[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27416-27417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10650]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE605
Regional Fishery Management Councils: Council Coordination
Committee; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Regional Fishery Management Councils Coordination
Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will host a
meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC) consisting of eight
Regional Fishery Management Councils (RFMC) chairs, vice chairs, and
executive directors and its subcommittees in May 2016. The intent of
this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils,
contained in the following proposed agenda. All sessions are open to
the public:
DATES: The meeting dates are May 25-26, 2016. Registration for the
meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 24, 2016, and from 9 a.m.
to 12 noon on May 25, 2016. The meetings will begin at 9 a.m., on May
25, 2016, and recess at 5 p.m., or when business is completed, and will
reconvene for its final day on May 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. until 4:45
p.m. or when business is completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Frenchman's Reef and
Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, U.S
Virgin Islands.
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:
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Time Discussion item Presenter
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May 25, 2016
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9 a.m.-10 a.m...................... Welcome........................................ Carlos Farchette/Eileen
Sobeck.
NMFS Update.................................... Eileen Sobeck.
--NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the
Caribbean..
--NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the
Caribbean.
10 a.m.-10:20 a.m.................. Recreational Fisheries Update.................. Russell Dunn.
10:20 a.m.-10:35 a.m............... Coffee Break...................................
10:35 a.m.-11:30 a.m............... FY 16/17 Budget Updates........................ Brian Pawlak.
11:30 a.m.-12 noon................. Legislative Update............................. Dave Whaley.
12 noon-1:30 p.m................... Lunch..........................................
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.................... EBFM Road Map (Plan for Implementation)........ Sam Rauch/Heather Sagar.
2 p.m.-3 p.m....................... Council Definition of OY and Update on NS1..... CCC
Sam Rauch.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.................... Coffee break...................................
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m................. Catch Share Update Review...................... Alan Risenhoover/Kelly
Denit.
4:15 p.m.-5 p.m.................... Bycatch Discussion.............................
--SBRM Rule Status Update...................... Sam Rauch.
--Council Discussion & Comments on Bycatch CCC.
Strategy.
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May 26, 2016
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8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m................. New Operational Guidelines and the Regional Chuck Tracy/Alan
Operation Agreements. Risenhoover.
9:15 a.m.-10 a.m................... EM & ER Regional Implementation Update......... Jane DiCosimo/Kelly Denit/
CCC.
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.................. Coffee Break...................................
10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m............... EFH Summit Update.............................. Bill Tweit/Terra
Lederhouse.
11a.m.-11:30 a.m................... Update on Conflict of Interest Regulations Adam Issenberg.
Project.
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11:30 a.m.-12 noon................. Communications Group Report.................... Kitty Simonds.
12 noon-1:30 p.m................... Lunch..........................................
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.................... Compliance with NS2: BSIA used by Council/NMFS Tom Nies/Gregg Waugh/Jane
for stock status determination, specifications DiCosimo.
(OFL/ABC/ACL), and model selection.
--Issues and examples..........................
--Agency process to determine BSIA for Stock
Status.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.................... Coffee Break...................................
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m................. SSC Subcommittee...............................
--Agenda items for 2017 Meeting................
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m................. Other Business.................................
4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m................. Next CCC Meeting (2017)........................ Tom Nies.
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The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The
CCC will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Copy of the tentative agenda can be found at the CFMC Web page:
www.caribbeanfmc.com.
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: May 2, 2016.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-10650 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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