[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45963-45964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18940]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE032


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 153rd meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 19-20, 2015. The Council will 
convene on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will 
reconvene on Thursday, August 20, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn & Tropical 
Casino Mayaguez, 2701 Hostos Avenue, Puerto Rico 00680.

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 153rd regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 19, 2015

[cir] Call to Order
[cir] Adoption of Agenda
[cir] Consideration of 152nd Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
[cir] Executive Director's Report
[cir] SSC National Workshop Report--Dr. Richard Appeldoorn
[cir] Island-Based Fishery Management: Choosing Species to be Included 
for Federal Management Within Each Island Group
     Outcomes from the Panel of Experts and District Advisory 
Panel Meetings
    [cir] Participation
    [cir] Presentations
     Review Draft List of Species Selected for Management
    [cir] Puerto Rico
    [cir] St. Croix
    [cir] St. Thomas/St. John
     Next Steps in Developing Island Based
    [cir] Action 2--Species Complexes
    [cir] Action 3--Reference Points
    [cir] Other Needed Actions
[cir] Comprehensive Amendment: Application of Accountability Measures 
in the Council Fishery Management Plans
     Review Draft Comprehensive Amendment/Select Preferred 
Alternative
     Final Action/Revisit Codified Text, Including:
    [cir] Clarifying Queen Conch Minimum Size Limits
    [cir] Addition of Accountability Measures-Based Closure Language
--Public Comment Period--
(5-minutes presentations)

5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.

[cir] Administrative Matters
--Budget Update FY 2015/16
--Other Administrative Business
--Closed Session

August 20, 2015

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

[cir] ABT Public Hearing

10:45 a.m.-5 p.m.

[cir] Abrir/Bajo/Tourmaline: Revision of Management Regulations in 
Federal Portion of Each Area
     Review Draft Amendment
     HMS input on requests from CFMC
     Discuss Outcomes of Public Hearing
     Final Action
     Review Codified Text, Including:
    [ssquf] Coordinate-Based Definition of State/Federal Closure 
Boundaries
[cir] Timing of Accountability Measures-Based Closures Amendment
    [ssquf] Review Public Hearing Draft Document/Select Preferred 
Alternatives
    [ssquf] Schedule Public Hearings; Discuss Next Steps
[cir] Saltonstall-Kennedy Funding Program: Caribbean Projects--Dr. 
Bonnie Ponwith
[cir] Outreach and Education Report--Dr. Alida Ort[iacute]z
[cir] Enforcement Issues:
--Puerto Rico-DNER
--U.S. Virgin Islands-DPNR
--U.S. Coast Guard
--NMFS/NOAA
[cir] Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
[cir] Other Business

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[cir] 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 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/
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 29, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18940 Filed 7-31-15; 8:45 am]
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