[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 40 (Thursday, March 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9308-9309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3553]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022207G]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Administrative Committee will hold meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on March 20-21, 2007. The Council will 
convene on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the 
Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on that 
same day. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Ponce Golf and 
Casino, 1150 Caribe Avenue, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00716.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920; 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 124th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

March 20, 2007

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of 123rd Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    MSA New Requirements - Roy Crabtree
    Annual Catch Levels and Accountability Measure Requirements - Mark 
Millikin
    Queen Conch Parasite Studies - Dalila Aldana
    White Paper on Requirements/Needs to End Overfishing in the US 
Caribbean - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Hawaii/US Caribbean Outreach and Education Project - Alida Ortiz

5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    Advisory Panel/Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)/Habitat 
Advisory Panel (HAP) Membership
    Budget 2007
    Changes to the SSC
    Other Business

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

    Scoping Comment Period on Annual Catch Level and Accountability 
Measure Requirements

March 21, 2007

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Bycatch/Limited Entry/Spiny Lobster - Bob Trumble
    Spiny Lobster Legal Opinion Minimum Size for Imports
    Reeffish Project Update PR/USVI - Nancy Cummings
    Report Deep Water Species Reproduction Puerto Rico - Aida Rosario
    Enforcement Reports
    Puerto Rico
    U.S. Virgin Islands
    NOAA
    U.S. Coast Guard
    Administrative Committee Recommendations (December 5, 2006 meeting)
    Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
    Other Business
    Next Council Meeting
    The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in 
English. However, simultaneous interpretation will be provided 
(English-Spanish). Fishers and other interested persons are invited to 
attend and participate with oral or written statements regarding agenda 
issues.
    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 these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified 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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language 
interpretation and/other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. 
Rolon, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 
Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-2577; 
telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: February 26, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-3553 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am]
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