[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 53344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25638]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092499C]


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's (CFMC) Advisory 
Panel (AP) and Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold 
meetings.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on October 13, 1999, from 10:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the AP meeting will be held on October 14, 1999, 
from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 8000 
Tartak St., Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AP and the SSC will meet to discuss the 
items contained in the following agenda:

Reeffish

    Banning of Traps in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
    Establishing a Permit for Fish Traps and/or other Fixed Gear
    Establishing a Limited Entry System for Fixed Gear Fishery

Queen Conch

    Banning Use of SCUBA Gear in the EEZ
    Banning Queen Conch Fishing in the EEZ
    Establishing a Four Months Closed Season
    Alternative Management Measures to the Size Limit

Requirement - Draft Option Paper

Coastal Pelagic

    Discussion of Wahoo/Dolphin Framework Draft Document
    Recommended Measures by SSC and AP to CFMC
    The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in 
English. However, simultaneous interpretation (Spanish-English) will be 
available during the AP meeting (October 14, 1999). 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 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 these meetings. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any 
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency 
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided 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 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to 
the meeting date.

    Dated: September 28, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-25638 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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