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However, at-sea enforcement of offshore
area restrictions is difficult due to the
distance from shore and the limited
number of patrol vessels, resulting in a
need to improve enforceability of area
fishing restrictions through remote
sensing methods. In addition, all fishing
gears are subject to some area fishing
restrictions. Because of the sizes of these
areas and the distances from shore, the
effectiveness of enforcement through
over flights and at-sea interception is
limited. An electronic VMS allows a
more effective means to monitor vessels
for intrusions into restricted areas.
The VMS provides effort data and
would significantly aid in enforcement
of areas closed to fishing. All position
reports are treated in accordance with
NMFS existing guidelines for
confidential data. As a condition of
authorized fishing for or possession of
Reef Fish in or from the Gulf of Mexico
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a
vessel owner or operator subject to the
requirements for a VMS in this section
must allow NMFS, the United States
Coast Guard (USCG), and their
authorized officers and designees access
to the vessel’s position data obtained
from the VMS.
The currently approved reporting
requirements are being renewed without
change. The burden estimates, however,
do have changes due to programmatic
changes and attrition in the fishery.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include e-mail of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0544.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
882.
Estimated Time per Response:
Installation, 4 hours; installation and
activation checklist, 15 minutes;
transmission of position reports, 1
second; and annual maintenance, 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,780.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $544,194 in operations and
maintenance costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
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whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 6, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–276 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XM58
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
public meeting of the Outreach and
Education Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The Outreach and Education AP
meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 pm
on Monday, February 2, 2009 and end
by 3 pm on Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Four Points by Sheraton, 6401
Veterans Memorial Hwy., Metairie, LA
70003.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlene Ponce, Public Information
Officer; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During
this organizational meeting, the
Outreach and Education AP will elect
its officers; develop a charge; and
receive overviews on both the Fishery
Management Process and the current
outreach methods used by the Gulf
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Council. The AP will also develop a list
of issues to consider and discuss during
its next meeting. The AP may develop
recommendations to the Council
regarding Outreach and Education.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Outreach and Education AP 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 these meetings. Actions of the
Outreach and Education AP will be
restricted to those issues 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. Copies
of the agenda can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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: January 7, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–309 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XM64
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council(s (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will
meet to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508)
339–2200.
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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.
The items
of discussion in the committee(s agenda
are as follows:
1. The Groundfish Oversight
Committee will meet to continue work
on Amendment 16 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
Amendment 16 is under development to
adjust management measures as
necessary to continue stock rebuilding.
At this meeting, the Committee will
review the draft amendment document.
They may develop recommendations for
any of the management measures under
development. Specific items likely to be
addressed include, but are not limited
to, annual catch limit and accountability
measures for the commercial and
recreational fisheries, effort control
measures, sector administration,
monitoring, and policy issues, and gear
requirements to reduce incidental
catches of regulated groundfish
(including requirements for small mesh
fisheries in the southern New England
and Mid-Atlantic regulated mesh areas).
2. The Committee may also develop
recommendations for the identification
of preferred alternatives.
3. Other business.
Recommendations from the
Committee will be considered by the
Council at its meeting, on February 9–
11, 2009, in Portsmouth, NH.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: January 7, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–310 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XM66
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Joint Canada-U.S. Review
Panel for Pacific hake/whiting will hold
a work session which is open to the
public.
The Joint Canada-U.S. Review
Panel will meet beginning at 9 a.m.,
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 and will
continue through 12 p.m., Friday,
February 6, 2009. The meetings will
begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m.
each day or until business for each day
is completed and will adjourn at 12
noon on Friday, February 6.
ADDRESSES: The Joint Canada-U.S.
Review Panel for Pacific hake/ whiting
will be held at the Hotel Deca, 4507
Brooklyn Avenue N.E., Seattle WA
98105; telephone: 1–800–899–0251.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center; telephone:
(206) 437–5670; or Mr. John DeVore,
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Joint Canada-U.S. Review
Panel for Pacific hake/whiting is to
review draft 2009 stock assessment
documents and any other pertinent
information for Pacific whiting, work
with the Stock Assessment Team to
make necessary revisions, and produce
a Joint Canada-U.S. Review Panel report
for use by the Council family and other
interested persons for developing
management recommendations for 2009
fisheries. No management actions will
be decided by the Panel. The Panel(s
role will be development of
recommendations and reports for
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consideration by the Council at its
March meeting in Seattle, WA.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may
come before the Panel participants for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal Joint Canada-U.S.
Review Panel action during this
meeting. Panel 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 Panel participants( 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 Ms.
Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 7, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Statutory Invention Registration.
Form Number(s): PTO/SB/94.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0036.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 4 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 8 responses
per year.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take 24
minutes (0.4 hours) to submit a statutory
invention registration request, a petition
to review a final refusal to publish, and
a request to withdraw a publication
request. This includes time to gather the
necessary information, create the
documents, and submit the completed
request.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XM64
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council(s (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting
New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200.
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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: The items of discussion in the committee(s
agenda are as follows:
1. The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to continue work on
Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
Amendment 16 is under development to adjust management measures as
necessary to continue stock rebuilding. At this meeting, the Committee
will review the draft amendment document. They may develop
recommendations for any of the management measures under development.
Specific items likely to be addressed include, but are not limited to,
annual catch limit and accountability measures for the commercial and
recreational fisheries, effort control measures, sector administration,
monitoring, and policy issues, and gear requirements to reduce
incidental catches of regulated groundfish (including requirements for
small mesh fisheries in the southern New England and Mid-Atlantic
regulated mesh areas).
2. The Committee may also develop recommendations for the
identification of preferred alternatives.
3. Other business.
Recommendations from the Committee will be considered by the
Council at its meeting, on February 9-11, 2009, in Portsmouth, NH.
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 Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 7, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-310 Filed 1-9-09; 8:45 am]
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