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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn J. Peters, Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology, National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1000,
telephone number (301) 975–5607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the General
Counsel, formally determined on
December 27, 2004, that portions of the
meeting of the Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology which deal with
discussion of sensitive budget and
planning information that would cause
harm to third parties if publicly shared
be closed in accordance with Section
10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 021405D]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held March
7–10, 2005.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held
at The Wynfrey Hotel, 1000 Riverchase
Galleria, Birmingham, Alabama.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 3018
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000,
Tampa, FL 33619.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: 813.228.2815.
Council
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
8:30 a.m. Convene.
8:45 a.m.–10 a.m.–Receive public
testimony on (a) Final Shrimp
Amendment 13/EA and (b) Exempted
fishing permits (if any).
10 a.m.–10:30 a.m.–Receive report on
Atlantic Sea Turtle Strategy by NMFS.
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10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.–Receive the Reef
Fish Management Committee report.
1:30 p.m.–2 p.m.–Receive the Shrimp
Management Committee report.
2 p.m.–2:30 p.m.–Receive the Joint
Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum
Management Committee Report.
2:30 p.m.–3 p.m.–Receive the
Administrative Policy Committee
Report.
3 p.m.–3:30 p.m.–Receive the
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee Report.
3:30 p.m.– 4 p.m.–Receive the
Migratory Species Committee Report.
4 p.m.–5 p.m.–Receive the AP
Selection Committee Report (CLOSED
SESSION).
5 p.m.–5:30 p.m.–Receive the SSC
Selection Committee Report (CLOSED
SESSION).
Thursday, March 10, 2005
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.–Receive the AP
Selection Committee Report.
8:45 a.m.–9 a.m.–Receive the SSC
Selection Committee Report.
9 a.m.–9:15 a.m.–Receive the
Honolulu Meeting Report.
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m.–Receive
Enforcement Reports.
9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.–Receive the
NMFS Regional Administrator’s report.
9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.–Receive
Director’s Reports.
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.–Other
Business.
Committee
Monday, March 7, 2005
8 a.m.–10 a.m.–The Advisory Panel
(AP) Selection Committee will meet in
closed session to appoint AP members.
10 a.m.–11:30 a.m–The Scientific and
Statistical (SSC) Selection Committee
will meet in closed session to appoint
SSC members.
1 p.m.–5:30 p.m.–The Reef Fish
Management Committee will meet to
review Draft Reef Fish Amendment 18A,
which addresses the grouper fishery.
The Committee will review a revised
draft of a red grouper regulatory
amendment providing for commercial
vessel trip limits and a revised total
allowable catch (TAC). The Committee
will then discuss an Options Paper for
Reef Fish Amendment 26 (Red Snapper
IFQ). The Committee will also review a
biological opinion on the effect of the
Gulf reef fish fishery, proposed by
NMFS, under the Endangered Species
Act. The Committee will discuss
updated greater amberjack analyses and
alternatives for reducing greater
amberjack landings. The Committee will
hear an assessment update for goliath
grouper.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.–The Joint Reef
Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management
Committees will review an Options
Paper for a Generic Offshore
Aquaculture Amendment. The
Committees will then hear a status
report on a Draft Generic Amendment
for Extension of the Charter Vessel
Permit Moratorium. The Committees
will also discuss SEDAR Assessments
for 2009 & 2010 and hear SEDAR
Assessment Updates.
9:30 a.m.–11 a.m.–The Administrative
Policy Committee will meet to hear cost
and budget analyses for video/
teleconferencing of future meetings. The
Committee will also hear a proposal on
Intranet use at meetings and discuss
incorporation of the Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA) standards.
12:30 p.m.–2 p.m.–The Migratory
Species Committee will meet to review
scoping comments on Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Amendment 2 after
hearing a presentation by Russ Dunn.
2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.–The Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
hear a report on the Ecosystem
Scientific Meeting. The Committee will
also review plans for tasks to be
completed under the Ecosystem
Cooperative Agreement.
