[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63854-63855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25051]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV134


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 will hold its 168th 
meeting in December to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The meetings will be held on December 10-11, 2019, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Hilton Ponce Golf and Casino 
Resort, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

December 10, 2019, 9 a.m.-12 Noon

[cir] Call to Order
[cir] Adoption of Agenda
[cir] Consideration of 166th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions 
and 167th Webinar Meeting
[cir] Executive Director's Report
[cir] SSC Report (October 29-31, 2019 meeting)
[cir] Fishery Ecosystem Plan Update--Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner

December 10, 2019, 12 Noon-1:30 p.m.

[cir] Lunch break

December 10, 2019, 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

[cir] Review of Pertinent State and Federal Management Regulations in 
USVI
    --Spiny Lobster Control Date
    --Spiny Lobster Project--Tony Iarocci
[cir] New Fishers Association St. Thomas/St. John--Ruth G[oacute]mez
Public Comment Period--(5-minute presentations)

December 10, 2019, 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.

[cir] Administrative Issues
[cir] Closed Session

December 11, 2019, 9 a.m.-12 Noon

[cir] Highly Migratory Species Update--Randy Blankinship
[cir] Red Hind Studies--Carlos Zayas
[cir] Queen Triggerfish Biological Studies--Jes[uacute]s Rivera 
Hern[aacute]ndez
[cir] Oceanographic Connectivity Studies USVI/PR--Jorge Capella
[cir] Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz

December 11, 2019, 12 Noon-1:30 p.m.

[cir] Lunch Break

December 11, 2019, 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

[cir] Portrait of Puerto Rico's Commercial Fisheries Two Years After 
the Impact of Hurricane Mar[iacute]a--Daniel Matos Caraballo
[cir] SEAMAP-C PR Update with the Use of Underwater Video Images for 
Fish Counts and Habitat Description--Ver[oacute]nica Seda Matos
[cir] Histological Validation of Visual sex Determination for Reef Fish 
Species--Noem[iacute] Pe[ntilde]a Alvarado
[cir] Ciguatera Studies Report
[cir] Enforcement Issues:
    --Puerto Rico-DNER
    --USVI-DPNR
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --NMFS/NOAA
[cir] MREP Meeting--Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner/Vanessa 
Ram[iacute]rez
[cir] Other Business
Public Comment Period--(5-minute presentations)

    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the

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completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on December 10, 2019 
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: November 14, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-25051 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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