[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 44538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17759]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC774


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 August 13-14, 2013. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 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, August 14, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Ponce Golf and 
Casino Resort, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716-2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 147th regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 13, 2013, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 Call to Order
 Election of Officials
 Adoption of Agenda
 Consideration of 146th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
 Executive Director's Report
 Scoping Meetings Report on the Development of Island-Based 
Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) in the U.S. Caribbean: Transition from 
Species-Based FMPs to Island-Based FMPs
 Adhoc Committee Report (July 24, 2013)
 Trap Reduction Project Report
 Results of Red Hind/Grouper Analysis--David Olsen
 Update on the CFMC/STFA Lobster Study--David Olsen
    Public Comment Period (5-minutes presentations)

August 13, 2013, 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.

 Administrative Committee Meeting
    --Budget Update FY 2013/14
    --SSC/AP Memberships
    --Other Business

August 14, 2013, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

 Fishery Workshops around Puerto Rico--Carlos Velazquez and 
Helena Antoun
 Don't Stop Talking Fish Video for the USVI--Lia Ortiz, 
Franklin Fullock and Angel Bolges
 Artificial Reef Project and Two Prototypes of Traps: Octopus 
and Spiny Lobster--Yabucoa Fishers Association--H[eacute]ctor 
Padr[oacute]
 The Productive Aspect of Deep-Water Snappers--Eugenio Pi eiro
 Spawning Aggregation Project Update--Richard Appeldoorn/Michel 
Sharer
 Tales from La Cordillera: Promoting Sustainable Fishing 
through Environmental Interpretation--Alejandro Torres
 Outreach and Education Meeting Report--Alida Ortiz
 Enforcement Issues:
    --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. 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, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 
00918, telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Dated: July 18, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-17759 Filed 7-23-13; 8:45 am]
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