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conducts assessments of Eastern 

Georges Bank cod and haddock, and 

Georges Bank yellowtail flounder. These 

assessments provide the scientific 

advice used to determine management 

measures (including Total Allowable 

Catches, or TACs) for the U.S./Canada 

fishing area (see 50 CFR 648.85(a)). The 

TRAC is scheduled for June 12–15, 2007 

in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, 

Canada. 

Items for discussion at this meeting: 

1. Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

assessment biologists will brief the 

public on the catches (landings and 

discards) and survey data that will be 

used in the 2007 assessments of Eastern 

Georges Bank cod and haddock, and 

Georges Bank yellowtail flounder. 

2. Fishermen are encouraged to attend 

and provide their observations on 

fishing for cod, haddock, and yellowtail 

flounder on Georges Bank in calendar 

year 2006. 

Assessment results will not be 

presented because the assessment will 

not be completed until the following 

week. 

Discussion will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in this 

notice. 

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 

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 

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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: May 18, 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–XA50] 

South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Standard 

Operations, Policy, and Procedures 

(SOPPs) Committee, Economics 

Committee, Personnel Committee 

(Closed Session), Snapper Grouper 

Committee, Shrimp Committee, 

Mackerel Committee, Joint Spiny 

Lobster Advisory Panel and Committee, 

Limited Access Privilege (LAP) Program 

Committee, Joint Habitat and 

Ecosystem-based Management 

Committees, Southeast Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 

Committee, Joint Executive and Finance 

Committees, and a meeting of the full 

Council. The Council will also hold a 

meeting of its Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), including 

subcommittee meetings of the SSC’s 

Biological Subcommittee and SocioEconomics Subcommittee. Public 

comment will be taken concerning 

agenda items for the SSC meetings. In 

addition, the Council will hold a 

meeting of the LAP Program Exploratory 

Workgroup, a public comment session 

regarding a request by the Bluewater 

Fishermen’s Association for an 

Exempted Fishery Permit for longline 

vessels, and a public comment session 

regarding approval of Amendment 14 to 

the Snapper Grouper Fishery 

Management Plan to establish a series of 

marine protected areas in the South 

Atlantic Region. 

DATES: The meeting will be held in June 

2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for specific dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Doubletree Grand Key Resort, 3990 

S. Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL, 

33040; telephone: (1–800) 222–8733 or 

(305) 293–1818. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Dates 

1. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

Meeting: June 10, 2007, 1 p.m. until 5 

p.m.; June 11, 2007 from 10:15 a.m. 

until 3 p.m.; and June 12, 2007, 8 a.m. 

until 12 noon. The SSC Biological 

Subcommittee and SSC SocioEconomics Committee will meet in 

concurrent sessions on Sunday, June 

10, 2007, 5:15 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.; June 

11, 2007, 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. and 3:15 

p.m. until 6 p.m. 

The SSC will receive overviews and 

updates, discuss, and provide 

recommendations to the Council 

regarding, but not limited to, the 

following agenda items: the role of the 

SSC under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Reauthorization Act (MSRA), the 

SEDAR stock assessment for gag 

grouper, the SEDAR stock assessment 

update for vermilion snapper, 

Amendment 15 to the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP), 

Amendment 18 to the FMP for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf 

of Mexico and South Atlantic, a scoping 

document for Amendment 19 to the 

FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic 

Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and 

South Atlantic, a research plan required 

by the MSRA, and a NMFS comparison 

of electronic and paper logbooks versus 

state trip ticket data. 

With the exception of the role of the 

SSC under the MSRA, the SSC 

Biological Subcommittee and the SSC 

Socio-Economics Subcommittee will 

review the same agenda items and 

provide recommendations to the full 

SSC for consideration. 

Amendment 15 to the Snapper 

Grouper FMP addresses rebuilding 

plans for black sea bass, snowy grouper 

and red porgy as well as reductions in 

bycatch for deepwater snapper grouper 

species, recreational sale, black sea bass 

tags and pots, permit renewals, and 

other actions. Amendment 18 to the 

FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic 

Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and 

South Atlantic addresses reductions in 

the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for 

Atlantic migratory group king and 

Spanish mackerel, and changes in trip 

limits for Spanish mackerel. 

Amendment 19, currently approved by 

the South Atlantic Council as a scoping 

document, would separate the FMP for 

Coastal Migratory Pelagics between the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council and the South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, and address 

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with creating separate FMPs between 

the two councils. 

2. SOPPs Committee Meeting: June 11, 

2007, 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. 

