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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 163 / Thursday, August 26, 2021 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RTID 0648XB367

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Council will hold its 141st Scientific and Statistical Committee SSC, Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee FDCRC, Executive and Budget Standing Committee, and 187th Council meetings to take actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
DATES: The meetings will be held between September 14 and September 23, 2021. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:

The meetings will be held by web conference via WebEx.
Instructions for connecting to the web conference and providing oral public comments will be posted on the Council website at www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web conference connection, contact the Council office at 808 5228220.
The Council has arranged host sites only for the 187th Council meeting at the following venues: Cliff Pointe, 304
W. OBrien Drive, Hagatna, Guam; BRI
Building Suite 205, Kopa Di Oru St., Garapan, Saipan, CNMI; and, Tedi of Samoa Building Suite 208B, Fagatogo Village, American Samoa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 141st SSC meeting will be held between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on September 1416, 2021. The Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee will be held between 12:30
p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on September 20, 2021. The Executive and Budget Standing Committee meeting will be held between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
on September 20, 2021. The 187th Council meeting will be held between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on September 2123, 2021.

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Please note that the evolving public health situation regarding COVID19
may affect the conduct of the September Council and its associated meetings. At the time this notice was submitted for publication, the Council anticipated convening the meeting by web conference with host site locations in Guam, CNMI and American Samoa only for the 187th Council meeting. Council staff will monitor COVID19
developments and will determine the extent to which in-person public participation at host sites will be allowable consistent with applicable local and federal safety and health guidelines. If public participation will be limited to web conference only or on a first-come-first-serve basis consistent with applicable guidelines, the Council will post notice on its website at www.wpcouncil.org.
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 187th Council meeting will be available at www.wpcouncil.org. Written public comments on final action items at the 187th Council meeting should be received at the Council office by 5 p.m.
HST, September 17, 2021, 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 5228220 or fax: 808
5228226; or email: info.wpcouncil@
noaa.gov. 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.

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Agenda for the 141st Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1. Introductions 2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs 3. Status of the 140th SSC Meeting Recommendations 4. Report from Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director 5. Program Planning and Research A. Essential Fish Habitat EFH Model for the Main Hawaiian Island MHI
Uku B. Report on the Bottomfish Fishery in the Opened Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas BRFA
C. American Samoa Bottomfish Stock Assessment Improvement Plan D. Review of the Magnuson-Stevens Act MSA Five-Year Research Priorities E. Potential MSA Reauthorization Provisions Affecting the SSC
F. SSC Three-Year Plan G. Public Comment H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations 6. Protected Species A. Hawaii Longline Fishery Seabird Mitigation Measures 1. Results of the Tori Line Experimental Fishing Permit Study in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery 2. Options for Revising Seabird Mitigation Measures in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery Action Item B. SSC Working Group Issues Paper on Alternative Approaches to Reduce Impacts to False Killer Whales C. Endangered Species Act ESA
Consultations for the Hawaii Deepset Longline Fishery, American Samoa Longline Fishery, and Bottomfish Fisheries D. ESA and Marine Mammal Protection Act MMPA Updates E. Public Comment F. SSC Discussion and Recommendations Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 11
a.m. to 5 p.m.
7. Pelagic Fisheries A. Update on Southwest Fisheries Science Center Pelagic Fisheries Research B. Investigating the Impact of Imports on the Hawaii Fish Market C. Shark Depredation in the Mariana Archipelago D. Review of Impacts of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Expansion
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