80_FR_46111 80 FR 45963 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

80 FR 45963 - Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)

Page Range45963-45964
FR Document2015-18940

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its 153rd meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45963-45964]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18940]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE032


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 (Council) will hold 
its 153rd meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 19-20, 2015. The Council will 
convene on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will 
reconvene on Thursday, August 20, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn & Tropical 
Casino Mayaguez, 2701 Hostos Avenue, Puerto Rico 00680.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 153rd regular 
Council Meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 19, 2015

[cir] Call to Order
[cir] Adoption of Agenda
[cir] Consideration of 152nd Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
[cir] Executive Director's Report
[cir] SSC National Workshop Report--Dr. Richard Appeldoorn
[cir] Island-Based Fishery Management: Choosing Species to be Included 
for Federal Management Within Each Island Group
     Outcomes from the Panel of Experts and District Advisory 
Panel Meetings
    [cir] Participation
    [cir] Presentations
     Review Draft List of Species Selected for Management
    [cir] Puerto Rico
    [cir] St. Croix
    [cir] St. Thomas/St. John
     Next Steps in Developing Island Based
    [cir] Action 2--Species Complexes
    [cir] Action 3--Reference Points
    [cir] Other Needed Actions
[cir] Comprehensive Amendment: Application of Accountability Measures 
in the Council Fishery Management Plans
     Review Draft Comprehensive Amendment/Select Preferred 
Alternative
     Final Action/Revisit Codified Text, Including:
    [cir] Clarifying Queen Conch Minimum Size Limits
    [cir] Addition of Accountability Measures-Based Closure Language
--Public Comment Period--
(5-minutes presentations)

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

[cir] Administrative Matters
--Budget Update FY 2015/16
--Other Administrative Business
--Closed Session

August 20, 2015

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

[cir] ABT Public Hearing

10:45 a.m.-5 p.m.

[cir] Abrir/Bajo/Tourmaline: Revision of Management Regulations in 
Federal Portion of Each Area
     Review Draft Amendment
     HMS input on requests from CFMC
     Discuss Outcomes of Public Hearing
     Final Action
     Review Codified Text, Including:
    [ssquf] Coordinate-Based Definition of State/Federal Closure 
Boundaries
[cir] Timing of Accountability Measures-Based Closures Amendment
    [ssquf] Review Public Hearing Draft Document/Select Preferred 
Alternatives
    [ssquf] Schedule Public Hearings; Discuss Next Steps
[cir] Saltonstall-Kennedy Funding Program: Caribbean Projects--Dr. 
Bonnie Ponwith
[cir] Outreach and Education Report--Dr. Alida Ort[iacute]z
[cir] Enforcement Issues:
--Puerto Rico-DNER
--U.S. Virgin Islands-DPNR
--U.S. Coast Guard
--NMFS/NOAA
[cir] Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
[cir] Other Business

