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recommendation to defer measures that 

had previously been approved for 

consideration in Amendment 5 to the 

Monkfish Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). These could include the 

monkfish incidental catch limits, and 

alternative catch share management 

programs. The Whiting Committee will 

discuss draft alternatives to be 

developed and analyzed in Amendment 

17 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP. 

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 

The Wednesday session of the 

Council meeting will begin with reports 

from the Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center concerning the recent 

Transboundary Resource Assessment 

Committee (TRAC) meeting results. The 

review will include a report on herring 

and the three groundfish stocks 

addressed through the U.S./Canada 

Resource Sharing Agreement (Eastern 

Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank 

haddock and Georges Bank yellowtail 

flounder). The Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee will provide its 

recommendations on: final acceptable 

biological catch (ABCs) and ABC control 

rules for groundfish, scallops, herring 

and red crab; and provide a corrected 

2010–11 skate complex ABC value to be 

included in Amendment 3 to the Skate 

FMP (the recalculation will include the 

2008 spring survey values for little 

skate). The Council will then address a 

number of groundfish management 

issues which will include: consideration 

and approval of the Transboundary 

Management Guidance Committee’s 

catch recommendations for 2010 for 

Eastern Georges Bank cod, Eastern 

Georges Bank haddock and Georges 

Bank yellowtail flounder; Council 

advice on measures for the U.S./Canada 

area in fishing year 2010; and 

development of groundfish ACLs for 

fishing years 2010–12 (including the 

yellowtail flounder sub-components for 

the scallop fishery). Final action on the 

ACLs is planned for the November 

Council meeting. There also will be a 

discussion regarding a NMFS letter 

dated August 24, 2009 concerning 

Amendment 16 measures for common 

pool vessels (in particular, measures for 

GOM cod and pollock), and possible 

initiation of a framework action in 

response to the letter. This meeting will 

be the first framework meeting if an 

action is initiated. 

Thursday, September 24, 2009 

On the last day of the Council meeting 

NMFS will present information on the 

most recent amendment to the 

Consolidated HMS FMP, an action 

which focuses on small coastal sharks, 

shortfin mako, and smooth dogfish 

issues. NMFS staff will present the 

management measures analyzed in the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

and the proposed rule for draft 

Amendment 3 to the FMP and, on 

behalf of the agency, will seek Council 

comments. The Scallop Survey 

Advisory Panel will report on its most 

recent meeting followed by a report 

from the Council’s Scallop Committee. 

During that discussion, the Council will 

review and is expected to approve the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for Scallop Amendment 15 for purposes 

of soliciting input at public hearings. 

Measures will include annual catch 

limit requirements, address excess 

capacity in the limited access scallop 

fishery through permit stacking and 

leasing alternatives, modifications to 

some measures for the limited access 

general category fishery and other 

measures. An update on Framework 

Adjustment 21 also will be provided. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

action during these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that 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 Paul J. Howard 

(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: August 31, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

[Docket No. 0908181242–91243–01] 

National Defense Stockpile Market 

Impact Committee Request for Public 

Comments on the Potential Market 

Impact of Proposed Stockpile 

Disposals for Fiscal Year 2011 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of inquiry. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the 

public that the National Defense 

Stockpile Market Impact Committee, cochaired by the Departments of 

Commerce and State, is seeking public 

comments on the potential market 

impact of the proposed disposal levels 

of excess materials for the Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2011 Annual Materials Plan. 

DATES: To be considered, written 

comments must be received October 5, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to John Isbell, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau 

of Industry and Security, Office of 

Strategic Industries and Economic 

Security, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Room 3876, Washington, DC 

20230, fax: (202) 482–5650 (Attn: John 

Isbell), e-mail: MIC@bis.doc.gov; or 

Peter Secor, U.S. Department of State, 

Bureau of Economic and Business 

Affairs, Office of International Energy 

and Commodity Policy, Washington, DC 

20520, fax: (202) 647–8758 (Attn: Peter 

Secor), or e-mail: SecorPF@state.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Newsom, Office of Strategic 

Industries and Economic Security, 

Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Telephone: 

(202) 482–7417. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the authority of the Strategic 

and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 

of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. 98, et 

seq.), the Department of Defense (DOD), 

as National Defense Stockpile Manager, 

maintains a stockpile of strategic and 

critical materials to supply the military, 

industrial, and essential civilian needs 

of the United States for national 

defense. Section 3314 of the Fiscal Year 

(FY) 1993 National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA) (50 U.S.C. 

98h–1) formally established a Market 

Impact Committee (the Committee) to 

‘‘advise the National Defense Stockpile 

Manager on the projected domestic and 

foreign economic effects of all 

acquisitions and disposals of materials 

from the stockpile. * * *’’ The 

Committee must also balance market 

impact concerns with the statutory 

requirement to protect the Government 

against avoidable loss. 

