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 11-12, 2007. The Council will convene on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on that same day. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.
ADDRESSES:
The meetings will be held at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Hotel, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920; telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Council will hold its 126th regular public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:
December 11, 2007 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Call to Order
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of 125th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
Executive Director's Report
Nassau Grouper Initiative
Scoping Meetings Report - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report - Barbara Kojis
MRIP - John Boreman
USVI Marine Debris Removal Project
December 11, 2007 - 5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Administrative Committee Meeting
-AP/SSC/HAP Membership
-Budget 2007
-SOPPs Amendment
Other Business
December 12, 2007 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Caribbean HMS Regulatory Planning and Issues Discussion - Russell Dunn
Navassa Island
Enforcement Reports
-Puerto Rico
-U.S. Virgin Islands
-NOAA
-US Coast Guard
Administrative Committee Recommendations
Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
Other Business
Next Council Meeting
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.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action 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 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 00918-2577; telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 20, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22943 Filed 11-23-07; 8:45 am]
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