[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81586-81587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32595]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA112
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its Marianas Archipelago Plan Team (PT), Guam Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee (Guam REAC), Mariana Archipelago Advisory
Panel (AP) and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee (CNMI REAC).
DATES: The PT meeting will be held on January 19-20, 2011, Guam REAC on
January 21, 2011, AP on January 22, 2011 and CNMI REAC on January 24,
2011. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The PT, Guam REAC and AP meetings will be held at the Guam
Hilton and Resort, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, Guam. The CNMI REAC will
be held at the Saipan World Resort, P.O. Box 500066, Saipan, MP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided. The
order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will
run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Schedule and Agenda for PT meeting:
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, January 19-20, 2011
The Marianas PT will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the following items:
A. Status of Fishery Monitoring Programs and Research Projects
B. Update on Marianas Recommendations from the 2009 Fishery Data
Workshop
C. Marianas Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan draft annual report.
D. Proposals for improving fishery data collection for stock
assessments
E. Council meeting actions
1. CNMI bottomfish regulatory changes to allow spear fishing of
bottomfish management unit species
2. Federal annual catch limit scoping
F. Other business
Schedule and Agenda for Guam REAC meeting:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2011
The Guam REAC will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the following items:
A. Report on previous REAC recommendations and actions
B. Coastal Marine Spatial Planning
C. Overview of traditional access and spatial planning
D. Panel presentations and discussion on traditional access and history
of change
E. Guest presentation on Shoreline access restrictions in relation to
fishermen deaths
F. Panel presentations and discussion on Maintaining access to marine
resources
G. Local initiatives and actions
1. Military efforts to mitigate marine spatial closure impacts on
the fishing community
2. Guam Fisheries Act
3. Indigenous Fishing Rights
4. Guam MCP
H. Other business
Schedule and Agenda for Marianas AP meeting:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, January 22, 2011
The Marianas AP will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the following items:
A. Coastal Marine Spatial Planning
1. Shoreline access restrictions in relation to fishermen deaths
2. Military build-up impacts to Marianas fishing community
3. Review of Kahoolawe Transition
4. Report on REAC outcomes
B. Ecosystem monitoring and community issues
1. Mariana programs and projects
2. Federal programs and projects
C. Local legislative activities
D. Upcoming meetings and conferences
1. Marianas archipelago lunar calendar workshop
2. Offshore aquaculture workshop
3. Mariana islands green sea turtle workshop
E. Fisheries Development
1. Guam Marine Conservation Plan
2. CNMI Marine Conservation Plan
F. Other business
Schedule and Agenda for CNMI REAC meeting:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, January 24, 2011
The CNMI REAC will meet to hear reports on, discuss and consider
developing recommendations on the following items:
A. Status of 2010 REAC Recommendations
B. Coastal Marine Spatial Planning Initiative
1. Regional Ocean Partnership
2. Monument Activities and Status
3. Military build-up impacts to Marianas fishing community
C. Ecosystem monitoring and community issues
1. CNMI bio-sampling program
2. Impact of land-based pollution in fish from Saipan Lagoon
3. Saipan Lagoon net fishing data analysis
4. Annual catch limit scoping
D. Community Development
1. Status of Mariana longline fishery
2. CNMI Marine Conservation Plan
E. Upcoming meeting/conferences/workshops
1. Mariana Archipelago Lunar Calendar Workshop
2. Offshore Aquaculture Workshop
3. Mariana Islands Green Sea Turtle Workshop
F. Other business
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Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice 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
These meetings are 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 22, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-32595 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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