[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27416-27417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10650]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE605


Regional Fishery Management Councils: Council Coordination 
Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Regional Fishery Management Councils Coordination 
Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will host a 
meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC) consisting of eight 
Regional Fishery Management Councils (RFMC) chairs, vice chairs, and 
executive directors and its subcommittees in May 2016. The intent of 
this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils, 
contained in the following proposed agenda. All sessions are open to 
the public:

DATES: The meeting dates are May 25-26, 2016. Registration for the 
meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 24, 2016, and from 9 a.m. 
to 12 noon on May 25, 2016. The meetings will begin at 9 a.m., on May 
25, 2016, and recess at 5 p.m., or when business is completed, and will 
reconvene for its final day on May 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. until 4:45 
p.m. or when business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Frenchman's Reef and 
Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, U.S 
Virgin Islands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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                Time                                 Discussion item                           Presenter
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                                                  May 25, 2016
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9 a.m.-10 a.m......................  Welcome........................................  Carlos Farchette/Eileen
                                                                                       Sobeck.
                                     NMFS Update....................................  Eileen Sobeck.
                                     --NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the
                                      Caribbean..
                                     --NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the
                                      Caribbean.
10 a.m.-10:20 a.m..................  Recreational Fisheries Update..................  Russell Dunn.
10:20 a.m.-10:35 a.m...............  Coffee Break...................................
10:35 a.m.-11:30 a.m...............  FY 16/17 Budget Updates........................  Brian Pawlak.
11:30 a.m.-12 noon.................  Legislative Update.............................  Dave Whaley.
12 noon-1:30 p.m...................  Lunch..........................................
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m....................  EBFM Road Map (Plan for Implementation)........  Sam Rauch/Heather Sagar.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.......................  Council Definition of OY and Update on NS1.....  CCC
                                                                                      Sam Rauch.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m....................  Coffee break...................................
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.................  Catch Share Update Review......................  Alan Risenhoover/Kelly
                                                                                       Denit.
4:15 p.m.-5 p.m....................  Bycatch Discussion.............................
                                     --SBRM Rule Status Update......................  Sam Rauch.
                                     --Council Discussion & Comments on Bycatch       CCC.
                                      Strategy.
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                                                  May 26, 2016
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8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.................  New Operational Guidelines and the Regional      Chuck Tracy/Alan
                                      Operation Agreements.                            Risenhoover.
9:15 a.m.-10 a.m...................  EM & ER Regional Implementation Update.........  Jane DiCosimo/Kelly Denit/
                                                                                       CCC.
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m..................  Coffee Break...................................
10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m...............  EFH Summit Update..............................  Bill Tweit/Terra
                                                                                       Lederhouse.
11a.m.-11:30 a.m...................  Update on Conflict of Interest Regulations       Adam Issenberg.
                                      Project.

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11:30 a.m.-12 noon.................  Communications Group Report....................  Kitty Simonds.
12 noon-1:30 p.m...................  Lunch..........................................
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m....................  Compliance with NS2: BSIA used by Council/NMFS   Tom Nies/Gregg Waugh/Jane
                                      for stock status determination, specifications   DiCosimo.
                                      (OFL/ABC/ACL), and model selection.
                                     --Issues and examples..........................
                                     --Agency process to determine BSIA for Stock
                                      Status.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m....................  Coffee Break...................................
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.................  SSC Subcommittee...............................
                                     --Agenda items for 2017 Meeting................
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.................  Other Business.................................
4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.................  Next CCC Meeting (2017)........................  Tom Nies.
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    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
CCC will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
    Copy of the tentative agenda can be found at the CFMC Web page: 
www.caribbeanfmc.com.

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, 
00918-1903, telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: May 2, 2016.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-10650 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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