[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26671-26672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09558]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA162]
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's (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a five-day public
virtual meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda
included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The public virtual meeting will be held on May 18, 2020 through
May 22, 2020. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
ADDRESSES: You may join the SSC public virtual meeting (via
GoToMeeting) from a computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the
following address: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/273252797.
You can also dial in using your telephone.
(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join
instantly.)
United States: +1 (872) 240-3212
--One-touch: tel: +18722403212, 273252797#
Access Code: 273-252-797
Join from a video-conferencing room or system.
Dial in or type: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com.
Meeting ID: 273 252 797.
Or dial directly: [email protected] or 67.217.95.2##273252797.
You may download the gotomeeting app to be ready when the meeting
starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/273252797.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings will be held on May 18, 2020,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; May 19, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; May 20,
2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; May 21, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
and May 22, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. All meetings will be at
Eastern Standard Time.
The following items included in the tentative agenda will be
discussed:
May 18, 2020
10 a.m.--Call to Order
10:15 a.m.--Adoption of Agenda
10:30 a.m.--;National SSC August 2020 Update
10:30 a.m.--11:30 a.m.
--SEDAR 57 Spiny Lobster--Adyan Rios, SEFSC
--SEFSC Presentation on OFL and ABC for Spiny Lobster
--SSC Recommendations on ABC for Spiny Lobster for all Three Island
Platforms
Goal of Meeting: Finalize the Generic Ecosystem Conceptual Model
2 p.m.--4 p.m.
--Summary 2019 Meeting--Chair Presentation to CFMC 168 and Next
Steps
--Mental Modeler Review:
(1) Where Exactly we Left Off for Each Sub Model and the Full Model
as a Whole
(2) How this is Going to Work in the Virtual Environment
--Begin 15-Minute Presentations on each Component (8) Followed by
Discussion to Finalize Connections, Directions and Strengths
--SSC ECM components
1. Marine Ecosystem
2. Habitat
3. Water Quality
4. Fishing
5. Land-Based Uses
6. Socio-economic and Cultural Drivers
7. Competing Uses of Resources
8. Abiotic Factors
May 19, 2020
10 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
Continue 15-Minute Presentations on each Component (8) Followed by
Discussion to Finalize Connections, Directions and Strengths
2 p.m.--3:30 p.m.
--Discussion continues
4 p.m.--5 p.m.
--Summary Determination of Direction and Strengths of the Boxes
Representing Ecosystem Components (e.g., Ecological, Economic, Social)
May 20, 2020
10 a.m.--12 noon
--Continue Discussion
May 21, 2020
10 a.m.-12 noon
Goal: Development of Three Ecosystem Conceptual Models--one each for
Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John, and St. Croix, Discuss development of
Island Specific Ecosystem Model
2 p.m.--3 p.m.
--SSC Development of Puerto Rico Ecosystem Conceptual Model
Determination of Critical Links that can serve as Indicators
3 p.m.--4 p.m.
--SSC Development of St. Thomas/St. John Ecosystem Conceptual Model
Determination of Critical Links that can serve as Indicators
4 p.m.--5 p.m.
SSC Development of St. Croix Ecosystem Conceptual Model
Determination of Critical Links that can serve as Indicators
--Recommendations to the CFMC
May 22, 2020
10 a.m.-12 noon
--Continue and Finalize Discussion of each Island Ecosystem
Conceptual Model
--Other Business
--PR DNER E-Reporting Update
--Caribbean Ecosystem Status Report Update--SEFSC
--Adjourn
The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on May 18, 2020,
at 10 a.m. EST, and will end on May 22, 2020, at 12 noon EST. Other
than the start time, interested parties should be aware that
discussions may start earlier
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or later than indicated, at the discretion of the Chair. In addition,
the meeting may be completed prior to the date established in this
notice.
Special Accommodations
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. To receive
interpretation in Spanish you can dial into the meeting as follows:
US/Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, when system answers, enter
1*999996#. Para interpretaci[oacute]n en ingl[eacute]s marcar:
US/Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, cuando el sistema conteste, entrar
el siguiente n[uacute]mero 2*999996#.
For any additional information on this public virtual meeting,
please contact Dr. Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner, Caribbean Fishery
Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-1903, telephone: (787) 403-8337.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 30, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-09558 Filed 5-4-20; 8:45 am]
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