73 FR 36 pgs. 9773-9774 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 36Pages: 9773 - 9774
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-3299 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XF75
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of Navassa Island Workshop.
SUMMARY:
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold a Navassa Island Workshop.
DATES:
The Navassa Island Workshop will be held on March 24-25, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately, both days.
ADDRESSES:
The Workshop will be held at the Hilton Ponce Gulf and Casino, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Navassa Island Workshop agenda is as follows:
Monday, March 24, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
•Call to Order
•Welcome - Eugenio Pineiro
•Introduction - Miguel Rolon
•Adoption of Agenda
•DOS - Legal Status of Navassa Island
•Management Aspects of Navassa Island - DOI Perspective
•Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) and Navassa Island - NMFS/CFMC
•Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Outline/Appointment of Navassa Island Plan Development Team (NIPDT)
-Scoping Meetings
-Literature Review
-Fishery/Biology Habitat (EFH)
-Fishery Socio-Economy
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
•FMP Outline/Appointment NIPDT (Cont.)
-Management Alternatives
-Enforcement Considerations
-Other Applicable Laws, e.g., ESA/EIS
-International Considerations Re: TAC and Foreign Allocations
-Consideration of Candidates for NIPDT
-Data and Research Needs
-Comments from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and General Public
•Other Business
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. For more information or request for sign language interpretation and/other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-3299 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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