# Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Partially Closed Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of partially closed meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Sea Turtle Advisory Committee (STAC) in Honolulu, HI. A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.
**DATES:**
The STAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 through Thursday, August 6, 2009, from 8:30am to 5:30pm. The portion of the meeting held from 9:30am to 5:30pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 will be closed to the public.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference Room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808)522-8220.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The STAC will review the Council's sea turtle conservation program and other relevant activities, and produce recommendations for future program activities. The meeting will be closed to the public from 9:30am to 5:30pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 to discuss confidential employment and other internal administrative matters, in accordance with Section 302 (i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. All other portions of this meeting will be open to the public.
*Agenda*
*8:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2009*
1. Introduction and Approval of the Agenda
2. Review of Recommendations from the 4th STAC Meeting
3. Overview of Council Projects
4.-9. STAC Discussion on Contracts and Other Internal Administrative Matters (Closed Sessions)
*8:30 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009*
10. Fishery Impacts Offset Analysis
11. Update of Sea Turtle Interactions in Hawaii-based Fisheries
12. Updates from STAC Members: Ongoing Projects and Recent Developments
13. Overview of Agency Activities
14. Top 20 Research Questions to Inform Marine Turtle Conservation
15. Funding Priorities for the next 5 years
16. Council Project Proposal Protocol
17. Recommendations from the STAC
18. Next meeting and meeting wrap-up
The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The Committee will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
**Special Accomodations**
These meetings are physically 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 five days prior to the meeting date.
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: July 20, 2009
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.