[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9808-9809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04167]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC); Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC), District Advisory Panels (DAPs) and one 
day Council Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Scientific and 
Statistical Committee, the District Advisory Panels, and the Caribbean 
Council will hold a three-day meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on March 15-17, 2016. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Verdanza Hotel, Tartak St. 
San Juan, Puerto Rico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's 
SSC, the District Advisory Panels, and the Caribbean Council will hold 
a three-day meeting to discuss the items contained in the following 
agenda:

March 15-16, 2016

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Joint SSC-DAPs-CFMC
--Call to Order
--Adoption of Agenda
--Dr. Richard Methot, NOAA Senior Scientist for Stock Assessment
    --Implementation of the Assessment Prioritization Process
--Island Based Fishery Management
    --Review Goals and Objectives of the IBFMPs
    --Review Action 1: Species Selection
    --Action 2: Species Complexes--SERO Update
--Recommendations to CFMC
--Future Action 3: Reference Points
    --ABC Control Rule
    --SEDAR 46 U.S. Caribbean Data Limited Species Update--SEFSC

March 17, 2016

9 a.m.-12 p.m.

SSC Meeting
--5 year CFMC Research Plan
--Finalize 5-year Research Plan
--Other Business
DAPs Individual Meeting
--Recommendations to the CFMC
CFMC Individual Meeting
--Review Goals and Objectives for the IBFMPs--Guidance to Staff
--ABC Control Rule

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--Exempted Fishing Permit Application Submitted by Dept. of Natural and 
Environmental Resources, PR.

    The District Advisory Panels will meet individually on March 17, 
2015, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., to discuss their reaction to the 
information received at the SSC Meeting, and to provide their 
recommendations to the CFMC. The Caribbean Fishery Management Council 
will meet on March 17, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., to discuss the 
information received from the SSC meeting, the ABC Control Rule, and to 
review an exempted permit application.

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. 
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 
00918-1903, telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: February 23, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-04167 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am]
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