Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee Meeting, 15174-15175 [E6-4348]

Download as PDF 15174 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2006 / Notices wwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Committee (SSC) ad hoc Sub-Committee meeting to address king mackerel stock identification. SUMMARY: The SAFMC and GMFMC will hold a joint Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC) ad hoc SubCommittee meeting to determine appropriate king mackerel mixing rates for the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The workshop will take place April 13, 2006, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree Club Hotel Atlanta Airport, 3400 Norman Berry Drive, Atlanta, GA 30344; telephone: (404) 763–1600, fax: (404) 765–0200. Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–4699. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407–4699; telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the SSC is the body responsible for reviewing the council’s scientific materials. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council manage coastal migratory pelagics (mackerels) under a joint management plan. The two Councils will hold a joint meeting of delegates from each of their Scientific and Statistical Committees on April 13, 2006, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. During the meeting, the SSC ad hoc SubCommittee will review materials relevant to stock identification of king mackerel. Items for discussion include: (1) A review of documents pertaining to king mackerel stock identification and migratory unit discrimination presented to or cited by the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 5 stock assessment workshops, (2) a review of recommendations of the SEDAR 5 Workshops pertaining to king mackerel stock identification and allocation of landings into migratory units, (3) a review of any additional research materials regarding king mackerel stock identification and migratory unit allocations since the SEDAR 5 Workshops, (4) recommendations for a stock definition for Gulf and South Atlantic migratory VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Mar 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 units of king mackerel, and (5) recommendations for the most appropriate method for allocating king mackerel landings into the Gulf and South Atlantic migratory units. The ad hoc SSC Sub-Committee will prepare a written consensus report documenting committee discussions and recommendations for use by the South Atlantic and Gulf Councils. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. 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. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Dated: March 22, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6–4350 Filed 3–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 032106C] Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR schedule of events for 2006; composition of the SEDAR 10, gag grouper, Review Panel; and scheduling of management activities for 2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet via conference call from 10 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be via conference call. Listening stations will be available at the following locations: 1. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407; 2. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; and 3. Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, SEDAR/SAFMC, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils; in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; implemented the SEDAR process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks. The SEDAR Steering Committee provides oversight of the SEDAR process and establishes assessment priorities. The Steering Committee also ensures that management activities are coordinated with assessment scheduling. The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet April 19, 2006 to review the SEDAR assessment schedule, review planned management activities, and determine the composition of the SEDAR Peer Review Panel for SEDAR 10. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. 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 Listening stations are physically accessible to those with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days prior to the conference call. \\ALPHA3\E\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2006 / Notices Dated: March 22, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6–4348 Filed 3–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 032106F] Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Team (CREPT) in Honolulu, HI to discuss development of annual reports for coral reef ecosystem fisheries of the Western Pacific Region. DATES: The CREPT meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 11, 2006 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 12, 2006. For specific times, and the agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The meeting of the CREPT will be held at the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council conference room, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: (808) 522–8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CREPT will meet to discuss the following agenda items: ADDRESSES: April 11, 2006, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 1. Introductions 2. Approval of Draft Agenda 3. Update on Recent Council Actions A. NWHI Fishing Regulations B. Development of Western Pacific Fishery Ecosystem Plans 4. Development of Annual Report for Coral Reef Ecosystem Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region wwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES April 12, 2006 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 5. Review of MSA Overfishing Definitions and Control Rules 6. Refining Coral Reef Ecosystem Stock Indicators 7. Public Comments 8. Discussion and Recommendations The order in which agenda items addressed may change. Public comment VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Mar 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 periods will be provided throughout the agenda. The Plan Team will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. Agenda Background Information This meeting is being convened to continue development of an annual report for coral reef ecosystem fisheries of the western Pacific region, to discuss the proposed changes to national standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and to consider appropriate ecosystem-level approaches for monitoring the diverse and numerous coral reef ecosystem management unit species consistent with national standard 1. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Plan Team for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Plan Team action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issue arising after publication of this document that requires 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 This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 22, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6–4349 Filed 3–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Designation Under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) March 21, 2006. The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) ACTION: Designation. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15175 EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 2006. SUMMARY: : The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain, 100 percent nylon 66, fully drawn flat filament yarn, of yarn count 156 decitex, comprised of 51 trilobal filaments and 20 round filaments, classified in subheading 5402.41.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use in apparel articles classified under HTSUS subheadings 6108.22.9020 and 6109.90.1065, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. CITA hereby designates such apparel articles of such yarn, that are cut from fabric formed, or knit-to-shape, and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more eligible AGOA beneficiary countries as eligible to enter free of quotas and duties under HTSUS subheading 9819.11.24. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Flaaten, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482 3400. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Authority: Section 112(b)(5)(B) of the AGOA; Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000; Section 1 of Executive Order No. 13191 of January 17, 2001. Background The AGOA provides for quota- and duty-free treatment for qualifying textile and apparel products. Such treatment is generally limited to products manufactured from yarns and fabrics formed in the United States or a beneficiary country. The AGOA also provides for quota- and duty-free treatment for apparel articles that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from fabric or yarn that is not formed in the United States, if it has been determined that such fabric or yarn cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. In Executive Order No. 13191, the President delegated to CITA the authority to determine whether yarns or fabrics cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the AGOA and directed CITA to establish procedures to ensure appropriate public participation in any such determination. On March 6, 2001, CITA published procedures that it will follow in considering requests. (66 FR 13502). On November 9, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a petition from Shibani Inwear alleging that certain 100 percent nylon 66, fully drawn flat filament yarn, \\ALPHA3\E\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15174-15175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4348]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032106C]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; 
Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Steering Committee 
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 SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR 
schedule of events for 2006; composition of the SEDAR 10, gag grouper, 
Review Panel; and scheduling of management activities for 2006. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet via conference call from 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 19, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be via conference call. Listening stations 
will be available at the following locations:
    1. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, 
Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407;
    2. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 2203 North Lois 
Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; and
    3. Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, 
Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, 
SEDAR/SAFMC, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-
4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils; in conjunction with NOAA 
Fisheries, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; implemented the SEDAR process, 
a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks. The 
SEDAR Steering Committee provides oversight of the SEDAR process and 
establishes assessment priorities. The Steering Committee also ensures 
that management activities are coordinated with assessment scheduling.
    The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet April 19, 2006 to review the 
SEDAR assessment schedule, review planned management activities, and 
determine the composition of the SEDAR Peer Review Panel for SEDAR 10.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. 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

    Listening stations are physically accessible to those with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 5 business days prior to the conference call.


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    Dated: March 22, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-4348 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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