10894 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 48 / Friday, March 13, 2009 / Notices 

482–2026, E-mail: 

Jessica.Arnold@mail.doc.gov. 

Sean Timmins, 

Trade Specialist, Global Trade Programs, 

Commercial Service Trade Missions Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–5531 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Federal Consistency Appeal by 

Broadwater Energy LLC and 

Broadwater Pipeline LLC 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (Commerce). 

ACTION: Notice of closure— 

administrative appeal decision record. 

SUMMARY: This announcement provides 

notice that the decision record has 

closed for an administrative appeal filed 

with the Department of Commerce by 

Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater 

Pipeline LLC (collectively, 

‘‘Broadwater’’). 

DATES: The decision record for 

Broadwater’s administrative appeal 

closed on February 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal 

record are available at the NOAA Office 

of General Counsel for Ocean Services, 

1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910 and on the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamon Bollock, Attorney-Advisor, 

NOAA Office of the General Counsel, 

301–713–2967, NOAA Office of the 

General Counsel, 301–713–2967, 

gcos.inquiries@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6, 

2008, Broadwater filed notice of an 

appeal with the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary), pursuant to the Coastal 

Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), 

16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., and 

implementing regulations found at 15 

CFR part 930, subpart H. Broadwater 

appealed an objection by the State of 

New York to its proposed construction 

of a liquefied natural gas (‘‘LNG’’) 

terminal, sendout pipeline, and 

appurtenant facilities in the New York 

state waters of Long Island Sound. 

Decisions for CZMA administrative 

appeals are based on information 

contained in a decision record. Under 

the CZMA, the decision record must 

close no later than 220 days after notice 

of the appeal was first published in the 

Federal Register. See 16 U.S.C. 1465. 

Consistent with this deadline, the 

Broadwater appeal decision record 

closed on February 13, 2009. No further 

information or briefs will be considered 

in deciding this appeal. 

Additional information about the 

Broadwater appeal and the CZMA 

appeals process is available from the 

Department of Commerce CZMA 

appeals Web site http:// 

www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.) 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Joel La Bissonniere, 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–5509 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648-XO03 

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 

Scallop Committee in April, 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 

Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This 

meeting will be held at the Hotel 

Providence, 311 Westminister 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 

Committee will discuss several 

outstanding issues related to 

development of Amendment 15 

measures, specifically, refinement of 

measures to comply with new annual 

catch limit (ACL) requirements 

including accountability measures 

(AMs) for the scallop fishery (for both 

the scallop resource and incidental 

catch of yellowtail flounder). The 

Committee will also discuss other 

outstanding issues related to measures 

under development for leasing DAS and 

access area trips, permit and/or quota 

splitting for general category IFQ permit 

holders and other issues. The committee 

will discuss potential issues to be 

considered in Framework 21. The 

Council is scheduled to initiate 

Framework 21 at the April Council 

meeting. The primary purpose of 

Framework 21 is to set management 

measures for fishing year 2010. The 

committee may discuss other topics at 

their discretion. 

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: March 10, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5451 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO04 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene the SEDAR Gag/Red Grouper 

Update Workshop (SEDAR). 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1:00 

pm on Monday, March 30, 2009 and 

conclude no later than 1:00 pm on 

Thursday, April 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the NMFS, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, 

Miami, FL 33149. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

Florida 33607. 


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