[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 226 (Monday, November 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65942-65943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22943]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XD90


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 11-12, 2007. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, December 11, 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, December 12, 
2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef & 
Morning Star 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 126th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

December 11, 2007 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of 125th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    Nassau Grouper Initiative
    Scoping Meetings Report - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report - Barbara Kojis
    MRIP - John Boreman
    USVI Marine Debris Removal Project

December 11, 2007 - 5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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

December 12, 2007 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Caribbean HMS Regulatory Planning and Issues Discussion - Russell 
Dunn
    Navassa Island
    Enforcement Reports
    -Puerto Rico
    -U.S. Virgin Islands
    -NOAA
    -US Coast Guard
    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.

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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 20, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22943 Filed 11-23-07; 8:45 am]
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