[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2639]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XU25


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (CFMC) Scientific 
and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting. The meeting is 
open to the public, and will be conducted in English.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on March 2-4, 2010. The SSC will 
convene on March 2, 3, and 4, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 
Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132

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 SSC will meet to discuss the items 
contained in the following agenda:

March 2, 2010

    Call to order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Proposed Revision of Commercial Data Collection Process
    -Presentation by Steve Turner
    -Puerto Rico's Data Collection - DNER
    -USVI Data Collection - DPNR
    -Discussion
    Proposed Revision of Marine Recreational Data Collection 
Process (Now MRIP)
    Proposed Revision of Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Data 
Collection Process

March 3. 2010

    Call to Order
    Proposed Fishery Independent Data Collection Project
    -Presentation by Todd Gedamke
    -Discussion
    Information on Density Ratio Control Rules Using Marine 
Reserves
    -Presentation by Alec McCall
    -Discussion
    Other Proposed Research/Monitoring Projects

March 4, 2010

    Call to Order
    Development of Projects to Recruit Talented Individuals 
into the Discipline of Stock Assessment in the U.S. Caribbean
    -Presentation by Jim Berkson
    -Discussion
    Prioritization of Proposed Research and Monitoring Projects
    -Discussion
    Creation of Formal Report for CFMC
    Next Meeting
    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 listed 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

    This 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 00918-1920, telephone: (787) 
766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 3, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-2639 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
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