[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 68417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27333]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XL73


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 9-10, 2008. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, December 9, 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, December 10, 
2008, 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 129th regular 
Council meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

December 9, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of the 128th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    Bajo de Sico Scoping Meeting Results
    Queen Conch Manual - Final Report
    Nassau Grouper Initiative Report
    -Nassau Grouper Workshop Report
    -WECAFC
    -Aquaculture Project in Colombia
    Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) National Workshop
    ACLs National Guidelines Update

December 9, 2008, 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -Advisory Panel (AP)/SSC/Habitat AP Membership
    -Budget 2008/09
    -SOPPs Amendment(s)
    -Other Business

December 10, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    PARFISH Update
    Lion Fish Update
    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 (5-minute presentations)
    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 subjects for 
formal action during these meetings. 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/or 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: November 13, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-27333 Filed 11-17-08; 8:45 am]
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