Notice2022-24725
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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November 14, 2022
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Abstract
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its 146th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Hawaii Archipelago & Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) Standing Committee, Executive and Budget Standing Committee, and 193rd Council meetings to take actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68135-68137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24725]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC552]
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 its 146th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Hawaii
Archipelago & Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) Standing Committee,
Executive and Budget Standing Committee, and 193rd Council meetings to
take actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific
Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held between November 29 and December 8,
2022. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The SSC meeting will be held by web conference via Webex.
The Standing Committee meetings will be held in a hybrid format with
in-person and remote participation (Webex) options available for the
members, and public attendance limited to web conference via Webex. In-
person attendance for Standing Committee members will be hosted at the
Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
The 193rd Council Meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting for
Council members and public. The in-person portion of the Council
Meeting will be held at the Pagoda Hotel, 1525 Rycroft St., Honolulu,
HI 96814. Remote participation option will be available via Webex.
Specific information on joining the meeting, connecting to the web
conference and providing oral public comments will be posted on the
Council website at <a href="http://www.wpcouncil.org">www.wpcouncil.org</a>. For assistance with the web
conference connection, contact the Council office at (808) 522-8220.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; phone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All times shown are in Hawaii Standard Time.
The 146th SSC meeting will be held between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
November 29-30, 2022. The Hawaii Archipelago & PRIA Standing Committee
will be held between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on December 5, 2022. The
Executive and Budget Standing Committee meeting will be held between 10
a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on December 5, 2022. The portion of the Executive
and Budget Standing Committee from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. will be closed
to the public for a briefing on litigation in accordance with section
302(i)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA). The 193rd Council meeting will be held between 1:30 p.m. to
5 p.m. on December 5, 2022, 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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on December 6-7, 2022, and 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on December 8, 2022.
Please note that the evolving public health situation regarding
COVID-19 may affect the conduct of the December Council and its
associated meetings. At the time this notice was submitted for
publication, the Council anticipated convening the Standing Committee
meetings as a hybrid format for members and by web conference for
public attendance, and the Council meeting as an in-person meeting with
a web conference attendance option. If public participation options
will be modified, the Council will post notice on its website at
<a href="http://www.wpcouncil.org">www.wpcouncil.org</a> by, to the extent practicable, 5 calendar days before
each meeting.
Agenda items noted as ``Final Action'' refer to actions that may
result in Council transmittal of a proposed fishery management plan,
proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to the U.S. Secretary
of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the MSA. In addition to the
agenda items listed here, the Council and its advisory bodies will hear
recommendations from Council advisors. An opportunity to submit public
comment will be provided throughout the agendas. The order in which
agenda items are addressed may change and will be announced in advance
at the Council meeting. The meetings will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
Background documents for the 193rd Council meeting will be
available at <a href="http://www.wpcouncil.org">www.wpcouncil.org</a>. Written public comments on final action
items at the 193rd Council meeting should be received at the Council
office by 5 p.m. HST, December 2, 2022, and should be sent to Kitty M.
Simonds, Executive Director; Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone:
(808) 522-8220 or fax: (808) 522-8226; or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0898e868fa09790838f958e83898cce8f9287"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60090e060f201710030f150e03090c4e0f1207">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written public comments on all other agenda items may be submitted for
the record by email throughout the duration of the meeting.
Instructions for providing oral public comments during the meeting will
be posted on the Council website. This meeting will be recorded (audio
only) for the purposes of generating the minutes of the meeting.
