of an Electronic Monitoring Program for Western Pacific 
Fisheries (Initial Action)
6. Other Business
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion and Recommendations

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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: October 31, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-25700 Filed 11-4-24; 8:45 am]
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