Notice2022-11345
Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement
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Published
May 26, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS announces the 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 June 8, 2022. This notice replaces an earlier document in the Federal Register on April 1, 2022 since the time for this meeting has changed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32001-32002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11345]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC060]
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; update.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 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 June 8, 2022. This notice
replaces an earlier document in the Federal Register on April 1, 2022
since the time for this meeting has changed.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held via web conference on June
8, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (or until
business is concluded). Members of the public may submit written
comments on meeting topics or materials; comments must be received by
June 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be conducted via web conference. For
details on how to call in to the web conference 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#a5c0c8ccc9dc8bd7c0dccbcac9c1d6e5cbcac4c48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d5ddd9dcc99ec2d5c9dedfdcd4c3f0dedfd1d19ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>. Documents to
be considered by the PAC will be sent out via email in advance of the
conference call. Please submit contact information to Emily Reynolds
(telephone: 808-725-5039; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#21444c484d580f5344584f4e4d4552614f4e40400f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23464e4a4f5a0d51465a4d4c4f4750634d4c42420d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>) at least 2
days in advance of the call to receive documents via email.
Participants and public commenters are urged not to provide
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) BII or Business Identifiable
Information (BII) during this meeting, as any public comments are made
publicly available. The audio portion of this meeting may be recorded
for the purposes of generating notes of the meeting and participation
in the meeting constitutes consent to the audio 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#89ece4e0e5f0a7fbecf0e7e6e5edfac9e7e6e8e8a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="badfd7d3d6c394c8dfc3d4d5d6dec9fad4d5dbdb94ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice replaces a notice published in
the Federal Register on April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19079) announcing the June
8, 2022, PAC meeting because of a change in start time. 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
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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 purpose of the June 8, 2022 meeting is to discuss outcomes of
the 2021 regular session of the WCPFC (WCPFC18), U.S. priorities
leading up to the 2022 regular session of the WCPFC (WCPFC19) and
potential management measures for tunas and other issues of interest.
Special Accommodations
The web conference is accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids were
requested to be directed to Emily Reynolds at 808-725-5039 by May 25,
2022.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.
Dated: May 20, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-11345 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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