[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29543-29544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13534]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG303


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's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 3-day meeting in 
July to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The meetings will be held from Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at 9 
a.m., through Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Isla 
Verde

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Resort, 7012 Boca de Cangrejos, Avenida Isla Verde, 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-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
--Call to Order
--Adoption of Agenda
--Overview
    1. Review outcomes from the May 29, 2018 SSC meeting
    2. Review and finalize U.S. Virgin Islands year sequence
    3. Review text of Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule
    4. Address outstanding issues for Actions 2 and 3 in the Island 
Based Fishery Management Plans, including:
    a. Clarify rationale for certain recommended species groupings 
under Action 2
    b. Revisit terminal year for Puerto Rico commercial species new to 
management
    c. Other issues
--Recommendations to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council for 
research priorities
--Other Business

    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on July 17, 2018 
at 9 a.m. Other than the start time, interested parties should be aware 
that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated. In 
addition, the meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the 
date established in this notice

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: June 20, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-13534 Filed 6-22-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P