52952 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 198 / Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Notices 

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY AND ADVISORY BODY MEETINGS—Continued 

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m..

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m..

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the Pacific Council for 

discussion, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal Council action during 

this meeting. 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 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 

These meetings are 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: October 9, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24741 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XS37 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee in November, 2009 

to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Hilton Providence, 21 Atwells 

Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; 

telephone: (401) 831–3900; fax: (401) 

751–0007. 

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 

Committee will review Scallop 

Framework 21 alternatives and analyses. 

Framework 21 is considering measures 

for the 2010 fishing year including 

compliance with the first reasonable 

and prudent measure required in the 

recent turtle biological opinion, fishery 

specifications for both the limited 

access and general category fleets, area 

rotation adjustments including 

consideration of a new scallop access 

area on Georges Bank, and other 

measures including minor adjustments 

to the observer set-aside program. The 

Council is scheduled to make final 

decision on this action at the November 

Council meeting and the Scallop 

Committee may identify preferred 

alternatives for the Council to consider. 

The committee may discuss other topics 

at their discretion. 

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 

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 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, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24826 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XS38 

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 

public meeting of the Outreach and 

Education Advisory Panel (AP). 

DATES: The Outreach and Education AP 

meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. 

on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 and 

end by 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 

5, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton, 2225 N. Lois Ave. Tampa, FL 

33607. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charlene Ponce, Public Information 

Officer; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During 

this Advisory Panel meeting, the 

Outreach and Education AP will receive 

updates on past recommendations. In 

addition, the panel will discuss strategic 

planning for priority recommendations, 

the redesign of the Council web site, 

educational meetings regarding 

potential management changes for gag 

grouper, and opportunities for outreach. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Outreach and Education AP 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 these meetings. Actions of the 

Outreach and Education AP 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. 

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