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.–The Shrimp
Management Committee will meet
jointly with the Standing and Special
Shrimp SSCs to review the
Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) report and
public comments on Final Shrimp
Amendment 13 which addresses limited
access in the shrimp fishery in order to
make recommendations to Council. The
Shrimp Management Committee will
then discuss Shrimp Amendment 14.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, those issues may not
be the subject of formal action during
these meetings. Actions of the Council
and Committees will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in
the agendas and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require
emergency action under Section 305(c)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided
the public has been notified of the
Council’s intent to take action to
address the emergency. The established
times for addressing items on the
agenda may be adjusted as necessary to
accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the agenda items.
In order to further allow for such
adjustments and completion of all items
on the agenda, the meeting may be
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extended from, or completed prior to
the date established in this notice.
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Dawn Aring at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) by February
23, 2005.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Office of Ocean.US Integrated Ocean
Observing System (IOOS) Industry Day
AGENCY: National Ocean Service,
NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to attend.
SUMMARY: The Office of Ocean.US
announces the opportunity to attend a
briefing for interested organizations
concerning plans to design, develop,
fabricate, install and operate the
Integrated Ocean Observing System
(IOOS). The IOOS is in the exploratory
planning phase and all interested
parties are invited to provide input,
ideas, concepts and suggestions toward
ensuring its effective development.
DATES: March 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Hall of Flags, at the US
Chamber of Commerce Bldg. located
near the White House at 1615 H Street
NW., Washington, DC 20062–2000.
Admission is controlled and the
material to be presented will be
unclassified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding this
Industry Day, contact Andy Clark at
a.clark@ocean.us or (703) 588–0846. To
attend this event, phone or fax requests
for registration material to: Mr. Gil
Donohue, PH: (703) 442–7727; FX: (703)
442–8199. Include names of all
attendees (3 maximum). Attendance is
limited to three per company/
organization. Suggested attendees:
Senior Technologist, Business
Development, Government Relations.
Upon receipt of the completed IOOS
Registration Package, potential
attendees will receive a confirmation
notice and other relevant information.
Interested parties are reminded that no
one will be admitted to the industry
brief without this confirmation.
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Requests to attend this briefing must be
received no later than 1600 EDT Friday
11 March 2005. Only individuals who
have submitted their registration and
clearance information by 1600 EDT on
11 March 2005 and have received
approval will be allowed to attend the
IOOS Industry Day on 18 March 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOOS
is intended to be a ‘‘user-driven’’
integrated network that includes ocean
observatories, data telemetry, data
management and communications,
systems and data analysis and modeling
tools that reliably and continuously
provide the data and information that is
required to achieve the seven IOOS
societal goals:
(1) Improve predictions of climate
change and weather and their effects on
coastal communities and the nation;
(2) Improve the safety and efficiency
of marine operations;
(3) More effectively mitigate the
effects of natural hazard;
(4) Improve national and homeland
security;
(5) Reduce public health risks;
(6) More effectively protect and
restore healthy coastal marine
ecosystems; and
(7) Enable the sustained use of marine
resources.
The IOOS is intended to become a
national asset. IOOS may be
characterized as a ‘‘network centric,
system-of-systems’’. This large scale
network will incorporate oceanographic,
meteorological and atmospheric sensors
offshore and onshore, sub sea and at sea
surface, the equipment and telemetry
methods to transmit this data first to
information system (IS) that includes
the hardware, software, middleware and
storage capacity to collect, analyze,
archive, distribute and disseminate the
IOOS data. It is intended that portals
will be developed to allow contributors
around the nation to input their data
and that the data will be made available
through graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
in order that users in the private sector,
academia and the government may
access it. It is the goal of Ocean.US to
completely characterize all components
required to address these goals and
solicit from industry input and best
commercial practices that will help to
achieve them.
Dated: February 14, 2005.
Mitchell Luxenberg,
Acting Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management, Ocean Services and Coastal
Zone Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 021405C]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Public meetings.
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
Groundfish and Advisory Panels and
Bycatch Oversight Committee in March,
2005 to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from these groups
will be brought to the full Council for
formal consideration and action, if
appropriate.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
March 9 and March 10, 2005. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held
in Peabody, MA. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council
(978) 465–0492. Requests for special
accommodations should be addressed to
the New England Fishery Management
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2,
Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone:
(978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates and Agendas
Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 9:30
a.m.–Joint Groundfish and Whiting
Advisory Panel Meeting.
Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury
Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 01960;
telephone: (978) 535–4600.
