[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66288-66289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25399]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB600]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting (virtual).

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 
176th hybrid (virtual/in person) public meeting to address the items 
contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The 176th CFMC hybrid (virtual/in person) public meeting will be 
held on December 7, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. AST, and on December 
8, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. AST. The meeting will be held at the 
Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 Boca de Cangrejos 
Avenue, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979.

ADDRESSES: You may join the 176th CFMC public meeting (virtual) via 
Zoom, from a computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the following 
address:
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 830 6068 5915
Passcode: 995658
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Meeting ID: 830 6068 5915
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    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 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) 
398-3717.

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

December 7, 2021

9 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Adoption of Agenda Consideration of 175th Council Meeting Verbatim 
Transcriptions
--Executive Director's Report

9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

--Five-Year Strategic Plan Presentation for CFMC Final Action--Michelle 
Duval, CFMC Contractor

10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

--DAP Chairs Reports on DAP Meetings (STT/STJ and PR) on Compatible 
Regulations
--St. Thomas/St. John, USVI--Julien Magras (30 minutes)
--Puerto Rico--Nelson Crespo (30 minutes)

11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Discussion on Trawling Gear in Federal Waters

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch Break

1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

--Update on Progress for Life History of Shallow-Water Reef Fishes--
Virginia Shervette
--Deep-Water Snapper Life History Update--Virginia Shervette

1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.

--Southeast Fisheries Science Center Update--Kevin McCarthy
--Report on Caribbean Projects Inventory
--Report on Species Selection for Assessments (SEDAR)

2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

--Island-Based FMP Update--Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-Mercer, SERO/NOAA 
Fisheries
--Modification to the Buoy Gear Definition--Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-
Mercer, SERO/NOAA Fisheries

2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

--Timing of Red Hind Seasonal Closures in Puerto Rico Federal Waters--
Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-Mercer, SERO/NOAA Fisheries

3 p.m.-3:10 p.m.

--Break

3:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.

--Discussion of Sargassum Issues and Role as Essential Fish Habitat--
SERO/NOAA Fisheries

3:40 p.m.-4:10 p.m.

--Discussion of Timing of Accountability Measures for Spiny Lobster in 
Puerto Rico--Sarah Stephenson, SERO/NOAA Fisheries

4:10 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

--PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (5-minute presentations)

4:30 p.m.

--Adjourn for the Day

4: 45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

--Closed Session

December 8, 2021

9 a.m.-10 a.m.

--Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz
--Social Media Report--Cristina Ol[aacute]n

10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

--Reports by Liaison Officers (10 minutes each)
--St. Thomas/St. John, USVI--Nikole Greaux
--St. Croix, USVI--Mavel Maldonado
--Puerto Rico--Wilson Santiago

10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

--Enforcement Issues (15 minutes each):
    --Puerto Rico--DNER
    --USVI--DPNR
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --NMFS/NOAA

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Microplastics in the Caribbean Sea Project Report--Dalila Aldana

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch Break

1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

--Dolphinfish Research Program Update --Wessly Merten

1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.

--Deep-Water Squid Fishing--Marcos Hanke

2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

--CFMC Advisory Bodies Membership

2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

--Other Business

2:45 p.m.-3 p.m.

--PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (5 minutes presentation)

3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

--Next CFMC Meetings in 2022

3:15 p.m.

--Adjourn

    Note (1): Other than starting time and dates of the meetings, 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. Changes in the 
agenda will be posted to the CFMC website, Facebook, Twitter and 
Instagram as practicable.
    Note (2): Financial disclosure forms are available for inspection 
at this meeting, as per 50 CFR part 601.
    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on December 7, 
2021, at 9 a.m. AST, and will end on December 8, 2021, at 3:15 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.
    For simultaneous interpretation English-Spanish-English follow your 
Zoom screen instructions. You will be asked which language you prefer 
when you join the meeting.
    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.)

    Dated: November 17, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-25399 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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