[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24821-24822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12044]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XP41


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Administrative Committee will hold meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on June 23-24, 2009. The Council will 
convene on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the 
Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. They will 
reconvene on Wednesday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Carambola Beach Resort and 
Spa, located at Estate Davis Bay, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920, 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

[[Page 24822]]


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 131st regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

June 23, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of the 130th Council Meeting Verbatim 
Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    Bajo de Sico Public Hearings Report and Final Action
    ACLs/AMs Scoping Meetings Report

June 23, 2009 - 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -AP/SSC/HAP Membership
    -Budget
    -FY 2009
    - New Grants Rules
    -Budget Petition: 5-years (2010-14)
    -SOPPs Amendment(s)
    -Other Business

June 24, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    ACLs/AMs Scoping Meetings Report (Cont.)
    Queen Conch Fishery Issues
    -Request for Emergency Action from DPNR
    -Potential Interim Rule Request
    Administrative Committee Recommendations
    Other Business
    -Enforcement and Meeting Attended by CFMC Members and Staff Reports
    (These reports will be postponed for the next meeting in August, if 
there is no time on June 24, 2009.)
    Next Council Meeting
    The established times for addressing items on the agenda may be 
adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of 
discussion relevant to the agenda items. To further accommodate 
discussion and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting may 
be extended from, or completed prior to the date established in this 
notice.
    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: May 19, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-12044 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S