# Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of a public meeting and hearing.
**SUMMARY:**
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Guam Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
**DATES:**
The Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet on Friday, May 26, 2017, between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All times listed are local island times. For specific times and agendas, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**ADDRESSES:**
The Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP will meet at the Guam Fishermen's Cooperative Association Lanai, Hagatna, Guam, 96913.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Public comment periods will be provided in the agenda. 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 the Guam Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Meeting**
**Friday, May 26, 2017, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.**
1. Hafa Adai-Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Previous Council Action Items
3. Council Issues
A. Guam Marine Conservation Plan
B. Options for Fishery Ecosystem Management Unit Species for Ecosystem Component Designation
C. Review of Options for Non-fishing Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat
4. Mariana FEP Community Activities
5. Marianas FEP AP-Guam Issues
A. Report of the Subpanels
i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights Subpanel
B. Other Issues
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
8. “At the End of the Day”-Other Business
**Special Accommodations**
The meeting is 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: May 10, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.