[Federal Register: March 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG75
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 and hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its 141st meeting to consider and take actions on fishery
management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The 141st Council meeting and public hearings will be held at 1
p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time) on Monday, April 14, 2008 (12 noon in
American Samoa and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in Guam and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) at the Council Office in
Honolulu, HI and by teleconference. For specific times and the agenda,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 141st Council meeting and public hearings will be held
at the Council's office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813. For participants residing in American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii and the continental United States, the
141st Council meeting telephone conference call-in-number is: 1-888-
482-3560; Access Code; 5228220. For Guam and international
participants, the call-in-number is: 1-647-723-3959; Access Code:
5228220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: 808-522-8220; FAX: 808-522-8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council transmitted the 140th Council
Meeting Federal Register notice to NMFS.Regs@noaa.gov on February 15,
2008, in accordance with the NMFS Regulatory Unit guidelines. NMFS
failed to transmit this notice to the Office of the Federal Register
for publication and the lack of publication was announced on the last
day of the 140th Council Meeting. While the notice was published on the
last day of the meeting, this did not fulfill the requirement of
advance notification to the public pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
This notice advises the public that the Council will convene its
141st Meeting at 1 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time) Monday, April 14, 2008
(12 noon in American Samoa and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in
Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) at the
Council Office in Honolulu, HI and by teleconference. The Council will
consider, and take action on, regulatory action items discussed at the
140th meeting and provide the public with an opportunity for comment on
items listed as regulatory actions in the proposed 141st meeting
agenda.
The documents and records for the 140th Council Meeting action
items are available for public inspection on the Council's website,
http://www.wpcouncil.org and at the Council Office at 1164 Bishop St,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
In addition to the agenda items listed here, the Council will hear
recommendations from other Council advisory groups. Public comment
periods will be provided near the end of the meeting agenda before
Council discussion and action. The order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The Council will meet as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for Council Meeting
1 p.m. 5 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2008
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of 139th Minutes
4. Pelagics Fisheries Regulatory Actions
a. Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Effort
b. Squid Permits
c. American Samoa Longline Program Modifications
d. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands(CNMI)Longline
Exclusion Zone
e. American Samoa Purse-Seine Exclusion Zones
f. Guam Purse-Seine Exclusion Zones
g. CNMI Purse-Seine Exclusion Zones
5. Hawaii Bottomfish Fisheries Regulatory Actions
a. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Bottomfish Risk Analysis
6. Program Planning, Research, and Executive/Budget Actions
a. Annual Catch Limits
b. Community Development Plan (CDP) Regulatory Amendment to Allow
Future CDPs
7. Public Hearing
8. Council Discussion and Action
9. Other Business
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 26, 2008.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08-1083 Filed 3-26-08; 11:16 am]
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