[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 224 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73690-73691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25587]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA651]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 
172nd public meeting (virtual) to address the items contained in the 
tentative agenda included in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The 172nd CFMC public meeting (virtual) will be held on December 
8, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and on December 9, 2020, from 9 a.m. 
to 12:30 p.m. The meeting will be at AST (U.S. Caribbean time.)

ADDRESSES: You may join the 172nd CFMC public meeting (virtual) via 
Zoom, from a computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the following 
address:
    Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83060685915?pwd=VmVsc1orSUtKck8xYk1XOXNDY1ErZz09.
    Meeting ID: 830 6068 5915.
    Passcode: 995658.
    One tap mobile:

+17879451488, ,83060685915#,,,,,,0#, ,995658# Puerto Rico
+17879667727, ,83060685915#,,,,,,0#, ,995658# Puerto Rico

    Dial by your location:

+1 787 945 1488 Puerto Rico
+1 787 966 7727 Puerto Rico
+1 939 945 0244 Puerto Rico

    Meeting ID: 830 6068 5915.
    Passcode: 995658.
    In case there are problems and we cannot reconnect via Zoom, the 
meeting will continue using GoToMeeting.
    You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/971749317. You can also dial in 
using your phone. United States: +1 (408) 650-3123. Access Code: 971-
749-317.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel 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) 
398-3717.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items included in the 
tentative agenda will be discussed:

December 8, 2020, 1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
    --Call to Order
    --Roll Call
    --Adoption of Agenda
    --Consideration of 171st Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
    --Executive Director's Report
December 8, 2020, 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
    --Five-Year Strategic Plan Update--Michelle Duval
December 8, 2020, 1:45 p.m.-2 p.m.
    --Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report on July 27-28, 
2020, Meeting- Richard Appeldoorn
    --Ecosystem Conceptual Model (ECM) update
    --Constant Catch recommendation
December 8, 2020, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
    --Spiny Lobster Framework Amendment--Sarah Stephenson
    --Gear Amendment to the Island-Based FMPs, Deep-water Snapper Gear 
Options Paper--Maria Lopez
    --Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Technical Advisory Panel 
Report--Sennai Habtes
December 8, 2020, 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
    --St. Croix Territory/Federal Compatible Fishing Regulations--
Carlos Farchette
December 8, 2020, 3:45 p.m.-4 p.m.
    --Squid Fishing Project--Raimundo Espinoza
December 8, 2020, 4 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
    --Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on Commercial Fishing Associations 
in Puerto Rico--Marcos Hanke
December 8, 2020, 4:20 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
    --Queen Conch Rebuilding Plan--Next Steps--NMFS
December 8, 2020, 4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
    --Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
December 8, 2020, 4:45 p.m.
    --Adjourn
December 9, 2020, 9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
    --Deepwater Snappers and Reef Fishes in the U.S. Caribbean: Aging 
Validation Using Bomb Radiocarbon and Preliminary Longevity Estimates--
Virginia Shervette
December 9, 2020, 9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
    --Research on Queen Snapper in Puerto Rico--Kate Overly
December 9, 2020, 9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
    --Queen triggerfish reproductive biology in the U.S. Caribbean--
Jes[uacute]s Rivera Hern[aacute]ndez
December 9, 2020, 9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
    --Outreach and Education Advisory Panel Report--Alida Ort[iacute]z
December 9, 2020, 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
    --Enforcement (15 minutes each)
    --Puerto Rico--Department of Natural and Environmental Resources 
(DNER)
    --U.S.V. I.--Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR)
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement
December 9, 2020, 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
    --Other Business
    --Julian Magras Presentation
December 9, 2020, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    --Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
December 9, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
    --Adjourn

    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on December 8, 
2020, at 1 p.m. AST, and will end on December 9, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. 
AST. Other than the start time on the first day of the meeting, 
interested parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier 
or later than indicated in the agenda, at the discretion of the Chair.

Special Accommodations

    Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
    Se proveer[aacute] interpretaci[oacute]n en espa[ntilde]ol.
    Para interpretaci[oacute]n en espa[ntilde]ol puede marcar el 
siguiente n[uacute]mero para entrar a la reuni[oacute]n:
    US/Canad[aacute]: llame al +1-888-947-3988, cuando el sistema 
conteste, entrar el n[uacute]mero 1*999996#.
    For English interpretation you may dial the following number to 
enter the meeting:
    US/Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, when the system answers enter the 
number 2*999996#.
    For any additional information on this public virtual meeting, 
please contact Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 
Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 226-8849.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: November 16, 2020.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-25587 Filed 11-18-20; 8:45 am]
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