[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33476-33477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14042]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 053003A]


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) and its 
Administrative Committee will hold meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on June 18-20, 2003. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Buccaneer Hotel, [numsign]7 
Estate Shoys, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920, 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will convene on Wednesday, 
June18th, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Administrative Committee 
will meet from 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Council will reconvene on 
Thursday, June 19, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately, and 
Friday, June 20, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Council will hold its 
112th regular public meeting to discuss the items contained in the 
following agenda:

June 28, 2003

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of 111th Council Meeting Verbatim Minutes
    Executive Director's Report
    Queen Conch Geographic Information System (GIS) - Dr. M. Barreto
    Culebra's Marine Reserve Survey - Dr. Edwin Hernandez
    Updates
    -Marine Conservation District (MCD) Mapping Project - Jose Rivera
    -MCD Photographic Survey - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    -Hydro-acoustic Survey - Jose Rivera and Aida Rosario
    -West Coast of Puerto Rico Side Scan Sonar Projects - Aida Rosario
    Essential Fish Habitat- Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EFH-
DEIS) - Bob Trumble

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -Advisory Panel (AP)/Scientific and Statistical Committee/Habitat 
AP Membership
    -Budget: 2002, 2003, 2004-5
    -Queen Conch Initiative--Projects for Education and Scientific 
Literature
    -Personnel Issues and Statement of Organization Practices and 
Procedures
    -Other Business

June 19, 2003

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    EFH/DEIS Continuation of Discussio
    -Schedule for the submission of EFH/DEIS

June 20, 2003

9 a.m. - 12 noon

    NOAA Fisheries 2003 Constituents Session - Dr. W. Hogarth

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Enforcement
    -Federal Government
    -Puerto Rico
    -U.S. Virgin Islands

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    -U.S. Coast Guard
    Administrative Committee Recommendations
    Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
    Other Business
    Next Council Meeting
    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.

    Dated: May 30, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-14042 Filed 6-3-03; 8:45 am]
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