Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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#  Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

**AGENCY:**

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION:**

Notice of public meetings.

**SUMMARY:**

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting in Hawaii in December 2014 regarding social science in the fishery management council process.

**DATES:**

The meeting will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Thursday, December 18, 2014, and Friday, December 19, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

**ADDRESSES:**

The meeting will take place at the Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522-8220. Site visits for meeting participants to points of interest on the Fishing Community of Oahu will be conducted on Friday, December 19, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

**Schedule and Agenda for Meeting**

**8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2014**

1. Welcome

2. Introductions

3. Workshop overview

4. Addressing Federal Regulations I

5. Addressing Federal Regulations II

**8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2014**

6. Social Impact Assessment: Regional Approaches

7. Data Collection I (Methods)

8. Data Collection II (Indicators)

9. Data Analysis and Social Impact Assessment Writing

10. Social Impact Assessment: Predictions vs. Actual

11. Next Steps

**8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2014**

1. Oahu Fishing Community Site Visits

**Special Accommodations**

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 5 days prior to the meeting date.

**Authority:**

16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*

Dated: November 19, 2014.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.