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DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 

a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 and 

conclude no later than 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the JW Marriott Houston, 5150 

Westheimer Road, Houston, TX. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 

Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

will convene the Law Enforcement 

Advisory Panel along with the Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 

Law Enforcement Committee to 

consider the status of recently 

completed amendments and other 

regulatory actions as well as the 

schedule for completion of ongoing 

actions. The two groups will also 

discuss and potentially make 

recommendations with regard to Joint 

Enforcement Agreements. A review and 

possible recommendations with regard 

to a recently published Proposed Rule to 

potentially reduce bycatch of bluefin 

tuna in the Gulf of Mexico will also be 

conducted. Finally, the two panels will 

review and discuss a proposal to 

potentially modify requirements for 

crew size on vessels that have both 

commercial and for-hire permits. 

The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 

consists of principal law enforcement 

officers in each of the Gulf States, as 

well as the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Coast 

Guard, and the NOAA General Counsel 

for Law Enforcement. A copy of the 

agenda and related materials can be 

obtained by calling the Council office at 

(813) 348–1630. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Law Enforcement Advisory Panel for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues 

may not be the subject of formal action 

during this meeting. Actions of the Law 

Enforcement Advisory Panel will be 

restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in the agendas and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Council (see 

ADDRESSES) 5 working days prior to the 

meeting. 

Dated: February 22, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA247 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will hold a meeting. 

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on 

March 15–16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Doubletree Hotel at Gallery Plaza 

(former Pierre Hotel), De Diego Avenue, 

Santurce, Puerto Rico. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 

268 Mun ̃oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1920; 

telephone: (787) 766–5926. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC 

will meet to discuss the items contained 

in the following agenda: 

• Call to order. 

• Queen Conch. 

Update on status of queen conch in 

the USVI and PR. 

• ACL 2011 Amendment. 

Presentation/review of requirements 

to establish ACLs for species, which are 

not overfished or undergoing 

overfishing (ACL II) and species/species 

groups under consideration. 

Species that need ACLs in 2011: 

1. Reef Fish FMP. 

2. Coral FMP. 

3. Spiny Lobster FMP. 

4. Queen Conch FMP. 

• Issues: 

1. Reporting. 

2. unclassified (reef fish and queen 

conch). 

3. list of species not included in 

Options Paper but included in FMPs. 

4. Proposed ACLs with 

accompanying data. 

5. Ornamental Species. 

• Discussion and recommendations 

by SSC. 

1. Species/species unit 

recommendations based on data, species 

life history, etc. 

2. Indicator species 

recommendations for units with more 

than one species. 

3. ACL recommendations. 

• Update on Aquarium Trade. 

• Review D. Olsen letter—MRAG 

study versus catch intercepts 

reporting—Validation of catch data. 

Discussion regarding data gathering 

regarding Virgin Islands commercial 

fishery. 

• Update of St. Croix Independent 

Fishery Trap Survey. 

• Update on status of data from PR 

and USVI, including issues that need to 

be addressed to obtain more timely data. 

• Status of the implementation of 

MRIP in PR and plans for 

implementation in USVI. 

• Review of specific research directed 

to ACLs and recommendations by SSC 

of type of research that should be given 

priority to provide information for 

establishing ACLs. 

Essential Fish Habitat 

EFH 5-year-revision document. 

Discussion and Final 

recommendation to the CFMC SEDAR 

26: Silk and queen snapper, red tail 

parrotfish. 

Commitment to the workshops and 

time (Data-Assessment-Review) Other 

Business. 

The SSC will convene on March 15, 

2011, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and will 

reconvene on March 16, 2011, from 9 

a.m. until 5 p.m. The meeting is open 

to the public, and will be conducted in 

English. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. For more 

information or request for sign language 


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interpretation and/other auxiliary aids, 

please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rolo ́n, 

Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council, 268 Mun ̃ oz 

Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, 

Puerto Rico 00918–1920, telephone: 

(787) 766–5926, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: February 22, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA166 

Nominations for the Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: NMFS, on behalf of the 

Secretary of Commerce, is seeking 

nominations for the advisory committee 

established under the Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 

Implementation Act (Act). The advisory 

committee, to be composed of 

individuals from groups concerned with 

the fisheries covered by the Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 

(Convention), will be given the 

opportunity to provide input to the 

United States Commissioners to the 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission (Commission) regarding 

the deliberations and decisions of the 

Commission. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

no later than April 11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be 

directed to Michael Tosatto, Acting 

Regional Administrator, NMFS Pacific 

Islands Regional Office, and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

means: 

• E-mail: pir.wcpfc@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line the following 

document identifier: ‘‘Advisory 

committee nominations’’. E-mail 

comments, with or without attachments, 

are limited to 5 megabytes. 

