Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2012 / Notices 779 

9 a.m.–9:30 a.m.—Statement of 

Organization, Practices, and 

Procedures (SOPPs). 

9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.—Update on the 

National Ocean Council/Coastal 

and Marine Spatial Planning. 

10 a.m.–10:15 a.m.—Break. 

10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—Report on 2011 

National SSC Workshop. 

• Stock Assessment Priority Project 

11:30 a.m.–12 noon—Bycatch Reduction 

Engineering Program (BREP) 

Question and Answer Session. 

12 noon–1:30 p.m.—Lunch. 

1:30 p.m.—Afternoon Session Begins. 

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.—Habitat Blueprint. 

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.—Managing Our 

Nation’s Fisheries (MONF) III 

Conference. 

• Logistics (Date, Location) 

• Steering Committee 

• Agenda/Theme 

• Lead In Workshops 

3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.—Break. 

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.—Outreach and 

Communication. 

• NOAA Fisheries Activities 

• 2012 Communication Strategy 

• RFMC activities 

a. Communication Committee 

collective efforts 

b. Individual Council efforts 

4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.—Other Business, 

updates, and next annual CCC 

Meeting. 

4:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—Wrap-up. 

5:30 p.m.—Adjourn. 

The order in which the agenda items 

are addressed may change. The CCC 

will meet as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Tara 

Scott at (301) 427–8579 at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: January 3, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3 Filed 1–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA919 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) 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: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 8 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 861–8002. 

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 

NEFMC’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will: 

a. Review the 2011 Gulf of Maine 

(GOM) cod assessment to become 

familiar with its assumptions and 

results; 

b. Identify information that was not 

previously considered and that may 

influence the interpretation of the 

assessment results; specify whether the 

possible influence of these elements 

warrants a closer examination at a 

future SSC or other meeting; and 

provide advice on the structure and 

timing of any future meeting the SSC 

believes is warranted; and 

c. Review a range of catch levels for 

GOM cod provided by the Council’s 

Groundfish Plan Development Team 

(PDT) and recommend an interim catch 

level for 2012 if warranted. This last 

step may occur at a meeting yet to be 

scheduled and pending the results of 

the January 25, 2012 meeting. 

d. Other business may be discussed. 

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: January 3, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–38 Filed 1–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Technical Information Service 

National Technical Information Service 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Technical Information 

Service, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

next meeting of the National Technical 

Information Service Advisory Board (the 

Advisory Board), which advises the 

Secretary of Commerce and the Director 

of the National Technical Information 

Service (NTIS) on policies and 

operations of the Service. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on 

Tuesday, February 10, 2012 from 9 a.m. 

to approximately 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board 

meeting will be held in Room 115 of the 

NTIS Facility at 5301 Shawnee Road, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312. Please note 

admittance instructions under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Pat Moton, (703) 605–6103, PatMoton@

ntis.gov, or Mr. Bruce Borzino, (703) 

605–6405, bborzino@ntis.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTIS 

Advisory Board is established by 

Section 3704b(c) of Title 15 of the 

United States Code. The charter has 

been filed in accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App.). 

The morning session will focus on a 

review of NTIS’ performance in Fiscal 

Year 2011, strategic directions in Fiscal 

Year 2011–2012, new markets and new 

ways to enhance NTIS’ utility to Federal 

and non-Federal customers. The 

afternoon session is expected to focus 

on current lines of business and core 

competencies. A final agenda and 

summary of the proceedings will be 


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