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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 Tina
O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES)
at least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XP07
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
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 p.m.
on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 and end
by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton, 2225 N. Lois Ave. Tampa, FL
33607.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
RIN: 0648–XP10
Impact Statement (DEIS). Amendment
16 adjusts management measures as
necessary to continue rebuilding
groundfish stocks. It includes measures
to implement Annual Catch Limits and
Accountability Measures, revised effort
controls for the commercial fishery,
changes to sector management policies,
measures for the recreational fishery,
and other changes to the management
program. The GAP will review the
amendment and will develop
recommendations for which measures
the New England Fishery Management
Council should choose, focusing on, but
not limited to, measures that affect the
commercial groundfish industry. GAP
recommendations will be provided to
the Groundfish Oversight Committee on
June 17, 2009, and will be reported to
the full Council at its meeting June 23
25, 2009.
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
2. Wednesday, May 27, 2009, beginning
at 9 a.m.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
The Recreational Advisory Panel
(RAP) will meet to review Draft
Amendment 16 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) and the accompanying Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
Amendment 16 adjusts management
measures as necessary to continue
rebuilding groundfish stocks. It includes
measures to implement Annual Catch
Limits and Accountability Measures,
revised effort controls for the
commercial fishery, changes to sector
management policies, measures for the
recreational fishery, and other changes
to the management program. The RAP
will review the amendment and will
develop recommendations for which
measures the New England Fishery
Management Council should choose,
focusing on, but not limited to,
measures that affect recreational
fishermen (including party/charter
vessel operators). GAP
recommendations will be provided to
the Groundfish Oversight Committee on
June 17, 2009, and will be reported to
the full Council at its meeting June 23
25, 2009.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups 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.
Dated: May 5, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlene Ponce, Public Information
Officer; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During
this Advisory Panel meeting, the
Outreach and Education AP will hear a
presentation by the Gulf of Maine
Research Institute on its Marine
Resource Education Program. The Panel
will also review and prioritize its list of
recommendations to the Council on
improving outreach and education
efforts, as well as 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Groundfish Advisory Panel and
Recreational Advisory Panel will hold
meetings to consider actions affecting
New England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meetings will be held in
May 2009. For specific dates and times,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Sheraton Colonial, One Audubon
Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone:
(781) 245–9300. For specific locations,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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
panel’s schedule and agenda for the
following two meetings are as follows:
Council Meetings: Locations, Schedules,
and Agendas
1. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, beginning at
9 a.m.
The Groundfish Advisory Panel (GAP)
will meet to review Draft Amendment
16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and the
accompanying Draft Environmental
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 89 / Monday, May 11, 2009 / Notices
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 5, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XP09
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold five public hearings to solicit
Public comments on Draft Amendment
16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan (FMP).
DATES: Written public comments must
be received on or before 5 p.m. EST,
June 8, 2009. The meetings will be held
in May and June, 2009. For specific
dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Public document can
be obtained by contacting the New
England Fishery Management Council,
50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport,
MA 01950.
Meeting addresses: The meetings will
be held in Wakefield, MA, Portsmouth,
NH, Portland, ME, New London, CT,
and So. Kingstown, RI. For specific
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Public comments: Mail to Patricia A.
Kurkul, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Northeast Regional Office,55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘DEIS
for Amendment 16 to the Northeast
Multispecies FMP’’. Comments may also
be sent via fax to (978) 281–9207 or
submitted via e-mail to
multsamendment16@noaa.gov with
‘‘DIES for Amendment 16 to the
Northeast Multispecies FMP’’ in the
subject line.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
agendas for the following six hearings
are as follows: New England Fishery
Management Council staff will brief the
public on the herring amendments and
the contents of the draft environmental
impact statement (DEIS) prior to
opening the hearing for public
comments and the schedules are as
follows:
Public Hearings: Locations, Schedules,
and Agendas
1. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, from 5:30–
9 p.m.; Sheraton Colonial, One
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880;
telephone: (781) 245–9300.
2. Wednesday, May 27, 2009, from 6–
9 p.m.; Sheraton Harborside, 250 Market
Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
telephone: (603) 431–2300.