The advisory panels will discuss
potential bycatch issues facing the
groundfish and whiting fisheries due to
the very large 2003-year class of
haddock. They will review existing
oversight committee recommendations
and recommend to these committees
additional strategies and measures
designed to reduce haddock bycatch.
Thursday, March 10, 2005, at 9 a.m.–
Ad Hoc Bycatch Oversight Committee
Meeting.
Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury
Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 01960;
telephone: (978) 535–4600.
The Bycatch Committee will review
recommendations from the Advisors as
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021405D]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held March 7-10, 2005.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at The Wynfrey Hotel, 1000
Riverchase Galleria, Birmingham, Alabama.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813.228.2815.
Council
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
8:30 a.m. Convene.
8:45 a.m.-10 a.m.-Receive public testimony on (a) Final Shrimp
Amendment 13/EA and (b) Exempted fishing permits (if any).
10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.-Receive report on Atlantic Sea Turtle Strategy
by NMFS.
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.-Receive the Reef Fish Management Committee
report.
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.-Receive the Shrimp Management Committee report.
2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.-Receive the Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum
Management Committee Report.
2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.-Receive the Administrative Policy Committee
Report.
3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.-Receive the Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee Report.
3:30 p.m.- 4 p.m.-Receive the Migratory Species Committee Report.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.-Receive the AP Selection Committee Report (CLOSED
SESSION).
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.-Receive the SSC Selection Committee Report (CLOSED
SESSION).
Thursday, March 10, 2005
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.-Receive the AP Selection Committee Report.
8:45 a.m.-9 a.m.-Receive the SSC Selection Committee Report.
9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.-Receive the Honolulu Meeting Report.
9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.-Receive Enforcement Reports.
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.-Receive the NMFS Regional Administrator's
report.
9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.-Receive Director's Reports.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.-Other Business.
Committee
Monday, March 7, 2005
8 a.m.-10 a.m.-The Advisory Panel (AP) Selection Committee will
meet in closed session to appoint AP members.
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m-The Scientific and Statistical (SSC) Selection
Committee will meet in closed session to appoint SSC members.
1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.-The Reef Fish Management Committee will meet to
review Draft Reef Fish Amendment 18A, which addresses the grouper
fishery. The Committee will review a revised draft of a red grouper
regulatory amendment providing for commercial vessel trip limits and a
revised total allowable catch (TAC). The Committee will then discuss an
Options Paper for Reef Fish Amendment 26 (Red Snapper IFQ). The
Committee will also review a biological opinion on the effect of the
Gulf reef fish fishery, proposed by NMFS, under the Endangered Species
Act. The Committee will discuss updated greater amberjack analyses and
alternatives for reducing greater amberjack landings. The Committee
will hear an assessment update for goliath grouper.
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.-The Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum
Management Committees will review an Options Paper for a Generic
Offshore Aquaculture Amendment. The Committees will then hear a status
report on a Draft Generic Amendment for Extension of the Charter Vessel
Permit Moratorium. The Committees will also discuss SEDAR Assessments
for 2009 & 2010 and hear SEDAR Assessment Updates.
9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.-The Administrative Policy Committee will meet to
hear cost and budget analyses for video/teleconferencing of future
meetings. The Committee will also hear a proposal on Intranet use at
meetings and discuss incorporation of the Family Medical Leave Act
(FMLA) standards.
12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.-The Migratory Species Committee will meet to
review scoping comments on Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Amendment 2
after hearing a presentation by Russ Dunn.
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.-The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
hear a report on the Ecosystem Scientific Meeting. The Committee will
also review plans for tasks to be completed under the Ecosystem
Cooperative Agreement.
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.-The Shrimp Management Committee will meet
jointly with the Standing and Special Shrimp SSCs to review the
Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) report and public comments on Final Shrimp
Amendment 13 which addresses limited access in the shrimp fishery in
order to make recommendations to Council. The Shrimp Management
Committee will then discuss Shrimp Amendment 14.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those
issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings.
Actions of the Council and Committees will be restricted to those
issues specifically identified in the agendas and any issues arising
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the
emergency. The established times for addressing items on the agenda may
be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order to further allow for
such adjustments and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting
may be
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extended from, or completed prior to the date established in this
notice.
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) by February 23, 2005.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-664 Filed 2-17-05; 8:45 am]
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