[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17814-17815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06159]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC867]


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 
181st public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the 
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The 181st CFMC public hybrid meeting will be held on April 18, 
2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on April 19, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:45 
p.m., AST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Ponce Golf and Casino 
Resort, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716.
    You may join the 181st CFMC public hybrid meeting 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
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Dial by your location:
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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:

April 18, 2023

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

--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Adoption of Agenda
--Consideration of 180th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
--Executive Director's Report
--Update on Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Spawning 
Aggregation and Queen Conch Working Group meetings--Laura Cimo, NOAA 
Fisheries

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

--Update on Amendments to the Island-based Fishery Management Plans--
Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries

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

--2023 Accountability Measures Discussion--Andrew Strelcheck, NOAA 
Fisheries

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

--Break

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Review Draft Trawl, Net Gear and Descending Devices Amendment--
Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch

1 p.m.-1:45 p.m.

--Review Draft Framework Amendment 2 to Update to the Spiny Lobster 
Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological Catch, and Annual Catch Limit 
Based on SEDAR 57 Update Assessment--Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries

1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.

--Scientific and Statistical Committee Report--Chair
--Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Technical Advisory Panel 
Report--Sennai Habtes, Chair

2:15 p.m.-3 p.m. (15 Minutes Each)

--District Advisory Panel Reports
    --St. Thomas, USVI--Julian Magras, Chair
    --St. Croix, USVI--Gerson Martinez, Chair
    --Puerto Rico--Nelson Crespo, Chair

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

--Break

3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

--Review Draft Amendment 3 to the St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John 
Fishery Management Plans to Develop Management Measures for Dolphin and 
Wahoo--Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries

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

--Protected Resources Update--Island-Based FMPs Biological Opinion--
Jennifer Lee, NOAA Fisheries

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

--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
--Adjourn for the day

5:15 p.m.

--Closed Session

April 19, 2023

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

--CFMC Best Practices Discussion--Katharine Zamboni, NOAA General 
Counsel

9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

--Southeast Fishery Science Center Updates--Kevin McCarthy, NOAA 
Fisheries

10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

--Break

10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

--NOAA Fisheries' Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Strategy, 
Regional Implementation Process, and Schedule--Andrew Strelcheck, NOAA 
Fisheries

11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

--Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz, Chair

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

--Social Media Report--Cristina Olan

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

--Lunch Break

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

--Application of CFMC Queen Conch Training Modules in a European Union/
FAO Funded Pilot Program to Improve Queen Conch Landings in Jamaica--
Nelson Ehrhardt

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

--Development of Educational Resources on the Shark Species 
(Infraclass: Selachii) of Puerto Rico as Tools to Inform the General 
Public--Wanda Ortiz

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

--Liaison Officers Reports (10 minutes each)
    --St. Croix, USVI--Mabel Maldonado
    --St. Thomas/St. John, USVI--Nicole Greaux

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    --Puerto Rico--Wilson Santiago

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

--Break

3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

--Enforcement Reports (10 minutes each)
    --Puerto Rico--Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
    --USVI--Department of Planning and Natural Resources
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement

3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

--Other Business

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

--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
--Next Meeting

    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 April 18, 
2023, at 9 a.m. AST, and will end on April 19, 2023 at 4:45 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: March 21, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06159 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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