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adequacy of the statement or merits of
the alternatives discussed. It is also
helpful if comments refer to specific
pages or chapters of the NEPA
document. Comments may also address
the adequacy of the NEPA document or
the merits of the alternatives formulated
and discussed in the NEPA document.
(Reviewers may wish to refer to the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA CFR
1503.3 in addressing these points.)
Comments received, including the
names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the
public record on this proposal and will
be available for public inspection.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 22, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XI18
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
SEDAR 16 King Mackerel Assessment
Panel; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 16 South
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico King
Mackerel Post-Assessment Workshop
Conference Call.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 16 Assessment
Panel will meet via conference call to
review assessment model results and
discuss future documentation needs.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 16 Assessment
Workshop Panel will meet on Tuesday,
June 17, 2008, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
(EST).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via conference call. Listening stations
are available at the following locations:
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive ι201,
North Charleston, SC 29405; and the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, SAFMC,
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4055 Faber Place, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; 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
Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) process, a multi-step method
for determining the status of fish stocks.
SEDAR 16 is developing an assessment
of the South Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico King Mackerel stock.
During this conference call the
SEDAR 16 King Mackerel Assessment
Panel will follow-up on activities from
its May 5–9, 2008 meeting by reviewing
the assessment model results, and
discussing future documentation needs.
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.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least
10 business days prior to the meeting.
Dated: May 27, 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–XI20
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold public
hearings to allow for input on
Amendment 10 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery
(FMP).
DATES: Written comments will be
accepted until 23 June 2008. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates,
times and location of hearings.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Daniel
T. Furlong, Executive Director of the
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, Suite 2115 Federal Building,
300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director of
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, Room 2115 Federal Building,
300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are
four proposed management actions in
this Amendment. To reduce general
discards and to allow the butterfish
stock to rebuild to BMSY and protect
the long-term health and stability of the
rebuilt butterfish stock, the proposed
management actions could:
1. Develop a butterfish mortality cap
program for the Loligo fishery;
2. Increase the Loligo minimum
codend mesh size;
3. Eliminate exemptions for Illex
vessels from Loligo minimum codend
mesh requirements; and
4. Establish seasonal gear restricted
areas (GRAs).
Public hearings: The scheduled public
hearings are as follows:
June 9 - Sheraton Convention Center
Hotel, Two Miss America Way, Atlantic
City, NJ 08401; telephone: (609) 344–
3535;
June 17 - Hilton Garden Inn,
Providence Airport Warwick, 1 Thurber
Street/Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI
02886; telephone: (401) 734–9600; and
June 18 - Holiday Inn Express Hotel
& Suites East End, 1707 Old Country
Road, Route 58, Riverhead, NY 11901;
telephone: (631) 548–1000.
All hearings begin at 7 p.m. and will
be tape recorded with the tapes filed as
the official transcript of the hearing.
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 these hearings. 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,
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provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Schedule and Agenda for Council
Standing Committee Meetings
Special Accommodations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Standing Committee Meetings
1. 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., Executive and
Budget Standing Committee
2. 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., Enforcement/
Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)
Standing Committee
3. 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Pelagics
Ecosystem and International Fisheries
Standing Committee
3. 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Hawaii
Archipelago/Pacific Remote Island
Areas (PRIA) Standing Committee
4. 3 p.m. - 4 p.m., Fishery Rights of
Indigenous People Standing Committee
5. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Program Planning
Standing Committee
The agenda during the full Council
meeting will include the items listed
here.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Schedule and Agenda for Council
Meeting
RIN: 0648–XI17
9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wednesday March 18,
2008
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of 140th and 141st
Meeting Minutes
4. Agency Reports
A. National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS)
1. Pacific Islands Regional Office
(PIRO)
2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC)
B. NOAA General Counsel
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D. Department of State
E. Enforcement
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. NOAA Office for Law Enforcement
3. Status of Violations
4. Standing Committee Report
5. Public Comment
6. Council Discussion and Action
5. Program Planning
A. Program Planning and Research
Action Items
1. Annual Catch Limits
a. National Guidelines and Proposed
Rule
b. Management Options
2. Barter, Trade and Subsistence Issue
a. Background Paper
b. Management Options
3. Community Development Program
Implementation Framework
B. Integrated Fishery Environmental
Management Statement
C. Update on Legislation
D. Update on status of Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) actions
E. Report of Small Vessel Tracking
Project
These hearings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at
the Council office, (302) 674–2331
extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the
hearing date.
