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Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal panel action during this meeting. 

Panel action will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda listed as available by this notice. 

A copy of the agenda can be obtained 

by calling (813) 348–1630. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina 

O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) 

at least 5 working days prior to the 

meeting. 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23746 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XR95 

Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene public meetings. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

October 19 - 22, 2009. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 1102 S. Shoreline 

Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78401. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Stephen Bortone, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council 

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 

10:30 a.m. - The Council meeting will 

begin with a review of the agenda and 

minutes and approve the Committee 

Appointments. 

11 a.m. - 12 noon - The Council will 

receive a presentation on Catch Shares 

Task Force. 

1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - They will 

receive public testimony on exempted 

fishing permits (EFPs), if any; 

Modifications to Reef Fish Amendment 

29; and the Council will hold an open 

public comment period regarding any 

fishery issue of concern. People wishing 

to speak before the Council should 

complete a public comment card prior 

to the comment period. 

Thursday, October 22, 2009 

8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - The Council 

will review and discuss reports from the 

committee meetings as follows: Reef 

Fish Management; Administrative 

Policy; Data Collection; Spiny Lobster/ 

Stone Crab Management; Sustainable 

Fisheries/Ecosystem; Coastal Migratory 

Pelagics (Mackerel) Management; 

Shrimp Management; AP Selection 

Committee and SEDAR Selection 

Committee. 

12:45 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Other Business 

items will follow. The Council will 

conclude its meeting at approximately 1 

p.m. 

Committees 

Monday, October 19, 2009 

9 a.m. - 10 a.m. - CLOSED SESSION 

(Full Council) - The Administrative 

Policy Committee will discuss 

Administrative Matters. 

10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - CLOSED 

SESSION (Full Council) - The SEDAR 

Selection Committee will approve the 

SEDAR 19 (Black Grouper) Review 

Workshop Participants; select the 

SEDAR 22 (Yellowedge Grouper and 

Tilefish) Data Workshop Participants 

and the SEDAR Procedural Workshop 

IV - Characterizing Uncertainty 

Participants. 

10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - CLOSED 

SESSION (Full Council) - The AP 

Selection Committee will appoint the 

Chair and Vice Chair for the Ad Hoc 

LAPP AP; Appoint Ad Hoc Data 

Collection AP; and Receive the report 

on status of fishery violations. 

12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. - The Data 

Collection Committee will review a 

report of the Logbook Workshop. 

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Shrimp 

Management Committee will review the 

‘‘Status and Health of the Shrimp Stocks 

for 2008’’; review the ‘‘Stock 

Assessment Report 2008 - Gulf of 

Mexico Shrimp Fishery’’; review of ‘‘A 

Biological Review of the Tortugas Pink 

Shrimp Fishery Through December 

2008; and a Preliminary Report of 

Shrimp Effort in 2009. 

2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Spiny Lobster/ 

Stone Crab Committee will discuss the 

Scoping Hearing Summaries for Spiny 

Lobster Amendment 10 and Suggestions 

for Spiny Lobster Amendment 10 

Options. 

3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Sustainable 

Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will 

discuss the Report from the ABC 

Control Workgroup; the Scoping 

Hearing Summaries from the Generic 

ACL/AM Amendment; and the 5-year 

Research Plan. 

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will meet to 

discuss the Gag/Red Grouper 

Amendment Scoping Document (Reef 

Fish Amendment 32) and select Scoping 

Hearing Locations; receive a 

presentation on the New ESA Biological 

Opinion Analyzing the Gulf Reef Fish 

Fishery and its Effects on Listed 

Species; Alternative Options for Red 

Snapper Recreational Season; 

Modifications to the regulations in 

Amendment 29; Terms of Reference for 

Greater Amberjack, Yellowedge Grouper 

and Tilefish Assessments; Hook Limit 

Analyses for Amendment 31; Develop 

LAPP Charge; and Discussion on the 

Sector Separation. 

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The 

Administrative Policy Committee will 

discuss modifications to SOPPs and 

Handbook Development. 

-RecessImmediately Following Committee 

Recess - There will be an informal open 

public question and answer session. 

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - The Coastal 

Migratory Pelagics (CMP) (Mackerel) 

Management Committee will discuss the 

CMP Scoping Meeting Summaries and 

options for the CMP Amendment 18 

Amendment 20 Options. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Council and Committees for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the Council and Committees 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

and any issues arising after publication 

of this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take action to address the 

emergency. The established times for 

addressing items on the agenda may be 

adjusted as necessary to accommodate 

the timely completion of discussion 

relevant to the agenda items. In order to 


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further allow for such adjustments and 

completion of all items on the agenda, 

the meeting may be extended from, or 

completed prior to the date/time 

established in this notice. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23745 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System 

AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Approval and 

Availability for the Revised 

Management Plan for the North Carolina 

National Estuarine Research Reserve. 

