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Thursday, April 19, 2007 

8 a.m. until 10 a.m. - The Surfclam 

and Ocean Quahog Committee will meet 

with its Advisors. 

10 a.m. - The Council will convene to 

receive an update regarding the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) integration. 

10:30 a.m. until adjournment - The 

Council will receive committee reports 

and address any continuing or new 

business. 

Agenda items for the Council’s 

committees and the Council itself are: 

The Research Set Aside (RSA) 

Committee will meet privately with 

NMFS officials to review 2008 RSA 

project proposals. The Ecosystems 

Committee will review responses to the 

March 9 solicitation letter to member 

states regarding artificial reefs, and 

develop a Committee position on the 

need to create (or not) special 

management zones (SMZs) for artificial 

reefs. The Ecosystems Committee will 

also receive the NMFS’ Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center presentation 

on the current status of its ecosystem 

efforts. The Protected Resources 

Committee will meet with its Advisors 

to review and discuss the NMFS’

Advanced Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (ANPR) on sea turtle 

conservation, and to also review and 

discuss impacts of the Atlantic Trawl 

Gear Take Reduction Team’s (ATGTRT) 

efforts to reduce the incidental take of 

pilot whales and dolphins. The Squid, 

Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee 

will review and update outcomes from 

its March 21 Committee meeting on 

Amendment 11. NMFS’ will hold a 

scoping session regarding annual catch 

limits and accountability measures 

associated with National Standard 1 

Guidelines. The Executive Committee 

will review outcomes of the meeting of 

NMFS’ Northeast Region (NER) officials 

regarding impacts of the MSA 

Reauthorization Act of 2006, review 

status of the Council’s fiscal year 2007 

budget, and review the status of the 

Council’s Advisory Panel surveys and 

related actions. The National Fisheries 

Institute’s Scientific Monitoring 

Committee will provide a presentation 

on the results of its Supplemental 

Finfish Survey and Loligo Net-Testing 

Study. A Public Hearing will be held 

regarding Phase 1 of the New England 

Council’s Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 

Omnibus Amendment. The Council will 

conduct its regular business session, 

and review, select, and approve options/ 

alternatives included in Framework 7 to 

its Summer Flounder, Scup and Black 

Sea Bass FMP regarding mechanisms to 

change biological reference points 

during the specification setting process 

following peer reviewed stock 

assessments. A staff-led discussion will 

then be held on Limited Access 

Programs. The Surfclam and Ocean 

Quahog Committee and its Advisors 

will review cost recovery options for 

surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries 

and solicit input from Advisors 

regarding 2008, 2009, and 2010 quota 

specifications. The Council will receive 

a presentation from its Executive 

Directors on Section 107 of the MSA 

Reauthorization Act of 2006. This will 

be followed by committee reports and 

any continuing or new business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the Council for discussion, these 

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 Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final actions to address 

such emergencies. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to M. Jan Bryan (302) 

674–2331 ext. 18 at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: March 26, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 032607D] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public committee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Multispecies (Groundfish) Advisory 

Panel and Committee will hold 

meetings to consider actions affecting 

New England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meetings will be held April 

19–20, 2007. For specific dates and 

times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, 

Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 

535–4600. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill ι2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978)465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

advisory panel and committee’s 

schedule and agenda for the following 

two meetings are as follows: 

1. Thursday, April 19, 2007, beginning 

at 9 a.m. - Groundfish Advisory Panel 

Meeting 

The Groundfish Advisory Panel 

(Panel) will meet to review scoping 

comments received for Amendment 16 

to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP). This 

amendment will adopt measures as 

necessary to continue the rebuilding of 

several stocks of groundfish, as well as 

make other changes to the FMP that may 

be required. The Panel will spend most 

of its time reviewing two alternative 

management proposals received during 

scoping. One proposal, called area 

management, suggests managing in 

discrete, finite areas with specific 

measures tailored to those areas. A 

second proposal suggests allocating 

points to commercial fishing vessels 

that will be deducted based on catch. If 

time permits, the Panel will also review 

other comments received during 

scoping, including suggestions for 

changes to the days-at-sea (DAS) 

program and other management 

measures. The Panel may also consider 

other business. Panel recommendations 

will be forwarded to the Multispecies 

Committee at a meeting on April 20, 

2007. 