Agenda for the 146th SSC Meeting
Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 145th SSC Meeting Recommendations
4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director Report
5. Program Planning and Research
A. Alternatives for Fishing Regulations for the Monument Expansion
(MEA) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
B. Report of the Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Workshop
C. Filling Gaps in Data for Priority Coral Reef Species-Nenue
Biosampling in Hawaii
D. Review of Paper Inferring Spillover Benefits of the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
E. CCC Area-Based Management Subcommittee Report
F. National Standard 1 (NS1) Subgroup on Biomass Proxies Draft
Report
G. American Samoa Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS) Stock
Assessment Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Terms of
Reference
H. Public Comment
I. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Protected Species
A. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Report
B. Cross-taxa Impacts of Longline Management Measures
C. Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Consultations
1. Final Supplemental Biological Opinions for the Hawaii Deep-set
and American Samoa Longline Fishery Draft Biological Opinions
2. Status of the Full Hawaii Deep-set and American Samoa Longline
Fishery Draft Biological Opinions
D. Public Comment
E. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
7. Other Business
A. March 2023 SSC Meetings Dates
8. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council
Agenda for the Hawaii Archipelago & PRIA Standing Committee
Monday, December 5, 2022, 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
1. Fisheries Management Measures in the NWHI MEA
a. Report of public meetings
b. Alternatives for Monument Expansion Fishing Regulations
2. North Pacific Striped Marlin Catch Limits
3. Advisory Group Reports and Recommendations
4. Other Business
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the Executive and Budget Standing Committee
Monday, December 5, 2022, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
CLOSED)
1. Financial Reports
2. Administrative Reports
3. Council Program Plan Report
4. October 2022 Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report
5. Council Family Changes
6. Meetings and Workshops
7. Other Issues
8. Public Comment
9. Discussion and Recommendations
10. Briefing on Litigation (Closed Session--pursuant to MSA section
302(i)(3))
Agenda for the 193rd Council Meeting
Monday, December 5, 2022, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of the 193rd Council Meeting Agenda
3. Approval of the 192nd Council Meeting Minutes
4. Executive Director's Report
5. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
B. NOAA Office of General Counsel Pacific Islands Section
C. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
3. NOAA Office of General Counsel Enforcement Section
D. U.S. State Department
E. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
6. Hawaii Archipelago & PRIA
A. Moku Pepa
B. Department of Land and Natural Resources/Division of Aquatic
Resources Report (Legislation, Enforcement)
C. Office of Hawaiian Affairs Ocean Policy
D. Review of Paper Inferring Spillover Benefits of the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
E. NWHI MEA Fishing Regulations
1. Report of Public Meetings
2. Alternatives for Fishing Regulations for the MEA in the NWHI
(Final Action)
F. Advisory Group Report and
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Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
3. Hawaii Archipelago & PRIA Standing Committee
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
7. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Department of Agriculture/Division of Aquatic and Wildlife
Resources Report
2. Isla Informe
B. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
1. Arongol Fal[uacute]
2. Department of Land and Natural Resources/Division of Fish and
Wildlife Report
C. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Scientific & Statistical Committee
D. Public Comment
E. Council Discussion and Action
8. Program Planning and Research
A. National Legislative Report
B. Alternatives for an Aquaculture Management Framework in the
Western Pacific (Final Action)
C. Report of the Regional Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
Workshop
D. Report of the Council Coordination Committee Area-based
Management Subcommittee
E. Territory BMUS Revision Working Group Reports
F. Regional Communications & Outreach Report
G. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Scientific & Statistical Committee
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
9. Protected Species
A. Review of Cross-taxa Impacts of Longline Management Measures
B. False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team Meeting Report
C. ESA Section 7 Consultations
1. Final Supplemental Biological Opinions for the Hawaii Deep-set
and American Samoa Longline Fishery Draft Biological Opinions
2. Status of the Full Hawaii Deep-set and American Samoa Longline
Fishery Draft Biological Opinions
D. ESA and Marine Mammal Protection Act Updates
E. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
10. Pelagic & International Fisheries
A. North Pacific Striped Marlin Catch Limits (Final Action)
B. Electronic Monitoring: Best Practices for Implementation and
Options for the Western Pacific Region
C. International Fisheries Issues
1. Western and Central Pacific Ocean Longline Management Workshop
2. Outcomes of 19th Regular Session of the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Commission
D. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
3. Hawai`i Archipelago & PRIA Standing Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
Thursday, December 8, 2022, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
11. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Lipoti
B. Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Report
C. WPSAR Terms of Reference for American Samoa Bottomfish Stock
Assessment
D. Advisory Group Report and Recommendations
1. Scientific & Statistical Committee
E. Public Comment
F. Council Discussion and Action
12. Administrative Matters
A. Financial Reports
B. Administrative Reports
C. Ethics Training
D. Council Program Planning Report
E. October 2022 Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report
F. Council Family Changes
G. Meetings and Workshops
H. Standing Committee Reports
1. Executive and Budget Standing Committee
I. Public Comment
J. Council Discussion and Action
13. Other Business
A. Election of Officers
Non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal Council action during its 193rd
meeting. However, Council action on regulatory issues will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any
regulatory issue arising after publication of this document that
requires emergency action under section 305(c) of the MSA, provided the
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take action to
address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: November 8, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-24725 Filed 11-10-22; 8:45 am]
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