[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 7628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2022]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011201D]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC), the South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), and the Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) will hold a joint meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 22, 2001, from 9 a.m. until 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Beach Club 
and Resort, 6500 Estate Smith Bay, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

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 Caribbean, South Atlantic, and Gulf of 
Mexico Councils will hold a joint meeting to discuss the items 
contained in the following agenda:

Call to Order - Virdin Brown

Adoption of Agenda

Dolphin/Wahoo Fishery Management Plan (FMP)

    -Status of FMP Development - Bob Mahood
    -Overview of Decision Document - Roger Pugliese
    -Public Comment Period
    -Discussion of Proposed Management Measures in the Decision 
Document
    -Approval of Management Measures by each Council as Necessary
    -Approve all Actions to be Included in the FMP - CFMC, GMFMC and 
SAFMC
    -Approve FMP for Submission to the Secretary - CFMC, GMFMC, and 
SAFMC
    -Schedule for Finalizing and Submitting the FMP - Bob Mahood

Other Business

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, 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 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 the public has been notified of the Councils' 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
    The meeting is 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.

Special Accommodations

    This 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 (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 18, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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