[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 17453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4979]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032106E]


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 Advisory Panel 
(AP), Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Habitat Advisory 
Panel (HAP), will hold meetings.

DATES: The SSC, HAP and AP meetings will be held on April 25, 2006, 
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Ponce Hilton Hotel, 1150 
Caribe Avenue, Ponce, 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, SSC and HAP will meet to discuss the 
items contained in the following agendas:

SSC/HAP Meeting

    -Call to order
    -Models for Ecosystem Based Management Approach - Monica Valle
    -Jurisdiction Separation for Assessment Purposes in the Caribbean
    -Limited Entry - Scientific Issues in the U.S. Caribbean
    -Other Business

AP Meeting

    -Call to Order
    -Revised SFA, PR, USVI Regulations
    -Issues with closed areas/season
    -Limited Entry Update
    -Other Business
    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. 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 these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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: April 3, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-4979 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am]
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