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conversions from pounds to metric tons,
and rounding errors for some metric
equivalents. The GHLs are intended to
serve as benchmark harvest levels for
participants in the charter vessel halibut
fishery.
This announcement is consistent with
50 CFR 300.65(c)(2), which requires that
GHLs for IPHC regulatory areas 2C and
3A be specified by NMFS and
announced by publication in the
Federal Register no later than 30 days
after receiving information from the
IPHC. The IPHC annually establishes
the total CEY for halibut in IPHC
regulatory areas 2C and 3A. Regulations
at § 300.65(c)(1) establish the GHLs
based on the total CEY that is
established annually by the IPHC. The
total CEY established by the IPHC for
2009 is 5,570,000 lb (2,526.5 mt) in Area
2C and 28,010,000 lb (12,705.2 mt) in
Area 3A. The corresponding GHLs are
788,000 lb (357.4 mt) in Area 2C, and
3,650,000 lb (1,655.6 mt) in Area 3A.
The GHL in Area 2C has been reduced
from the 2008 level of 931,000 lb (422.3
mt). The GHL for Area 3A did not
change.
This is a notice of the GHLs in Areas
2C and 3A for 2009 and does not require
any regulatory action by NMFS. If a
GHL is exceeded in 2009, NMFS will
notify the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) in
writing within 30 days of receipt of that
information. The Council has proposed
management actions to reduce the
harvest of Pacific halibut in the Area 2C
guided charter vessel fishery to the GHL
(73 FR 78276, December 22, 2008). The
Secretary of Commerce may issue a final
rule after consideration of the 2009 GHL
and public comments on the proposed
rule.
Classification
This notice does not require any
additional regulatory action by NMFS
and does not impose any additional
restrictions on harvests by the charter
fishery. If a GHL is exceeded in any
year, the Council would be notified, but
would not be required to take action.
This process of notification is intended
to provide the Council with information
about the level of Pacific halibut harvest
by the charter vessel fishery in a given
year and could prompt future action.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.
Dated: February 17, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Notice: Broadband Grant Programs
Meetings
AGENCY: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
SUMMARY: The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) will begin
holding meetings with interested parties
on Monday, March 2, 2009, in
connection with the broadband grant
programs described in the Broadband
Data Services Improvement Act and the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (collectively, ‘‘Broadband
Grant Programs’’). All interested parties
are invited to schedule a meeting.
DATES: Meetings will be scheduled
beginning March 2, 2009, and will
continue until further notice.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, 1401
Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. (Please enter at 14th
Street.) Room numbers will be provided
to interested parties when meetings are
scheduled. The disability accessible
entrance is located at the 14th Street
Aquarium Entrance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
schedule a meeting, contact Barbara
Brown at (202) 482–4374 or
bbrown@ntia.doc.gov.
NTIA is
scheduling meetings to afford interested
parties the opportunity to discuss
implementation of the Broadband Grant
Programs as described in the Broadband
Data Services Improvement Act and the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009. The Broadband Data
Services Improvement Act was enacted
in October 2008 and directs the
Secretary of Commerce to award grants
to eligible entities on a competitive
basis to assess, identify and track
broadband service deployment in each
State. The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 was enacted
in February 2009 and directs NTIA to
establish the ‘‘Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program’’ to make grants
available on a competitive basis to
accelerate and expand broadband
deployment. Information about the
Broadband Grant Programs will be made
available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
broadbandgrants.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Each meeting will be considered an ex
parte presentation, and the substance of
the meeting will be placed on the public
record. No later than two (2) days after
a meeting, an interested party must
submit a memorandum to NTIA which
summarizes the substance of the
meeting. Any written presentations
provided at the meeting will also be
placed on the public record. NTIA
reserves the right to hold individual or
group meetings, depending on the
number of meeting requests received.
Group meetings may be transcribed and/
or streamed to the Web and placed on
the public record.
Attendance at the meetings is limited
to space available. Meetings will be
physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Individuals requesting
accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are
asked to indicate this to Barbara Brown
at least two (2) days prior to each
meeting. Interested parties will have an
opportunity to ask questions at the
meetings. Individuals who would like to
submit questions in writing should email their questions to Barbara Brown at
BBrown@ntia.doc.gov at least 24 hours
in advance of the meeting.
Dated: February 19, 2009.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Online Safety and Technology Working
Group
AGENCY: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) is clarifying a
notice published in the Federal Register
on November 21, 2008 seeking
nominations of individuals to represent
the business community, public interest
groups, and other appropriate groups
interested in serving on the NTIA
Online Safety and Technology Working
Group (OSTWG). The 30 member limit
applies only to private sector members
of the OSTWG. The OSTWG
membership will also include a certain
number of Federal Government
representatives as required by the Act.
This notice does not reopen
nominations for the OSTWG.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Notice: Broadband Grant Programs Meetings
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) will begin holding meetings with interested parties on Monday,
March 2, 2009, in connection with the broadband grant programs
described in the Broadband Data Services Improvement Act and the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (collectively,
``Broadband Grant Programs''). All interested parties are invited to
schedule a meeting.
DATES: Meetings will be scheduled beginning March 2, 2009, and will
continue until further notice.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. (Please enter at 14th
Street.) Room numbers will be provided to interested parties when
meetings are scheduled. The disability accessible entrance is located
at the 14th Street Aquarium Entrance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To schedule a meeting, contact Barbara
Brown at (202) 482-4374 or bbrown@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA is scheduling meetings to afford
interested parties the opportunity to discuss implementation of the
Broadband Grant Programs as described in the Broadband Data Services
Improvement Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Broadband Data Services Improvement Act was enacted in October 2008
and directs the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to eligible
entities on a competitive basis to assess, identify and track broadband
service deployment in each State. The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 was enacted in February 2009 and directs NTIA
to establish the ``Broadband Technology Opportunities Program'' to make
grants available on a competitive basis to accelerate and expand
broadband deployment. Information about the Broadband Grant Programs
will be made available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants.
Each meeting will be considered an ex parte presentation, and the
substance of the meeting will be placed on the public record. No later
than two (2) days after a meeting, an interested party must submit a
memorandum to NTIA which summarizes the substance of the meeting. Any
written presentations provided at the meeting will also be placed on
the public record. NTIA reserves the right to hold individual or group
meetings, depending on the number of meeting requests received. Group
meetings may be transcribed and/or streamed to the Web and placed on
the public record.
Attendance at the meetings is limited to space available. Meetings
will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals
requesting accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids, are asked to indicate this to Barbara Brown at
least two (2) days prior to each meeting. Interested parties will have
an opportunity to ask questions at the meetings. Individuals who would
like to submit questions in writing should e-mail their questions to
Barbara Brown at BBrown@ntia.doc.gov at least 24 hours in advance of
the meeting.
Dated: February 19, 2009.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
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