Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF919] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 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) on October 5 and 6, 2026. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be held on October 5 and 6, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (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 20, 2026), 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 on the agenda to accommodate this possibility. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in…