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Dated: March 9, 2007.
Caratina L. Alston,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. E7–4653 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am]
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Administration
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meetings;
Republication
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held March
26 - 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Embassy Suites, 570 Scenic Gulf
Drive, Destin, FL 32550.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice published in the Federal Register
on March 7, 2007 (72 FR 10171). It is
being republished in its entirety due to
additional agenda items.
SUMMARY:
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Council
Thursday, March 29, 2007
8:30 a.m. - The Council meeting will
begin with a review of the agenda and
minutes.
8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. - Public testimony
on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if
any.
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - The Council
will hold an Open Public Comment
Period regarding any fishery issue or
concern. People wishing to speak before
the Council should complete a public
comment card prior to the comment
period.
The Council will then review and
discuss reports from the previous three
day’s committee meetings as follows:
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Joint Reef Fish/
Shrimp Management;
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Reef Fish
Management;
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - CLOSED
SESSION for Advisory Panel (AP) and
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Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Section Committees and Reef Fish
Committee.
Friday, March 30, 2007
8:30 a.m. - The Council meeting will
reconvene to continue reviewing and
discussing reports from the previous
three day’s committee meetings as
follows:
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - Mackerel
Management;
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Joint Reef Fish/
Mackerel/Red Drum;
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Budget/
Personnel;
9:45 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Data Collection;
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Administrative
Policy; and.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Other Business
items.
Committees
Monday, March 26, 2007
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION
- The AP Selection Committee will meet
to appoint AP members.
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION
- The SSC Selection Committee will
meet to appoint SSC, Stock Assessment
Panel (SAP) and Socioeconomic Panel
(SEP) members.
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Budget/
Personnel Committee will meet to
discuss the State Liaison Budget
Increases.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - NMFS Public
Scoping Session on Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) provision
regarding National Environmental
Protection Agency (NEPA) review for
fisheries management actions.
Tuesday March 27, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Joint Reef
Fish/Shrimp Management Committee
will meet to review Southeast Fishery
Science Center (SEFSC) Analyses Runs.
The Committee will also review the
current Public Hearing Draft of Reef
Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp
Amendment 14 and the SSC’s
recommendations; the NMFS’ FEIS and
Interim Rule for Red Snapper; the
SEFSC Report on Release Mortality in
Relation to Depth and Dolphin
Predation, the Framework Action to
Revise the List of Allowable bycatch
reduction devices (BRDs); NMFS
Interim Rule for Red Snapper; and an
Options Paper for Reef Fish Amendment
31/Shrimp Amendment 15.
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef
Fish/Shrimp Management Committee
continues.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - NMFS Public
Scoping Session on guidance for use of
the annual catch limits.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Reef Fish
Management Committee will meet to
discuss the updates on Reef Fish
Amendment 29; the Ad Hoc Grouper
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) AP
recommendations for an IFQ program;
the Guidelines for a Referendum for
Grouper/Tilefish IFQ; the Scoping
Document for Amendment 30; and
possibly consider NMFS
communications protocol allowing VMS
units to be ‘‘powered down’’ when in
port; PARTIALLY CLOSED SESSION the formation of an Ad Hoc Recreational
Red Snapper AP for developing new
ideas to manage recreational and forhire red snapper fisheries.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef
Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Committees
will meet to discuss the Status Report
on a Public Hearing Draft for the
Generic Aquaculture Amendment and
SSC Recommendations on completing a
Red Drum SEDAR Stock Assessment.
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The
Administrative Policy Committee will
meet to discuss the Magnuson-Stevens
Act Requirements for Annual Catch
Limits.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Data Collection
Committee will meet to discuss a paper
for an Amendment to Require Trip
Tickets for Recreational-For-Hire Sector.
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Mackerel
Management Committee will meet to
reconsider the Joint Mackerel
Management Committee report and an
associated scoping document for
Amendment 16 to the Coastal Migratory
Pelagics Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) from its September 18 & 19, 2006
meeting.
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - NMFS will provide
an update on the Red Snapper IFQ
program and there will be a Question
and Answer Session.
The committee reports will be
presented to the Council for
consideration on Thursday March 29,
and on Friday, March 30, 2007.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens 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
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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
extended from, or completed prior to
the date established in this notice.
Dated: March 9, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7–4608 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am]
research priorities for Council
consideration and address the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center’s report on the
impacts of fishing on groundfish
spawning activities and related followup activities concerning the Northeast
Region’s Experimental Fishing Permit
Program.
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
listed 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.
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Special Accommodations
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina Trezza at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Research Steering Committee
(Committee) in March, 2007, to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Radisson Hotel, 180 Water Street,
Plymouth, MA 02360; telephone: (508)
747–4900; fax: (508) 747–8937.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee will review several final
cooperative research project reports and
develop management advice for use by
the Council; provide a list of 2007
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Dated: March 9, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Northeast Region, NMFS, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax
(978)281–9394.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brandy Hutnak or Malcolm Mohead,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 16, 2007, notice was published
in the Federal Register (72 FR 1707)
that a modification of Permit No. 1486,
issued December 22, 2004 (69 FR
30287), had been requested by the
above-named individual. The requested
modification has been granted under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and
exporting of endangered and threatened
species (50 CFR 222–226).
