[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9773-9774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3299]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XF75


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Navassa Island Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold a 
Navassa Island Workshop.

DATES: The Navassa Island Workshop will be held on March 24-25, 2008, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately, both days.

ADDRESSES: The Workshop will be held at the Hilton Ponce Gulf and 
Casino, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navassa Island Workshop agenda is as 
follows:

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Monday, March 24, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Welcome - Eugenio Pineiro
    Introduction - Miguel Rolon
    Adoption of Agenda
    DOS - Legal Status of Navassa Island
    Management Aspects of Navassa Island - DOI Perspective
    Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) and Navassa 
Island - NMFS/CFMC
    Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Outline/Appointment of 
Navassa Island Plan Development Team (NIPDT)
    -Scoping Meetings
    -Literature Review
    -Fishery/Biology Habitat (EFH)
    -Fishery Socio-Economy

Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    FMP Outline/Appointment NIPDT (Cont.)
    -Management Alternatives
    -Enforcement Considerations
    -Other Applicable Laws, e.g., ESA/EIS
    -International Considerations Re: TAC and Foreign Allocations
    -Consideration of Candidates for NIPDT
    -Data and Research Needs
    -Comments from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and General 
Public
    Other Business

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, telephone: (787) 766-
5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 19, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-3299 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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