[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 53344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25638]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092499C]
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's (CFMC) Advisory
Panel (AP) and Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold
meetings.
DATES: The SSC meeting will be held on October 13, 1999, from 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the AP meeting will be held on October 14, 1999,
from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 8000
Tartak St., Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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 AP and the SSC will meet to discuss the
items contained in the following agenda:
Reeffish
Banning of Traps in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Establishing a Permit for Fish Traps and/or other Fixed Gear
Establishing a Limited Entry System for Fixed Gear Fishery
Queen Conch
Banning Use of SCUBA Gear in the EEZ
Banning Queen Conch Fishing in the EEZ
Establishing a Four Months Closed Season
Alternative Management Measures to the Size Limit
Requirement - Draft Option Paper
Coastal Pelagic
Discussion of Wahoo/Dolphin Framework Draft Document
Recommended Measures by SSC and AP to CFMC
The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in
English. However, simultaneous interpretation (Spanish-English) will be
available during the AP meeting (October 14, 1999). 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 Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not
be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided 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 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: September 28, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-25638 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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