[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35500-35501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12603]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050102E]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 June 12-13, 2002. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Windward Passage Holiday 
Inn, in Veterans Drive, Charlotte Amalie, 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 Council will convene on Wednesday, June 
12, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Thursday, June 13, 2002, 
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, approximately. A scoping meeting period for 
Sustainable Fishery Act (SFA) Comprehensive Amendment will be open from 
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., on June 12, 2002, to allow the general public and 
interested persons to provide their comments.
    The Council will hold its 108th regular public meeting to discuss 
the items contained in the following agenda:

June 12, 2002, 8:30 a.m.--10 a.m.

    Closed Session

10 a.m.--12 noon

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of 106th Council Meeting Verbatim Minutes
    SFA Comprehensive Amendment Presentation--Southeast Regional 
Office/NMFS

12 noon--1 p.m.

    Lunch

1 p.m.--3 p.m.

    Scoping meeting on SFA Comprehensive Amendment

June 13, 2002, 9 a.m.--12 noon

    Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan
    SFA Next Steps
    Other Business
    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 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 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 5 days prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: May 13, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-12603 Filed 5-17-02; 8:45 am]
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