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the current crab EDR forms. For further
information on the Crab Rationalization
Program, please visit the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
This workshop is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for special accommodations
should be directed to Brian GarberYonts (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) at least 5 working days before
the workshop date.
Dated: January 12, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: January 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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documents are lengthy and would likely
not be familiar to many interested
parties. Finally, NMFS does not
anticipate that the comment period
extension will delay its decision of
whether to issue an IHA.
Background information concerning
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a workshop
for participants that are required to
submit an Economic Data Report for the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab
Rationalization Program.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
Thursday, January 22, 2009, from 1:30
p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
at the Pacific Seafood Processors
Association office, 1900 W. Emerson
Place, ι205, Seattle, WA 98119.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Garber-Yonts; (206) 526-6301 or
brian.garber-yonts@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
Crab Rationalization Program requires
any owner or leaseholder of a vessel or
processing plant that harvested or
processed crab in certain BSAI fisheries
to submit an Economic Data Report
(EDR) for the previous calendar year.
NMFS staff will hold a workshop with
BSAI crab industry members to review
current crab EDR data documentation
and data quality findings. Workshop
participants will also discuss the
development of best practices
guidelines for completing crab EDR
forms and discuss possible revisions to
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings.
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Special Accommodations
DATES: The meetings will be held
Monday, February 2 through Tuesday,
February 10, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
The meetings will be held at
the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison
Street, Seattle, WA.
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: The
Council will begin its plenary session at
8 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4
continuing through Tuesday, February
10, 2009. The Council’s Advisory Panel
(AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday,
February 2 and continue through
Friday, February 6. The Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at
8 a.m. on Monday, February 2 and
continue through Wednesday, February
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4, 2009. The Ecosystem Committee will
meet Tuesday, February 3, from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. The Enforcement Committee
will meet Tuesday, February 3, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the. The
Comprehensive Data Collection
Committee may also meet this week at
the hotel, time TBA. All meetings are
open to the public, except executive
sessions.
Council Plenary Session: The agenda
for the Council’s plenary session will
include the following issues. The
Council may take appropriate action on
any of the issues identified.
1. Reports
Executive Director’s Report
NMFS Management Report
NMFS Enforcement Report
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Report
U.S. Coast Guard Report
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
International Pacific Halibut
Commission Report
Protected Species Report (update on
schedule of Steller Sea Lion (SSL) draft
Status Quo Biological Opinion (BiOp)
and Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS); Bering Sea and Aleutian Island
(BSAI) Pacific cod split.
2. American Fisheries Act (AFA)
Cooperative reports: Receive reports
from BSAI Pollock cooperatives.
3. Arctic Fishery Management Plan
(FMP): Final action to adopt FMP for the
Arctic region.
4. Salmon Bycatch: Review InterCooperative Agreement (ICA) incentive
proposals and Bycatch Committee
Report.
5. Amendment 80: Initial review of
analysis for Amendment 80 Cooperative
Formation.
6. BSAI Fixed Gear: Initial review of
BSAI fixed gear parallel fisheries
analysis.
7. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Sideboards:
Discussion paper on GOA Sideboards
for AFA catcher vessels; Initial review
of GOA Pacific cod sideboards for crab
vessels.
8. BSAI Crab Issues: Initial review
BSAI Crab Regional Delivery Relief;
Receive Committee report; Receive
proposed workplan and timeline for
crab analysis/discussion papers for
changes to the program, and action as
necessary; Receive progress report on
Crab Economic Data Report (EDR)
surveys.
9. Marine Protection Act Nomination
Process: Review NMFS letter and
discuss next steps (T).
10. Halibut/Sablefish Issues: Review/
Rescind previous action to remove
inactive Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
shares; Review halibut catch sharing
plan discussion papers (SSC only): (i)
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Maximum size limit analysis (ii) ADF&G
charter halibut harvest projection
methodology.
11. Miscellaneous Issues: Receive
Committee report on comprehensive
data collection; Review of Halibut
Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Discard
Survival Exempted Fishing Permit
(EFP); Review of halibut sorting EFP (T);
Review discussion paper on BS bottom
trawl sweeps; Review discussion paper
on GOA Rockfish Program changes;
Review revised discussion paper on AI
Pacific cod processing sideboards (T).
12. Staff Tasking: Review Committees
and tasking; Receive report on Alaska
Native/Community Outreach.
13. Other Business.
The SSC agenda will include the
following issues:
1. Arctic FMP
2. Salmon Bycatch
3. Amendment 80
4. BSAI Fixed gear
5. GOA Sideboards
6. BSAI Crab Issues
7. Halibut Catch Sharing plan
8. Committee report on Crab EDR
surveys
9. Halibut PSC discard survival EFP
10. Halibut sorting EFP
Additionally, the SSC will hold a
Science Workshop on the role of Stock
Structure in management of commercial
fisheries.
The Advisory Panel will address most
of the same agenda issues as the
Council, except for ι1 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: January 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Consideration will be given to all
comments received by February 6, 2009.
