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11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

—2024 Annual Catch Limits and 

Overfishing Monitoring—Puerto Rico 

Spiny Lobster Allowable Catch Limit 

(ACL) Overage and Overfishing 

Determination—NOAA Fisheries/ 

Southeast Regional Office 

12 p.m.–1:30 p.m. 

—Lunch Break 

1:30 p.m.–1:50 p.m. 

—Community Climate Change 

Vulnerability Project for U.S. 

Caribbean—Tarsila Seara, NOAA 

Fisheries, Northeast Regional Office 

1:50 p.m.–2:30 p.m. 

—Review and Final action— 

Amendment 4 to the Puerto Rico 

FMP: Reclassification of the Rainbow 

Runner as a Pelagic Fish—Marı ́a 

Lo ́pez-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries/ 

Southeast Regional Office (SERO) 

2:30 p.m.–2:50 p.m. 

—Scientific and Statistical Committee 

Report—Vance Vicente 

2:50 p.m.–3:20 p.m. 

—Protected Resources Division 

Update—Jennifer Lee, NOAA 

Fisheries/Southeast Regional Office 

(SERO) 

3:20 p.m. –3:30 p.m. 

—Break 

3:30 p.m.–4 p.m. 

—Safe Fishing Zones—Carlos Farchette, 

CFMC Chair 

4 p.m.–4:30 p.m. 

—Public Comment Period 

4:30 p.m. 

—Adjourn for the Day 

4:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m. 

—Closed Session 

December 5, 2024 

9 a.m.–9:30 a.m. 

—NOAA Fisheries Actions—Sam 

Rauch, Deputy Assistant 

Administrator for Regulatory 

Programs, NOAA Fisheries 

—Confidentiality Rule Update 

—Council on Environmental Quality 

NEPA Regulations 

—America the Beautiful 30 x 30 

—ESA/MSA Integration Policy Draft 

9:30 a.m.–10 a.m. 

—Southeast Fisheries Science Center 

Update—Kevin McCarthy, NOAA 

Fisheries 

—Survey of Stakeholder Priorities for 

Caribbean Fisheries Management 

10 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 

—Outcomes from WECAFC Flying Fish 

Dolphinfish Working Group Meeting 

and WECAFC Spawning Aggregations 

Working Group Meeting—Laura 

Cimo, NOAA Fisheries, The Office of 

International Affairs, Trade, and 

Commerce 

10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. 

—Break 

10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m. 

—Outreach and Education Report— 

Alida Ortiz 

—Liaison Officers Descending Devices 

July Meeting Report—Wilson 

Santiago/Nicole Greaux 

—Social Networks Report—Cristina 

Ola ́n 

—Chefs’ Workshop on Underutilized 

Species—Jannette Ramos 

11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 

—Lionfish Derby Report—Mike Funk 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

—Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 

Update—Sarah Stephenson, NOAA 

Fisheries/Southeast Regional Office 

(SERO) 

12 p.m.–1:30 p.m. 

—Lunch Break 

1:30 p.m.–2 p.m. 

—Aging of Spiny Lobster Study—Ana 

Medina, University of Puerto Rico at 

Mayagu ̈ ez 

2 p.m.–2:30 p.m. 

—EBFM TAP Update—Sennai Habtes, 

EBFM TAP Chair and Liajay Rivera, 

CFMC Staff 

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. 

—Enforcement Reports (15-minutes 

each) 

—Puerto Rico—DNER 

—USVI—DPNR 

—NOAA Fisheries/OLE 

—U.S. Coast Guard—CG Requirements 

for Caribbean Vessels 

3:30 p.m.–3:40 p.m. 

—Break 

3:40 p.m.–3:50 p.m. 

—Advisory Bodies Membership 

3:50 p.m.–4 p.m. 

—Other Business 

4 p.m.–4:30 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 before 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 December 4, 

2024, at 9 a.m. AST, and will end on 

December 5, 2024, at 4:30 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 

For any additional information on this 

public hybrid meeting, please contact 

Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council, 270 Mun ̃ oz 

Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, 

Puerto Rico, 00918–1903, telephone: 

(787) 226–8849. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 15, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE425] 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Council; Virtual Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a virtual meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Outreach and Education Advisory Panel 

(OEAP) will hold a virtual meeting on 

November 21, 2024, to discuss the items 

contained in the agenda in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The OEAP virtual meeting will 

be held on November 21, 2024, from 

9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., AST. 


