[Federal Register: April 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 77)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041807C]
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 (CFMC) will hold a
conference call to vote on a motion on the establishing of the Council
Coordination Committee.
DATES: The conference call will be held on May 4, 2007, from 2 p.m. to
3 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. For specific
locations of listening stations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Martino, Assistant to the
Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz
Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920, telephone:
(787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listening stations will be located the
following locations:
1. Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue,
Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; telephone: (787) 766-5926;
2. U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, 6291 Estate
Nazareth, St. Thomas, USVI 00802; telephone: (340) 775-6762; and
3. U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, Rainbow
Plaza, 45 Marshall, Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI 00840; telephone:
(340) 773-3450.
The conference call will begin at 2 p.m. EST and conclude no later
than 3 p.m. EST. Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) includes
language authorizing the establishment of a Council Coordination
Committee (CCC) consisting of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive
directors of each of the 8 Councils, or other council members or staff,
in order to discuss issues of relevance to all Councils, including
issues related to the implementation of the MSRA. This action will
allow the CFMC to implement the MSRA requirement.
Although non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before the
group for discussion, in accordance with the MSRA, 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
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation and/other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director,
Caribbean Fishery Management Council (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: April 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-7675 Filed 4-20-07; 8:45 am]
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