[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 61109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21198]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XD63


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council will hold a second 
scoping meeting in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 13, 2007, from 7 p.m. to 10 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Curriculum Center, 
Department of Education, Estate Kingshill, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-2577; 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council in 
conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries Service intends to 
prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEISs) to describe and 
analyze management alternatives to be included in amendments to the 
Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the spiny lobster, reeffish, and 
queen conch fisheries of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 
alternatives include: no action; to require escape vents of various 
sizes and shapes in traps and pots; to extend the seasonal closure for 
queen conch or set an annual quota; or to close the fishery for this 
species in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
Also, the Council seeks input to implement a size limit on imports of 
spiny lobster into the USA. The purpose of this scoping meeting is to 
solicit comments from agencies and the general public on the scope of 
issues to be addressed by the Council.
    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

    The meeting is 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: October 24, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-21198 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
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