Dated: May 27, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 142nd meeting to consider and
take actions on fishery management
issues in the Western Pacific Region.
The 142nd Council meeting and
public hearings will be held on June 16–
19, 2008 in Honolulu, HI. For specific
times and the agenda, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES:
The 142nd Council meeting
and public hearings will be held at the
Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson Drive,
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814–4722;
telephone: (808) 955–4811.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
In
addition to the agenda items listed here,
the Council will hear recommendations
from other Council advisory groups.
Public comment periods will be
provided throughout the agenda. The
order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The Council will
meet as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
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F. Report on Marine Education and
Training (MET) Workshop
G. Update on U.S. Coral Reef Task
Force Meeting
H. Hawaii Advisory Panel
Recommendations
I. Hawaii Plan Team
Recommendations
J. Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Recommendations
K. Standing Committee
Recommendations
L. Public Hearing
M. Council Discussion and Action
8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wednesday March 18,
2008
Guest Speaker: Ocean Acidification,
Global Warming and Impacts on Coral
Reef Ecosystems in Fisheries
6. Marianas Archipelago
A. Arongo flaeey and Isla Informe
1. Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas Islands (CNMI)
2. Guam
B. Enforcement Issues
1. CNMI
2. Guam
C. Marianas Community Issues
1. CNMI
2. Guam
D. Marianas Fishery Reports
E. PIRO Habitat Initiatives
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. SSC Recommendations
H. Public Comment
I. Council Discussion and Action
7. American Samoa Archipelago
A. Motu Ripoti
B. Enforcement Issues
C. American Samoa Community
Issues
1. Update on Community-based
Management Areas
2. Other issues
D. PIRO Habitat Initiatives
E. Education and Outreach Initiatives
F. SSC Recommendations
G. Public Comment
H. Council Discussion and Action
8. Hawaii Archipelago and PRIA
A. Moku Pepa
1. 2008 Sustainable Fisheries
Leadership Award
B. Enforcement Issues
C. Hawaii Community Issues
1. Aha Ki‘ole Advisory Committee
2. Hawaii Ocean Resources
Management Plan (ORMP) Update
3. Other issues
D. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI)
Bottomfish
1. MHI Bottomfish Update
2. Bottomfish Risk Analysis (Action
Item)
E. PIRO Habitat Initiatives
F. Education and Outreach Initiatives
G. Hawaii Advisory Panel Report
H. Hawaii Plan Team Report
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XI20
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold public
hearings to allow for input on Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management
Plan for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery (FMP).
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 23 June 2008. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times and location of hearings.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director of
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Suite 2115 Federal
Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director
of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 2115 Federal
Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-
2331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are four proposed management actions
in this Amendment. To reduce general discards and to allow the
butterfish stock to rebuild to BMSY and protect the long-term health
and stability of the rebuilt butterfish stock, the proposed management
actions could:
1. Develop a butterfish mortality cap program for the Loligo
fishery;
2. Increase the Loligo minimum codend mesh size;
3. Eliminate exemptions for Illex vessels from Loligo minimum
codend mesh requirements; and
4. Establish seasonal gear restricted areas (GRAs).
Public hearings: The scheduled public hearings are as follows:
June 9 - Sheraton Convention Center Hotel, Two Miss America Way,
Atlantic City, NJ 08401; telephone: (609) 344-3535;
June 17 - Hilton Garden Inn, Providence Airport Warwick, 1 Thurber
Street/Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734-
9600; and
June 18 - Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites East End, 1707 Old
Country Road, Route 58, Riverhead, NY 11901; telephone: (631) 548-1000.
All hearings begin at 7 p.m. and will be tape recorded with the
tapes filed as the official transcript of the hearing.
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 these hearings. 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,
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provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at the Council
office, (302) 674-2331 extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the
hearing date.
Dated: May 27, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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