Notice2025-16456
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 28, 2025
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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) from October 6, 2025 through October 8, 2025. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 165 (Thursday, August 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16456]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF008]
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) from October 6, 2025 through
October 8, 2025. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held, via web conference, from
October 6 through October 8, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hawaii
Standard Time (HST) each day or until business is concluded. Members of
the public may submit written comments on meeting topics or materials,
at least 2 weeks before the meeting (submission by September 22, 2025),
if wanting the comment to be part of meeting materials and to be
reviewed by PAC members and U.S. Commissioners ahead of the meeting;
public comment is also accepted during the meeting. An Executive
Session, closed to the public, may be called during the PAC meeting if
confidential subject matter arises or is requested by the PAC.
Confidential matters can include U.S. negotiating positions, strategy,
litigation, and internal operational issues related to international
meetings. A placeholder for an Executive Session is placed on the
agenda to accommodate this possibility.
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 Katrina Poremba, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office;
telephone: 808-725-5096; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0908992ce9783908683a08e8f8181ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f7f667d21786c7f696c4f61606e6e21686079">[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 Katrina Poremba
(telephone: 808-725-5096; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#700019025e0713001613301e1f11115e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57273e25792034273134173938363679303821">[email protected]</span></a>) at least 10 days
in advance of the
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meeting, by September 26, 2025, to receive documents via email. This
meeting may be audio recorded for the purpose of generating notes of
the meeting. As public comments will be made publicly available,
participants and public commenters are urged not to provide personally
identifiable information (PII) at this meeting. Participation in the
meeting by web conference, or by telephone, constitutes consent to the
audio recording.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Poremba, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818;
telephone: 808-725-5096; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7b7aeb5e9b0a4b7a1a487a9a8a6a6e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cabaa3b8e4bda9baaca98aa4a5ababe4ada5bc">[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) no 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, the Department of State, and the
U.S. head of delegation. 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="http://www.wcpfc.int">http://www.wcpfc.int</a>.
Meeting Topics
The purpose of the October 6 through October 8, 2025 meeting is to
discuss U.S. objectives leading up to WCPFC22 and its Subsidiary Body
Meetings. There will also be an opportunity for the U.S. Participating
Territories (American Samoa, Guam, and CNMI) to present their priority
issues to the U.S. Commissioners.
Special Accommodations
The web conference is accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Katrina Poremba at 808-725-5096 by September 29,
2025.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.
Dated: August 25, 2025.
Kelly Denit,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-16456 Filed 8-27-25; 8:45 am]
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