[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 145 (Monday, July 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 43691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17238]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XJ25


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 August 12-13, 2008. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Buccaneer Hotel, Estate 
Shoys, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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 convene on Tuesday, August 
12, 2008, 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 13, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
approximately. Scoping meetings for Amendment 3 and 4 to the 
Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP) will be held on August 13, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    The Council will hold its 128th regular Council Meeting to discuss 
the items contained in the following agenda:

August 12, 2008

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of the 127th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    Update Habitat Mapping NOS Studies - Mark Monaco
    Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures (ACLs/AMs) Guidelines - 
Mark Millikin
    Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report on ACLs and AMs - 
Barbara Kojis
    Spiny Lobster ``Size Limit for Imports'' Final Action - Graciela 
Garcia-Moliner
    Update Pilot Trap Vent Study - Julian Magras/Graciela Garcia-
Moliner
    PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Five (5) minutes presentations)

5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -Advisory Panel/Scientific and Statistical Committee/Habitat 
Advisory Panel (AP/SSC/HAP) Membership
    -Budget 2008/09
    -Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (SOPPs) 
Amendment(s)
    -Other Business

August 13, 2008

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Scoping Sessions HMS

9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

    -Amendment 3 to the Consolidated HMS FMP/Small Coastal Sharks

9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

    -Amendment 4 to the Consolidated HMS FMP/Caribbean HMS Issues
    11 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Continue Council Session
    Bajo de Sico Survey Results - Jorge Garcia-Sais
    Option Paper - Bajo de Sico/Permits/Trap Vents
    Illegal Transport of Corals - Lisamarie Carrubba
    Lionfish Invasion into the Caribbean Sea
    Enforcement Reports
    -Puerto Rico - DNER
    -U.S. Virgin Islands - DPNR
    -NOAA/NMFS
    -U.S. Coast Guard
    Administrative Committee Recommendations
    Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
    PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Five (5) minutes presentations)
    Other Business
    -Limited Entry Deep-Water Fishery - Snapper Grouper - Puerto Rico
    Next Council Meeting
    -St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. - December 9-10, 2008 (tentative dates)
    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 subjects for 
formal action during this meeting. Actions 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 that 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, 00918-1920, 
telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 23, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-17238 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]
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