[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40285-40286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14280]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB62


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 14-15, 2007. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, 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, August 15, 
2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Carambola Beach Resort, 
Estate Davis Bay, St. Croix, U.S.V.I 00850

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 125th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 14, 2007

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Election of Officials
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of 124th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    White Paper on the Sale of Catch by Charter/Recreational Fishers in 
the US Caribbean - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Options Paper on Trap Vents - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Deep Water Coral Reef - MCBI
    Update Deep Water Coral Reef Survey - Jorge R. Garcia-Sais
    Caribbean Lobster Initiative

5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -AP/SSC/HAP Membership
    -Budget 2007
    -SOPPs Amendment
    -Other Business

August 15, 2007

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    HMS Presentation on Proposed Measures for Sharks
    Marine Mammals Protection Act Proposed Rule for 2008 - Jennifer Lee
    Enforcement Reports
    -Puerto Rico
    -U.S. Virgin Islands
    -Federal and Local Jurisdiction on Mutton Snapper
    -NOAA
    -U.S. Coast Guard
    ACLs Meeting Report - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    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 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 19, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-14280 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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