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ADDRESSES: You may join the OEAP 

virtual meeting (via Zoom) from a 

computer, tablet or smartphone by 

entering the following address: 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Martino; phone: (787) 226–8849, 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 

270 Mun ̃ oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

November 21, 2024 

9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m. 

—Call to Order 

—Adoption of Agenda 

9:45 a.m.–10:20 a.m. 

—OEAP Chairperson’s Report 

—Updates: 

—Meetings and Webinars Attended: 

CFMC 184th Meeting in San Juan, 

PR 

—IRA Project: ‘‘Understanding Climate 

Change and its Impact on the 

Fishery Ecosystem and the Fisher’s 

Community in the U.S. Caribbean’’ 

—Short Break 

10:20 a.m.–11 a.m. 

—Update on Status of the Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan (FEP)—Liajay 

Rivera 

11 a.m.–12 p.m. 

—Update of the Island-Based Fishery 

Management Plans 

—Fact Sheets on IBFMP 

12 p.m.–1 p.m. 

—Lunch 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. 

—OEAP Recommendation of Outreach 

Strategies on IBFMPs for Puerto 

Rico, St. Thomas/St. John, and St. 

Croix, U.S.V.I. 

—Liaisons Recommendations 

—Liaisons Reports; 

—Wilson Santiago—Puerto Rico 

—Nicole Greaux/St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 

—St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 

—CFMC Facebook, Instagram and 

YouTube Communications with 

Stakeholders—Cristina Ola ́n 

—Other Business 

The order of business may be adjusted 

as necessary to accommodate the 

completion of agenda items. The virtual 

meeting will begin on November 21, 

2024, at 9:30 a.m., and will end on 

November 21, 2024, at 3 p.m. Other than 

the starting time, interested parties 

should be aware that discussions may 

start earlier or later than indicated, if 

needed, at the discretion of the Chair. 

Special Accommodations 

For any additional information on this 

virtual meeting, please contact Diana 

Martino, Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council, 270 Mun ̃oz 

Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, 

Puerto Rico, 00918–1903, telephone: 

(787) 226–8849. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: November 14, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to BNSF Railway 

Bridge Heavy Maintenance Project in 

King County, Washington 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of incidental 

harassment authorizations. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from BNSF Railway (BNSF) for the 

reissuance of two consecutive 

previously issued incidental harassment 

authorizations (IHAs) with the only 

change being effective dates. The initial 

IHAs authorized take of seven species of 

marine mammals incidental to 

construction associated with the BNSF 

Railway Bridge Heavy Maintenance 

Project. 

DATES: These authorizations are 

effective from July 16, 2025, to July 15, 

2026, and from July 16, 2026, to July 15, 

2027, respectively. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Pauline, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of 

marine mammals, with certain 

exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and 

(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce 

(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon 

request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

issued or, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, an IHA is issued. 

Authorization for incidental takings 

shall be granted if NMFS finds that the 

taking will have a negligible impact on 

the species or stock(s) and will not have 

an unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

taking for subsistence uses (where 

relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe 

the permissible methods of taking and 

other ‘‘means of effecting the least 

practicable adverse impact’’ on the 

affected species or stocks and their 

habitat, paying particular attention to 

rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of 

similar significance, and on the 

availability of the species or stocks for 

taking for certain subsistence uses 

(referred to in shorthand as 

‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of the takings are set forth. 

The definitions of all applicable MMPA 

statutory terms used above are included 

in the relevant sections below and can 

be found in section 3 of the MMPA (16 

U.S.C. 1362) and NMFS regulations at 

50 CFR 216.103. 

Summary of Request 

On April 15, 2022, NMFS published 

a final notice of our issuance of two 

consecutive IHAs authorizing take of 

marine mammals incidental to the 

Bridge 6.3 Heavy Maintenance Project 

in King County, Washington (87 FR 

22506, April 15, 2022). The effective 

dates of the IHAs were from July 16, 


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