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determination is documented in a 

finding of no significant impact, signed 

on September 30, 2009. 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24453 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XS14 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will hold a public meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, October 27, 2009, from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn BWI Airport, 890 

Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum 

Heights, MD 21090, telephone: (410) 

859–8400. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 300 S. New 

Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 

Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674– 

2331, extension 19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is: (1) 

specification of Acceptable Biological 

Catch (ABC) for spiny dogfish for the 

upcoming fishing year(s); (2) review of 

the Management Strategy Evaluation 

project and research priorities to 

address scientific uncertainty and 

development of ABC control rules for 

managed species, and (3) to discuss the 

role of the SSC members relative to 

stock assessment working groups and 

Stock Assessment Review Committee 

(SARC) Chairmanship. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to M. 

Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council 

Office, (302) 674–2331 extension 18, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24314 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Commerce 

Spectrum Management Advisory 

Committee (Committee). The Committee 

provides advice to the Assistant 

Secretary for Communications and 

Information on spectrum policy matters. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 27, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 

p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the United States Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW, Room 4830, Washington, DC 

20230. Public comments may be mailed 

to Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Room 4725, Washington, 

DC 20230 or emailed to 

spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Gattuso, Designated Federal Officer, at 

(202) 482–0977 or 

jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit 

NTIA’s web site at www.ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Committee is subject 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2 and is 

consistent with the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. § 904(b). 

The Committee provides advice to the 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information on 

needed reforms to domestic spectrum 

policies and management to enable the 

introduction of new spectrumdependent technologies and services, 

including long-range spectrum planning 

and policy reforms for expediting the 

American public’s access to broadband 

services, public safety, and digital 

television. The Committee functions 

solely as an advisory body in 

compliance with the FACA. 

Matters to Be Considered: The 

Committee will discuss issues, work 

plans, and subcommittees for the 

coming year. There also will be an 

opportunity for public comment at the 

meeting. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held on October 27, 2009, from 9:30 

a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 

The times and the agenda topics are 

subject to change. Please refer to NTIA’s 

web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov, for 

the most up-to-date meeting agenda. 

Place: The meeting will be held at the 

United States Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 

4830, Washington, DC 20230. The 

meeting will be open to the public and 

press on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Space is limited. The public meeting is 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Individuals requiring 

accommodations, such as sign language 

interpretation or other ancillary aids, are 

asked to notify Mr. Gattuso at (202) 482– 

0977 or jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov, at least 

five (5) business days before the 

meeting. 

Status: Interested parties are invited 

to attend and to submit written 

comments with the Committee at any 

time before or after a meeting. Parties 

wishing to submit written comments for 

consideration by the Committee in 

advance of this meeting should send 

them to the above-listed address and 

must be received by close of business on 

October 22, 2009, to provide sufficient 

time for review. Comments received 

after October 22, 2009, will be 

distributed to the Committee, but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting. It 

would be helpful if paper submissions 

also include a compact disc (CD) in 

HTML, ASCII, Word, or WordPerfect 

format (please specify version). CDs 

should be labeled with the name and 

organizational affiliation of the filer, and 

the name of the word processing 

program used to create the document. 

Alternatively, comments may be 

submitted electronically to 

spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov. 

Comments provided via electronic mail 

may also be submitted in one or more 

of the formats specified above. 

Records: NTIA maintains records of 

all Committee proceedings. Committee 

records are available for public 

inspection at NTIA’s office at the 

address above. Documents including the 

Committee’s charter, membership list, 

agendas, minutes, and any reports are 

available on NTIA’s Committee web 

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