North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 68417-68418 [E8-27331]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XL73
Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
Administrative Committee will hold
meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
December 9–10, 2008. The Council will
convene on Tuesday, December 9, 2008,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the
Administrative Committee will meet
from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on that same
day. The Council will reconvene on
Wednesday, December 10, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Marriott Frenchman’s Reef &
Morning Star Hotel, 5 Estate Bakkeroe,
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1920;
telephone: (787) 766–5926.
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The
Council will hold its 129th regular
Council meeting to discuss the items
contained in the following agenda:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
December 9, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call to Order
Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of the 128th Council
Meeting Verbatim Transcription
Executive Director’s Report
Bajo de Sico Scoping Meeting Results
Queen Conch Manual - Final Report
Nassau Grouper Initiative Report
-Nassau Grouper Workshop Report
-WECAFC
-Aquaculture Project in Colombia
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) National Workshop
ACLs National Guidelines Update
December 9, 2008, 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Administrative Committee Meeting
-Advisory Panel (AP)/SSC/Habitat AP
Membership
-Budget 2008/09
-SOPPs Amendment(s)
-Other Business
December 10, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
PARFISH Update
Lion Fish Update
Enforcement Reports
-Puerto Rico - DNER
-U.S. Virgin Islands - DPNR
-NOAA/NMFS
-U.S. Coast Guard
Administrative Committee
Recommendations
Meetings Attended by Council
Members and Staff
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (5minute presentations)
Other Business
Next Council Meeting
The meetings are open to the public,
and will be conducted in English.
Fishers and other interested persons are
invited to attend and participate with
oral or written statements regarding
agenda issues.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be subjects for formal
action during these meetings. Actions
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 that the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
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For more information or request for sign
language interpretation and/or other
auxiliary aids, please contact Mr.
Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director,
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1920;
telephone: (787) 766–5926, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 13, 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–XL71
North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings, December 10–16, 2008, in
Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The Council will begin its
plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday,
December 10 continuing through
Tuesday, December 16, 2008. The
Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will
begin at 8 a.m., Monday, December 8
and continue through Friday December
12. The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Monday, December 8 and continue
through Wednesday, December 10,
2008. The Ecosystem Committee will
meet Tuesday, December 9, from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. The Enforcement Committee
will meet Tuesday, December 9, from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. in the. All meetings are
open to the public, except executive
sessions.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd Avenue,
Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Witherell, Council staff,
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council
Plenary Session: The agenda for the
Council’s plenary session will include
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the following issues. The Council may
take appropriate action on any of the
issues identified.
1. Reports
Executive Director’s Report
NMFS Management Report (including
Draft plan for Essential Fish Habitat
(EFH) 5-year review)
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Report (includes report on Board of
Fisheries proposals)
U.S. Coast Guard Report
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
Protected Species Report
2. Report on the Marine Protected area
nomination process.
3. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish
Management: Initial review of GOA
fixed gear License Limitation Program
(LLP) recency; Initial review of GOA
pacific cod sector split.
4. Groundfish Catch Specifications:
Receive Plan Team reports; Approve
final BSAI groundfish specifications and
Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation
(SAFE) reports; Approve final GOA
groundfish specifications and SAFE
reports; review and discussion papers
on Pacific cod area split (BS and AI).
5. BSAI Crab Issues: Receive BSAI
Crab Program 3-year review report;
receive Crab Committee report/crew
proposals; review of BSAI 90/10
Amendment alternatives and analysis
outline; receive report on Crab
Economic Data report metadata.
6. Observer Program: Review
discussion paper on program
restructuring; review NMFS letter on
Level 2 observer issues.
7. Aleutian Islands Sideboards:
discussion paper on sideboards for AI
cod processing; discussion paper on
sideboards for AI Pacific ocean perch/
Atka mackerel processing.
8. Miscellaneous Groundfish
Management: Committee report on
comprehensive data collection (T);
discussion paper on GOA Rockfish
program; discussion paper on BSAI
Chum Salmon Bycatch alternatives
(Council only); Discussion paper on
GOA salmon and crab bycatch.
9. Arctic Fishery Management Plan
(FMP): Progress report to SSC on Arctic
FMP; Council action if necessary.
10. Staff Tasking: Review Committees
and tasking; receive report on Alaska
Native/Community Outreach.
11. Other Business
The SSC agenda will include the
following issues:
1. Groundfish specifications
2. Committee reports on data
collection
3. Arctic FMP
The Advisory Panel will address most
of the same agenda issues as the
Council, except for #1 reports. The
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Agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version will be posted at https://
www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
907–271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 13, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Determination Under the Textile and
Apparel Commercial Availability
Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR
Agreement)
November 12, 2008.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
ACTION: Determination to add a product
in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25
of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
AGENCY:
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 18, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain
100% polyester mini stripe fabric, as
specified below, is not available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the CAFTA-DR countries.