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[cir] 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 meeting is 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
For more information or request for sign language interpretation and/
other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rol[oacute]n, 
Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 
Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918, 
telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 29, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18940 Filed 7-31-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 148 / Monday, August 3, 2015 / Notices 45963 Rather, the NOC will seek to address catch documentation provisions into a Selected for Management this concern through other approaches traceability program to further address Æ Puerto Rico aimed at international stewardship (e.g., risk of IUU fishing and seafood fraud. Æ St. Croix capacity building, diplomatic outreach, Dated: July 28, 2015. Æ St. Thomas/St. John etc.) Samuel D. Rauch III, • Next Steps in Developing Island Based 24. Magnitude of the Violations Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Æ Action 2—Species Complexes Comment: One public comment Æ Action 3—Reference Points Fisheries Service. requested: ‘‘The Task Force should Æ Other Needed Actions [FR Doc. 2015–18945 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am] weigh the magnitude of labeling Æ Comprehensive Amendment: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P violations and impact on U.S. consumer Application of Accountability prior to deeming a species at risk. The Measures in the Council Fishery following are examples of mislabeling Management Plans DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE that should represent lower concern and • Review Draft Comprehensive should NOT be the sole basis from an National Oceanic and Atmospheric Amendment/Select Preferred at risk determination: Species that are Administration Alternative mislabeled within the same genus or • Final Action/Revisit Codified Text, within the same acceptable market RIN 0648–XE032 Including: name grouping.’’ Æ Clarifying Queen Conch Minimum Response: The Working Group took Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting Size Limits known violations from the past five Æ Addition of Accountability years into account in evaluating species AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Measures-Based Closure Language for at risk’’ determination. Adding a Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and —Public Comment Period— value judgment on the magnitude of the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), (5-minutes presentations) violations was beyond the capacity of Commerce. the Working Group. 5:15 p.m.–6 p.m. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 25. Poor Species Identification in the Æ Administrative Matters Catch and/or Trade Data SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery —Budget Update FY 2015/16 Management Council (Council) will —Other Administrative Business Comment: One public comment noted hold its 153rd meeting. —Closed Session that the lack of species identification in DATES: The meeting will be held on catch and trade data can increase a August 20, 2015 August 19–20, 2015. The Council will species’ vulnerability to IUU fishing. convene on Wednesday, August 19, 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Response: This issue will be captured 2015, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will Æ ABT Public Hearing under the draft principles concerning reconvene on Thursday, August 20, any history of species mislabeling and 10:45 a.m.–5 p.m. 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the existence of a catch documentation scheme. In addition, the Working Group ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Æ Abrir/Bajo/Tourmaline: Revision of recognizes the concern regarding import the Holiday Inn & Tropical Casino Management Regulations in Federal codes. This issue will be discussed Mayaguez, 2701 Hostos Avenue, Puerto Portion of Each Area through the work on Task Force Rico 00680. • Review Draft Amendment Recommendation 10 ‘‘to standardize FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • HMS input on requests from CFMC and clarify rules on identifying the Caribbean Fishery Management Council, • Discuss Outcomes of Public Hearing species, common name, and origin of 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, • Final Action seafood.’’ San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; telephone: • Review Codified Text, Including: (787) 766–5926. D Coordinate-Based Definition of 26. Existing Traceability System State/Federal Closure Boundaries SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Comment: Multiple comments Council will hold its 153rd regular Æ Timing of Accountability Measures- recommended that the Working Group Council Meeting to discuss the items Based Closures Amendment review and take into account whether contained in the following agenda: D Review Public Hearing Draft there is already a certification system or Document/Select Preferred traceability system for a species. August 19, 2015 Alternatives Example comment: ‘‘Some private Æ Call to Order D Schedule Public Hearings; Discuss industry sectors have initiated Æ Adoption of Agenda Next Steps traceability requirements.’’ Æ Consideration of 152nd Council Æ Saltonstall-Kennedy Funding Response: The Working Group Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions Program: Caribbean Projects—Dr. commends organizations and fishing Æ Executive Director’s Report Bonnie Ponwith groups that have initiated traceability Æ SSC National Workshop Report—Dr. Æ Outreach and Education Report—Dr. programs on their own and recognizes Richard Appeldoorn Alida Ortı́z the investment by the private sector in Æ Island-Based Fishery Management: Æ Enforcement Issues: developing improved traceability. For Choosing Species to be Included for —Puerto Rico-DNER mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES species with a recently implemented Federal Management Within Each —U.S. Virgin Islands-DPNR traceability program, the number of Island Group —U.S. Coast Guard enforcement violations over the past • Outcomes from the Panel of Experts —NMFS/NOAA five years can be used as a measure of and District Advisory Panel Æ Meetings Attended by Council the effectiveness of the program and Meetings Members and Staff will allow us to either remove these Æ Participation Public Comment Period (5-minute species from our list of at risk species Æ Presentations presentations) or, where appropriate, include existing • Review Draft List of Species Æ Other Business VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Jul 31, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

