[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17068-17069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1480]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032905B]


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 May 3 and 4, 2005. The Council will 
convene on Tuesday, May 3, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the 
Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Council 
will reconvene on Wednesday, May 4, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
approximately.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 118th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:
May 3, 2005
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of 117th Council Meeting Verbatim Minutes
    Executive Director's Report
    R/V Nancy Foster USVI Survey Update
    Proposed rule for Acropora palmata/Acropora cervicornis
    SFA Document-Final Action
    CFMC Research Needs
5:15 p.m.- 6 p.m.
    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -AP/SSC/HAP Membership
    -Budget 2002, 2003, 2004/05
    -Pending travel and Contracts
    -Other Business
May 4, 2005

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8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
    HMS Presentation-Russel Dunn
    Enforcement Reports
    -Puerto Rico
    -US Virgin Islands
    -NOAA
    -US Coast Guard
    Administrative Committee Recommendations from May 3, 2005
    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. 
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Mu[nacute]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 
00918-2577, telephone (787) 766-5926, at least five days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: March 30, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-1480 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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