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an agency of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, has prepared a Record of
Decision (ROD) regarding the January 5,
2007, final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) for the
Louisiana Regional Restoration Planning
Program (RRP Program). The ROD has
been written pursuant to § 102(2)(c) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
regulations promulgated by the Council
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR part
1505.2), and the NOAA Administrative
Order on implementing environmental
review procedures (NAO 216–6). The
ROD is a concise statement of the
management planning and
environmental impact analysis process
completed, the alternatives considered,
and the basis for the selection of
preferred alternative. The notice of
availability for the final PEIS was
published in the Federal Register on
January 5, 2007, with the close of the
mandatory waiting period on February
20, 2007. No comments were received
on the final PEIS.
It is the decision of the NOAA, along
with the Department of the Interior and
the State of Louisiana, to implement the
Louisiana RRP Program using the
methods evaluated in the PEIS. Because
the analysis is programmatic in nature,
site and injury-specific features will
dictate which restoration alternatives
are most appropriate for individual
injuries. All practicable means to avoid
or minimize environmental harm from
the RRP Program alternative selected
have been adopted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Questions
regarding the PEIS and ROD and
requests for copies of these documents
should be addressed to either: Karolien
Debusschere, Deputy Coordinator,
Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office,
Office of the Governor, 150 Third Street,
Suite 405, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
70801; 225/219–5800; e-mail address:
Karolien.Debusschere@la.gov, or Tony
Penn, Southeast Branch Chief, NOAA,
Assessment and Restoration Division,
1305 East-West Highway, SSMC #4,
10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; fax
number 301/713–4387; e-mail address:
Tony.Penn@noaa.gov.
The PEIS and Record of Decision are
available via the Internet at https://
www.darrp.noaa.gov/southeast/rrpp-la/
and https://www.losco.state.la.us/admin/
RRP/RRPprogram_view.asp.
Dated: May 15, 2007.
Ken Barton,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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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.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Whiting Advisory Panel, in June, 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, June 7, 2007, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, 21 Atwells Avenue,
Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401)
831–3900; fax: (401) 751–0007.
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 Advisory Panel
role and responsibilities, elect Advisory
Panel Chairman and Vice Chairman.
The committee will also review
management measures and alternatives
under consideration in an amendment
to the Multispecies (Groundfish) FMP to
address small mesh multispecies
(whiting, red hake, offshore hake). The
committee will develop Advisory Panel
comments and recommendations
regarding small mesh multispecies
management measures and alternatives
under consideration, including:
optimum yield (OY) specifications, total
allowable catches (TACs); a limited
access program for the small mesh
multispecies fishery; measures to
address historical fisheries; and
possession limits for small mesh
multispecies and other management
measures that may be considered.
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
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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
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 Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[XRIN: 0648–XA51]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Informational Meeting.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public informational
meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Trans-Boundary Resource
Assessment Committee (TRAC)
Industry/Science Data Exchange
Meeting.
The meeting will be held on
Thursday, June 7, 2007, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the New Bedford Free Public Library,
613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA
02740; telephone: (508) 991–6279.
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:
Amendment 13 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
adopted a system to coordinate the
management of trans-boundary stocks of
cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder
with Canada. As part of that system,
each year, the Trans-Boundary Resource
Assessment Committee (TRAC)
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[XRIN: 0648-XA49]
New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Advisory Panel, in June,
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, June 7, 2007, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 21 Atwells
Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 831-3900; fax: (401)
751-0007.
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 Advisory Panel
role and responsibilities, elect Advisory Panel Chairman and Vice
Chairman. The committee will also review management measures and
alternatives under consideration in an amendment to the Multispecies
(Groundfish) FMP to address small mesh multispecies (whiting, red hake,
offshore hake). The committee will develop Advisory Panel comments and
recommendations regarding small mesh multispecies management measures
and alternatives under consideration, including: optimum yield (OY)
specifications, total allowable catches (TACs); a limited access
program for the small mesh multispecies fishery; measures to address
historical fisheries; and possession limits for small mesh multispecies
and other management measures that may be considered.
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 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 Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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