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3. Tentative Adoption of 2009 Ocean 

Salmon Management Measures for 

Analysis 

4. Clarify Council Direction on 2009 

Management Measures 

5. Methodology Review Process and 

Preliminary Topic Selection for 2009 

6. Update on Mitchell Act Hatchery 

Environmental Impact Statement 

7. Final Action on 2009 Management 

Measures 

I. Pacific Halibut Management 

1. Incidental 2009 Catch Regulations 

for the Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear 

Sablefish Fisheries 

Advisory entities are scheduled to 

meet April 2–9, 2009 in conjunction 

with the Pacific Council as follows: 

Thursday, April 2, 2009 

Highly Migratory Advisory Subpanel– 

1:00 p.m. 

Highly Migratory Management Team– 

8:00 a.m. 

Friday, April 3, 2009 

Highly Migratory Advisory Subpanel– 

8:00 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Management Team– 

8:00 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee– 

8:00 a.m. 

Habitat Committee–8:30 a.m. 

Legislative Committee–3:30 p.m. 

Saturday, April 4, 2009 

Pacific Council Secretariat–7:00 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation–7:00 

a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

California State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Advisory Subpanel– 

8:00 a.m. 

Highly Migratory Management Team– 

8:00 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee– 

8:00 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group–8:00 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel–1:00 

p.m. 

Groundfish Management Team–1:00 

p.m. 

Enforcement Consultants–4:30 p.m. 

Sunday, April 5, 2009 

Pacific Council Secretariat–To be 

determined 

Washington State Delegation–To be 

determined 

Oregon State Delegation–To be 

determined 

California State Delegation–To be 

determined 

Enforcement Consultants–10:00 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel–10:00 

a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team–10:00 

a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel–10:00 

a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team–10:00 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group–10:00 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group–10:00 a.m. 

Monday, April 6, 2009: 

Pacific Council Secretariat–7:00 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation–7:00 

a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

California State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants–8:00 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel–8:00 

a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team–8:00 

a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel–8:00 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group–8:00 a.m. 

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: 

Pacific Council Secretariat–7:00 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation–7:00 

a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

California State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants–8:00 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel–8:00 

a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team–8:00 

a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel–8:00 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group–8:00 a.m. 

Wednesday, April 8, 2009: 

Pacific Council Secretariat–7:00 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation–7:00 

a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

California State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants–8:00 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel–8:00 

a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team–8:00 

a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel–8:00 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group–8:00 a.m. 

Thursday, April 9, 2009: 

Pacific Council Secretariat–7:00 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation–7:00 

a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

California State Delegation–7:00 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel–8:00 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group–8:00 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group–8:00 a.m. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the Pacific Council for 

discussion, those issues may not be the 

subject 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 

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 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter 

at503–820–2280 at least five days prior 

to the meeting date. 

Dated: March 17, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–6090 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO18 

Western Pacific 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 Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Marine Mammal 

Advisory Committee (MMAC). 

DATES: The MMAC meeting will be held 

on April 6–7, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Council Office Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522– 

8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MMAC will review recent research and 

activities related to cetacean 

interactions and depredation in longline 

fisheries, and produce 

recommendations for future research 

and activities. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 


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should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 

8226 (fax), at least five days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 16, 2009 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5938 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Nomination Application 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on this new information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 18, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0060 collection 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Customer Information Services 

Group, Public Information Services 

Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of 

Jennifer Lo, Program Manager, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450; by telephone at 571–272–7640; or 

by e-mail at nmti@uspto.gov with 

‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Medal of Technology is 

the highest honor awarded by the 

President of the United States to 

America’s leading innovators. 

Established by an Act of Congress in 

1980, the Medal of Technology was first 

awarded in 1985. The Medal is given 

annually to individuals, teams, and/or 

companies/divisions for their 

outstanding contributions to the 

Nation’s economic, environmental and 

social well-being through the 

development and commercialization of 

technology products, processes and 

concepts, technological innovation, and 

development of the Nation’s 

technological manpower. 

The purpose of the National Medal of 

Technology is to recognize those who 

have made lasting contributions to 

America’s competitiveness, standard of 

living, and quality of life through 

technological innovation, and to 

recognize those who have made 

substantial contributions to 

strengthening the Nation’s technological 

workforce. By highlighting the national 

importance of technological innovation, 

the Medal also seeks to inspire future 

generations of Americans to prepare for 

and pursue technical careers to keep 

America at the forefront of global 

technology and economic leadership. 

The National Medal of Technology 

and Innovation Nomination Evaluation 

Committee, a distinguished, 

independent committee appointed by 

the Secretary of Commerce, reviews and 

evaluates the merit of all candidates 

nominated through an open, 

competitive solicitation process. The 

committee makes its recommendations 

for Medal candidates to the Secretary of 

Commerce, who in turn makes 

recommendations to the President for 

final selection. The National Medal of 

Technology and Innovation Laureates 

are announced by the White House and 

the Department of Commerce once the 

Medalists are notified of their selection. 

The public uses the National Medal of 

Technology and Innovation Nomination 

Application to recognize through 

nomination an individual’s or 

company’s extraordinary leadership and 

innovation in technological 

achievement. The application must be 

accompanied by six letters of 

recommendation or support from 

individuals who have firsthand 

knowledge of the cited achievement(s). 

II. Method of Collection 

The nomination application and 

instructions can be downloaded from 

the USPTO Web site. Nomination files 

should be submitted by electronic mail. 

Alternatively, letters of recommendation 

may be sent by electronic mail, fax or 

overnight delivery. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0060. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Primarily business or 

other for-profit organizations; not-forprofit institutions; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 26 

responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 40 hours to gather the 

necessary information, prepare the 

nomination form, write the 

recommendations, and submit the 

request for the nomination to the 

USPTO. This collection contains one 

form. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 1,040 hours per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $36,067. The USPTO is 

calculating an estimated respondent 

hourly rate through an estimate of 

earnings obtained from the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook 

Handbook, 2008–09 edition. The 

USPTO estimates that half of the 

submissions will be filed by public 

relations specialists and half by research 

engineers. The USPTO estimates that it 

will cost public relations specialists 

$23.68 per hour and research engineers 

$45.68 per hour, for an average hourly 

rate of $34.68. Considering these factors, 

the USPTO estimates $36,067 per year 

for labor costs associated with 

respondents. 

Item Estimated time 

for response 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Form ............................................... 40 hours 26 1,040 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... ........................ 26 1,040 


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