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determination and draft necessary 

documentation before recommendations 

for funding are made to the Grants 

Officer. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this office are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ Applicants must contact 

their State’s Single Point of Contact 

(SPOC) to find out about and comply 

with the State’s process under EO 

12372. The names and addresses of the 

SPOC’s are listed in the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Web site: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. 

Limitation of Liability: In no event 

will NOAA or the Department of 

Commerce be responsible for proposal 

preparation costs if these programs fail 

to receive funding or are cancelled 

because of other agency priorities. 

Publication of this announcement does 

not oblige NOAA to award any specific 

project or to obligate any available 

funds. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA): NOAA must analyze the 

potential environmental impacts, as 

required by the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA), for applicant 

projects or proposals which are seeking 

NOAA Federal funding opportunities. 

Detailed information on NOAA 

compliance with NEPA can be found at 

the following NOAA NEPA Web site: 

http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including 

our NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 

for NEPA, http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ 

NAO216_6_TOC.pdf, and the Council 

on Environmental Quality 

implementation regulations, http:// 

ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/ 

toc_ceq.htm. Consequently, as part of an 

applicant’s package, and under their 

description of their program activities, 

applicants are required to provide 

detailed information on the activities to 

be conducted, locations, sites, species 

and habitat to be affected, possible 

construction activities, and any 

environmental concerns that may exist 

(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous 

or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to 

endangered and threatened species, 

aquaculture projects, and impacts to 

coral reef systems). In addition to 

providing specific information that will 

serve as the basis for any required 

impact analyses, applicants may also be 

requested to assist NOAA in drafting of 

an environmental assessment, if NOAA 

determines an assessment is required. 

Applicants will also be required to 

cooperate with NOAA in identifying 

feasible measures to reduce or avoid any 

identified adverse environmental 

impacts of their proposal. 

The failure to do so shall be grounds 

for not selecting an application. In some 

cases if additional information is 

required after an application is selected, 

funds can be withheld by the Grants 

Officer under a special award condition 

requiring the recipient to submit 

additional environmental compliance 

information sufficient to enable NOAA 

to make an assessment on any impacts 

that a project may have on the 

environment. 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements: 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696), are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: This 

document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, 

and SF–LLL and CD–346 has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the respective 

control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to, nor shall 

a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with, a collection of 

information subject to the requirements 

of the PRA unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

has been determined to be not 

significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism): 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Prior notice 

and an opportunity for public comment 

are not required by the Administrative 

Procedure Act or any other law for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2)). Because notice and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any 

other law, the analytical requirements 

for the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are inapplicable. 

Therefore, a regulatory flexibility 

analysis has not been prepared. 

Dated: August 24, 2009. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XR03 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Council and its 

advisory entities will hold public 

meetings. September 11–17, 2009 

Pacific Council meeting, which includes 

advisory body meetings during this time 

period as listed in this notice, as well as 

a September 8, 2009 Pacific Council 

Enforcement Consultants Telephone 

Conference. 

DATES: The Pacific Council and its 

advisory entities will meet September 

11–17, 2009. The Council meeting will 

begin on Saturday, September 12, 2009 

at 10:30 a.m., reconvening each day 

through Thursday, September 17, 2009. 

All meetings are open to the public, 

except a closed session will be held 

from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on 

Saturday, September 12 to address 

litigation and personnel matters. The 

Council will meet as late as necessary 

each day to complete its scheduled 

business. In addition to the September 

11–17 time frame, the Pacific Council 

Enforcement Consultants will meet via 

telephone on Tuesday, September 8, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: The Pacific Council 

Enforcement Consultants September 8 

telephone conference will have a 

listening station for public access at the 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

office, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 

101, Portland, OR 97220. The 

September 11–17 Pacific Council and 

advisory body meetings will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1221 Chess 

Drive, Foster City, CA 94404; telephone: 

(650) 570–5700. The Pacific Council 

address is Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, 

Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director, 

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telephone: (866) 806–7204 or (503) 820– 

2280; or access the Pacific Council 

website, www.pcouncil.org for the 

current meeting location, proposed 

agenda, and meeting briefing materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the Pacific 

Council agenda, but not necessarily in 

this order: 

