00-403. Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 010400A]


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's Recreational 
Fisheries Data Task Force (RFDTF) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 19, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Western Pacific Fishery 
Management Council office.
     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 [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the third meeting of the RFDTF 
which will discuss the following topics: marine recreational licensing 
in Hawaii, marine recreational licenses in other U.S. states, 
recreational fishery data project proposal, responses of recreational 
fishermen to impending international management of tuna and tuna-like 
species and other business as required.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 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 4, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-403 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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