[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43132-43133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12231]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072606B]


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 15-16, 2006. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, August 15, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on 
that same day. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, August16, 2006, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at The Buccaneer Hotel, 5007 
Estate Shoys, Lt. 7, St. Croix, Christiansted, U.S.V.I.

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 122nd regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 15, 2006

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Call to Order

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Election of Officials
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 121st Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
Executive Director's Report
Update on NOAA/NOS Integrated Coral Reef Ecosystem Mapping Monitoring 
Studies in the U.S. Caribbean - Mark Monaco
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Puerto Rico - Maria del Mar Lopez
Update on Research: Trap Impacts on Coral Reefs and Associated Habitats 
in the USVI and Puerto Rico - Ron Hill
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
- Bill Hogarth
Billfish Strategies P.R. Update - Jamitza Rodriguez

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

Administrative Committee Meeting
Advisory Panel (AP)/Scientific and Statistical Committee/Habitat AP 
Membership
Budget 2006, 2007
Other Business

August 16, 2006

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bycatch Strategies - Milagros Cartagena
Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey (MRFSS) Report Puerto 
Rico - Zulena Cortes
Puerto Rico Fisheries from a Global Perspective - Manual Valdes-Pizzini
Queen Conch Manual Proposal - Monica Valle
Enforcement Reports
    Puerto Rico
    U.S. Virgin Islands
    NOAA
    U.S. Coast Guard
Administrative Committee Recommendations (August 15, 2006 meeting)
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: July 26, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-12231 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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