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108–360). The Committee is composed 

of 15 members appointed by the 

Director of NIST, who were selected for 

their technical expertise and experience, 

established records of distinguished 

professional service, and their 

knowledge of issues affecting the 

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program. In addition, the Chairperson of 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 

Committee (SESAC) serves in an exofficio capacity on the Committee. The 

Committee assesses: 

• Trends and developments in the 

science and engineering of earthquake 

hazards reduction; 

• The effectiveness of NEHRP in 

performing its statutory activities 

(improved design and construction 

methods and practices; land use 

controls and redevelopment; prediction 

techniques and early-warning systems; 

coordinated emergency preparedness 

plans; and public education and 

involvement programs); 

• Any need to revise NEHRP; and 

• The management, coordination, 

implementation, and activities of 

NEHRP. 

Background information on NEHRP 

and the Advisory Committee is available 

at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice 

is hereby given that the Advisory 

Committee on Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction (ACEHR) will hold a meeting 

on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 from 2 

p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 

(EST). There will be no central meeting 

location. The public is invited to 

participate in the meeting by calling in 

from remote locations. The primary 

purpose of this meeting is to review and 

finalize the Committee’s draft 

reauthorization letter to the Interagency 

Coordinating Committee (ICC). The draft 

letter will be posted on the NEHRP Web 

site at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request detailed instructions on how to 

dial in from a remote location to 

participate in the meeting. 

Approximately fifteen minutes will be 

reserved from 3:45 p.m.–4 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time (EST) for public 

comments, and speaking times will be 

assigned on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. The amount of time per speaker 

will be determined by the number of 

requests received, but is likely to be 

about 3 minutes each. Questions from 

the public will not be considered during 

this period. Speakers who wish to 

expand upon their oral statements, 

those who had wished to speak but 

could not be accommodated, and those 

who were unable to participate are 

invited to submit written statements to 

the ACEHR, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8630, via fax at (301) 975–5433, 

or electronically by e-mail to 

info@nehrp.gov. 

All participants of the meeting are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to participate must 

register by close of business Monday, 

March 23, 2009, in order to be admitted. 

Please submit your name, time of 

participation, e-mail address, and phone 

number to Tina Faecke. At the time of 

registration, participants will be 

provided with detailed instructions on 

how to dial in from a remote location in 

order to participate. Non-U.S. citizens 

must also submit their country of 

citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and 

address with their registration. Ms. 

Faecke’s e-mail address is 

cookie@nist.gov, and her phone number 

is (301) 975–5911. 

Dated: February 23, 2009. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Deputy Director. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XN57 

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, on 

March 17–18, 2009, 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 

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10 a.m. and 

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 225 

McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128; 

telephone: (617) 569–5250; fax: (617) 

561–0971. 

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: 

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 

The Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will conduct a review 

of proposed methods for analyzing the 

economic and social impacts of 

measures to be included in the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

associated with Amendment 15 to the 

Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan; 

proposed methods for determining 

monkfish acceptable biological catch 

and accountability measures; and 

discuss further planning for a proposed 

Ecosystem-based Fishery Management 

Workshop and any other outstanding 

committee business related to SSC 

meeting schedules, priorities and 

attendance. 

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 

The SSC will review the Habitat Plan 

Development Team’s methods and 

analyses of gear effects, vulnerability 

assessment and adverse impacts 

evaluations associated with Draft 

Habitat Omnibus #2, an action that will 

update all New England Council fishery 

management plan essential fish habitat 

(EFH) designations and include 

measures to reduce adverse impacts on 

EFH. 

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. 


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Dated: February 24, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–4186 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XN27 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces free 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops 

and Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

to be held in April, May, and June of 

2009. Certain fishermen and shark 

dealers are required to attend a 

workshop to meet regulatory 

requirements and maintain valid 

permits. Specifically, the Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop is mandatory 

for all federally permitted Atlantic shark 

dealers. The Protected Species Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop is mandatory for vessel 

owners and operators who use bottom 

longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet 

gear, and have also been issued shark or 

swordfish limited access permits. 

