Meetings: Caribbean Fishery Management Council

Federal Register: November 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 225)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its

Administrative Committee will hold meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on December 15-16, 2009. The Council will convene on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. They will reconvene on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the El Conquistador Resort, 1000 El Conquistador Avenue, Las Croabas, Fajardo, Puerto Rico 00738.

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 133rd regular

Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

December 15, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Call to Order

Adoption of Agenda

Consideration of the 132nd Council Meeting Verbatim

Transcription

Executive Director's Report

ACLs/AMs Report/Discussion

National Meeting of the Regional Fishery Management

Councils' Scientific and Statistical Committee Report

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

December 15, 2009 - 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Administrative Committee Meeting

-AP/SSC/HAP Membership

-Budget

-FY 2009

-Budget Petition: 5-years (2010-14)

Other Business

December 16, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Continuation of ACLs/AMs Report/Discussion (if needed)

Enforcement Reports

-Puerto Rico

-U.S. Virgin Islands - DPNR

-NOAA/NMFS

-U.S. Coast Guard

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. However, simultaneous translation (English/Spanish) will be provided. 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.

Dated: November 19, 2009.

William D. Chappell,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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