Notice2025-02545
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meeting
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Published
February 12, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering Committee will convene a public meeting to discuss and approve the 5- year calendar for stock assessments, and to address any other concerns related to the WPSAR process.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 9418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02545]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE667]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering
Committee will convene a public meeting to discuss and approve the 5-
year calendar for stock assessments, and to address any other concerns
related to the WPSAR process.
DATES: The Steering Committee will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on
Monday, February 24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to the public and will be held as a
hybrid meeting for members and the public, with a remote participation
option available via Webex. In-person participation will be hosted at
the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Fitchett, (808) 522-8141, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066b67746d286228606f72656e637272466869676728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6bbb7a4bdf8b2f8b0bfa2b5beb3a2a296b8b9b7b7f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WPSAR Steering Committee consists of the
Executive Director of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council,
the Science Director of the NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center, and the Regional Administrator of the NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office. You may read more about WPSAR at <a href="https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/peer_reviews/wpsar/index.php">https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/peer_reviews/wpsar/index.php</a>.
The public will have an opportunity to comment during the meeting.
The agenda order may change. The meeting will run as late as necessary
to complete scheduled business.
Meeting Agenda
1. Review of the WPSAR Schedule
2. Terms of Reference for Update Stock Assessment of Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Bottomfish Management Unit Species
(BMUS)
3. Logistics for April 2025 CNMI BMUS WPSAR
A. Timeline for documents, reviewer selection, etc.
B. Personnel (PIRO, PIFSC, Council staff, WPSAR reviewers)
C. Venue options
4. Main Hawaiian Islands Kona Crab Stock Assessment Discussion
5. Other Business
Special Accommodations
The meeting is 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: February 7, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02545 Filed 2-11-25; 8:45 am]
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