[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5618]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022602F]


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 March 26-27, 2002. The Council will 
convene on Tuesday, March 26, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and on 
Wednesday, March 27, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately. A 
public comment period for Dolphin/Wahoo FMP will be open from 1:30 to 
2:30 p.m., on March 26, 2002, to allow the general public and 
interested persons to provide their comments on the Dolphin/Wahoo 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn of Ponce and 
Tropical Casino, 3315 Ponce By Pass, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00731.

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 107th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:
Call to Order
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 106th Council Meeting Verbatim Minutes
Executive Director's Report
    Mr. Gerson Martinez Letter

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.
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
    New Regulations - Rickey Reubsamen
    NMFS Conservation Habitat Caribbean Office - L.M. Carrubba
    EFH Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) - MRAG Americas, 
Inc.
    National Ocean Service Benthic Maps of the U.S. Caribbean
Final Presentation
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Public Comment Period Dolphin/Wahoo FMP/DEIS
Discussion and Council Decision on Dolphin/Wahoo
Administrative Committee Meeting
Queen Conch FMP Schedule
Sustainable Fisheries Act Update
Fishery Agreements - Department of State
Enforcement
    Vessel Monitoring System - F. Kyle
    U.S. Coast Guard
    Puerto Rico
    U.S. Virgin Islands
    NMFS
Reeffish FMP
    Hyperbaric Chamber and Diving Accidents Report - J. Figueroa
    Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey-Protected 
Resources Statistics - L.M. Yoshiura
    Regulatory Amendment
Recommendations by Administrative Committee at its March 26, 2002 
Meeting
Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
Other Business
    Navassa Island Presentation - U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Department of 
Interior
Next Council Meeting
    The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in 
English. However, simultaneous interpretation (Spanish-English) will be 
available during the Council meeting on March 26-27, 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.

    Dated: March 5, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-5618 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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