[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39146-39147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18832]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071101F]


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) will hold 
meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on August 13-16, 2001. The 
Administrative Committee will meet on August 13, from 2 p.m. until 5 
p.m. The Council will convene on Tuesday, August 14, 2001, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. through Thursday, August 16, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 
approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Divi Carina Bay Resort and 
Casino, 25 Estate Turnerhole, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI.

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 Council will hold its 105th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

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Call to Order
Election of Officials
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 104th Council Meeting Summary Minutes
Public Hearing on Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) Management Targets 
and Thresholds Tables
SFA Final Action
Methods for Optimum Yield with Limited Data - J. Nowlis
Regulatory Impact Review for Reeffish Amendment 3 - W. Keithly
Overview of Limited Entry Strategies
Reeffish Amendment 3
    -Public Meetings Report
    -Decisions on Management Measures for Public Hearings
Queen Conch Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Update
Enforcement
    -Federal Government
    -Puerto Rico
    -U.S. Virgin Islands
Administrative Committee Recommendations
Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
Other Business
Next Council Meeting
    The Council will open a 1-hour comment period from 1:30 p.m. to 
2:30 p.m., on August 14, 2001, to allow the local government 
representatives and the general public to provide any comments on the 
data included in the tables prepared for the management targets and 
thresholds (MSY, OY, MSST, etc.) as required under the SFA.
    The Administrative Committee will meet on August 13, from 2 p.m. to 
5 p.m., to discuss administrative matters.
    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 the subjects 
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 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,(see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Dated: July 13, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-18832 Filed 7-26-01; 8:45 am]
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