The product will be added to the list in
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR
Agreement in unrestricted quantities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: https://
web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/
CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number:
92.2008.10.09.Fabric.SharrettsPaley
forFishman&Tobin.
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:
Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of
Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying
the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential
Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and
7996 (March 31, 2006).
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BACKGROUND:
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a
list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns, and
fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR
Agreement have determined are not
available in commercial quantities in a
timely manner in the territory of any
Party. The CAFTA-DR Agreement
provides that this list may be modified
pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(5), when the
President of the United States
determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is
not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner in the territory of
any Party. See Annex 3.25, Note; see
also section 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTADR Act.
The CAFTA-DR Act requires the
President to establish procedures
governing the submission of a request
and providing opportunity for interested
entities to submit comments and
supporting evidence before a
commercial availability determination is
made. In Presidential Proclamations
7987 and 7996, the President delegated
to CITA the authority under section
203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Act for
modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On
September 15, 2008, CITA published
modified procedures it would follow in
considering requests to modify the
Annex 3.25 list (73 FR 53200)
(‘‘procedures’’).
On October 9, 2008, the Chairman of
CITA received a request for a
commercial availability determination
(‘‘Request’’) under the CAFTA-DR from
Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt, P.C.,
on behalf of Fishman & Tobin, for
certain 100% polyester mini stripe
fabrics. On October 10, 2008, in
accordance with CITA’s procedures,
CITA notified interested parties of the
Request and posted the Request on the
dedicated website for CAFTA-DR
Commercial Availability proceedings. In
its notification, CITA advised that any
Response with an Offer to Supply
(‘‘Response’’) must be submitted by
October 24, 2008, and any Rebuttal be
submitted by October 30, 2008. No
interested entity submitted a Response
advising CITA of its objection to the
Request and its ability to supply the
subject product.
In accordance with section
203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR Act, and
CITA’s procedures, as no interested
entity submitted a Response objecting to
the Request and demonstrating its
ability to supply the subject product,
CITA has determined to add the
specified fabric to the list in Annex 3.25
of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
The subject product has been added
to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTADR Agreement in unrestricted
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XL71
North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public meetings, December 10-16, 2008, in
Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The Council will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m. on
Wednesday, December 10 continuing through Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday,
December 8 and continue through Friday December 12. The Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 8
and continue through Wednesday, December 10, 2008. The Ecosystem
Committee will meet Tuesday, December 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The
Enforcement Committee will meet Tuesday, December 9, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. in the. All meetings are open to the public, except executive
sessions.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd
Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Witherell, Council staff,
telephone: (907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the
Council's plenary session will include
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the following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of
the issues identified.
1. Reports
Executive Director's Report
NMFS Management Report (including Draft plan for Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH) 5-year review)
Alaska Department of Fish & Game Report (includes report on Board
of Fisheries proposals)
U.S. Coast Guard Report
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
Protected Species Report
2. Report on the Marine Protected area nomination process.
3. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Management: Initial review of
GOA fixed gear License Limitation Program (LLP) recency; Initial review
of GOA pacific cod sector split.
4. Groundfish Catch Specifications: Receive Plan Team reports;
Approve final BSAI groundfish specifications and Stock Assessment
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports; Approve final GOA groundfish
specifications and SAFE reports; review and discussion papers on
Pacific cod area split (BS and AI).
5. BSAI Crab Issues: Receive BSAI Crab Program 3-year review
report; receive Crab Committee report/crew proposals; review of BSAI
90/10 Amendment alternatives and analysis outline; receive report on
Crab Economic Data report metadata.
6. Observer Program: Review discussion paper on program
restructuring; review NMFS letter on Level 2 observer issues.
7. Aleutian Islands Sideboards: discussion paper on sideboards for
AI cod processing; discussion paper on sideboards for AI Pacific ocean
perch/Atka mackerel processing.
8. Miscellaneous Groundfish Management: Committee report on
comprehensive data collection (T); discussion paper on GOA Rockfish
program; discussion paper on BSAI Chum Salmon Bycatch alternatives
(Council only); Discussion paper on GOA salmon and crab bycatch.
9. Arctic Fishery Management Plan (FMP): Progress report to SSC on
Arctic FMP; Council action if necessary.
10. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking; receive report on
Alaska Native/Community Outreach.
11. Other Business
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
1. Groundfish specifications
2. Committee reports on data collection
3. Arctic FMP
The Advisory Panel will address most of the same agenda issues as
the Council, except for 1 reports. The Agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be posted at https://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 907-271-2809 at
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: November 13, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-27331 Filed 11-17-08; 8:45 am]
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