46746 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 175 / Friday, September 11, 2009 / Notices 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: September 4, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–21962 Filed 9–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XR55 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: A public meeting of the 

Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 

(Council) Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) Groundfish 

Subcommittee will be held to review 

new rebuilding analyses for eight west 

coast groundfish species. This meeting 

is a work session which is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting to review new 

groundfish rebuilding analyses will be 

held beginning at 9 a.m., Wednesday, 

September 30, 2009 and will end at 5:30 

p.m. or as necessary to complete 

business. The meeting will reconvene at 

9 a.m., Thursday, October 1, 2009 and 

will end at 5:30 p.m. or as necessary to 

complete business. 

ADDRESSES: The SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting will be held at 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) Western 

Regional Center’s Sand Point Facility, 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 

Observer Training Room 1055, 7600 

Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, WA 

98115–6349; telephone: (206) 526–4000. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John DeVore, Pacific Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (503) 

820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting is to review new 

draft rebuilding analyses for bocaccio, 

canary rockfish, cowcod, darkblotched 

rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, widow 

rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, and petrale 

sole and any other pertinent 

information, work with the Stock 

Assessment Teams to make necessary 

revisions, and ultimately produce an 

SSC report for use by the Council family 

and other interested persons. These new 

rebuilding analyses will be used to 

analyze 2011–12 harvest specifications 

for these species and to develop or 

modify rebuilding plans for these 

species. 

No management actions will be 

decided at this SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee meeting. The SSC 

Groundfish Subcommittees’ role will be 

development of recommendations and 

reports for consideration by the SSC and 

the Council at its November meeting in 

Costa Mesa, CA. 

Entry to the NOAA Western Regional 

Center’s Sand Point Facility requires 

visitors to show a valid picture ID and 

register with security. A visitor’s badge, 

which must be worn while at the NOAA 

Western Regional Center’s Facility, will 

be issued to non-Federal employees 

participating in the meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agendas may 

come before the meeting participants for 

discussion, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during these 

meetings. SSC Groundfish 

Subcommittee 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 meeting participants’ 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 Ms. 

Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: September 8, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–21937 Filed 9–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XR57 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Non-Commercial 

Fisheries Advisory Committee which 

may make recommendations on fishery 

management issues in the Western 

Pacific Region. 

DATES: The Non-Commercial Fisheries 

Advisory Committee Meeting will be 

held on September 30, 2009. For 

specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The Non-Commercial 

Fisheries Advisory Committee will meet 

at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop St. 

Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, 

telephone: (808) 522–8220; and by 

teleconference (1–888–482–3560, 

Access Code: 5228220). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the Non-Commercial Fisheries Advisory 

Committee may receive reports and 

make recommendations on emerging 

fishery issues in the Western Pacific 

Region. A public comment period will 

be provided in the agenda. The order in 

which agenda items are addressed may 

change. The meetings will run as late as 

necessary to complete scheduled 

business. 

Schedule and Agenda for NonCommercial Fisheries Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 1 p.m. 

- 5 p.m. (Hawaii Time) 

1. Introductions 

2. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

3. Recreational Fishing and 

Management in the Western Pacific 

Region 

A. Recreational Data Task Force 

B. Marine Recreational Fisheries 

Statistical Survey 

C. Hawaii Marine Recreational 

Fishery Survey 


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