98-5322. Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 10198]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-5322]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    [I.D. 022498D]
    
    
    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 Council (Council) will hold a 
    meeting of its Ecosystem and Habitat Advisory Panel (EHAP), in 
    Honolulu, HI.
    
    DATES: The EHAP meeting will be held on March 20, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. 
    to 5:00 p.m.
    
    ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office conference 
    room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 
    522-8220.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
    telephone: (808) 522-8220.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EHAP will discuss and may make 
    recommendations to the Council on a draft comprehensive amendment to 
    implement new Sustainable Fishery Act requirements (bycatch, fishing 
    sectors, fishing communities, overfishing, essential fish habitat), 
    primarily with regard to possible ecological impacts; the Essential 
    Fish Habitat section of the amendment will receive special 
    consideration.
        Other agenda items that the EHAP will discuss and may take action 
    on include:
        1. Draft outline and concept for Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery 
    Management Plan;
        2. Final Environmental Impact Statement (if available) for military 
    use of Farallon de Mendinilla, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
    Islands; and
        3. Other business as required.
        Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
    this Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
    Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
    be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be 
    restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 
    in this notice.
    
    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 meeting date.
    
        Dated: February 24, 1998.
    Bruce C. Morehead,
    Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
    Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 98-5322 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-22-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/02/1998
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of public meeting.
Document Number:
98-5322
Dates:
The EHAP meeting will be held on March 20, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Pages:
10198-10198 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
I.D. 022498D
PDF File:
98-5322.pdf