Title, Form, and OMB Number:
National Language Service Corps; DD
Test Forms 2932, 2933, 2934 and 2935;
OMB Number 0704–0449.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.75.
Annual Responses: 7,000.
Average Burden per Response: 18.86
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,200.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
identify individuals with language and
special skills who potentially qualify for
employment or service opportunities in
the public section during periods of
national need or emergency.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room
10236, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
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instructions for submitting comments.
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for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
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received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1777
North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000,
Arlington, VA 22209–2133.
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Dated: January 8, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Science Board
Department of Defense.
Notice of advisory committee
meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board
will meet in closed session on February
4 and 5, 2009; at the Pentagon,
Arlington, VA.
The mission of the Defense Science
Board is to advise the Secretary of
Defense and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology &
Logistics on scientific and technical
matters as they affect the perceived
needs of the Department of Defense. At
this meeting, the Board will discuss
interim finding and recommendations
resulting from ongoing Task Force
activities. The Board will also discuss
plans for future consideration of
scientific and technical aspects of
specific strategies, tactics, and policies
as they may affect the U.S. national
defense posture and homeland security.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense
Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon,
Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301–
3140, via e-mail at debra.rose@osd.mil,
or via phone at (703) 571–0084.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law No. 92–463, as amended (5
U.S.C. App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155,
the Department of Defense has
determined that these Defense Science
Board Quarterly meetings will be closed
to the public. Specifically, the Under
Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics), with the
coordination of the DoD Office of
General Counsel, has determined in
writing that all sessions of these
meetings will be closed to the public
because they will be concerned
throughout with matters listed in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
Interested persons may submit a
written statement for consideration by
the Defense Science Board. Individuals
submitting a written statement must
submit their statement to the Designated
Federal Official at the address detailed
above, at any point, however, if a
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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.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, February 2 through Tuesday,
February 10, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 515
Madison Street, Seattle, WA.
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: The Council will begin its plenary session
at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4 continuing through Tuesday, February
10, 2009. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m.,
Monday, February 2 and continue through Friday, February 6. The
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Monday, February 2 and continue through Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
The Ecosystem Committee will meet Tuesday, February 3, from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. The Enforcement Committee will meet Tuesday, February 3, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the. The Comprehensive Data Collection Committee may
also meet this week at the hotel, time TBA. All meetings are open to
the public, except executive sessions.
Council Plenary Session: The agenda for the Council's plenary
session will include the following issues. The Council may take
appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
1. Reports
Executive Director's Report
NMFS Management Report
NMFS Enforcement Report
Alaska Department of Fish & Game Report
U.S. Coast Guard Report
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report
International Pacific Halibut Commission Report
Protected Species Report (update on schedule of Steller Sea Lion
(SSL) draft Status Quo Biological Opinion (BiOp) and Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS); Bering Sea and Aleutian Island (BSAI) Pacific
cod split.
2. American Fisheries Act (AFA) Cooperative reports: Receive
reports from BSAI Pollock cooperatives.
3. Arctic Fishery Management Plan (FMP): Final action to adopt FMP
for the Arctic region.
4. Salmon Bycatch: Review Inter-Cooperative Agreement (ICA)
incentive proposals and Bycatch Committee Report.
5. Amendment 80: Initial review of analysis for Amendment 80
Cooperative Formation.
6. BSAI Fixed Gear: Initial review of BSAI fixed gear parallel
fisheries analysis.
7. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Sideboards: Discussion paper on GOA
Sideboards for AFA catcher vessels; Initial review of GOA Pacific cod
sideboards for crab vessels.
8. BSAI Crab Issues: Initial review BSAI Crab Regional Delivery
Relief; Receive Committee report; Receive proposed workplan and
timeline for crab analysis/discussion papers for changes to the
program, and action as necessary; Receive progress report on Crab
Economic Data Report (EDR) surveys.
9. Marine Protection Act Nomination Process: Review NMFS letter and
discuss next steps (T).
10. Halibut/Sablefish Issues: Review/Rescind previous action to
remove inactive Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) shares; Review halibut
catch sharing plan discussion papers (SSC only): (i)
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Maximum size limit analysis (ii) ADF&G charter halibut harvest
projection methodology.
11. Miscellaneous Issues: Receive Committee report on comprehensive
data collection; Review of Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC)
Discard Survival Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP); Review of halibut
sorting EFP (T); Review discussion paper on BS bottom trawl sweeps;
Review discussion paper on GOA Rockfish Program changes; Review revised
discussion paper on AI Pacific cod processing sideboards (T).
12. Staff Tasking: Review Committees and tasking; Receive report on
Alaska Native/Community Outreach.
13. Other Business.
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
1. Arctic FMP
2. Salmon Bycatch
3. Amendment 80
4. BSAI Fixed gear
5. GOA Sideboards
6. BSAI Crab Issues
7. Halibut Catch Sharing plan
8. Committee report on Crab EDR surveys
9. Halibut PSC discard survival EFP
10. Halibut sorting EFP
Additionally, the SSC will hold a Science Workshop on the role of
Stock Structure in management of commercial fisheries.
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: January 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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