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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The panel will review Scallop Survey Advisory Panel (SSAP) terms of reference; determine how previous SSAP work applies; determine scope of future SSAP work to meet the terms of reference. The panel will also discuss and approve new dredge gear deployment and use for the 2008 survey. The panel will discuss expansion of state or federal surveys into the Gulf of Mane and other unsurveyed areas. The panel will also discuss future development and integration of photographic/video and acoustic technology into the standard scallop surveys. Other business will be discussed if time allows. 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: February 8, 2008. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E8–2652 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN: 0648–XF61 BILLING CODE 3510–22–S New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Survey Advisory Panel in March, 2008 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: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the NMFS Observer Training Center, Falmouth Technology Park, 25 Bernard Saint Jean Drive, East Falmouth, MA 02536; telephone: (508) 495–2397; fax: (508) 495–2124. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 Council Address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Fina, North Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (907) 271–2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will have discussions on the following items: purpose and need statement; potential elements and options; crew proposal and alternatives to those proposals; data issues; community protections; possible emergency relief from regionalization; arbitration issues. 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 This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen, (907) 271–2809, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: February 8, 2008. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E8–2651 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration BILLING CODE 3510–22–S RIN: 0648–XF60 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. RIN: 0648–XF38 AGENCY: SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Advisory Committee, in Anchorage, AK. DATES: The meeting will be held on March 2, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd Avenue, King Salmon Room, Anchorage, AK 99501. PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The 97th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene Monday, March 3, 2008, through Thursday March 6, 2008. E:\FR\FM\13FEN1.SGM 13FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 / Notices See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific times, dates, and agenda items. ADDRESSES: The SSC meeting will be held at the Council Office Conference Room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522– 8220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; telephone: (808)-522–8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dates and Times and Locations The SSC meeting will be held between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2008, and between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 4–6, 2008. Monday, March 3, 2008, 9 a.m. 1. Introductions 2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs 3. Approval of the Minutes of the 96th SSC Meeting 4. Report from the Pacific Fisheries Science Center Director 5. Insular Fisheries A. Update on Status of Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Bottomfish Management and Monitoring 1. Data Collection, Processing and Analysis a. Catch Reports b. Dealer Reports c. Delinquencies 2. Review annual data by month for last three years 3. Federal regulations 4. State rules and regulations 5. Report on economic performance B. Bottomfish Risk Assessment Model (Action Item) C. In-Situ Recording of Hawaiian Deep Reef Slopes and Seamounts D. Hawaii Parrotfish Population Biology E. Public Comment F. Discussion and Action rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 8:30 a.m. 6. Pelagic Fisheries A. Longline Management 1. Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Effort (Action Item) 2. Mariana Archipelago Longline and Purse-Seine Closed Areas (Action Item) 3. American Samoa Longline Program Modifications (Action Item) B. Non-Longline Management 1. American Samoa Purse-Seine Closed Area (Action Item) 2. Non-Longline Pelagic Fishery Management (Action Item) C. American Samoa and Hawaii Longline Quarterly Reports D. Bycatch reduction strategies in the Hawaii LL fleet VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 E. International Fisheries/Meetings 1. Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top Predators (CLIOTOP) 2. Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 3. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) 4. North Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization 5. South Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization 6. International Scientific Committee Billfish Working Group F. Public Comment G. Discussion and Action 7. Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop Report 8. Marine Recreational Fisheries Information Program (MRIP) 9. Protected Species A. Loggerhead Petition B. Loggerhead Workshop report C. Pelagic Fisheries Research Program Albatross Population Dynamics Workshop Report D. Potential Listing of Blackfooted Albatross under Endangered Species Act (ESA) E. Update on ESA consultations Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 8:30 a.m. 10. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) Proxies Workshop Thursday, March 6, 2008, 8:30 a.m. 11. Program Planning A. 5 Year Research Plan B. Cooperative Research Program C. Pelagic Fisheries Research Program D. Annual Catch Limits E. Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Ecosystem-based Management Workshop 12. Other Business A. 98th SSC Meeting 13. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council Special Accommodations These meetings are 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: February 8, 2008. 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

RIN: 0648-XF38


Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council; Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The 97th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery 
Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) will convene Monday, March 3, 2008, through Thursday March 6, 
2008.

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See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific times, dates, and agenda 
items.

ADDRESSES: The SSC meeting will be held at the Council Office 
Conference Room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI; telephone: 
(808) 522-8220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: (808)-522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dates and Times and Locations

    The SSC meeting will be held between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, 
March 3, 2008, and between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday 
and Thursday, March 4-6, 2008.

Monday, March 3, 2008, 9 a.m.

    1. Introductions
    2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment of Rapporteurs
    3. Approval of the Minutes of the 96th SSC Meeting
    4. Report from the Pacific Fisheries Science Center Director
    5. Insular Fisheries
    A. Update on Status of Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Bottomfish 
Management and Monitoring
    1. Data Collection, Processing and Analysis
    a. Catch Reports
    b. Dealer Reports
    c. Delinquencies
    2. Review annual data by month for last three years
    3. Federal regulations
    4. State rules and regulations
    5. Report on economic performance
    B. Bottomfish Risk Assessment Model (Action Item)
    C. In-Situ Recording of Hawaiian Deep Reef Slopes and Seamounts
    D. Hawaii Parrotfish Population Biology
    E. Public Comment
    F. Discussion and Action

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 8:30 a.m.

    6. Pelagic Fisheries
    A. Longline Management
    1. Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Effort (Action Item)
    2. Mariana Archipelago Longline and Purse-Seine Closed Areas 
(Action Item)
    3. American Samoa Longline Program Modifications (Action Item)
    B. Non-Longline Management
    1. American Samoa Purse-Seine Closed Area (Action Item)
    2. Non-Longline Pelagic Fishery Management (Action Item)
    C. American Samoa and Hawaii Longline Quarterly Reports
    D. Bycatch reduction strategies in the Hawaii LL fleet
    E. International Fisheries/Meetings
    1. Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top Predators (CLIOTOP)
    2. Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
    3. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
    4. North Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization
    5. South Pacific Regional Fishery Management Organization
    6. International Scientific Committee Billfish Working Group
    F. Public Comment
    G. Discussion and Action
    7. Ecological Risk Assessment Workshop Report
    8. Marine Recreational Fisheries Information Program (MRIP)
    9. Protected Species
    A. Loggerhead Petition
    B. Loggerhead Workshop report
    C. Pelagic Fisheries Research Program Albatross Population Dynamics 
Workshop Report
    D. Potential Listing of Blackfooted Albatross under Endangered 
Species Act (ESA)
    E. Update on ESA consultations

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 8:30 a.m.

    10. Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) Proxies Workshop

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 8:30 a.m.

    11. Program Planning
    A. 5 Year Research Plan
    B. Cooperative Research Program
    C. Pelagic Fisheries Research Program
    D. Annual Catch Limits
    E. Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Ecosystem-based 
Management Workshop
    12. Other Business
    A. 98th SSC Meeting
    13. Summary of SSC Recommendations to the Council

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: February 8, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-2650 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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