73 FR 145 pg. 43691 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 145Page: 43691
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-17238 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XJ25
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY:
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Administrative Committee will hold meetings.
DATES:
The meetings will be held on August 12-13, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES:
The meetings will be held at the Buccaneer Hotel, Estate Shoys, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920; telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Council will convene on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on that same day. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately. Scoping meetings for Amendment 3 and 4 to the Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) will be held on August 13, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The Council will hold its 128th regular Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:
August 12, 2008
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Call to Order
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of the 127th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
Executive Director's Report
Update Habitat Mapping NOS Studies - Mark Monaco
Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures (ACLs/AMs) Guidelines - Mark Millikin
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report on ACLs and AMs - Barbara Kojis
Spiny Lobster "Size Limit for Imports" Final Action - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
Update Pilot Trap Vent Study - Julian Magras/Graciela Garcia-Moliner
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Five (5) minutes presentations)
5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Administrative Committee Meeting
-Advisory Panel/Scientific and Statistical Committee/Habitat Advisory Panel (AP/SSC/HAP) Membership
-Budget 2008/09
-Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (SOPPs) Amendment(s)
-Other Business
August 13, 2008
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Scoping Sessions HMS
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
-Amendment 3 to the Consolidated HMS FMP/Small Coastal Sharks
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
-Amendment 4 to the Consolidated HMS FMP/Caribbean HMS Issues
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Continue Council Session
Bajo de Sico Survey Results - Jorge Garcia-Sais
Option Paper - Bajo de Sico/Permits/Trap Vents
Illegal Transport of Corals - Lisamarie Carrubba
Lionfish Invasion into the Caribbean Sea
Enforcement Reports
-Puerto Rico - DNER
-U.S. Virgin Islands - DPNR
-NOAA/NMFS
-U.S. Coast Guard
Administrative Committee Recommendations
Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Five (5) minutes presentations)
Other Business
-Limited Entry Deep-Water Fishery - Snapper Grouper - Puerto Rico
Next Council Meeting
-St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. - December 9-10, 2008 (tentative dates)
The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in English. Fishers and other interested persons are invited to attend and participate with oral or written statements regarding agenda issues.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be subjects for formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice, and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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, 00918-1920, telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: July 23, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-17238 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]
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