52950 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 198 / Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Notices 

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 Gail 

Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: October 8, 2009. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24736 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XS31 

Mid-Atlantic 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Spiny 

Dogfish Monitoring Committee will 

hold a public meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 29, 2009, from 10 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Radisson Airport Hotel Providence, 

2081 Post Rd, Warwick, RI 02886, 

telephone: (401) 739–3000. 

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 to review the 

update to the status of the spiny dogfish 

stock and develop management 

measures for the 2010 fishing year. The 

Monitoring Committee will take into 

consideration the Council’s Scientific 

and Statistical Committee’s 

recommendations for specification of 

Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) for 

spiny dogfish for the upcoming fishing 

year(s). Management measures that will 

be discussed may include, but not 

necessarily be limited to, quotas and 

daily landings limits. Multiple-year 

management measures for fishing years 

2011 through 2012 may also be 

addressed. The Atlantic States Marine 

Fisheries Commission’s Spiny Dogfish 

Technical Committee will also be 

present and will develop 

recommendations for management 

measures in state jurisdictional waters. 

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 

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 9, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24739 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XS33 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Council and its 

advisory entities will hold public 

meetings. 

DATES: The Pacific Council and its 

advisory entities will meet October 30– 

November 5, 2009. The Council meeting 

will begin on Saturday, October 31, 

2009 at 11 a.m., reconvening each day 

through Thursday, November 5, 2009. 

All meetings are open to the public, 

except a closed session will be held 

from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, 

October 31 to address litigation and 

personnel matters. The Council will 

meet as late as necessary each day to 

complete its scheduled business. 

ADDRESSES: The Pacific Council and 

advisory body meetings will be held at 

the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, 

3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 

92626; telephone: (714) 540–7000. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director, 

telephone: (866) 806–7204 or (503) 820– 

2280; or access the Pacific Council 

website, www.pcouncil.org for the 

current meeting location, proposed 

agenda, and meeting briefing materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the Pacific 

Council agenda, but not necessarily in 

this order: 

A. Call to Order 

1. Opening Remarks 

2. Roll Call 

3. Report of the Executive Director 

4. Adopt Meeting Agenda 

B. Open Comment Period 

1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items 

C. Pacific Halibut Management 

1. 2010 Pacific Halibut Fishery 

Regulations 

D. Ecosystem Management 

1. Ecosystem Based Fishery 

Management Plan 

E. Habitat 

1. Current Habitat Issues 

F. Highly Migratory Species 

Management 

1. National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Report 

2. Recommendations to the Western 

and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission 

3. Fishery Management Plan 

Amendment 2: Annual Catch Limits and 

Accountability Measures 

G. Groundfish Management 

1. NMFS Report 

2. Stock Assessments and Rebuilding 

Plans for 2011–12 Groundfish Fisheries 

3. Council Recommendations for 

Exempted Fishing Permits 

4. Part 1 - Inseason Adjustments to 

2009 and 2010 Groundfish Fisheries 

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