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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 8 / Tuesday, January 13, 2009 / Notices
Regulatory Amendment and DEIS to
Address Longline/Turtle Interactions;
Results of Referendum and Final Action
on Reef Fish Amendment 29; White
Paper on Pros and Cons of Red Snapper
For-Hire Sector Management; and
Consideration of (re)allocation Issues for
those Species in Reef Fish Amendments
30A and 30B using the Allocation
Policy. The committee may also discuss
and make recommendations for a Gulf
of Mexico Angling Reporting System
(GOMARS) to improve recreational data
collection, particularly for red snapper.
Finally, the committee will also receive
a presentation on a device to reduce
release mortality and may discuss
goliath grouper activities.
9–11, 2009, at the offices of the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations in Rome, Italy.
Dated: January 6, 2009.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–370 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am]
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council); Public Meetings;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
public meetings. The original document
published on Tuesday, January 6, 2009
and this document adds additional
discussions that will take place at the
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 8:30 am–
12:00 pm & 1:30 pm–3:00 pm meeting
and is corrected in the SUMMARY section.
All other information remains
unchanged.
SUMMARY:
DATES: The meetings will be held
January 26–29, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Hollywood Casino, 711 Hollywood
Blvd., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL, 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Leard, Interim Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: 813–
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of January 6,
2009, in FR Doc. E8–31438, on page
432, in the third column, the Tuesday,
January 27, 2009, 8:30 am–12:00 pm &
1:30 pm –3:00 pm meeting is corrected
to read as follows:
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
8:30 am–12:00 pm & 1:30 pm–3:00
pm—The Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss the
Options Paper on Amendment/
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Dated: January 9, 2009.
William Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–608 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am]
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Western Pacific 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 Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a one day meeting of its Pelagics
Plan Team (PPT), in Honolulu, HI, to
discuss fishery issues and develop
recommendations for future
management.
DATES: The meeting of the PPT will be
held on January 29, 2009, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Council Office Conference Room,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808)
522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPT
will meet on Thursday, January 29,
2009, at 9 a.m., to discuss the following
agenda items:
1. Introduction
2. Western & Central Pacific Fishery
Commission (WCPFC) Conservation and
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Management Measure (CMM) 2008–01,
requirements for USA and participating
territories.
3. Potential IATTC management
measures for bigeye tuna
4. Current monitoring of USA longline
bigeye catch.
5. Options for improving catch
monitoring of longline bigeye catches in
WCPFC/IATTC areas.
6. Required research (e.g. conversion
factors from processed to whole weight)
for improving the accuracy of catch
estimates.
7. Implementing WCPFC
Conservation & Management Measure
2008–01 catch reductions for 2009.
8. Proposed Council amendmentsShortlines in Hawaii, and Purse seining
in the Pacific Remote Island Areas
(PRIAs)
9. Other business
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10. Public comments
11. Pelagic Plan Team
Recommendations
The order in which the agenda items
are addressed may change. The PPT will
meet as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before the PPT for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Plan Team
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this document and
any issue arising after publication of
this document that requires 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
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,
(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–
8226 (fax), 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XM52
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council); Public
Meetings; Correction
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 will convene
public meetings. The original document published on Tuesday, January 6,
2009 and this document adds additional discussions that will take place
at the Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 8:30 am-12:00 pm & 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
meeting and is corrected in the SUMMARY section. All other information
remains unchanged.
DATES: The meetings will be held January 26-29, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hollywood Casino, 711
Hollywood Blvd., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL, 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Leard, Interim Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813-
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of January 6, 2009, in FR Doc. E8-31438, on
page 432, in the third column, the Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 8:30 am-
12:00 pm & 1:30 pm -3:00 pm meeting is corrected to read as follows:
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
8:30 am-12:00 pm & 1:30 pm-3:00 pm--The Reef Fish Management
Committee will meet to discuss the Options Paper on Amendment/
Regulatory Amendment and DEIS to Address Longline/Turtle Interactions;
Results of Referendum and Final Action on Reef Fish Amendment 29; White
Paper on Pros and Cons of Red Snapper For-Hire Sector Management; and
Consideration of (re)allocation Issues for those Species in Reef Fish
Amendments 30A and 30B using the Allocation Policy. The committee may
also discuss and make recommendations for a Gulf of Mexico Angling
Reporting System (GOMARS) to improve recreational data collection,
particularly for red snapper. Finally, the committee will also receive
a presentation on a device to reduce release mortality and may discuss
goliath grouper activities.
Dated: January 9, 2009.
William Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-608 Filed 1-12-09; 8:45 am]
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