[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-8603]
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[Federal Register: April 11, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 040494D]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; 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 (Council) will
hold a meeting on April 25-27, 1994, in Guam and the Northern Mariana
Islands. On April 25, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and April 26,
from 8:00 a.m. until noon, the Council will meet at the Pacific Star
Hotel, 627-B San Vitores Road, Tumon Bay, GU; telephone: (671) 649-
7827. On April 27, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., the Council will
meet at the Saipan Diamond Hotel, Susupe Beach Road, Chalan Kanoa,
Saipan, MP; telephone: (670) 234-5900.
The following topics will be discussed:
(1) Reports from islanders and fishery agencies on the status of
fisheries throughout the region, and previous Council actions.
(2) Recommendation to Secretary of Commerce to remove Council
Members for fishery law violation.
(3) Draft 1993 annual reports for pelagic species and bottomfish.
(4) International Fisheries Management, including status of
Interior/Commerce interagency task force to review Federal fishery
policy in the Pacific, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United
Nations high seas fishing vessel licensing agreement and proposed U.S.
implementing legislation, application of Federal laws in Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands, and coordination of U.S. fishery management
policy in the Pacific.
(5) Fishery management issues specific to Guam and the Northern
Marianas, including fishing activity in adjacent countries, domestic
and foreign fisheries, fisheries research, and native rights issues.
(6) Request for Experimental Fishery Permit for deep-water shrimp
in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
(7) Administrative matters, including executive, budget and program
issues, revision of Statement of Organization, Practices, and
Procedures regarding conflict of interest, and revision of committee
memberships.
(8) Program planning matters, including Magnuson Act
reauthorization, NMFS-proposed social sciences program,
Western Pacific Fisheries Information Network funding, and proposed
Food and Drug Administration seafood safety regulations.
(9) Fishermen's Forums in both Guam and Saipan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite
1405, Honolulu, HI, 96813; telephone: (808) 541-1974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds; telephone:
(808) 541-1974, at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 5, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-8603 Filed 4-8-94; 8:45 a.m.]
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