[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21836-21837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08267]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA136


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.

DATES: The Pelagic PT will be held on May 6-8, 2020. 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.

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 May 
6-8, 2020, and run each day 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 
May 7-9, 2020, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)). Public comment periods 
will be provided in the agenda. The order in which agenda items are 
addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to 
complete scheduled business.

Agenda for the Pelagic Plan Team Meeting

Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
SST; Thursday, May 7, 2020, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ChST)

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda, 2018 Report, and Assignment of 
Rapporteurs
3. Review 2019 Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) 
Report Modules
    A. Fishery Data Modules
    i. American Samoa
    ii. CNMI

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    iii. Guam
    iv. Hawaii
    v. International
    vi. Recreational/Non-Commercial Fisheries
    B. Ecosystem Chapter
    i. Environmental & Climate Variables
    ii. Habitat
    iii. Marine Planning
4. Public Comment

Thursday, May 7, 2020, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; 
Friday, May 8, 2020, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ChST)

5. Continued: Review 2019 Annual SAFE Report Modules
    B. Ecosystem Chapter
    iv. Socioeconomics
    v. Protected Species
6. SAFE Report Discussion
    A. Discussion: Data Integration
    B. Web-Interface of the Annual SAFE Report
    C. 2019 Report Region Wide Improvements & Recommendations
7. Impacts of COVID-19 on Pelagic Fisheries
8. Community Participation in Hawaii Commercial Pelagic Fisheries
9. Pelagics FEP Council Action Items
    A. Electronic Reporting in Hawaii Longline Fishery
    B. Hawaii Small-boat Fishery Management
    C. Requirements for October 1 Start-date for Shallow-set 
Longline Fishery
10. Public Comment

Friday, May 8, 2020, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST (12 p.m. to 4 p.m. SST; 
Saturday, May 9, 2020, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ChST)

11. Status of Endangered Species Act Consultations and Development 
of Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs) for the Hawaii Deep-Set 
and American Samoa Longline Fisheries
12. Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery RPM Working Group
13. Transformative Ecosystem-Based Management Workshop
14. Update on Seabird Mitigation Measures
15. Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
16. Workshop on Area-Based Management of Blue Water Fisheries
17. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
18. Public Comment
19. 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: April 15, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-08267 Filed 4-17-20; 8:45 am]
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