Notice2021-17356
Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement
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August 13, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS announces a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC) on October 13-15, 2021. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 44693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17356]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB313]
Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to
the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting
Announcement
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory
Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for
the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC) on October 13-15, 2021.
Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 13, 2021, from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (or until business is
concluded), October 14, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. HST (or until
business is concluded), and October 15, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
HST (or until business is concluded). Members of the public may submit
written comments on meeting topics or materials; comments must be
received by October 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be conducted via a web conference.
For details on how to join the web conference, call in, or to submit
comments, please contact Emily Reynolds, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional
Office; telephone: 808-725-5039; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cda8a0a4a1b4e3bfa8b4a3a2a1a9be8da3a2acace3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16737b7f7a6f3864736f78797a7265567879777738717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
Documents to be considered by the PAC will be sent out via email in
advance of the web conference. Please submit contact information to
Emily Reynolds (telephone: 808-725-5039; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd9d1d5d0c592ced9c5d2d3d0d8cffcd2d3dddd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="791c14101500570b1c001716151d0a3917161818571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>) at least 3 days in advance of the web
conference to receive documents via email. This meeting may be recorded
for the purposes of generating notes of the meeting and participation
in the web conference constitutes consent to the recording.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Reynolds, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818;
telephone: 808-725-5039; facsimile: 808-725-5215; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94f1f9fdf8edbae6f1edfafbf8f0e7d4fafbf5f5baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72171f1b1e0b5c00170b1c1d1e1601321c1d13135c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), the PAC has been formed to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the
WCPFC. The PAC is composed of: (i) Not less than 15 nor more than 20
individuals appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with
the U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC; (ii) the chair of the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council's Advisory Committee (or the chair's
designee); and (iii) officials from the fisheries management
authorities of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
(or their designees). The PAC supports the work of the U.S. National
Section to the WCPFC in an advisory capacity. The U.S. National Section
is made up of the U.S. Commissioners and the Department of State. NMFS
Pacific Islands Regional Office provides administrative and technical
support to the PAC in cooperation with the Department of State. More
information on the WCPFC, established under the Convention on the
Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean, can be found on the WCPFC website:
<a href="http://www.wcpfc.int">http://www.wcpfc.int</a>.
Meeting Topics
The PAC meeting topics may include the following: (1) Outcomes of
the 2020 annual session of the WCPFC and 2021 sessions of the WCPFC
Scientific Committee, Northern Committee, and Technical and Compliance
Committee; (2) issues to be considered in the WCPFC 2021 annual
session; (3) potential U.S. proposals to the WCPFC 2021 annual session;
and (4) other issues.
Special Accommodations
The web conference is accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Emily Reynolds at 808-725-5039 by September 29,
2021.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.
Dated: August 10, 2021.
Kelly Denit,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-17356 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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