2. Friday, April 20, 2007, beginning at 

9 a.m.- Multispecies (Groundfish) 

Committee Meeting 

The Multispecies Committee will 

meet to develop Amendment 16 to the 

Northeast Multispecies FMP. This 

amendment will adopt measures as 

necessary to continue the rebuilding of 

several stocks of groundfish, as well as 

make other changes to the FMP that may 

be required. The Committee will spend 

most of its time reviewing two 

alternative management proposals 

received during scoping. One proposal, 


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called area management, suggests 

managing in discrete, finite areas with 

specific measures tailored to those 

areas. A second proposal suggests 

allocating points to commercial fishing 

vessels that will be deducted based on 

catch. The committee will also discuss 

a proposal for a limited entry program 

for party/charter vessels fishing in the 

Gulf of Maine. Other business may also 

be discussed. Committee 

recommendations will be forwarded to 

the Council for action at a future date. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action 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 

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 Paul J. Howard 

(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 26, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–5823 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 031607B] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of its Pelagics Plan Team 

(PPT), in Honolulu, HI, to discuss 

fishery issues and develop 

recommendations for future 

management. 

DATES: The meeting of the PPT will be 

held on April 17–19, 2007, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Council Office Conference Room, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI, 96813; telephone: (808) 

522–8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPT 

will meet discuss the following agenda 

items: 

Tuesday April 17, 2007, 8.30 a.m. 

1. Introduction 

2. Annual Report review 

Review of 2006 Annual Report 

modules and recommendations 

Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands 

3. Teleconference link with Pacific 

Council 

A. Status of longline fisheries and their 

management 

a. West Coast + potential for 

expansion and results from current 

exploratory permit in EEZ 

b. Hawaii and American Samoa 

fisheries and new fisheries in 

Micronesia 

B. Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission bigeye tuna (BET) catch 

limits 

a. Current monitoring of BET 

allocation by NMFS Pacific Islands 

Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) 

b. Timely division of Eastern Pacific 

Ocean (EPO) BET quota in event of West 

Coast longline fishery expansion 

C. Protected species management 

a. Hawaii and Western Pacific Region 

(WPR) longline fisheries 

b. West Coast longline and drift 

gillnet fisheries 

4. Continuation of review 2006 Annual 

Report modules and recommendations 

ii. American Samoa 

iii. Guam 

iv. Hawaii 

v. International 

vi. Recreational 

2006 Annual Report region wide 

recommendations 

Wednesday & Thursday, April 18–19, 

2007, 8.30 a.m. 

5. Hana community Fish Aggregating 

Device 

6. Guam Fishermen’s Cooperative 

longline project 

7. Status of American Samoa longline 

fishery 

8. Pelagics Fishery Management Plan 

(PFMP) and amendments 

i. Transition from PFMP to Pelagics 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

ii. Status of Amendment 14 (bigeye/ 

yellowfin overfishing) 

iii. Guam longline exclusion 

modification 

iv. Framework change to incorporate 

quotas for tunas 

9. Status of interactions between 

protected species and WPR longline 

fisheries 

i. Hawaii longline fishery 

ii. American Samoa longline fishery 

10. Evaluation of swordfish longline 

fishery management 

11. Other business 

The order in which the agenda items 

are addressed may change. The PPT will 

meet as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the PPT for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Plan Team 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this document and 

any issue arising after publication of 

this document that requires 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 Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–

8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 27, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–5916 Filed 3–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agricultural Advisory Committee; 

Twelfth Renewal 

The Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission has determined to renew 

again for a period of two years its 

advisory committee designated as the 

‘‘Agricultural Advisory Committee.’’


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