97-15643. Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15643]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 060997B]


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 (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 8, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pauahi Tower, Nortel 
Conference Room, 1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2650, Honolulu, HI; 
telephone: [phone].
    Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VMS Committee will hold a meeting to 
discuss and formulate recommendations for the Council to consider at 
it's 93rd meeting to be held August 19-21, 1997. The VMS committee 
plans to discuss Hawaii longline VMS Data confidentiality, VMS data for 
fisheries research, future direction of the VMS program, and consider 
other business as required.

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: June 9, 1997.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-15643 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am]
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