Notice2023-16273
Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement
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Published
August 1, 2023
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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 2-3, 2023. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50111-50112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16273]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD194]
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 2-3, 2023. Meeting
topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 2, 2023 from 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) (or until business is
concluded) and October 3, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 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
September 18, 2023.
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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Ala Moana Hotel, 410
Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, HI 96814--in the Garden Lanai Meeting Room,
and will also be broadcast via web conference. Documents to be
considered by the PAC will be made available at the meeting. For
details on how to join via web conference, call in, or to submit
comments, please contact Emily Reynolds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT). Documents to be considered by the PAC will be sent out via
email in advance of the meeting. Please submit contact information to
Emily Reynolds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 3 days in
advance of the meeting to receive documents via email. This meeting may
be audio recorded for the purposes of generating notes of the meeting.
As public comments will be made publically available, participants and
public commenters are urged not to provide personally identifiable
information (PII) at this meeting. Participation in the meeting, in
person, by web conference, or by telephone 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#03666e6a6f7a2d71667a6d6c6f6770436d6c62622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="76131b1f1a0f5804130f18191a1205361819171758111900">[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="https://www.wcpfc.int">https://www.wcpfc.int</a>.
Meeting Topics
The PAC meeting topics may include the following: (1) outcomes of
the 2022 annual session of the WCPFC and 2023 sessions of the WCPFC
Scientific Committee, Northern Committee, and Technical and Compliance
Committee; (2) issues to be considered in the WCPFC 2023 annual
session; (3) potential U.S. proposals to the WCPFC 2023 annual session;
(4) input and advice from the PAC on issues that may arise at the WCPFC
2023 annual session; (5) potential proposals from other WCPFC members;
and (6) other issues.
Special Accommodations
The meeting 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 18, 2023.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.
Dated: July 27, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-16273 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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