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FEB I 2 1993 



Mr. Rufo J. Lujan 

 Chairnan, Western Pacific 



Fishery Management Council 

 1164 Bishop Street 

 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 



Dear Mr. Chairman: 



Section 302(b)(5) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 

 Management Act provides for the removal for cause of any voting 

 member of a Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) appointed 

 by the Secretary under provisions of subsection (b) (2) . The 

 Secretary may take such action if the concerned RFMC first 

 recommends removal by not less than two-thirds of the voting 

 members and if that recommendation is made in writing and 

 accompanied by a statement of the reasons upon which it is based. 

 This provision of the Magnuson Act is implemented by regulation 

 at 50 CFR 601.36. 



This letter is to advise you of the procedure I will follow 

 if I become aware of conduct of a member that may warrant 

 consideration of removal. 



I will advise by letter the Chairman of a RFMC and/or its 

 Executive Director, as appropriate, of such information that has 

 been made known to the National Marine Fisheries Service, and 

 include? a rocommendation that the RFMC review the information in 

 regard to possible consideration of removal of that voting 

 member. Concurrently, I will advise the concerned individual of 

 the information and indicate that the information has been 

 provided to the RFMC. 



I will 3£k the Chairman of the Regional ccu.ncil and/or Exscutive 

 Dirnctor, as appropriate, to acknowledge receipt of this informa- 

 tion and respond within 60 days of receipt to describe the action 

 the RFMC proposes to take. 



Hatters of conduct that may be considered sufficient to advise 

 the RFMC in relation to possible removal are: 



Commission, while a member of the RFMC, 

 o of fisheries violation(s) 

 o of felony violation(s) ; 



Falsification or purposeful omission of information 

 required for financial disclosure; 



THE ASSSTAr-JT ADMINISTRATCiO 

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