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form, legible copies of documents 

supporting historical participation in 

the American Samoa pelagic longline 

fishery, and payment for the nonrefundable application processing fee, 

in accordance with the regulations at 50 

CFR 665.13. Applications must be 

received by NMFS (see ADDRESSES) by 

May 16, 2011 to be considered for a 

permit; applications will not be 

accepted if received after that date. 

Authoritative additional information on 

the American Samoa limited entry 

program may be found in 50 CFR part 

665. 

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

Dated: January 10, 2011. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–797 Filed 1–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RIN 0648–XA107] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting; Cancellation 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of a 

public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council has cancelled the 

public meeting of its Herring Oversight 

Committee that was scheduled for 

Thursday, January 20, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial 

notice was published on December 29, 

2010, (75 FR 81972) and the meeting 

will be rescheduled at a later date and 

announced in the Federal Register. 

Dated: January 10, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–688 Filed 1–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA146 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Council; Scoping Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Scoping Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council will hold scoping 

meetings to obtain input from fishers, 

the general public, and the local 

agencies representatives on the Options 

Paper for the Comprehensive Annual 

Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment for the 

U.S. Caribbean including Amendment 6 

to the Reef Fish Fishery Management 

Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands; Amendment 2 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Corals and Reef 

Associated Plants and Invertebrates of 

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; 

Amendment 5 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster 

Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands; Amendment 3 to the 

Fishery Management Plan for the Queen 

Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands 

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The scoping 

meetings will be held on the following 

dates and locations: 

For Puerto Rico, 

February 7, 2011, DoubleTree by 

Hilton San Juan, De Diego Avenue, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 

February 9, 2011, Mayagu ̈ ez Holiday 

Inn, 2701 Hostos Avenue, 

Mayagu ̈ ez, Puerto Rico 

February 10, 2011, Holiday Inn Ponce 

& Tropical Casino, 3315 Ponce By 

Pass, Ponce, Puerto Rico 

For the U.S. Virgin Islands, 

February 16, 2011, The Buccaneer 

Hotel, Estate Shoys, Christiansted, 

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 

February 17, 2011, Holiday Inn 

(Windward Passage Hotel) Charlotte 

Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin 

Islands 

All meetings will be held from 7 p.m. 

to 10 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 

268 Mun ̃oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1920, 

telephone (787) 766–5926. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council 

will hold Scoping meetings to receive 

public input on the following 

management options. The complete 

Options Paper is available at: http://

caribbeanfmc.com/pdfs/2011%20ACL%

20Amendment%20Options%20Paper%

20December%2022%202010.pdf: 

Management Options 

Action 1. Management Reference Points 

Action 1a: Establish a year sequence 

for determining average annual landings 

that can be applied to each island group 

for both the commercial and 

recreational sectors. 

Option 1: No action. Retain current 

management reference points or proxies 

for species/species groups within the 

reef fish, queen conch, lobster, and 

corals FMUs. 

Option 2: Establish a year sequence 

for determining average annual landings 

for each species or species group within 

Puerto Rico. 

Sub-option A: Establish a start year 

for the year sequence. 

Sub-sub-option i: Use 1983 as the start 

date for determining average annual 

landings for each species or species 

group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-sub-option ii: Use 1998 as the 

start date for determining average 

annual landings for each species or 

species group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-sub-option iii: Use 1999 as the 

start date for determining average 

annual landings for each species or 

species group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-sub-option iv: Use 2000 as the 

start date for determining average 

annual landings for each species or 

species group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-sub-option v: Use 2003 as the 

start date for determining average 

annual landings for each species or 

species group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-sub-option vi: Use 2004 as the 

start date for determining average 

annual landings for each species or 

species group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-option B: Establish an end year 

for the year sequence. 

Sub-sub-option i: Use 2005 as the end 

date for determining average annual 

landings for each species or species 

group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-sub-option ii: Use 2007 as the 

end date for determining average annual 

landings for each species or species 

group within Puerto Rico. 

Sub-sub-option iii: Use 2008 as the 

end date for determining average annual 

landings for each species or species 

group within Puerto Rico. 

Option 3: Establish a year sequence 

for determining average annual landings 

for each species or species group within 

St. Thomas and St. John. 

Sub-option A: Establish a start year 

for the year sequence. 

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