• Mail or hand delivery: 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 1110, Honolulu, 

HI 96814. 

• Facsimile: 808–973–2941. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oriana Villar, NMFS Pacific Islands 

Regional Office; telephone: 808–944– 

2256; facsimile: 808–973–2941; e-mail: 

Oriana.Villar@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Convention and the Commission 

The objective of the Convention is to 

ensure, through effective management, 

the long-term conservation and 

sustainable use of highly migratory fish 

stocks in the western and central Pacific 

Ocean in accordance with the United 

Nations Convention on the Law of the 

Sea of 10 December 1982 (UNCLOS) and 

the Agreement for the Implementation 

of the Provisions of the UNCLOS 

Relating to the Conservation and 

Management of Straddling Fish Stocks 

and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. The 

Convention establishes the Commission, 

the secretariat of which is based in 

Pohnpei, Federated States of 

Micronesia. 

The Convention applies to all highly 

migratory fish stocks (defined as all fish 

stocks of the species listed in Annex I 

of the UNCLOS occurring in the 

Convention Area, and such other 

species of fish as the Commission may 

determine), except sauries. 

The United States played a very active 

role in supporting the negotiations and 

the development of the Convention and 

signed the Convention when it was 

opened for signature in 2000. It 

participated as a cooperating nonmember of the Commission since it 

became operational in 2005. The United 

States became a Contracting Party to the 

Convention and a full member of the 

Commission when it ratified the 

Convention in January 2007. Under the 

Act, the United States will be 

represented on the Commission by five 

United States Commissioners, 

appointed by the President. 

Advisory Committee 

The Act (16 U.S.C. 6902) provides (in 

section 6902(d)) that the Secretary of 

Commerce, in consultation with the 

United States Commissioners to the 

Commission, will appoint certain 

members of the advisory committee 

established under the Act. 

The members to be appointed to the 

advisory committee are to include not 

less than 15 nor more than 20 

individuals selected from the various 

groups concerned with the fisheries 

covered by the Convention, providing, 

to the extent practicable, an equitable 

balance among such groups. On behalf 

of the Secretary of Commerce, NMFS is 

now seeking nominations for these 

appointments. 

In addition to the 15–20 appointed 

members, the advisory committee also 

includes the chair of the Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council’s 

Advisory Committee (or designee), and 

officials of the fisheries management 

authorities of American Samoa, Guam, 

and the Northern Mariana Islands (or 

their designees). 

Members of the advisory committee 

will be invited to attend all nonexecutive meetings of the United States 

Commissioners to the Commission and 

at such meetings will be given 

opportunity to examine and be heard on 

all proposed programs of investigation, 

reports, recommendations, and 

regulations of the Commission. 

Each appointed member of the 

advisory committee will serve for a term 

of two years and is eligible for 

reappointment. 

The Secretaries of Commerce and 

State will furnish the advisory 

committee with relevant information 

concerning fisheries and international 

fishery agreements. 

NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce, will provide to the advisory 

committee administrative and technical 

support services as are necessary for its 

effective functioning. 

Appointed members of the advisory 

committee will serve without pay, but 

while away from their homes or regular 

places of business in the performance of 

services for the advisory committee will 

be allowed travel expenses, including 

per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 

same manner as persons employed 

intermittently in the Government 

service are allowed expenses under 

section 5703 of title 5, United States 

Code. They will not be considered 

Federal employees while performing 

service as members of the advisory 

committee except for the purposes of 

injury compensation or tort claims 

liability as provided in chapter 81 of 

title 5, United States Code and Chapter 

171 of title 28, United States Code. 

Procedure for Submitting Nominations 

Nominations for the advisory 

committee should be submitted to 

NMFS (see ADDRESSES). Self 

nominations are acceptable. 

Nominations should include the 

following information: (1) Full name, 

address, telephone, facsimile, and email of nominee; (2) nominee’s 

organization(s) or professional 

affiliation(s) serving as the basis for the 

nomination, if any; and (3) a 

background statement, not to exceed 

one page in length, describing the 

nominee’s qualifications, experience 

and interests, specifically as related to 

the fisheries covered by the Convention. 


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