Notice2023-05951
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Correction
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Published
March 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Guam Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC) to make recommendations to the Council on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region. This notice announces a change in location for the Guam REAC meeting from the Governor's Complex to the Hilton Guam Resort and Spa.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17522-17523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05951]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC799]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of correction of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Guam Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC)
to make recommendations to the Council on fishery management issues in
the Western Pacific Region. This notice announces a change in location
for the Guam REAC meeting from the Governor's Complex to the Hilton
Guam Resort and Spa.
DATES: The meeting will be held March 23, 2023. For specific times and
agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Guam REAC will be held as a hybrid meeting for members
and public, with remote participation option available via Webex. The
in-person portion of the Guam REAC meeting will be held at the Caffe
Cino-Private Dining Room, Hilton Guam Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton Road,
Tumon Bay, Guam 96913.
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: The original notice published on February
28, 2023 (88 FR 12658). This notice corrects the location of the Guam
REAC meeting. The Guam REAC meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. and
4 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time (ChST) on March 23, 2023.
Please note that the evolving public health situation regarding
COVID-19 may affect the conduct of the Guam REAC meeting. At the time
this notice
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was submitted for publication, the Council anticipated convening the
Guam REAC 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 for the Guam REAC Meeting
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ChST
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. About the Guam REAC
3. Current Fishery Ecosystem Issues
a. Introduction and Overview of Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Critical Habitat
b. Status of Guam Fisheries Stocks
c. Overview of Data Collection System and Efforts
4. Territorial Issues
a. Marine Conservation Plan 2023-2026
b. Developing Fishery Management Plans
5. Federal Issues
a. Military Issues
i. The Use of Open Burn on Guam
ii. Explosive Ordinance/Blasting Pit Permit at Tarague Basin and
Sea Turtle Nesting Mitigation
iii. Planned Military Exercises at Whiskey 517 and Working With the
Fishing Community for Safe Passage
b. Review of the Sikes Act Agreement
c. Status of Guam National Wildlife Refuge and US Marine Corps
Firing Range
6. Updates on the NOAA Fisheries Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ)
Strategy
7. Public Comments
8. Discussion and Recommendations
9. Other Business
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: March 20, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05951 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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