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such rapid screening procedures, and
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appropriate corrective action and to
ensure the proper disposition of
adulterated products following a
positive test result (9 CFR 417.3).
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Done at Washington, DC, on September 4,
2008.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
The Manufacturing Council: Meeting
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Supplemental Notice of a
Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council
will hold a meeting to deliberate for
approval a draft letter of
recommendation on Sustainable
Manufacturing metrics.
DATES: September 23, 2008.
TIME: 4 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: Louise Slaughter Building
Conference Room 2120, Rochester
Institute of Technology, Center for
Integrated Manufacturing Studies, 111
Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY
14623.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The
Manufacturing Council Executive
Secretariat, Room 4043, Washington, DC
20230 (Phone: 202–482–1369), or visit
the Council’s Web site at https://
www.manufacturing.gov/council.
Dated: September 11, 2008.
Kate Sigler,
Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing
Council.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XK41
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Meeting of the Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Advisory Panel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, public
hearing, and scoping meetings.
NMFS will hold a 3-day
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in
September and October 2008. The intent
of the meeting is to consider options for
the conservation and management of
Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to
the public. A public hearing and
scoping meetings will be held in
conjunction with the AP meeting.
DATES: The AP meeting will be held
from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday,
September 30, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to
6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2008;
and from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on
Thursday, October 2, 2008. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for public
hearing and scoping meeting dates,
times, and locations.
ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at 301–
713–2347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law
104–297, provided for the establishment
of an AP to assist in the collection and
evaluation of information relevant to the
development of any Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for HMS.
NMFS consults with and considers the
comments and views of AP members
when preparing and implementing
FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic
tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks.
The AP has previously consulted with
NMFS on: the HMS FMP (April 1999),
Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP
(December 2003), Amendment 1 to the
Billfish FMP (April 1999), the
Consolidated HMS FMP (October 2006),
and Amendments 1 and 2 to the
Consolidated HMS FMP (April 2008).
The September and October 2008 AP
meeting will focus on conservation and
management options for Atlantic tunas,
swordfish, billfish, and sharks. NMFS is
considering several amendments to the
2006 Consolidated HMS FMP, including
an amendment to update essential fish
habitat, an amendment to rebuild
blacknose sharks which are overfished
with overfishing occurring, and an
amendment to improve permitting and
reporting and address other relevant
management issues in Caribbean HMS
fisheries. As listed in the table below,
NMFS will hold a public hearing and
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scoping meetings to receive comments
from the AP and members of the public.
Public Hearing and
Scoping
Meetings
Date
Location
Public hearing for Essential Fish
Habitat Draft
Amendment
1 to the Consolidated
HMS FMP
September
30, 2008;
3:30–4:30
p.m.
Crowne
Plaza Hotel,
8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring,
MD 20910
Scoping
meeting for
Small Coastal Shark
Draft Amendment 3 to the
Consolidated
HMS FMP
October 1,
2008; 3:30–
4:30 p.m.
Crowne
Plaza Hotel,
8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring,
MD 20910
Scoping
meeting for
Caribbean
Draft Amendment 4 to the
Consolidated
HMS FMP
October 2,
2008; 8:30–
9:30 a.m.
Crowne
Plaza Hotel,
8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring,
MD 20910
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Othel Freeman at (301) 713–2347, at
least 7 days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 11, 2008.
James P. Burgess
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XK34
Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Target and Missile
Launch Activities at San Nicolas
Island, CA
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
letter of authorization; request for
comments and information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request
from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for
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authorization for the take of marine
mammals incidental to vehicle launches
from San Nicolas Island (SNI),
California, for the period 2009 2014.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
announcing receipt of the Navy’s
request for the development and
implementation of regulations
governing the incidental taking of
marine mammals and inviting
information, suggestions, and comments
on the Navy’s application and request.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than October 16,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to P.
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910–3225. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is
PR1.0648XK34@noaa.gov. Comments
sent via e-mail, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 10–
megabyte file size.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Candace Nachman, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 713–2289, ext.
156.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability
A copy of the Navy’s application may
be obtained by writing to the address
specified above (ADDRESSES),
telephoning the contact listed above
(FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or
visiting the internet at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm. The Navy’s Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the Point Mugu Sea Range was made
available to the public in March, 2002.
To obtain a copy of the FEIS, contact
Steven Schwartz, Naval Air Warfare
Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD),
via email at steven.schwartz@navy.mil.
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)
to allow, upon request, the incidental,
but not intentional taking of marine
mammals by U.S. citizens who engage
in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) if certain findings
are made and regulations are issued or,
if the taking is limited to harassment,
notice of a proposed authorization is
provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
may be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XK41
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Advisory Panel
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, public hearing, and scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 3-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in September and October 2008. The intent
of the meeting is to consider options for the conservation and
management of Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to the public. A public
hearing and scoping meetings will be held in conjunction with the AP
meeting.
DATES: The AP meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday,
September 30, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1,
2008; and from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday, October 2, 2008. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for public hearing and scoping meeting dates,
times, and locations.
ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at 301-
713-2347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104-297, provided for the
establishment of an AP to assist in the collection and evaluation of
information relevant to the development of any Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) for HMS. NMFS consults with and considers the comments and views
of AP members when preparing and implementing FMPs or FMP amendments
for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. The AP has
previously consulted with NMFS on: the HMS FMP (April 1999), Amendment
1 to the HMS FMP (December 2003), Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP
(April 1999), the Consolidated HMS FMP (October 2006), and Amendments 1
and 2 to the Consolidated HMS FMP (April 2008). The September and
October 2008 AP meeting will focus on conservation and management
options for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. NMFS is
considering several amendments to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP,
including an amendment to update essential fish habitat, an amendment
to rebuild blacknose sharks which are overfished with overfishing
occurring, and an amendment to improve permitting and reporting and
address other relevant management issues in Caribbean HMS fisheries. As
listed in the table below, NMFS will hold a public hearing and scoping
meetings to receive comments from the AP and members of the public.
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Public Hearing and
Scoping Meetings Date Location
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Public hearing for September 30, 2008; Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Essential Fish Habitat 3:30-4:30 p.m. 8777 Georgia Ave.,
Draft Amendment 1 to Silver Spring, MD
the Consolidated HMS 20910
FMP
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Scoping meeting for October 1, 2008; 3:30- Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Small Coastal Shark 4:30 p.m. 8777 Georgia Ave.,
Draft Amendment 3 to Silver Spring, MD
the Consolidated HMS 20910
FMP
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Scoping meeting for October 2, 2008; 8:30- Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Caribbean Draft 9:30 a.m. 8777 Georgia Ave.,
Amendment 4 to the Silver Spring, MD
Consolidated HMS FMP 20910
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Othel Freeman at (301) 713-2347, at least 7 days
prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 11, 2008.
James P. Burgess
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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