[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71939-71940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29997]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA829


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 13-14, 2011. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The 
Council will reconvene on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Marriott Frenchman's Reef 
Hotel, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, USVI.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 141st regular 
Council meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

December 13, 2011--9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

     Call to Order.
     Adoption of Agenda.
     Consideration of the 140th Council Meeting Verbatim 
Transcriptions.
     Executive Director's Report.
     Catch Share Project Update--Flavia Tonioli.
     Parrotfish Size and Bag Limit--Mike Larkin.
     USVI Traps Reduction Project Report.
     SSC Meeting Report:
    --ERAEF.
    --Legal Opinion SSC Role.
    --Other Issues.

Public Comment Period--(5) Five-Minutes Presentations

December 13, 2011--5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.

     Administrative Committee Meeting (Closed Session):
    --Budget Update FY 2011/12.
    --International Queen Conch Initiative Conference 2012 (IQCI).
    --Other Business.

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December 14, 2011--8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

     SAFMC Information and Education Overview--Utilizing the 
Advisory Panel Process and Partnerships--Kim Iverson.
     Encouraging Effective Stakeholder Participation in the 
Fisheries Management Process--Emily Muelhston.
     Yellowtail Update and Report on Data Relevant to ACLs in 
St. Thomas--St. John--David Olsen.
     Queen Conch Compatibility Issues.
     Compatibility Issues among Bajo de Sico, Tourmaline and 
Abril la Sierra.
     Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Update--Peter 
Cooper and Delisse Ort[iacute]z:
    --Amendment 4-6 to the Consolidated HMS FMP.
    --HMS Electronic Dealer Reporting System (eDealer).

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-Minutes Presentations)

     Other Business.
     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.

Special Accommodations

    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. 
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Mu[ntilde]oz 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 16, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-29997 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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