Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 35371-35372 [E8-14068]
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activities in trade and commerce.
Publication of this notice on the
NCWM’s behalf is a public service;
NIST does not endorse, approve, or
recommend any of the proposals
contained in this notice or in the
NCWM publications listed. The
meetings are open to the public but
registration is required.
The following are descriptions of
some of the items that will be
considered for adoption at the meeting.
Comments will be taken on these and
other issues during public hearings on
July 14, 2008. The Committees will meet
after the hearings to finalize the
proposals for possible adoption at
voting sessions on July 16 and 17, 2008.
The Committees may withdraw or
carryover items that need additional
development.
The Specifications and Tolerances
Committee will consider proposed
amendments to NIST Handbook 44,
‘‘Specifications, Tolerances, and other
Technical Requirements for Weighing
and Measuring Devices.’’ Those items
address weighing and measuring
devices used in commercial
measurement applications, that is,
devices that are normally used to buy
from or sell to the general public or used
for determining the quantity of product
sold among businesses. Issues on the
agenda of the NCWM Laws and
Regulations Committee relate to
proposals to amend NIST Handbook
130, ‘‘Uniform Laws and Regulations in
the area of legal metrology, method of
sale of commodities regulations and
engine fuel labeling.’’ This notice only
contains information about significant
items on the NCWM agenda so many
others are not presented.
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NCWM Specifications and Tolerances
Committee
The following items are proposals to
amend NIST Handbook 44:
General Code
Item 310–1. G.S.8. Provisions for
Sealing Adjustable Components on
Weighing and Measuring Devices: This
proposal includes language that clarifies
the means that can be used to prohibit
devices from facilitating fraud as it
applies to the electronically
programmed and coded components of
weighing or measuring devices. The
intent of this proposal is to reduce
electronic manipulation or alteration
that results in consumers being
overcharged for the products or services
that they purchase. Examples of fraud
issues in the past few years have
involved: (1) Users altering,
manipulating, or interfering with
metrological software interfaced or
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installed in equipment; and (2) users
gaining access to the calibration features
of scales because the device was not set
up in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions. The
Committee is proposing to update the
requirements for security seals and
other access limitations to the accuracy
and other metrological adjustments on
weighing and measuring equipment.
Scales Code
Liquid-Measuring Devices
Item 330–1. Temperature
Compensation for Liquid-Measuring
Devices: This proposal describes the
design specifications, test procedures,
and user responsibilities on retail liquid
measuring devices that may be
equipped with an automatic means to
allow the delivery of fuel with its
volume adjusted to a specific reference
temperature.
NCWM Laws and Regulations
Committee
The following voting items are
proposals to amend the Engine Fuel Law
and Regulation and the Method of Sale
of Commodities Regulation in NIST
Handbook 130:
Items 223–1 and 237–1. Revisions to
the Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum
Products and Automotive Lubricants
Law and Regulation: These proposals
include amendments that will update
the laws and regulations to reflect the
increased use of alternative fuels. They
include new provisions for full
disclosure of product information to
consumers and allow state authorities to
inspect records and grant waivers of fuel
specifications in the event of a natural
disaster or other emergency.
Item 250–1. The Method of Sale of
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: This
proposal contains suggested methods of
sale (e.g., weight, dry measure, or count)
for a wide variety of fruit and vegetables
offered for sale in retail stores, farmers
markets, and at roadside stands. The
intent of the recommendation is to
provide consumers with information on
the net quantity of contents in packages
and to facilitate value comparison.
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Dated: June 16, 2008.
Richard F. Kayser,
Chief Scientist.
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Item 320–2. Weight Units and Tare
Determinations: This item will require
scales to determine net weights with
accurate mathematical calculations that
take into account the value of the
increments displayed at different
capacities on devices with single or
multiple weighing ranges.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council to convene its Ad
Hoc Grouper Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) Advisory Panel (AHGIFQAP) via
conference call.
DATES: The conference call will be held
July 16, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via conference call and listening
stations will be available. For specific
locations see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
conference call will begin at 1:30 p.m.
EDT and conclude no later than 5 p.m.
EDT. Listening stations are available at
the following locations:
The Gulf Council office (see
ADDRESSES), and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as
follows: Panama City, FL, 3500 Delwood
Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408;
contact: Janice Hamm, telephone: (850)234–6541.
The AHGIFQAP will hold a
conference call to discuss the public
hearing draft for Amendment 29 to the
Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan.
Reef Fish Amendment 29 proposes to
rationalize effort and reduce
overcapacity in the commercial grouper
and tilefish fisheries in order to achieve
and maintain optimum yield (OY).
Effort management approaches
considered in this amendment include
permit endorsements and the
implementation of an Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) program.
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Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
AHGIFQAP for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during the meeting. Actions will
be restricted to the issue specifically
identified in the agenda 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.
Special Accommodations
The listening stations are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Committee, in July, 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.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, One Thurber
Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
(401) 734–9600; fax: (401) 734–9700
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
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Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
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The
committee will review public scoping
comments on Amendment 15 and begin
development of alternatives. The
scoping issues included:
implementation of annual catch limits
(ACLs); measures to rationalize the
limited access scallop fishery; revision
of the overfishing definition;
modifications to specific aspects of the
general category limited entry program
implemented by Amendment 11;
measures to address essential fish
habitat (EFH) closed areas in the Scallop
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) if the
EFH Omnibus Amendment is delayed;
alternatives to improve the research setaside program and modifying the start
date of the scallop fishing year. Other
issues may also be discussed based on
input from scoping. The committee will
also review Section 7 Endangered
Species Act Consultation for the Scallop
FMP (Biological Opinion) and discuss
potential management implications. The
committee may discuss other topics at
their discretion.
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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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
Scientific and Statistical Committee on
July 10, 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
Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Maine Research Institute,
350 Commercial Street, Portland, ME
04101; telephone: (207) 772–2321; fax:
(207) 772–6855.
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: In
addition to electing a Chairman and
Vice Chairman, the Science and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will: (1)
review and develop comments on the
NMFS proposed rule that addresses
requirements for annual catch limits
and accountability measures; (2) as part
of Amendment 16 to the Council’s
Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish)
Fishery Management Plan, review a
proposed process for setting northeast
multispecies overfishing levels,
acceptable biological catch and annual
catch limits; (3) review Groundfish Plan
Development Team guidance for
evaluating uncertainty when setting
annual catch limits, and; 4) review
analytic techniques for estimating the
economic impacts of groundfish
management actions.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XI55
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to convene its
Ad Hoc Grouper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel (AHGIFQAP)
via conference call.
DATES: The conference call will be held July 16, 2008, at 1:30 p.m.
EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call and listening
stations will be available. For specific locations see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The conference call will begin at 1:30 p.m.
EDT and conclude no later than 5 p.m. EDT. Listening stations are
available at the following locations:
The Gulf Council office (see ADDRESSES), and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices as follows: Panama City, FL, 3500
Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408; contact: Janice Hamm,
telephone: (850)-234-6541.
The AHGIFQAP will hold a conference call to discuss the public
hearing draft for Amendment 29 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management
Plan. Reef Fish Amendment 29 proposes to rationalize effort and reduce
overcapacity in the commercial grouper and tilefish fisheries in order
to achieve and maintain optimum yield (OY). Effort management
approaches considered in this amendment include permit endorsements and
the implementation of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program.
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Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the AHGIFQAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during the
meeting. Actions will be restricted to the issue specifically
identified in the agenda 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.
Special Accommodations
The listening stations are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina O'Hern at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14068 Filed 6-20-08; 8:45 am]
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