[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2140-2141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-839]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011000A]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a
joint meeting of Hawaii members of its Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Team,
Ecosystem and Habitat Advisory Panel, Bottomfish Plan Team and Advisory
Panel, and Crustaceans Plan Team and Advisory
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Panel. The primary purpose of the joint meeting is to review the
Council's preferred alternative for its coral reef ecosystem fishery
management plan, especially with regard to possible interactions from
existing fisheries in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), and
related issues.
DATES: The joint meeting will be held on January 25, 2000, from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on January 26-27, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The joint meeting will be held at the Council office
conference rooms, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI, 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hawaii plan team and advisory panel
members will discuss and may make recommendations to the Council on the
agenda items. The order in which agenda items will be addressed is
tentative.
9:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2000
A. Review of the Council's preferred alternative for Coral Reef
Ecosystem Fishery Management plan (CRE-FMP)/preliminary draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS)
1. Fishing permit and reporting requirements
2. Allowable fishing gear and methods
3. Marine Protected Areas
4. Framework actions
5. Plan Team coordination
B. Review of public comments on draft CRE-FMP/DEIS
1. American Samoa
2. Guam/Northern Mariana Islands
3. Hawaii
C. Review of national Coral Reef Task Force initiatives
D. Review of public scoping comments for DEIS for the bottomfish and
crustaceans FMPs
1. Risk of impacts to NWHI coral reef ecosystems
E. Concerns regarding NWHI fisheries
1. Marine Mammal Commission
2. Monk Seal Recovery Team
3. Pelagic shark fishing
4. Agency concerns:
(a) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(b) National Marine Fisheries Service
(c) Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
8:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 26, 2000
Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Team and Ecosystem & Habitat Advisory
Panel meeting jointly
Bottomfish Plan Team and Advisory Panel meeting jointly
Crustaceans Plan Team and Advisory Panel meeting jointly
F. Discussion of issues from the first day
1. Draft coral reef ecosystem FMP/preliminary DEIS
2. Impacts of lobster and bottomfish fisheries on NWHI coral reef
ecosystems
3. National Coral Reef Task Force initiatives
4. Agency/non-governmental organizations (NGO) issues regarding
NWHI fisheries
8:30 a.m. Thursday, January 27, 2000
Each advisory body meeting separately
G. Final discussion and recommendations to Council
1. Draft coral reef ecosystem FMP/preliminary DEIS
2. Impacts of lobster and bottomfish fisheries on NWHI coral reef
ecosystems
3. National Coral Reef Task Force initiatives
4. Agency/NGO issues regarding NWHI fisheries
H. Other business
1. Scheduling of next meeting
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenday may
come before this Council for discussion, these issues may not be the
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action
will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document
and any issues arising after publication of this document that require
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified
of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This 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.
Dated: January 10, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-839 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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