[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43847-43848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4028]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072505B]


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 16 and 17, 2005. The 
Council will convene on Tuesday, August 16, 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, August 17, 2005, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES:  The meetings will be held at The Buccaneer Hotel, Estate 
Shoys, Christiansted, 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 119th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 16, 2005

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Call to Order
Election of Officers
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 118\th\ Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
Executive Director's Report
Recognitions to:
    - Mr. Robert McAuliffe
    -U.S.V.I. Fishermen
    -Mr. James Weaver
SFA Update and Discussion of Future Actions
Deep Water Corals Project Briefing -Graciela Garcia-Moliner
Traps Studies - Ron Hill

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

Administrative Committee Meeting
    -AP/SSC/HAP Membership
    -Budget 2004, 2005
    -Other Business

August 17, 2005

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

HMS Presentation
Enforcement Reports
    -Puerto Rico
    -US Virgin Islands
    -NOAA
    -US Coast Guard
Negotiating Panels
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

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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: July 25, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4028 Filed 7-28-05; 8:45 am]
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