45964 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 148 / Monday, August 3, 2015 / Notices Æ Next Council Meeting student financial assistance programs message sent to the email address The established times for addressing authorized under title IV of the Higher provided in the ADDRESSES section of items on the agenda may be adjusted as Education Act of 1965, as amended (the this notice. The subject line of the email necessary to accommodate the timely HEA), to apply to participate in a new should read ‘‘ESI 2015—Pell for completion of discussion relevant to the institution-based experiment under the Students who are Incarcerated.’’ The agenda items. To further accommodate Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI). text of the email should include the discussion and completion of all items Under the ESI, the Secretary has name and address of the institution. The on the agenda, the meeting may be authority to grant waivers from certain letter of application should be on extended from, or completed prior to title IV HEA statutory or regulatory institutional letterhead and be signed by the date established in this notice. requirements to allow a limited number the institution’s financial aid The meeting is open to the public, of institutions to participate in administrator. The letter of application and will be conducted in English. experiments to test alternative methods must include the institution’s official Fishers and other interested persons are for administering the title IV HEA name and the Department’s Office of invited to attend and participate with programs. The alternative methods of Postsecondary Education Identification oral or written statements regarding title IV HEA administration that the (OPEID), as well as the name of a agenda issues. Secretary is permitting under the ESI are contact person at the institution, a Although non-emergency issues not designed to facilitate efforts by mailing address, email address, FAX contained in this agenda may come institutions to test certain innovative number, and telephone number. Please before this group for discussion, those practices aimed at improving student include in the letter a listing of the issues may not be subjects for formal outcomes and the delivery of services. academic programs that the institution action during this meeting. Actions will Under this experiment, participating is considering for inclusion in this be restricted to those issues specifically institutions will provide Federal Pell experiment and, for each of those identified in this notice, and any issues Grant funding to otherwise eligible programs, an estimate of the number of arising after publication of this notice students who are incarcerated in participating students. We understand that require emergency action under Federal or State penal institutions. that institutions’ academic program section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Details of the experiment are provided listings and the actual number of below in the ‘‘The Experiment’’ section students who participate may vary from Fishery Conservation and Management of this notice. the information submitted in the letter. Act, provided that the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take DATES: Letters of application to Background final action to address the emergency. participate in the proposed experiment Section 401(b)(6) of the HEA provides described in this notice must be that students who are incarcerated in a Special Accommodations received by the Department of Federal or State penal institution are not The meeting is physically accessible Education (the Department) no later eligible to receive Federal Pell Grant to people with disabilities. For more than October 2, 2015 in order for an funds. This prohibition is included in information or request for sign language institution to receive priority to be the Department’s regulations at 34 CFR interpretation and/other auxiliary aids, considered for participation in the 668.32(c)(2)(ii). please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rolón, experiment. Institutions submitting The experiment outlined below will Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery letters that are received after October 2, allow participating institutions to Management Council, 270 Muñoz 2015 may still, at the discretion of the provide Federal Pell Grant funding to Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Secretary, be considered for otherwise eligible students who are Puerto Rico, 00918, telephone (787) participation. incarcerated in Federal or State penal 766–5926, at least 5 days prior to the ADDRESSES: Letters of application must institutions and who are eligible for meeting date. be submitted by electronic mail to the release into the community, particularly Dated: July 29, 2015. following email address: those who are likely to be released Tracey L. Thompson, experimentalsites@ed.gov. For formats within five years of enrollment in the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable and other required information, see program. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. ‘‘Instructions for Submitting Letters of The prison population is significantly [FR Doc. 2015–18940 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am] Application’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY less educated than the general INFORMATION. population. For nearly half of all BILLING CODE 3510–22–P incarcerated individuals in Federal or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: State facilities, a high school diploma or Warren Farr, U.S. Department of General Educational Development DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 (GED) certificate is their highest level of First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. education. Only 11 percent of Notice Inviting Postsecondary Telephone: (202) 377–4380 or by email incarcerated individuals in State Educational Institutions To Participate at: Warren.Farr@ed.gov. correctional facilities and 24 percent of in Experiments Under the Experimental If you use a telecommunications individuals incarcerated in Federal Sites Initiative; Federal Student device for the deaf (TDD) or a text prisons have completed at least some Financial Assistance Programs Under telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay postsecondary education.1 In addition, Title IV of the Higher Education Act of Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– educational offerings at Federal and 1965, as Amended 8339. State penal institutions are limited in mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that they generally focus on adult basic Education, Department of Education. education and secondary education that Instructions for Submitting Letters of ACTION: Notice. Application 1 Caroline Wolf Harlow. ‘‘Education and Correctional Populations.’’ U.S. Department of SUMMARY: The Secretary invites Letters of application should take the Justice, Office of Justice Programs. January 2003. postsecondary educational institutions form of an Adobe Portable Document Accessed on June 12, 2015 at: www.bjs.gov/content/ (institutions) that participate in the Format (PDF) attachment to an email pub/pdf/ecp.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Jul 31, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on August 19-20, 2015. The Council will convene on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will reconvene on Thursday, August 20, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ContactCaribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; telephone: (787) 766-5926.
FR Citation80 FR 45963 
RIN Number0648-XE03
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