Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 37932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17954]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062999C]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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) the 
Administrative Committee and the Enforcement Committee will hold 
meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on August 9-12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Marriott's Frenchman's Reef 
Hotel, #5 Estate Bakkeroe, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-2577, 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 98th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:
    Carribean Fishery Management Council Webpage Presentation
    Sustainable Fisheries Act
    Essential Fish Habitat Amendment
    -Habitat Mapping
    -Lawsuit
    -Mitigating Measures
    Coral Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
    -Update on Marine Conservation District
    Reef Fish FMP
    -Letters from Project ReefKeeper
    -Fact-Finding Meetings Summary Minutes
    -Puerto Rico Update
    -U.S.V.I. Update
    Queen Conch FMP
    -Draft Outline of Possible Amendment
    -Survey Report
    Wahoo/Dolphin FMP (South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Lead 
Council)
    Overview of Regulations and Amendments to Highly Migratory Species 
FMPs
    Enforcement
    -Federal Government
    -Puerto Rico
    -U.S. Virgin Islands
    Administrative Committee Recommendations
    Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
    Other Business
    Next Council Meeting
    The Council will convene on Wednesday August 11, 1999, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., through Thursday, August 12, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. 
until noon., approximately.
    The Enforcement Committee will meet on Monday, August 9, 1999, from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Administrative Committee will meet on 
Tuesday, August 10, 1999, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., to discuss 
administrative matters regarding Council operation.
    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.

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, 00918-2577, 
telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 8, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-17954 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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