[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 218 (Monday, November 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66169-66170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19068]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 110606E]


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 5-6, 2006. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, December 5, 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, December 6, 
2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Marriott Frenchman's Reef 
Hotel, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, 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 123rd regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

December 5, 2006, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Call to Order
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 122nd Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
Executive Director's Report
New Data and Analysis U.S.V.I. Fishery - David Olsen
Update Caribbean Spiny Lobster Minimum Size
Highly Migratory Species - Jackie Wilson
    HMS Subcommittee
    Effective Outreach and Education Program
St. Croix EEZ Working Group Meeting Report - Virdin Brown

December 5, 2006, 5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Administrative Committee Meeting
AP/SSC/HAP Membership
    Budget 2006, 2007
    Coral Reef Research - Five year plan
    COLA Reduction
    Contract between Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) and 
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami
    Other Business

December 6, 2006, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Workshop on Derelict Fishing Gear in the Caribbean - Cynthia K. Van 
Holle
Enforcement Reports
    Puerto Rico
    U.S. Virgin Islands
    NOAA
    U.S. Coast Guard
Administrative Committee Recommendations (December 5, 2006 meeting)
Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
Other Business
Next Council Meeting

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    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: November 7, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-19068 Filed 11-9-06; 8:45 am]
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