[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46520-46521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1719]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071904A]


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 August 17-18, 2004. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 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 Wednesday, August 18, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at The Buccaneer Hotel, Estate 
Shoys, Christinasted, St. Croix, USVI 00824.

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 116th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 17, 2004

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Call to Order
Election of Officials
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 115th Council Meeting Verbatim Minutes
Executive Director's Report
Presentations
    NOAA/National Ocean Service (NOS) Biogeography Program--Mark Monaco
    Trap Studies Update--Ron Hill
    Limited Entry Project--Bob Trumble
    Update on Socio-Economic Survey of PR and USVI Fishers--Manuel 
Valdes-Pizzini
    Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)--Brock Bernstein
    NOAA Fisheries Recreational Strategic Plan--Michael Kelly
    East End Marine Park, St. Croix, USVI--Susan Curtis
    Coral Reefs Studies Update--Jorge R. Garcia-Sais
    Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Update--Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) Document en Emergency Action--
Grammanik Bank

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, 2004-05
    Pending Travel and Contracts
    Other Business

August 18, 2004

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Continuation of Discussion on SFA Document and Emergency Action--
Grammanik Bank
    Enforcement Report
    Puerto Rico
    U.S. Virgin Islands
    NOAA
    U.S. Coast Guard
Administrative Committee Recommendations

August 17, 2004

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.

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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: July 29, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-1719 Filed 8-2-04; 8:45 am]
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