New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 16364-16365 [E9-8145]

Download as PDF 16364 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas, Inc. (‘‘AARQ’’) on March 31, 2009. The Certificate has been amended nine times. The most recent previous amendment was issued to AARQ on February 14, 2005, and published in the Federal Register February 23, 2005 (70 FR 8766). The original Export Trade Certificate of Review No. 97–00003 was issued to AARQ on January 21, 1998, and published in the Federal Register on January 28, 1998, (63 FR 4220). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, by telephone at (202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov. Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. The regulations implementing Title III are found at 15 CFR Part 325 (2008). Export Trading Company Affairs is issuing this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(b), which requires the Department of Commerce to publish a summary of the certification in the Federal Register. Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by the Secretary’s determination may, within 30 days of the date of this notice, bring an action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set aside the determination on the ground that the determination is erroneous. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description of Amended Certificate AARQ’s Export Trade Certificate of Review has been amended to: 1. Delete the following companies as Members of the Certificate: California Rice Marketing LLC, Sacramento, CA; ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, and its subsidiary ConAgra Trade Group, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska (formerly Alliance Grain, Inc., Marlton, New Jersey); Gold River Mills, LLC, Woodland, California (formerly Gold River Mills, LLC dba California Pacific Rice Milling, Woodland, California); International Grain Brokerage, LLC, Yuba City, California; MasterfoodsUSA, a Mars, Incorporated Company, Greenville, Mississippi; RiceTec, Inc., Alvin, Texas; and Supreme Rice Mill, Inc., Crowley, Louisiana. 2. Add the following company as a new Member of the Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.(1)): ‘‘SunFoods LLC, Woodland, California.’’ SunFoods LLC is a U.S. joint venture VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:39 Apr 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 rice milling and marketing company. The SunFoods LLC joint venture includes a 65 percent majority share by Ricegrowers Limited of Sydney, Australia (trading as SunRice) and the amalgamated assets and brands previously held by Gold River Mills, LLC, Woodland, California (formerly Gold River Mills, LLC dba California Pacific Rice Milling, Woodland, California). 3. Amend the listings of the following Members: ‘‘AFE (USA) Inc.’’ has been amended to read ‘‘Nobel Logistics USA Inc.’’ due to a corporate name change; ‘‘Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc. and its subsidiary Pacific International Rice Mills, Inc.’’ has been amended to read ‘‘Busch Agricultural Resources, LLC and its subsidiary Pacific International Rice Mills, LLC (both subsidiaries of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev)’’ due to changes in corporate structures; and ‘‘Cargill Americas, Inc.’’ has been amended to read ‘‘Cargill Americas, Inc., and its subsidiary CAI Trading Company LLC’’ due to a change in corporate structure. 4. In addition to the above, the Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation section of AARQ’s Certificate has been updated to delete obsolete references to AARQ’s earlier years of operation and add clarification or make corrections as follows: Item 2.E.(a)(ii) has been amended from ‘‘a minimum bid quantity of twenty (20) metric tons’’ to read ‘‘a minimum bid quantity of eighteen (18) metric tons’’; Item 2.H.(a) has been amended from a reference to ‘‘paragraphs (b) through (g) below’’ to read ‘‘paragraphs (b) through (d) below’’; and Item 2.H.(c)(iii) has been amended from ‘‘The computation of Members’ exports under this paragraph (e)’’ to read ‘‘The computation of Members’ exports under this paragraph (c).’’ In addition, Item 1. of the section for Terms and Conditions of Certificate has been amended from ‘‘Except as authorized in Paragraphs 2.E(d) and H(c) and (d) of the Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation’’ to read ‘‘Except as authorized in Paragraph 2.E(d) of the Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation.’’ The effective date of the amended certificate is December 31, 2008. A copy of the amended certificate will be kept in the International Trade Administration’s Freedom of Information Records Inspection Facility, Room 4001, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: March 31, 2009. Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export Trading Company Affairs. [FR Doc. E9–8168 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN: 0648–XO61 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 (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10 a.m. and Friday, May 1, 2009 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 55 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777–2500; fax: (978) 750–7959. 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: Thursday, April 30, 2009 The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will review the Monkfish Plan Development Team’s analyses for determining monkfish acceptable biological catch, annual catch limits and accountability measures and proposed methods for the development of Atlantic herring acceptable biological catch, annual catch limits and accountability measures. Friday, May 1, 2009 The SSC will review methods proposed by the Groundfish Plan Development Team for determining acceptable biological catch, annual catch limits and accountability E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices measures for the 19 stocks in the Northeast Multispecies complex and possibly discuss proposed rebuilding strategies for overfished groundfish stocks. 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 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 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, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: April 6, 2009. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E9–8145 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN: 0648–XO58 Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Groundfish Allocation Committee (GAC) will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public. DATES: The GAC meeting will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed. The GAC will reconvene on Wednesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. each day until their business is completed. ADDRESSES: The GAC meeting will be held at the Shilo Inn Portland Airport, Willamette I and II Room, 11707 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 252–5800. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:39 Apr 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Merrick Burden, Groundfish Staff Officer; telephone: (503) 820–2280. 16365 RIN: 0648–XO57 The purpose of the GAC meeting is to consider options for an adaptive management program within a rationalized non-whiting limited entry trawl sector; vessel and control limits for groundfish and Pacific halibut individual fishing quotas in a rationalized shoreside trawl sector; options for Community Fishing Associations within a rationalized shoreside trawl sector; Fishery Management Plan amendment language to implement the provisions of a west coast groundfish trawl rationalization program; and other miscellaneous items of clarification regarding the implementation of a west coast groundfish trawl rationalization program. No management actions will be decided by the GAC. The GAC’s role will be development of recommendations for these five initiatives. The GAC recommendations will be provided for consideration by the Council at its June 2009 meeting in Spokane, WA. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may come before the GAC for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal GAC action during this meeting. GAC 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 GAC’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: April 6, 2009. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E9–8144 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will hold a Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review draft stock assessment documents for Pacific mackerel and survey methods for Pacific sardine. DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 4, 2009 through Friday May 8, 2009. Monday through Thursday sessions are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday’s session is scheduled from 8 a.m. until business for the day is completed. ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel will be held at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Large Conference Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037; telephone: (858) 546– 1914. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (503) 820–2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the CPS STAR Panel meeting is to review draft stock assessment documents and any other pertinent information for Pacific mackerel, review draft survey documents and any other pertinent information for Pacific sardine, work with the Pacific mackerel Stock Assessment Team and the Pacific sardine Survey Design Teams to make necessary revisions, and produce STAR Panel reports. The STAR Panel reports will be for use by the Council family and other interested persons for developing management recommendations for the 2009–10 Pacific mackerel fishery, making recommendations on Pacific sardine survey methodology, and in consideration of exempted fishing permits. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may arise E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16364-16365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8145]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XO61


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 (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive 
economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to 
the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10 a.m. 
and Friday, May 1, 2009 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 55 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; fax: 
(978) 750-7959.
    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:

Thursday, April 30, 2009

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will review the 
Monkfish Plan Development Team's analyses for determining monkfish 
acceptable biological catch, annual catch limits and accountability 
measures and proposed methods for the development of Atlantic herring 
acceptable biological catch, annual catch limits and accountability 
measures.

Friday, May 1, 2009

    The SSC will review methods proposed by the Groundfish Plan 
Development Team for determining acceptable biological catch, annual 
catch limits and accountability

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measures for the 19 stocks in the Northeast Multispecies complex and 
possibly discuss proposed rebuilding strategies for overfished 
groundfish stocks.
    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 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 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, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 6, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-8145 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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