[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF569


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 160th meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 15-16, 2017. The Council will 
convene on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will 
reconvene on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Isla 
Verde Beach Resort, 7012 Boca de Cangrejos Avenue, Carolina, Puerto 
Rico 00979.

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 160th regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 15, 2017, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

[cir] Call to Order
[cir] Election of Officers
[cir] Adoption of Agenda
[cir] Consideration of 159th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
[cir] Executive Director's Report
[cir] Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting Report--Richard 
Appeldoorn
[cir] District Advisory Panel Meeting Recommendations--Graciela Garcia-
Moliner
[cir] Dolphin Fish Survey Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 
Presentation--Mr. Wessley Merten
[cir] Island-based Fishery Management Plans and Draft Environmental 
Impact Statements
     --Review of Draft Actions and Alternatives for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statements for each Island-Based Fishery 
Management Plan
     --Action 1: Species to Manage (Final Draft Alternatives Complete)
     --Action 2: Species Groupings (Review Final Draft Alternatives)
     --Action 3: Reference Points (Review Draft Alternatives)
     --Action 4: Essential Fish Habitat for Stocks Not Previously 
Managed in Federal Waters
     --Action 5: Framework Measures
     --Next Steps/Roadmap--Bill Arnold
[cir] Review of Accountability Measure-Based Closures for the 2017 
Fishing Year
[cir] Update on Regulatory Amendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery 
Management Plan: Triggering Accountability Measures in the Puerto Rico 
Exclusive Economic Zone
[cir] Other Business
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD--
(5-minute presentations)

August 15, 2017, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

[cir] Administrative Matters
    --CY 2017
    --Closed Session

August 16, 2017, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

[cir] Update on the Commercial Port Sampling Landings Validation 
Project--Todd Gedamke
[cir] Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz
[cir] Octopus Fishery Survey Puerto Rico--Grisel Rodriguez
[cir] Developing a Fishery Ecosystem Plan--Presentation on Lenfest/PEW 
Approach to Fishery Ecosystem Plan Development
[cir] Enforcement Issues:
    --Puerto Rico-DNER
    --U.S. Virgin Islands-DPNR
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --1991 DNER/NMFS Memorandum of Understanding
    --NMFS/NOAA
[cir] Electronic Reporting Project Update--The Nature Conservancy
[cir] Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
[cir] Other Business
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD--
(5-minute presentations)
[cir] Next 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. Simultaneous interpretation will be available. 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 25, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-15927 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
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