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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 

11 a.m. - The Council meeting will 

begin with a review the agenda and 

minutes. Public testimony on exempted 

fishing permits (EFPs), if any, Final Reef 

Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14, and 

Final Vermilion Snapper Regulatory 

Amendment 14 and Open Public 

Comment Period regarding any fishery 

issue or concern will be from 11:15 a.m. 

- 12 p.m. and 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. People 

wishing to speak before the Council 

should complete a public comment card 

prior to the comment period. 

Thursday, June 7, 2007 

The Council will review and discuss 

reports from the previous two days’

committee meetings as follows: 

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Joint Reef Fish/ 

Mackerel/Red Drum; 

8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Administrative 

Policy; 

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Mackerel 

Management; 

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Data 

Collection; 

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Budget/ 

Personnel; 

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Joint Reef 

Fish/Shrimp Management; 

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Reef Fish 

Management; 

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Report of the 

Closed Council Meeting Conference 

Call; 

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - The Council 

will conclude its meeting by discussing 

Other Business items. 

Committees 

Monday, June 4, 2007 

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/ 

Mackerel/Red Drum Management 

Committee will meet to approve a 

public hearing draft of the Generic 

Offshore Aquaculture Amendment. 

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Administrative 

Policy Committee will meet to consider 

NMFS recommendations for Annual 

Catch Limits (ACL), Accountability 

Measures (AM), and the Scientific and 

Statistical Commitee (SSC) charges in 

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act 

(MSRA). 

Tuesday June 5, 2007 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Mackerel 

Management Committee will meet to 

consider actions recommended by the 

Joint Special Mackerel Group. 

9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Data 

Collection Committee will meet to hear 

a report on the progress of the National 

Committee on Recreational Data 

Surveys. 

11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Budget/ 

Personnel Committee will meet to 

consider the issue of increasing the 

liaison grant to the states. 

1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef 

Fish/Shrimp Management Committee 

will meet to hear summaries of public 

hearings and reports of SSC and 

Advisory Panels (APs) on draft Reef 

Fish 27/Shrimp 14 Amendment and to 

develop their recommendations to the 

Council. 

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will meet to 

recommend actions on Reef Fish 

Amendment 30, Part A and B, 

addressing overfishing of Reef Fish 

stocks and the Regulatory Amendment 

for Vermilion Snapper. 

6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - NOAA Fisheries 

Service and Gulf Council staff will hold 

an open public forum/question and 

answer session on Gulf Reef Fish. This 

forum, while not a public hearing, will 

provide the public an opportunity to ask 

questions and discuss Gulf Reef Fish 

science and management issues in a less 

formal setting intended to increase 

dialogue between constituents and 

fishery managers. 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 

8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee continues to 

meet. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Council and Committees for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the Council and Committees 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

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. The established times for 

addressing items on the agenda may be 

adjusted as necessary to accommodate 

the timely completion of discussion 

relevant to the agenda items. In order to 

further allow for such adjustments and 

completion of all items on the agenda, 

the meeting may be extended from, or 

completed prior to the date established 

in this notice. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Tina Trezza at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: May 10, 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 

[XRIN: 0648–XA26] 

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 

Research Steering Committee 

(Committee) in March, 2007 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: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, May 30, 2007, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 

Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 

339–2200; fax: (508) 256–2550. 

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 several final 

cooperative research project reports and 

develop management advice for use by 

the Council; address the Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center’s report on the 

impacts of fishing on groundfish 

spawning activities and related followup activities concerning the Northeast 

Region’s Experimental Fishing Permit 

Program; develop recommendations 

concerning the peer review of the 

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1President’s Memorandum on Improving 

Spectrum Management for the 21st Century, 49 

Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2875 (Nov. 29, 2004) 

(Executive Memorandum). 

project; discuss data archiving and data 

access for cooperative research project 

results; and other outstanding business 

related to cooperative research. 

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 

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: May 10, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[XRIN: 0648–XA28] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/ 

Ecosystem Advisory Panel and its 

Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee, in 

June, 2007, to consider actions affecting 

New England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from these groups 

will be brought to the full Council for 

formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: These meetings will be held on 

Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 9 a.m. and 1 

p.m. respectively. 

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held 

at the Hilton Mystic Hotel, 20 Coogan 

Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; 

telephone: (860) 572–0731; fax: (860) 

572–0328. 

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 

panel’s schedule and agenda for the 

following meeting is as follows: 

1. Tuesday, June 5, 2007, from 9 a.m. 

- 12 p.m.; The Advisory Panel will meet 

to review the formal public comments 

received on Phase 1 of the Essential Fish 

Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment 

and consider making recommendations 

to the Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem 

Oversight Committee on the alternatives 

contained therein. 

2. Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 1 p.m.; As 

directed by the Council and with the 

assistance of the Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center (NEFSC), the Committee 

will begin discussions on the 

delineation of sub-ecoregions for use in 

ecosystem approaches to fisheries 

management. The committee will also 

review the formal public comments 

received on Phase 1 of the EFH 

Omnibus Amendment and the 

alternatives contained therein and will 

make recommendations to the Council 

on Phase 1 final actions for 

consideration at the June 19–21, 2007 

Council meeting in Portland, ME. 

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 these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens 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, 

Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Commerce Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration (NTIA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Spectrum 

Management Advisory Committee 

(Committee). The Committee provides 

advice to the Assistant Secretary for 

Communications and Information on 

spectrum management matters. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

30, 2007, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830, 

1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., 

Washington, D.C. Public comments may 

be mailed to Spectrum Management 

Advisory Committee, 1401 Constitution 

Ave. N.W., Room 4725, Washington, 

D.C. 20230 or emailed to 

spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meredith Baker, Designated Federal 

Official, at (202) 482–1830 or 

mbaker@ntia.doc.gov; Joe Gattuso 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 Secretary of 

Commerce established the Spectrum 

Management Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to implement a 

recommendation of the President’s 

Initiative on Spectrum Management 

pursuant to the President’s November 

29, 2004 Memorandum for the Heads of 

Executive Departments and Agencies on 

the subject of ‘‘Spectrum Management 

for the 21st Century.’’ 1 This 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, 


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