3. Thursday, May 28, 2009, from 5–8
p.m.; Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:
(207) 775–2311.
4. Monday, June 1, 2009, from 1–3:30
p.m.; Radisson, 35 Governor Winthrop
Blvd., New London, CT 06320;
telephone: (860) 443–7000.
5. Monday, June 1, 2009 from 6–9
p.m.; Holiday Inn, 3009 Tower Hill
Road, So. Kingstown, RI 02674;
telephone: (401) 789–1051.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 5, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XP08
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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ACTION:
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Notice of public hearings.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene public hearings on Reef Fish
Amendment 31.
DATES: The public hearings will be held
on May 26, 2009 through June 8, 2009
at six locations throughout the Gulf of
Mexico. For specific dates, times and
subjects, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be
held in the following locations: Madeira
Beach, Marathon and Panama City, FL,
Biloxi, MS, LaMarque, TX, Galliano, LA.
For specific locations, SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Carrie Simmons, Fishery Biologist; Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) has scheduled six public
hearings on Amendment 31 to the Reef
Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
that addresses bycatch of hardshell sea
turtles in the Gulf of Mexico bottom
longline reef fish fishery. The Council
operates under mandates to minimize
bycatch to the extent practicable and to
protect endangered and threatened
species. National Standard 9 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), requires that
conservation and management measures
shall, to the extent practicable, (A)
minimize bycatch and (B) to the extent
bycatch cannot be avoided, minimize
the morality of such bycatch. The
bycatch reduction and monitoring
requirements in the Magnuson-Stevens
Act apply to a broad range of living
marine species, including sea turtles.
Observer data from the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
indicated a high level of bycatch in the
bottom longline component of the
fishery, which exceed the anticipated
take in the 2005 Biological Opinion. In
September 2008, NMFS released an
observer report that examined sea turtle
takes by the bottom longline reef fish
fishery from July 2006 through 2007. In
April 2009 an updated report from the
SEFSC was published with information
collected in 2008 based on revised effort
and observer data.
The Council is considering a range of
actions and alternatives outlined in
Public Hearing draft of Amendment 31
to the Reef Fish FMP to mitigate
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XP10
New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Groundfish Advisory Panel and Recreational Advisory Panel will hold
meetings to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meetings will be held in May 2009. For specific dates and
times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Colonial, One
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300. For
specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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 panel's schedule and agenda for the
following two meetings are as follows:
Council Meetings: Locations, Schedules, and Agendas
1. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, beginning at 9 a.m.
The Groundfish Advisory Panel (GAP) will meet to review Draft
Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) and the accompanying Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
Amendment 16 adjusts management measures as necessary to continue
rebuilding groundfish stocks. It includes measures to implement Annual
Catch Limits and Accountability Measures, revised effort controls for
the commercial fishery, changes to sector management policies, measures
for the recreational fishery, and other changes to the management
program. The GAP will review the amendment and will develop
recommendations for which measures the New England Fishery Management
Council should choose, focusing on, but not limited to, measures that
affect the commercial groundfish industry. GAP recommendations will be
provided to the Groundfish Oversight Committee on June 17, 2009, and
will be reported to the full Council at its meeting June 23 25, 2009.
2. Wednesday, May 27, 2009, beginning at 9 a.m.
The Recreational Advisory Panel (RAP) will meet to review Draft
Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) and the accompanying Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
Amendment 16 adjusts management measures as necessary to continue
rebuilding groundfish stocks. It includes measures to implement Annual
Catch Limits and Accountability Measures, revised effort controls for
the commercial fishery, changes to sector management policies, measures
for the recreational fishery, and other changes to the management
program. The RAP will review the amendment and will develop
recommendations for which measures the New England Fishery Management
Council should choose, focusing on, but not limited to, measures that
affect recreational fishermen (including party/charter vessel
operators). GAP recommendations will be provided to the Groundfish
Oversight Committee on June 17, 2009, and will be reported to the full
Council at its meeting June 23 25, 2009.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before these groups 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.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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 working days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 5, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-10838 Filed 5-8-09; 8:45 am]
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