[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40102-40103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19990]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071598H]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Administrative Committee will hold meetings.

DATES: The Council meetings will be held on August 12-13, 1998. The 
Administrative Committee meeting will be on August 11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Windward Passage Hotel, in 
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-2577; 
telephone: (787) 766-5926; fax: (787) 766-6239.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council 
will hold its 94th regular public meeting to discuss the Draft 
Amendment Number 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef 
Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the United 
States Virgin Islands for Establishing a Marine Conservation District. 
The Council will be taking final action on the establishing of a 
proposed ``no-take'' marine conservation district in the exclusive 
economic zone, U.S.V.I.
    The Administrative Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 11, 1998, 
from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., to discuss administrative matters 
regarding Council operation.
    The Council will convene on Wednesday, August 12, 1998, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Thursday August February 13, 1998, from 9:00 
a.m. till noon, approximately.
    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 and written statements regarding agenda issues.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. For more information or requests for sign language 
interpretation or other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. 
Rolon at the Council (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for address) 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: July 20, 1998.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-19990 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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