[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10240-10241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5170]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XO00


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 24-26, 2009. The Council will 
convene on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, from 9:30: a.m. to 5 p.m. They will 
reconvene on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 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 date. The Council will reconvene on Thursday, March 26, 2009, from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Carambola Beach Resort and 
Spa, located at Estate Davis Bay, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

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 130th regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

March 24, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

    <bullet> Call to Order
    <bullet> Adoption of Agenda
    <bullet> Consideration of the 129\th\ Council Meeting Verbatim 
Transcription
    <bullet> Executive Director's Report
    <bullet> Final Guidelines National Standard 1
    <bullet> SEDAR Report
    <bullet> ACLG Report/Recommendations
    <bullet> SSC Report/Recommendations
    <bullet> ACLs/AMs Scoping Document

March 25, 2009, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    <bullet> Continuation of ACLs/AMs Scoping Document
    <bullet> Presentations
    - HMS Caribbean Amendment Update - Greg Fairclough
    - Presentation on Coral Issues
    - Traditional Ecological Knowledge among Puerto Rico Fishermen - 
Manuel Valdes Pizzini
    - Determining Appropriate Boundaries to Protect Nassau Grouper and 
Yellowtail Spawning Aggregations - Richard Nemeth
    - How Effective are No-Take areas on Current and Historic Nassau 
Grouper Spawning Grounds? - Brice Semmens
    - Trap Study Presentation - Julian Magras
    - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Presentation - Jose 
Vazquez
    <bullet> Bajo de Sico Alternatives

5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.

    <bullet> Administrative Committee Meeting
    -
    - Budget 2009/10
    - SOPPs Amendment(s)
    - Other Business

March 26, 2009, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    <bullet> Enforcement Reports
    - Puerto Rico - DNER
    - U.S. Virgin Islands - DPNR
    - NOAA/NMFS
    - U.S. Coast Guard
    <bullet> Administrative Committee Recommendations
    <bullet> Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff

Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)

    <bullet> Other Business
    <bullet> Next Council Meeting
    The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in 
English. 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 subjects for 
formal action during this meeting. Actions 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 that 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, 00918-1920, 
telephone (787) 766-5926, at least five days prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: March 6, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-5170 Filed 3-6-09; 4:15 pm]
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