SUMMARY: The Estuarine Reserves 

Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

U.S. Department of Commerce has 

approved the North Carolina National 

Estuarine Research Reserve 

Management Plan Revision. 

Four sites in coastal North Carolina 

comprise the North Carolina National 

Estuarine Research Reserve: Currituck 

Banks, Rachel Carson, Masonboro Island 

and Zeke’s Island. Currituck Banks, 

Rachel Carson and Zeke’s Island were 

designated in 1985, and Masonboro 

Island was designated in 1991, as the 

North Carolina National Estuarine 

Research Reserve pursuant to Section 

315 of the Coastal Zone Management 

Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 

1461. The reserve has been operating in 

partnership with the North Carolina 

Department of Environment and Natural 

Resources under a management plan 

approved in 1998. Pursuant to 15 CFR 

921.33(c), a state must revise their 

management plan every five years. The 

submission of this plan fulfills this 

requirement and sets a course for 

successful implementation of the goals 

and objectives of the reserve. An 

increase in the vertical placement of the 

program on the state organizational 

chart, a new administrative facility, and 

updated programmatic objectives are 

notable revisions to the 1998 approved 

management plan. 

The revised management plan 

outlines the administrative structure; 

the education, stewardship, and 

research goals of the reserve; and the 

plans for future land acquisition and 

facility development to support reserve 

operations. This management plan 

describes how the strengths of the 

reserve will focus on several areas 

relevant to coastal North Carolina, 

including coastal population increase, 

altered land use, storm water runoff and 

eutrophication, invasive species, 

tropical and coastal storm impacts and 

sea level rise. 

Since 1998, the reserve has added a 

coastal training program that delivers 

science-based information to key 

decision makers in North Carolina; has 

completed a site profile that 

characterizes the reserve; and has 

expanded the monitoring, stewardship 

and education programs. A new 

administrative building (2007) has been 

built to support the growth of reserve 

programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Clark at (301) 563–1137 or Laurie 

McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s 

National Ocean Service, Estuarine 

Reserves Division, 1305 East-West 

Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. For copies of the 

North Carolina Management Plan 

revision, visit: http:// 

www.nccoastalreserve.net/. 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

David Kennedy, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–23822 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System 

AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce 

ACTION: Notice of Approval and 

Availability for the Revised 

Management Plan for the Hudson River 

National Estuarine Research Reserve. 

SUMMARY: The Estuarine Reserves 

Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

U.S. Department of Commerce has 

approved the Hudson River National 

Estuarine Research Reserve 

Management Plan Revision. 

Four sites along the Hudson River 

comprise the Hudson River National 

Estuarine Research Reserve: Piermont 

Marsh, Iona Island, Tivoli Bays, and 

Stockport Flats. The Hudson River 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

was designated in 1982 pursuant to 

Section 315 of the Coastal Zone 

Management Act of 1972, as amended, 

16 U.S.C. 1461. The reserve has been 

operating in partnership with the New 

York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation under a 

management plan approved in 1993. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a State 

must revise their management plan 

every five years. The submission of this 

plan fulfills this requirement and sets a 

course for successful implementation of 

the goals and objectives of the reserve. 

New facilities and updated 

programmatic objectives are notable 

revisions to the 1993 approved 

management plan. 

The revised management plan 

outlines the administrative structure; 

the education, stewardship, and 

research goals of the reserve; and the 

plans for future land acquisition and 

facility development to support reserve 

operations. This management plan 

describes how the strengths of the 

reserve will focus on several areas 

relevant to the Hudson River, including 

sea level rise and other effects of climate 

change, development pressure, and 

invasive species. 

Since 1993, the reserve has added an 

estuary training program that delivers 

science-based information to key 

decision makers in New York; has 

completed a site profile that 

characterizes the reserve; and has 

expanded the monitoring, stewardship 

and education programs. A new 

headquarters building, the Norrie Point 

Environmental Center (2007), has been 

built to support the growth of reserve 

programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Clark at (301) 563–1137 or Laurie 

McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s 

National Ocean Service, Estuarine 

Reserves Division, 1305 East-West 

Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver 


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