The SOPPs Committee will receive an 

update on the status of the Secretarial 

review of the Council’s SOPPs and 

develop changes to the SOPPs as 

necessary. 

3. Economics Committee Meeting: June 

11, 2007, 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

The Economics Committee will 

receive a presentation on economic 

analysis of allocation methodologies for 

Gulf of Mexico grouper species and 

discuss the timeline for development of 

the South Atlantic Council’s 

Socioeconomics Guidance Document. 

4. Personnel Committee Meeting: June 

11, 2007, 4:30 p.m.. until 5:30 p.m. 

(Closed Session) 

The Personnel Committee will receive 

a briefing from the Executive Director 

regarding staffing and personnel issues. 

5. LAP Program Exploratory 

Workgroup Meeting: June 12, 2007, 1:30 

p.m. until 6 p.m. and June 13, 2007, 8 

a.m. until 3 p.m. (Concurrent Sessions) 

The LAP Workgroup will receive a 

presentation and panel discussion of the 

development of the Individual 

Transferable Quota (IFQ) program for 

the Gulf of Mexico grouper, an update 

on the Workgroup’s information 

requests, review and approval of the 

LAP Program Exploratory Workgroup 

draft working document, and prioritize 

the Workgroup’s objectives. The 

Workgroup will also develop LAP 

Program duration options, options for 

species to be included in a LAP 

Program, and discuss gear sectors to be 

included in a LAP Program. 

6. Snapper Grouper Committee 

Meeting: June 12, 2007, 8 a.m. until 4 

p.m. 

The Snapper Grouper Committee will 

meet to discuss the gag grouper SEDAR 

assessment and SEDAR stock 

assessment update for vermillion 

snapper, review recommendations from 

the SSC, and develop recommendations 

for the Council. The Committee will 

also review the Final Amendment 14 to 

the Snapper Grouper FMP establishing 

marine protected areas in the South 

Atlantic Region, and approve sending 

for formal review by the Secretary of 

Commerce, and review Amendment 15 

to the Snapper Grouper FMP, including 

SSC recommendations, and provide 

direction to Council staff. 

7. Shrimp Committee Meeting: June 12, 

2007, 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. 

The Shrimp Committee will review 

input and recommendations from the 

Rock Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP), 

address law enforcement concerns, 

review a draft options paper containing 

recommendations from the AP, and 

provide direction to staff. 

8. Mackerel Committee Meeting, June 

13, 2007, 8 a.m. until 12 noon 

The Mackerel Committee will review 

public comments received on 

Amendment 18 and approve final 

actions. The Committee will also review 

and approve the Amendment 19 scoping 

document, and develop input for 

SEDAR terms of reference and 

appointments. 

9. Joint Spiny Lobster Committee and 

Advisory Panel Meeting, June 13, 2007, 

1:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. 

The Spiny Lobster Committee will 

meet jointly with the Spiny Lobster 

Advisory Panel and receive an update 

from the State of Florida, a briefing on 

NMFS Law Enforcement issues, a 

briefing on NOAA General Counsel 

issues, an update from the Florida State 

Lobster Advisory Board, and develop 

items to include in a plan amendment. 

10. LAP Program Committee Meeting, 

June 13, 2007, 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. 

The Limited Access Privilege Program 

Committee will receive a report from the 

LAP Program Exploratory Workgroup, 

discuss non-LAP alternatives for the 

snapper grouper fishery, reconsider the 

use of proxies for Workgroup members, 

and consider replacement/appointments 

of new members. 

Public Comment Session, June 13, 

2007, 6:30 p.m.: The Council will hold 

a public comment session regarding the 

Bluewater Fishermen’s Association’s 

request for an Exempted Fishery Permit 

(EFP) involving the commercial longline 

fishery. 

11. Joint Habitat and Ecosystem-based 

Management Committees Meeting, June 

14, 2007, 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. 

The Habitat and Ecosystem-based 

Management Committees will review 

Energy and Offshore Aquaculture Policy 

statements, receive an update on the 

Council’s Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP), 

and the FEP Comprehensive 

Amendment. 

12. SEDAR Committee Meeting, June 

14, 2007, 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon 

The SEDAR Committee will review 

actions from the SEDAR Steering 

Committee and develop Scientific 

Research Priorities as required by the 

MSRA. The Committee will also review 

and finalize Council appointees for 

SEDAR 15 (greater amberjack and red 

snapper), SEDAR 15A (mutton snapper), 

SEDAR 16 (South Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico king mackerel), and 

appointment of ‘‘outside’’ individuals to 

SEDAR 16. In addition, the Committee 

will review the status of the vermilion 

snapper assessment update, the gag 

grouper SEDAR assessment, the king 

mackerel SEDAR assessment, and 

review an outline for the Trends Report 

and the Stock Assessment and Fishery 

Evaluation (SAFE) Report. 

