Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 97 / Monday, May 21, 2007 / Notices 28475 

Public Comments Solicited 

NMFS solicits written comments on 

the draft Revised Recovery Plan. All 

substantive comments received by the 

date specified above will be considered 

prior to final approval of the Plan. 

Authority: Section 4(f) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: May 16, 2007. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9755 Filed 5–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Fisheries of the Northeast Region; 

Overfished Determination of Winter 

Skate 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of overfished 

determination. 

SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice 

that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), has determined 

that winter skate is overfished. NMFS 

notified the New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) of its 

determination by letter. The Council is 

required to take action within 1 year 

following NMFS notification that 

overfishing is occurring or a stock is 

approaching overfishing, a stock is 

overfished or approaching an overfished 

condition, or existing remedial action 

taken to end overfishing or rebuild an 

overfished stock has not resulted in 

adequate progress. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debra Lambert, telephone: (301) 713–

2341. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 

1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2), 

NMFS sends written notification to 

fishery management councils when 

overfishing is occurring or a stock is 

approaching overfishing; a stock is 

overfished or approaching an overfished 

condition, or existing action taken to 

end previously identified overfishing or 

rebuilding a previously identified 

overfished stock or stock complex has 

not resulted in adequate progress. On 

February 20, 2007, the NMFS Northeast 

Regional Administrator sent a letter 

notifying the Council that winter skate 

is overfished. 

A copy of the notification letter sent 

to the Council for the aforementioned 

determination is available at http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/ 

statusoffisheries/SOSmain.htm. 

Within 1 year of a notification under 

Magnuson-Stevens Act sections 

304(e)(2) or (e)(7), the respective 

Council must take remedial action in 

response to the notification, to end 

overfishing if overfishing is occurring; 

rebuild an overfished stock or stock 

complex to the abundance that can 

produce maximum sustainable yield 

within an appropriate time frame; 

prevent overfishing from occurring if a 

stock is approaching overfishing; and/or 

prevent a stock from becoming 

overfished if it is approaching an 

overfished condition (see implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(3)). 

Such action must be submitted to NMFS 

within 1 year of notification and may be 

in the form of a new fishery 

management plan (FMP), an FMP 

amendment, or proposed regulations. 

Dated: May 16, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9753 Filed 5–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, June 29, 

2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Eileen A. Donovan, 202–418–5100. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

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COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, June 8, 

2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Eileen A. Donovan, 202–418–5100. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–2529 Filed 5–17–07; 11:21 am] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, June 15, 

2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Eileen A. Donovan, 202–418–5100. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, June 22, 

2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Eileen A. Donovan, 202–418–5100. 

Eileen A. Donovan, 

Acting Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–2531 Filed 5–17–07; 11:21 am] 

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