[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 77 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 20107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7675]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041807C]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold a 
conference call to vote on a motion on the establishing of the Council 
Coordination Committee.

DATES: The conference call will be held on May 4, 2007, from 2 p.m. to 
3 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. For specific 
locations of listening stations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Martino, Assistant to the 
Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz 
Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920, telephone: 
(787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listening stations will be located the 
following locations:
    1. Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, 
Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; telephone: (787) 766-5926;
    2. U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, 6291 Estate 
Nazareth, St. Thomas, USVI 00802; telephone: (340) 775-6762; and
    3. U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, Rainbow 
Plaza, 45 Marshall, Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI 00840; telephone: 
(340) 773-3450.
    The conference call will begin at 2 p.m. EST and conclude no later 
than 3 p.m. EST. Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) includes 
language authorizing the establishment of a Council Coordination 
Committee (CCC) consisting of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive 
directors of each of the 8 Councils, or other council members or staff, 
in order to discuss issues of relevance to all Councils, including 
issues related to the implementation of the MSRA. This action will 
allow the CFMC to implement the MSRA requirement.
    Although non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before the 
group for discussion, in accordance with the MSRA, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation and/other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, 
Caribbean Fishery Management Council (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: April 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-7675 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]
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