[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48309-48310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19600]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XY06


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 September 7-8, 2010. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, September 7,

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2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Administrative Committee will meet 
from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, 
September 8, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Carambola Beach Resort and 
Spa, Estate Davis, Kingshill,St. Croix, USVI.

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 135th regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

September 7, 2010

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of the 134th Council Meeting Verbatim 
Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    11 a.m. - 12 noon - Public Comment Period on Amendment 2 to the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and 
the U.S. Virgin Islands and Amendment 5 to the Reeffish Fishery 
Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
    Advisory Panel Meeting Report
    Final Action on Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan 
for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 
and Amendment 5 to the Reeffish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico 
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Next Step for the Second ACLs Amendment - Staff Discussion

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

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -AP/SSC/HAP Membership
    -Budget
    -FY 2009 and FY 2010
    -Other Business

September 8, 2010

    9 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Public Comment Period on Queen Conch Amendment

Continuation of Council Meeting

    Queen Conch Amendment Final Action
    Report on Status of Setting a Federal Permit Program - 
Carolyn Sramek
    Trap Reduction Program - Anthony Iarocci
    Administrative Committee Recommendations
    Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
    PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (5-MINUTES PRESENTATIONS)
    Other Business
    Next Council Meeting
    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 prior to the date established in this 
notice.
    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 these meetings. 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 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 4, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-19600 Filed 8-9-10; 8:45 am]
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