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Herring Oversight Committee will meet 

to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 9:30 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting 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 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 items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

Agenda: 

1. Continue development of catch 

monitoring alternatives for inclusion in 

Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which 

may include but are not limited to: 

specific monitoring and reporting 

requirements for herring vessels and 

processors, observer coverage and at-sea 

monitoring, shoreside/dockside 

monitoring and sampling, electronic 

reporting, video-based monitoring, 

maximized retention, catch monitoring 

and control plans, and vessel 

monitoring system (VMS) requirements; 

develop Herring Committee 

recommendations. 

2. Address other issues related to 

Amendment 5, as necessary. 

3. Closed session to review Herring 

Advisory Panel applications for one 

available seat on the AP. 

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 

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. 

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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: August 27, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–21008 Filed 8–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Census Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 

joint meeting of the Census Advisory 

Committees (CACs) on the African 

American Population, the American 

Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 

the Asian Population, the Hispanic 

Population, and the Native Hawaiian 

and Other Pacific Islander Populations. 

The Committees will address issues 

related to the 2010 Decennial Census, 

including the Integrated 

Communications Campaign, 2010 

Partnerships, and other decennial 

activities. The five Census Advisory 

Committees on Race and Ethnicity will 

meet in plenary and concurrent sessions 

on October 28–30, 2009. Last-minute 

changes to the schedule are possible, 

which could prevent giving advance 

public notice of schedule adjustments. 

DATES: October 28–30, 2009. On October 

28, the meeting will begin at 

approximately 1 p.m. and end at 

approximately 5 p.m. On October 29, 

the meeting will begin at approximately 

9 a.m. and end at approximately 4:45 

p.m. On October 30, the meeting will 

begin at approximately 9 a.m. and end 

at approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

Green, Committee Liaison Officer, 

Department of Commerce, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Washington, DC 20233; telephone 

301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please 

use the Federal Relay Service 1–800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CACs 

on the African American Population, 

the American Indian and Alaska Native 

Populations, the Asian Population, the 

Hispanic Population, and the Native 

Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 

Populations comprise nine members 

each. The Committees provide an 

organized and continuing channel of 

communication between the 

representative race and ethnic 

populations and the Census Bureau. The 

Committees provide an outside-user 

perspective and advice on research and 

design plans for the 2010 Decennial 

Census, the American Community 

Survey, and other related programs 

particularly as they pertain to an 

accurate count of these communities. 

The Committees also assist the Census 

Bureau on ways that census data can 

best be disseminated to diverse race and 

ethnic populations and other users. The 

Committees are established in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Title 5, United States 

Code, Appendix 2, Section 10). 

All meetings are open to the public. 

A brief period will be set aside at the 

meeting for public comment. However, 

individuals with extensive questions or 

statements must submit them in writing 

to Ms. Jeri Green at least three days 

before the meeting. Seating is available 

to the public on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Committee 

Liaison Officer as soon as possible, 

preferably two weeks prior to the 

meeting. 

Due to increased security and for 

access to the meeting, please call 301– 

763–3231 upon arrival at the Census 

Bureau on the day of the meeting. A 

photo ID must be presented in order to 

receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are 

not allowed beyond the first floor. 

Dated: August 26, 2009. 

Robert M. Groves, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. E9–21070 Filed 8–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Census Advisory Committee of 

Professional Associations 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of 

a meeting of the Census Advisory 

Committee of Professional Associations 

(CACPA). The Committee will address 

policy, research, and technical issues 

related to 2010 Decennial Census 

Programs. The Committee also will 

discuss several economic initiatives, 

statistical and demographic program 

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