[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43791-43792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15642]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC190]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public hybrid meeting (in-person/virtual hybrid).

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 
179th public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the 
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The 179th CFMC public hybrid meeting will be held on August 11, 
2022, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on August 12, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 
4 p.m., AST.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by 
Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 Boca de Cangrejos Avenue, 
Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979.
    You may join the 179th CFMC public hybrid meeting 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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Dial by your location
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    +1 787 966 7727 Puerto Rico
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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 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:

August 11, 2022

9 a.m.-10 a.m.

--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Swearing in New Council Member
--Election of Officials
--Adoption of Agenda
--Consideration of 178th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
--Executive Director's Report

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Puerto Rico Spiny Lobster Accountability Measure (AM) Application 
Discussion--NOAA Fisheries
--Island-based Fishery Management Plans ([IBFMPs]/Regulations and 
Amendments Update--Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-Mercer and Sarah 
Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries
--Potential Actions for IBFMPs Amendments:
    --Federal Permits for CFMC Fisheries--Maria Lopez, NOAA Fisheries
    --Pelagic Species Management, Options Paper--Sarah Stephenson, NOAA 
Fisheries

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch

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

--Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report--Richard 
Appeldoorn, SSC Chair
--NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Update--
Kevin McCarthy, NOAA Fisheries
--Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Technical Advisory Panel (EBFM 
TAP) Report--Sennai Habtes, EBFMTAP Chair
--Report on July 20, 2022, District Advisory Panels (DAPs) Meeting on 
Deep-Water Reef Fish Fishing--Marcos Hanke, CFMC, and DAP Chairs

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

--Descending Devices in Caribbean Fisheries--Marcos Hanke, CFMC
--Nassau Grouper Kits
--U.S.V.I. Fish Traps Reduction Plan and Possible Compatibility in 
EEZ--Carlos Farchette

3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

--Break

3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

--NOAA Fisheries Draft Strategy for Advancing Equity and Environmental 
Justice (EEJ)--Heather Blough and Brent Stoffle, NOAA Fisheries
--Public Comment Period (5-Minute Presentations)

4:30 p.m.

--Adjourn for the day

4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

--Closed Session

August 12, 2022

9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

--Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) 18th Session 
Update--Laura Cimo, NOAA Fisheries
--WECAFC Spawning Aggregations Working Group, Big Fish Campaign--Ana 
Salceda

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9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

--NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Update--NOAA Fisheries/SERO Staff

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

--Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz, OEAP Chair
--Social Media Report--Cristina Ol[aacute]n, CFMC

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

--Break

11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

--Gliders, Sail Drones and Autonomous Oceanographic Observations in the 
U.S. Caribbean--Patricia Chard[oacute]n, Caribbean Coastal Ocean 
Observing System (CARICOOS)

11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Liaison Officers Reports (15 minutes each)
    --St. Croix, U.S.V.I.--Mavel Maldonado,
    --St. Thomas/St. John, U.S.V.I.--Nicole Greaux
--Puerto Rico--Wilson Santiago

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

--Lunch Break

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

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

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

--CFMC Advisory Bodies Membership
--Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest

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

--Other Business

3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

--Public Comment Period (5-Minute Presentations)
--Next Meeting
--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 August 11, 
2022, at 9 a.m. AST, and will end on August 12, 2022 at 4 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: July 18, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-15642 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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