[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4156]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021197B]
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) and its
Administrative Committee, the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC), the Advisory Panel (AP) and the Habitat Advisory Panel (HAP)
will hold meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held on March 18-20, 1997.
ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Marriott's Frenchman's Reef
Beach Resort, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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 91st regular
public meeting to discuss the Third Amendment to the Reeffish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and the First Amendment to the Coral FMP, among
other topics.
The Administrative Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 18, 1997,
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to discuss administrative matters
regarding Council operation.
The Council will convene on Wednesday, March 19, 1997, from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through Thursday, March 20, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to
noon, approximately.
The SSC, AP and HAP will meet on March 19, 1997, from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m., to discuss the presentation of Dr. Downs and provide their
comments to the Council.
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.
There will be simultaneous translation (English-Spanish) at the AP
meeting only, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., on March 19, 1997.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. For more information or requests for sign language
interpretation and/or other auxiliary aids please contact Mr. Miguel A.
Rolon at the Council (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 13, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-4156 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]
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