[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5623]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022002B]


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 Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC), Habitat Advisory Panel (HAP), and Advisory 
Panel (AP) will hold meetings.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on March 19, 2002, the HAP meeting 
will be held on March 20, 2002, and the AP meeting will be held on 
March 21, 2002. All meetings will be from 10 to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Isla 
Verde Avenue, 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 SSC, HAP and AP will meet to discuss the 
items contained in the following agendas:
March 19, 2002--SSC
Call to Order
Adoption of agenda
Queen Conch
    Recovery Plan
Habitat
    EFH Final Guidelines
    MRAG America's Inc. Outline and Discussion of Issues on Essential 
Fish Habitat (EFH)
    Coral Reef Conservation Opportunities for Grant Proposals
Other Business
March 20, 2002--HAP
Call to order
Adoption of agenda of Issues on EFH
    Procedure for HAP Comments on Proposed Projects
    Fishing Gear Impact on EFH
    Coral Reef Conservation Opportunities for Grant Proposals
Other Business
March 21, 2002
Call to order
Adoption of agenda
    Education/Orientation
    Comments
Other Business
    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 (March 21, 2002). 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 subject 
of formal action during this meeting. 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 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, 268 
Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-2577, 
telephone (787) 766-5926, at least five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 05, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-5623 Filed 3-7-02; 8:45 am]
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