[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70419-70420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28552]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC363


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 19-20, 2012. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, December 19, 2012 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 20, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef 
and Morning Star Hotel, 4 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, 
U.S.V.I. 00802.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 144th regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

December 19, 2012, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 Call to Order
 Adoption of Agenda
 Consideration of 143rd Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
 Executive Director's Report
 Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP)
    1. Address results of recent stock assessments for scalloped 
hammerhead, sandbar, dusky, blacknose, and Gulf of Mexico blacktip 
sharks
    2. Proposed measures to end overfishing and rebuild overfished 
stocks include establishing total allowable catches and commercial 
quotas, quota linkages, modifying recreational minimum size and 
reporting requirements and creating and modifying time/area closures
    3. Public comment period for the proposed rule end on February 12, 
2013.
 Amendment 4 to the Coral FMP--Removal of Seagrasses Species 
from the Coral FMP
    1. Final action expected by the Council
    2. Timeline for implementation of the new regulations
 Regulatory Amendment 4 to the Reeffish FMP--Implementation of 
Minimum Size Limits for Parrotfish in St. Croix
    1. Final action expected by the Council
    2. Timeline for implementation of the new regulations
 ACLs--SSC Report
    1. 2012 Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) overages by Island
    2. Implementation of accountability measures in 213 for any ACLs 
Overages
 Research Priorities--SSC Report
    1. Status of the 5-year research plan
    2. Next steps
    3. Timeline for completion of the research plan

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 Island Specific FMP
    1. Environmental assessment for shift in management from species 
based to island based management
    2. Island specific scoping documents
    3. Island Specific fishery management plan draft outline
    4. Scheduling of scoping hearings
    5. Timeline for completion of new island-specific FMPs
Public Comment Period (5-minutes presentations)

December 19, 2012, 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.

 Administrative Committee Meeting
 Budget 2012/13/14
    --SSC/AP Membership
    --Other Business

December 20, 2012, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 Endangered Species Act Procedures: Updates on Queen Conch, 
Corals and Nassau Groupers
 CITES: Queen Conch Status--Nancy Daves
 Queen Conch Compatibility Issues with USVI
    --Discussion of Management Options
 Outreach and Education Panel Report--Alida Ort[iacute]z
    --Report of the new CFMC Web site
 NMFS Outreach and Education Projects--Lee Carrubba
 Trap Reduction Spiny Lobster Report--Anthony Iarocci
 STFA Updates on Lobster and Traps Projects, among others
 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 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. Simultaneous Interpretation (English/Spanish) will be 
provided. 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/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 20, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-28552 Filed 11-23-12; 8:45 am]
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