[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65887-65888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00390]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111803F]


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 December 17-18, 2003. The Council 
will convene on Wednesday, December 17, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
and the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. 
The Council will reconvene on Thursday, December

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18, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef 
Morning Star Beach Resort, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, USVI 
00802.

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 hold its 114th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

December 17th, 2003

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Call to Order
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 113th Council Meeting Verbatim Minutes
Executive Director's Report
USA/UK Virgin Islands Fishery Issues
Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) Draft Document

5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.

Administrative Committee Meeting
Advisory Panel (AP)/Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)/Habitat 
Advisory Panel (HAP) Membership
Budget: 2002, 2003, 2004-5
Pending Travel and Contracts
Other Business

December 18, 2003

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Continuation of Discussion SFA Draft Document
Administrative Committee Recommendations

December 17th, 2003

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 (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Dated: November 20, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E3-00390 Filed 11-21-03; 8:45 am]
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