Additional free workshops will be held 

in 2009 and announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops will be held April 22, May 

7, and June 4, 2009. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

will be held April 22, April 29, May 6, 

May 20, June 17, and June 24, 2009. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

further details. 

ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

South Boston, MA; Vero Beach, FL; and 

Old Jefferson (New Orleans), LA. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

will be held in Manahawkin, NJ; 

Panama City, FL; Kitty Hawk, NC; 

Ocean City, MD; Key Largo, FL; and 

Houston, TX. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

further details on workshop locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Pearson by phone: (727) 

824–5399, or by fax: (727) 824–5398. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

workshop schedules, registration 

information, and a list of frequently 

asked questions regarding these 

workshops are posted on the Internet at: 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ 

workshops/. 

Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops 

Since December 31, 2007, Atlantic 

shark dealers have been prohibited from 

receiving, purchasing, trading, or 

bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a 

valid Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshop certificate is on the premises 

of each business listed under the shark 

dealer permit which first receives 

Atlantic sharks (71 FR 58057; October 2, 

2006). Dealers who attend and 

successfully complete a workshop are 

issued a certificate for each place of 

business that is permitted to receive 

sharks. These certificate(s) are valid for 

three years. 

Currently permitted dealers may send 

a proxy to an Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop. However, if a 

dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer 

must designate a proxy for each place of 

business covered by the dealer’s permit 

which first receives Atlantic sharks. 

Only one certificate will be issued to 

each proxy. A proxy must be a person 

who: is currently employed by a place 

of business covered by the dealer’s 

permit; is a primary participant in the 

identification, weighing, and/or first 

receipt of fish as they are offloaded from 

a vessel; and fills out dealer reports. 

Atlantic shark dealers are prohibited 

from renewing a Federal shark dealer 

permit unless a valid Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop certificate for 

each business location which first 

receives Atlantic sharks has been 

submitted with the permit renewal 

application. The certificate(s) are valid 

for three years. Additionally, trucks or 

other conveyances which are extensions 

of a dealer’s place of business must 

possess a copy of a valid dealer or proxy 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

certificate. Approximately 30 free 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops 

have been conducted since January 

2007. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. April 22, 2009, from 1 p.m.–5 p.m., 

South Boston Public Library, 646 East 

Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127. 

2. May 7, 2009, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m., 

Leisure Square—TUFF Room, 3705 16th 

Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960. 

3. June 4, 2009, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m., 

Jefferson Parrish Library—Rosedale 

Branch, 4036 Jefferson Highway, Old 

Jefferson, LA 70121. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop, please 

contact Eric Sander by e-mail at 

esander@peoplepc.com or by phone at 

(386) 852–8588. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following items to the workshop: 

Atlantic shark dealer permit holders 

must bring proof that the individual is 

an agent of the business (such as articles 

of incorporation), a copy of the 

applicable permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Atlantic shark dealer proxies must 

bring documentation from the shark 

dealer acknowledging that the proxy is 

attending the workshop on behalf of the 

permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a 

specific business location, a copy of the 

appropriate permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The shark identification workshops 

are designed to reduce the number of 

unknown and improperly identified 

sharks reported in the dealer reporting 

form and increase the accuracy of 

species-specific dealer-reported 

information. Reducing the number of 

unknown and improperly identified 

sharks will improve quota monitoring 

and the data used in stock assessments. 

These workshops will train shark dealer 

permit holders or their proxies to 

properly identify Atlantic shark 

carcasses. 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

Since January 1, 2007, shark limited 

access and swordfish limited access 

permit holders who fish with longline 

or gillnet gear, have been required to 

submit a copy of their Protected Species 

Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop certificate in 

order to renew either permit (71 FR 

58057; October 2, 2006). These 

certificate(s) are valid for three years. As 

such, vessel owners who have not 

already attended a workshop and 

received a NMFS certificate, or if their 

certificate(s) are due to expire in 2009, 

must attend one of the workshops 

offered in 2009 to fish with or renew 

either permit. Additionally, new shark 

and swordfish limited access permit 

applicants who intend to fish with 


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