[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06332]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD195


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 (Council) will hold 
its 149th meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 22-23, 2014. The Council will 
convene on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will 
reconvene on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Divi Carina Beach Resort and 
Casino, 25 Estate Turner Hole, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI 00820.

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 149th regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

April 22, 2014, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 Call to Order
 Adoption of Agenda
 Consideration of 148th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
 Executive Director's Report
 Management Issues Under Development: Brief Overview--Dr. 
William Arnold
 Island-Based Fishery Management
    --SSC Meeting Report--Dr. Richard Appeldoorn
    --Outcomes from the Second Round of Island-Based Scoping Meetings--
Dr. Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner/Dr. William Arnold
    --Request to Council for Motion Directing Staff to Initiate the 
Development of the Public Hearing Draft/DEISs and FMPs
 Annual Catch Limit Control Rule--Dr. William Arnold
Council Considers Public Hearing Draft
Select Preferred Alternatives
Request Approval for Public Hearings via Motion
 Timing of Accountability Measure-based Closures Action--Dr. 
Kate Quigley
    Scoping Document Presented to the Council
    Request Approval for Scoping Hearings via Motion
 Abrir/Bajo/Tourmaline Consistency of Regulations--Dr. Graciela 
Garc[iacute]a-Moliner
    Council Considers Public Hearing Draft
    Select Preferred Alternatives
    Request Approval for Public Hearings via Motion
 SEDAR 35 Red Hind Update -Dr. Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner
 Outreach and Education Report--Dr. Alida Ort[iacute]z
Public Comment Period (5-minutes presentations)

April 22, 2014, 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.

 Administrative Matters
    --Budget Update FY 2014/15
    --Closed Session to Discuss SSC/AP/OEAP Memberships
    --Other Business

April 23, 2014, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

     Update: Planning for the FY14 Funds Received to Support 
Improvements in Data Collection Management in the U.S. Virgin Islands 
and Puerto Rico--Dr. Bonnie Ponwith
 MRIP Caribbean Report
 Electronic Reporting Project for Puerto Rico and the U.S. 
Virgin Islands--Point 97 Representative
 Lang Bank Report--Dr. Jorge R. Garc[iacute]a-Sais
 Queen Conch Minimum Size Requirements--Clarification of 
Regulations in 50 CFR Part Sec. 622.492--Dr. William Arnold
 Enforcement Issues:
    --Puerto Rico--DNER
    --U.S. Virgin Islands--DPNR
    --U.S. Coast Guard
 Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
 Other Business
    --Approaching the End of the Grouper 4 Rebuilding Plan
    --Fishery Independent Data Workshop Plans--Dr. William Arnold

    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 meeting is 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
For more information or request for sign language interpretation and/or 
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 five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 19, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06332 Filed 3-21-14; 8:45 am]
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