13. Joint Executive/Finance Committees 

Meeting, June 14, 2007, 1:30 p.m. until 

3 p.m. 

The Executive and Finance 

Committees will finalize the Calendar 

Year (CY) 2007 FMP/Amendment/ 

Framework timelines, and develop and 

approve CY 2007 activities schedule 

and budget. The Committees will also 

discuss and provide recommendations 

for appointments for an Ad Hoc Marine 

Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey 

(MRFSS) Advisory Panel. 

14. Council Session: June 14, 2007, 3:30 

p.m. until 6 p.m. and June 15, 2007, 8 

a.m. until 12 noon 

Council Session: June 14, 2007, 3:30 

p.m. until 6 p.m. 

From 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., the 

Council will call the meeting to order, 

adopt the agenda, and approve the 

March 2007 meeting minutes. 

From 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., the 

Council will review Experimental 

Fishing Permit applications from: 

Bluewater Fishermen’s Association, S.C. 

Aquarium, and any others received 

prior to the meeting. 

From 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the 

Council will hear a report from the SSC 

and take action as appropriate. 

From 4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., the 

Council will hear a report from the 

Economics Committee and take action 

as appropriate. 

From 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the 

Council will hear a report from the 

Snapper Grouper Committee, receive 

public comment on Amendment 14, 

approve Amendment 14 for submission 

to the Secretary of Commerce, and 

consider other recommendations and 

take action as appropriate. 

4:45 p.m. - Public Comment Session: 

Public comment regarding Amendment 

14 to the Snapper Grouper FMP - 

establishment of 8 marine protected 

areas in the South Atlantic Region. 

From 5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., the 

Council will hear a report from the 

Shrimp Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 


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From 5:45 p.m. - 6 p.m., the Council 

will hear a report from the Mackerel 

Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

Council Session: June 15, 2007, 8 a.m. 

until 12 noon. 

From 8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the Council 

will receive a NOAA General Counsel 

briefing on litigation issues (CLOSED 

SESSION). 

From 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

Spiny Lobster Committee and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the LAP 

Program Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Joint 

Habitat and Ecosystem-based 

Management Committees and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

SEDAR Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 p.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

Joint Executive/Finance Committees 

and take action as appropriate. 

From 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., the 

Council will receive a briefing on the 

use of Green Sticks and the status of the 

petition to list white martin. 

From 10:15 a.m. - 12 noon, the 

Council will receive a report regarding 

the Council Coordinating Committee 

Meeting, discuss Annual Catch Limits, 

receive status reports from NOAA 

Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office, 

NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center, agency and liaison 

reports, and discuss other business 

including upcoming meetings. 

Copies of documents regarding these 

issues are available from the Council 

office (see ADDRESSES). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects 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 action to address the 

emergency. 

Except for advertised (scheduled) 

public hearings and public comment, 

the times and sequence specified on this 

agenda are subject to change. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) by June 6, 2007. 

Dated: May 18, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent to Renew 

Collection 3038–0049, Procedural 

Requirements for Requests for 

Interpretative, No-Action, and 

Exemptive Letters 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

Federal agencies are required to publish 

notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

requirements relating to procedures for 

submitting requests for exemptive, noaction, and interpretative letters. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Christopher W. Cummings, Division of 

Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, 

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher W. Cummings (202) 418–

5445; Fax: (202) 418–5536; e-mail: 

ccummings@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Procedural Requirements for Requests 

for Interpretative, No-Action, and 

Exemptive Letters, OMB Control 

Number 3038–0049—Extension 

Commission Regulation 140.99 

requires persons submitting requests for 

exemptive, no-action, and interpretative 

letters to provide specific written 

information, certified as to 

completeness and accuracy, and to 

update that information to reflect 

material changes. The regulation was 

promulgated pursuant to the 

Commission’s rulemaking authority 

contained in section 8a(5) of the 

Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 

12a(5) (2000). Regulation 41.3 requires 

securities brokers and dealers 

submitting requests for exemptive 

orders to provide specified written 

information in support of such requests. 

Regulation 41.3 was promulgated in 

response to the requirement in the 

Commodity Futures Modernization Act 

of 2000 that the Commission establish 

procedures for requesting such orders. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 


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