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an agency of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, has prepared a Record of 

Decision (ROD) regarding the January 5, 

2007, final Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement (PEIS) for the 

Louisiana Regional Restoration Planning 

Program (RRP Program). The ROD has 

been written pursuant to § 102(2)(c) of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 

regulations promulgated by the Council 

on Environmental Quality (40 CFR part 

1505.2), and the NOAA Administrative 

Order on implementing environmental 

review procedures (NAO 216–6). The 

ROD is a concise statement of the 

management planning and 

environmental impact analysis process 

completed, the alternatives considered, 

and the basis for the selection of 

preferred alternative. The notice of 

availability for the final PEIS was 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 5, 2007, with the close of the 

mandatory waiting period on February 

20, 2007. No comments were received 

on the final PEIS. 

It is the decision of the NOAA, along 

with the Department of the Interior and 

the State of Louisiana, to implement the 

Louisiana RRP Program using the 

methods evaluated in the PEIS. Because 

the analysis is programmatic in nature, 

site and injury-specific features will 

dictate which restoration alternatives 

are most appropriate for individual 

injuries. All practicable means to avoid 

or minimize environmental harm from 

the RRP Program alternative selected 

have been adopted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Questions 

regarding the PEIS and ROD and 

requests for copies of these documents 

should be addressed to either: Karolien 

Debusschere, Deputy Coordinator, 

Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, 

Office of the Governor, 150 Third Street, 

Suite 405, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 

70801; 225/219–5800; e-mail address: 

Karolien.Debusschere@la.gov, or Tony 

Penn, Southeast Branch Chief, NOAA, 

Assessment and Restoration Division, 

1305 East-West Highway, SSMC #4, 

10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; fax 

number 301/713–4387; e-mail address: 

Tony.Penn@noaa.gov. 

The PEIS and Record of Decision are 

available via the Internet at http:// 

www.darrp.noaa.gov/southeast/rrpp-la/ 

and http://www.losco.state.la.us/admin/ 

RRP/RRPprogram_view.asp. 

Dated: May 15, 2007. 

Ken Barton, 

Director, Office of Response and Restoration, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[XRIN: 0648–XA49] 

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 

Whiting Advisory Panel, in June, 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, June 7, 2007, at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton Hotel, 21 Atwells Avenue, 

Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 

831–3900; fax: (401) 751–0007. 

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 Advisory Panel 

role and responsibilities, elect Advisory 

Panel Chairman and Vice Chairman. 

The committee will also review 

management measures and alternatives 

under consideration in an amendment 

to the Multispecies (Groundfish) FMP to 

address small mesh multispecies 

(whiting, red hake, offshore hake). The 

committee will develop Advisory Panel 

comments and recommendations 

regarding small mesh multispecies 

management measures and alternatives 

under consideration, including: 

optimum yield (OY) specifications, total 

allowable catches (TACs); a limited 

access program for the small mesh 

multispecies fishery; measures to 

address historical fisheries; and 

possession limits for small mesh 

multispecies and other management 

measures that may be considered. 

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 18, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9906 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[XRIN: 0648–XA51] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Informational Meeting. 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public informational 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Trans-Boundary Resource 

Assessment Committee (TRAC) 

Industry/Science Data Exchange 

Meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, June 7, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 

1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the New Bedford Free Public Library, 

613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 

02740; telephone: (508) 991–6279. 

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: 

Amendment 13 to the Northeast 

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 

adopted a system to coordinate the 

management of trans-boundary stocks of 

cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder 

with Canada. As part of that system, 

each year, the Trans-Boundary Resource 

Assessment Committee (TRAC) 


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