The modification authorizes Mr.
Brundage to take 1,000 shortnose
sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) early
life stages (eggs and larvae) from the
Delaware River System. Eggs will be
collected using artificial substrates and
larvae will be captured by passive
ichthyoplankton nets, an epibenthic
sled, and pump sampling. This research
will help document spawning
occurrence and location, as well as
identify possible critical habitat or
critical areas for shortnose sturgeon
spawning and nursery.
Issuance of this modification, as
required by the ESA was based on a
finding that such permit (1) was applied
for in good faith, (2) will not operate to
the disadvantage of such endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Endangered Species; File No. 1486
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
modification.
Dated: March 8, 2007.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Harold M. Brundage, Environmental
Research and Consulting, Inc., has been
issued a modification to scientific
research Permit No. 1486.
ADDRESSES: The modification and
related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for Base Realignment and
Closure Actions at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, MD
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of availability (NOA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
announces the availability of a DEIS that
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030107E]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meetings; Republication
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held March 26 - 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites, 570 Scenic
Gulf Drive, Destin, FL 32550.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice published in the Federal
Register on March 7, 2007 (72 FR 10171). It is being republished in its
entirety due to additional agenda items.
Council
Thursday, March 29, 2007
8:30 a.m. - The Council meeting will begin with a review of the
agenda and minutes.
8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. - Public testimony on exempted fishing permits
(EFPs), if any.
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - The Council will hold an Open Public Comment
Period regarding any fishery issue or concern. People wishing to speak
before the Council should complete a public comment card prior to the
comment period.
The Council will then review and discuss reports from the previous
three day's committee meetings as follows:
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Joint Reef Fish/Shrimp Management;
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Reef Fish Management;
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION for Advisory Panel (AP) and
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Section Committees and Reef
Fish Committee.
Friday, March 30, 2007
8:30 a.m. - The Council meeting will reconvene to continue
reviewing and discussing reports from the previous three day's
committee meetings as follows:
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - Mackerel Management;
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum;
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Budget/Personnel;
9:45 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Data Collection;
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Administrative Policy; and.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Other Business items.
Committees
Monday, March 26, 2007
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The AP Selection Committee
will meet to appoint AP members.
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION - The SSC Selection Committee
will meet to appoint SSC, Stock Assessment Panel (SAP) and
Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) members.
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Budget/Personnel Committee will meet to
discuss the State Liaison Budget Increases.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - NMFS Public Scoping Session on Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act)
provision regarding National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA)
review for fisheries management actions.
Tuesday March 27, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Shrimp Management
Committee will meet to review Southeast Fishery Science Center (SEFSC)
Analyses Runs. The Committee will also review the current Public
Hearing Draft of Reef Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp Amendment 14 and the
SSC's recommendations; the NMFS' FEIS and Interim Rule for Red Snapper;
the SEFSC Report on Release Mortality in Relation to Depth and Dolphin
Predation, the Framework Action to Revise the List of Allowable bycatch
reduction devices (BRDs); NMFS Interim Rule for Red Snapper; and an
Options Paper for Reef Fish Amendment 31/Shrimp Amendment 15.
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Shrimp Management
Committee continues.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - NMFS Public Scoping Session on guidance for
use of the annual catch limits.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee will meet
to discuss the updates on Reef Fish Amendment 29; the Ad Hoc Grouper
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) AP recommendations for an IFQ program;
the Guidelines for a Referendum for Grouper/Tilefish IFQ; the Scoping
Document for Amendment 30; and possibly consider NMFS communications
protocol allowing VMS units to be ``powered down'' when in port;
PARTIALLY CLOSED SESSION - the formation of an Ad Hoc Recreational Red
Snapper AP for developing new ideas to manage recreational and for-hire
red snapper fisheries.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum
Committees will meet to discuss the Status Report on a Public Hearing
Draft for the Generic Aquaculture Amendment and SSC Recommendations on
completing a Red Drum SEDAR Stock Assessment.
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Administrative Policy Committee will meet
to discuss the Magnuson-Stevens Act Requirements for Annual Catch
Limits.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Data Collection Committee will meet to
discuss a paper for an Amendment to Require Trip Tickets for
Recreational-For-Hire Sector.
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Mackerel Management Committee will meet to
reconsider the Joint Mackerel Management Committee report and an
associated scoping document for Amendment 16 to the Coastal Migratory
Pelagics Fishery Management Plan (FMP) from its September 18 & 19, 2006
meeting.
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - NMFS will provide an update on the Red Snapper
IFQ program and there will be a Question and Answer Session.
The committee reports will be presented to the Council for
consideration on Thursday March 29, and on Friday, March 30, 2007.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with
the Magnuson-Stevens 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
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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 extended from, or completed prior to the
date established in this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina Trezza at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: March 9, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-4608 Filed 3-13-07; 8:45 am]
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