Department of Commerce February 3, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NMFS will host a meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC), consisting of the Regional Fishery Management Council chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors in February 2009. The intent of this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils, including FY 2009 budget allocations, budgetary planning and performance metrics, the upcoming 5-year grants awards cycle, and implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

The U.S. Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has completed its administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta from Italy for the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. We find that De Matteis Agroalimentare S.p.A. (``De Matteis''), Pastificio Lucio Garofalo S.p.A. (``Garofalo''), and F.lli De Cecco di Filippo Fara San Martino S.p.A. (``De Cecco'') received countervailable subsidies, and that Pastificio Felicetti SrL (``Felicetti'') did not receive any countervailable subsidies. The final net subsidy rates for the reviewed companies are listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''

NMFS will hold a workshop for participants that are required to submit an Economic Data Report (EDR) for the Amendment 80 Cooperative Program.

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Skate Committee and Advisory Panel, in February, 2009, 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.