A. Call to Order 

1. Opening Remarks 

2. Council Member Appointments 

3. Roll Call 

4. Report of the Executive Director 

5. Adopt Agenda 

B. Habitat 

1. Current Habitat Issues 

2. Ocean Acidification and Sea Level 

Changes 

3. Offshore Aquaculture 

C. Marine Protected Areas 

1. Marine Resources Public Opinion 

Polls 

2. Monterey Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary Marine Protected Area 

Process 

3. National System of Marine 

Protected Areas 

D. Highly Migratory Species 

Management 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Report 

E. Groundfish Management 

1. NMFS Report 

2. Part II of Stock Assessments for 

2011–2012 Groundfish Fisheries 

3. Off-Year Science Improvements 

4. Inseason Adjustments to 2009 and 

2010 Groundfish Fisheries - Part I 

5. Groundfish Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP) Amendment 23 - Annual 

Catch Limits and Accountability 

Measures 

6. Groundfish FMP Amendment 20 - 

Trawl Rationalization Regulation 

Language Review and Miscellaneous 

Implementation Matters 

7. Inseason Adjustments to 2009 and 

2010 Groundfish Fisheries - Part II 

8. Report on Catch of Unidentified 

Rockfish Species in the Recreational 

Fishery 

F. Enforcement Matters 

Oregon State Police Fisheries 

Enforcement Report 

G. Salmon Management 

1. Salmon FMP Amendment 16 - 

Annual Catch Limits and Accountability 

Measures 

2. 2009 Salmon Methodology Review 

3. Central Valley Endangered Species 

Act Biological Opinion and Sacramento 

River Fall Chinook Salmon Stock 

Collapse 

H. Pacific Halibut Management 

1. 2010 Pacific Halibut Fishery 

Regulations 

2. Proposed Procedures for Estimating 

Pacific Halibut Bycatch in the 

Groundfish Setline Fisheries 

I. Open Comment Period 

Comments on Non-Agenda Items 

J. Administrative Matters 

1. Fiscal Matters 

2. Approval of Council Meeting 

Minutes 

3. Membership Appointments and 

Council Operating Procedures 

4. Future Council Meeting Agenda 

and Workload Planning 

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY AND ADVISORY BODY MEETINGS 

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 .

Enforcement Consultants Telephone Conference 1 pm.

Friday, September 11, 2009 .

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 am.

Pacific Council Secretariat 1 pm.

Habitat Committee 1 pm.

Budget Committee 1:30 pm.

Saturday, September 12, 2009 .

Pacific Council Secretariat 7 am.

California State Delegation 7 am.

Oregon State Delegation 7 am.

Washington State Delegation 7 am.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 am.

Groundfish Management Team 8 am.

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 am.

Habitat Committee 8:30 am.

Enforcement Consultants 4:30 pm.

Sunday, September 13, 2009 .

Pacific Council Secretariat 9 am.

California State Delegation 9 am.

Oregon State Delegation 9 am.

Washington State Delegation 9 am.

Enforcement Consultants 10 am.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 10 am.

Groundfish Management Team 10 am.

Scientific and Statistical Committee 10 am.

Monday, September 14, 2009 .

Pacific Council Secretariat 7 am.

California State Delegation 7 am.

Oregon State Delegation 7 am.

Washington State Delegation 7 am.

Enforcement Consultants 8 am.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 am.

Groundfish Management Team 8 am.

Joint Highly Migratory Species Management Team and Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 am.

Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 am.

Salmon Technical Team 8 am.

Joint Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team and Scientific and Statistical Committee 1 pm.

Highly Migratory Species Management Team 1 pm.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 .

Pacific Council Secretariat 7 am.

California State Delegation 7 am.

Oregon State Delegation 7 am.

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SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY AND ADVISORY BODY MEETINGS—Continued 

Washington State Delegation 7 am.

Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team 8 am.

Enforcement Consultants 8 am.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 am.

Groundfish Management Team 8 am.

Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 am.

Salmon Management Team 8 am.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 .

Pacific Council Secretariat 7 am.

California State Delegation 7 am.

Oregon State Delegation 7 am.

Washington State Delegation 7 am.

Enforcement Consultants 8 am.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 am.

Groundfish Management Team 8 am.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 .

Pacific Council Secretariat 7 am.

California State Delegation 7 am.

Oregon State Delegation 7 am.

Washington State Delegation 7 am.

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the Pacific Council for 

discussion, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal Council action during 

this meeting. Council 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 Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are 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: August 24, 2009, 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XR14 

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. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Scallop Advisory Panel and Scallop 

Oversight Committee will hold two 

meetings to consider actions affecting 

New England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

September 15 and 16, 2009. For specific 

dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich 

Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: 

(401)732–6000; fax: (401)732–0261. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill ι2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

advisory panel’s and oversight 

committee meeting schedules and 

agendas are as follows: 

1. Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting - 

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 beginning 

at 9 a.m. 

The advisory panel will review 

Amendment 15 Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) alternatives 

and analyses. The primary goal of 

Scallop Amendment 15 is to consider 

alternatives to comply with new 

requirements of the reauthorized 

Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and 

Management Act, specifically 

implementing annual catch limits 

(ACLs). In addition, this action is 

considering alternatives to address 

excess capacity in the limited access 

scallop fishery with leasing and permit 

stacking alternatives. Lastly, this action 

is considering a number of alternatives 

to adjust several aspects of the overall 

scallop management program such as 

revising the overfishing definition, 

specific adjustments to the general 

category management program, a 

specific alternative to address EFH 

closures on Georges Bank, adjustments 

to the current scallop research set-aside 

program, and changing the scallop 

fishing year from March 1 to May 1. The 

panel will identify preferred alternatives 

for the Scallop Committee to consider. 

The advisory panel will also provide 

input on development of Framework 21. 

Framework 21 includes specifications 

for the 2010 fishing year including daysat-sea (DAS) allocations, access area 

schedule and measures for the general 

category scallop fishery. Other measures 

under consideration are possible 

consideration of a new scallop access 

area closure in the Great South Channel, 

minor modifications to the observer setaside program, and compliance with the 

recent Loggerhead sea turtle biological 

opinion. 

2. Scallop Oversight Committee Meeting 

- Wednesday, September 16, 2009 

beginning at 9 a.m. 

The Committee will review 

Amendment 15 DEIS alternatives and 

analyses. The Committee will consider 

input from the Advisory Panel when 

identifying preferred alternatives for the 

Council to consider later in September. 

The Council is scheduled to approve the 

final range of alternatives and draft 

analyses included in Amendment 15 

DEIS for public hearings at the 

September Council meeting. The 

committee will also continue 

development of alternatives for 

Framework 21. Framework 21 includes 

specifications for the 2010 fishing year 

and other measures. 

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