The Committee is comprised of 

representatives from the Departments of 

Commerce, State, Agriculture, Defense, 

Energy, Interior, the Treasury, and 

Homeland Security, and is co-chaired 

by the Departments of Commerce and 

State. The FY 1993 NDAA directs the 


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Committee to consult with industry 

representatives that produce, process, or 

consume the materials contained in the 

stockpile. 

In Attachment 1, the Defense National 

Stockpile Center (DNSC) lists the 

proposed quantities that are enumerated 

in the stockpile inventory for the FY 

2011 Annual Materials Plan. The 

Committee is seeking public comments 

on the potential market impact of the 

sale of these materials. Public comments 

are an important element of the 

Committee’s market impact review 

process. 

The quantities listed in Attachment 1 

are not disposal or sales target 

quantities, but rather a statement of the 

proposed maximum disposal quantity of 

each listed material that may be sold in 

a particular fiscal year by the DNSC. 

The quantity of each material that will 

actually be offered for sale will depend 

on the market for the material at the 

time of the offering as well as on the 

quantity of each material approved for 

disposal by Congress. 

Submission of Comments 

The Committee requests that 

interested parties provide written 

comments, supporting data and 

documentation, and any other relevant 

information on the potential market 

impact of the sale of these commodities. 

All comments must be submitted to the 

address indicated in this notice. All 

comments submitted through e-mail 

must include the phrase ‘‘Market Impact 

Committee Notice of Inquiry’’ in the 

subject line. 

The Committee encourages interested 

persons who wish to comment to do so 

at the earliest possible time. The period 

for submission of comments will close 

on October 5, 2009. The Committee will 

consider all comments received before 

the close of the comment period. 

Comments received after the end of the 

comment period will be considered, if 

possible, but their consideration cannot 

be assured. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice will be made a matter of 

public record and will be available for 

public inspection and copying. Anyone 

submitting business confidential 

information should clearly identify the 

business confidential portion of the 

submission and also provide a nonconfidential submission that can be 

placed in the public record. The 

Committee will seek to protect such 

information to the extent permitted by 

law. 

The Office of Administration, Bureau 

of Industry and Security, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, displays 

public comments on the BIS Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) Web site at 

http://www.bis.doc.gov/foia. This office 

does not maintain a separate public 

inspection facility. If you have technical 

difficulties accessing this Web site, 

please call BIS’s Office of 

Administration at (202) 482–1900 for 

assistance. 

Dated: August 28, 2009. 

Matthew S. Borman, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

Attachment 1 

PROPOSED FY 2011 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN

Material Unit Quantity Footnote 

Beryl Ore ........................................................................................................... ST ........................................................ 1 (1) 

Beryllium Metal .................................................................................................. ST ........................................................ 60 

Chromite, Refractory ......................................................................................... SDT ..................................................... 2,000 

Chromium, Ferro ............................................................................................... ST ........................................................ 100,000 

Chromium, Metal ............................................................................................... ST ........................................................ 500 

Cobalt ................................................................................................................ LB Co .................................................. 1,000,000 (1) 

Columbium Metal Ingots .................................................................................... LB Cb .................................................. 22,000 (1) 

Germanium ........................................................................................................ Kg ........................................................ 8,000 

Manganese, Chemical Grade ............................................................................ SDT ..................................................... 5,000 (1) 

Manganese, Ferro ............................................................................................. ST ........................................................ 100,000 

Manganese, Metallurgical Grade ...................................................................... SDT ..................................................... 100,000 (1) 

Platinum ............................................................................................................. Tr Oz ................................................... 9,000 (1) 

Platinum—Iridium .............................................................................................. Tr Oz ................................................... 1,000 (1) 

Talc .................................................................................................................... ST ........................................................ 1,000 (1) 

Tantalum Carbide Powder ................................................................................. LB Ta ................................................... 4,000 (1) 

Tin ...................................................................................................................... MT ....................................................... 4,000 (1) 

Tungsten Metal Powder .................................................................................... LB W .................................................... 300,000 (1) 

Tungsten Ores & Concentrates ......................................................................... LB W .................................................... 8,000,000 

Zinc .................................................................................................................... ST ........................................................ 8,500 (1) 

1Actual quantity will be limited to remaining inventory. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 

Seeks White Papers 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology’s (NIST) 

Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 

announces that it is seeking white 

papers from any interested party, 

including academia; federal, state, and 

local governments; industry; national 

laboratories; and professional 

organizations/societies. White papers 

will be used to identify and select areas 

of critical national need and the 

associated technical challenges to be 

addressed in future TIP competitions. 

DATES: The suggested dates for 

submission of white papers are 

November 9, 2009, February 15, 2010, 

May 10, 2010, and July 12, 2010. 

However, TIP will accept white papers 

at any time during the period November 

9, 2009 through September 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: White papers must be 

submitted to TIP as follows: 

Electronic (e-mail) submission: 

tipwhitepaper@nist.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Wiggins at 301–975–5416 or by 

e-mail at thomas.wiggins@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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