Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 198 / Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Notices 52953 

Copies 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: October 9, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24827 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XS10 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico; South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (SAFMC); Public 

Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) joint 

Scientific and Statistical Committee and 

SSC Selection Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SAFMC will hold a joint 

meeting of its SSC and SSC Selection 

Committee to discuss SSC 

responsibilities and procedures under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized 

Act. The meeting will be held in 

Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 29, 2009, from 9 a.m. until 4 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Charleston Marriott, 170 Lockwood 

Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29403; 

telephone: (843) 723–3000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 

571–4366; e-mail: 

Kim.Iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act, 

the SSC is the body responsible for 

reviewing the Council’s scientific 

materials. The Act places additional 

responsibilities on the SSC which have 

led to increased interest in SSC 

meetings and deliberations. The SSC 

and the Selection Committee will meet 

jointly to develop recommendations for 

policies and procedures to promote the 

SSC fulfilling its mandates effectively 

and efficiently, to provide a clear policy 

for submission and consideration of 

technical information and critiques to 

the Council and SSC, and to ensure the 

Council receives the scientific advice 

necessary to support its management 

recommendations. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions 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 

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 the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 3 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24775 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XS32 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene a 

web based meeting of the ABC Control 

Rule Working Group. 

DATES: The webinar meeting will 

convene at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on 

Friday, October 30, 2009 and is 

expected to end at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be 

accessible via internet. Please go to the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council’s website at 

www.gulfcouncil.org for instructions. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 

Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ABC 

Control Rule Working Group is an ad 

hoc group composed of members of the 

Standing Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), Council members and 

Council staff that has been tasked with 

developing a framework, or control rule, 

for setting acceptable biological catch 

(ABC) levels for stocks and stock 

complexes managed by the Council. The 

Working Group will meet to discuss a 

draft of the ABC control rule being 

developed. The discussion will include 

a review of Council recommendations to 

the group on acceptable levels of risk 

and a discussion of productivitysusceptibility analyses (PSA) methods 

for adoption into the control rule. The 

Working Group will also develop an 

outline for a presentation of its draft 

control rule by an SSC representative at 

the National SSC Workshop in 

November. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

(813) 348–1630. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

ABC Control Rule Working Group for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues 

may not be the subject of formal action 

during this meeting. Actions of the 

Working Group will be restricted to 

those issues specifically identified in 

the agenda 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. 

Special Accommodations 

This webinar is accessible to people 

with disabilities. For assistance with 

any of our webinars contact Tina 

O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) 

at least 5 working days prior to the 

webinar. 

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52954 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 198 / Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24740 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Notice; Agricultural Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

The Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission’s Agricultural Advisory 

Committee will conduct a public 

meeting on Thursday, October 29, 2009. 

The meeting will take place in the first 

floor hearing room of the Commission’s 

Washington, DC headquarters, Three 

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20581 from 9 a.m. to 1 

p.m. At this meeting, the committee will 

discuss convergence issues relating to 

the Chicago Board of Trade’s wheat 

contract. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The meeting will be Web cast on the 

Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.cftc.gov. Members of the public 

also can listen to the meeting by 

telephone. The public access call-in 

numbers are (866) 811–0403 (U.S.) and 

(404) 537–3349 (International). When 

calling in, please request Conference 

No. 34979957. Any member of the 

public who wishes to file a written 

statement with the committee should 

mail a copy of the statement to the 

attention of: Agricultural Advisory 

Committee, c/o Chairman Michael V. 

Dunn, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20581, before the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements should inform Chairman 

Dunn in writing at the foregoing address 

at least three business days before the 

meeting. Reasonable provision will be 

made, if time permits, for oral 

presentations of no more than five 

minutes each in duration. 

For further information concerning 

this meeting, please contact Nicole 

McNair at (202) 418–5070. 

Issued by the Commission in Washington, 

DC on October 8, 2009. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–24728 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advanced Scientific 

Computing Advisory Committee 

(ASCAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, November 4, 

2009, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak 

Ridge, TN 37831. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melea Baker, Office of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research; SC–21/ 

Germantown Building; U.S. Department 

of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone 301–903–7486 (E-mail: 

Melea.Baker@science.doe.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance with respect to the advanced 

scientific computing research program. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: View from 

Washington. Office of Science 

Update. ASCR Update. Scaling 

Computational Biology. Tour of Oak 

Ridge National Laboratory and 

Leadership Computing Facility. 

Public Comment. Committee Dinner— 

Open to the Public. 

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: ASCR 

Annual Performance Metric—Code 

Improvements. New Charge to 

ASCAC. Recovery Act Update. Public 

Comment. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, or participate 

in the tour or committee dinner, you 

should contact Melea Baker via FAX at 

301–903–4846 or via e-mail 

(Melea.Baker@science.doe.gov). You 

must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days prior 

to the meeting. Reasonable provision 

will be made to include the scheduled 

oral statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room; 

1E–190, Forrestal Building; 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20585; between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 8, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–24796 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell 

Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

was established under section 807 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), 

Public Law No. 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 

requires that agencies publish notice of 

an advisory committee meeting in the 

Federal Register. To attend the meeting 

and/or to make oral statements during 

the public comment period, please email HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business 

days before the meeting. Please indicate 

if you will be attending the meeting, 

whether you want to make an oral 

statement on November 4, 2009, and 

what organization you represent. 

DATES: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 

from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m and Thursday, 

November 5, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Radisson Reagan National, 

2020 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

HTAC@nrel.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

the program authorized by title VIII of 

EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda (Subject to change; 

updates will be posted on http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov and copies of the 

final agenda will available the date of 

the meeting). 

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