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U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby 

given of the meeting of ACCRES. 

ACCRES was established by the 

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on 

May 21, 2002, to advise the Secretary 

through the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere 

on long- and short-range strategies for 

the licensing of commercial remote 

sensing satellite systems. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The first part of the meeting will be 

closed to the public pursuant to Section 

10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, as 

amended by Section 5(c) of the 

Government in Sunshine Act, Public 

Law 94–409 and in accordance with 

Section 552b(C)(1) of Title 5, United 

States Code. Accordingly, portions of 

this meeting which involve the ongoing 

review and implementation of the April 

2003 U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing 

Space Policy and related national 

security and foreign policy 

considerations for NOAA’s licensing 

decisions are closed to the public. These 

briefings are likely to disclose matters 

that are specifically authorized under 

criteria established by Executive Order 

12958 to be kept secret in the interest 

of national defense or foreign policy and 

are in fact properly classified pursuant 

to such Executive Order. 

All other portions of the meeting will 

be open to the public. During the open 

portion of the meeting, the Committee 

will receive updates on NOAA’s 

Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory 

Affairs activities. The Committee will 

also be available to receive public 

comments on its activities. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for special accommodations 

may be directed to ACCRES, NOAA/ 

NESDIS Commercial Remote Sensing 

Regulatory Affairs Office, 1335 EastWest Highway, Room 8260, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. 

Additional Information and Public 

Comments 

Any member of the public wishing 

further information concerning the 

meeting or who wishes to submit oral or 

written comments should contact Jane 

D’Aguanno, Designated Federal Officer 

for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS 

Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory 

Affairs Office, 1335 East-West Highway, 

Room 8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910. Copies of the draft meeting 

agenda can be obtained from David 

Hasenauer at (301) 713–1644, fax (301) 

713–0204, or e-mail 

David.Hasenauer@noaa.gov. 

The ACCRES expects that public 

statements presented at its meetings will 

not be repetitive of previouslysubmitted oral or written statements. In 

general, each individual or group 

making an oral presentation may be 

limited to a total time of five minutes. 

Written comments (please provide at 

least 13 copies) received in the NOAA/ 

NESDIS Commercial Remote Sensing 

Regulatory Affairs Office on or before 

March 31, 2009, will be provided to 

Committee members in advance of the 

meeting. Comments received too close 

to the meeting date will normally be 

provided to Committee members at the 

meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

D’Aguanno, NOAA/NESDIS 

Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory 

Affairs Office, 1335 East-West Highway, 

Room 8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910; telephone (301) 713–3385, fax 

(301) 713–0204, e-mail 

Jane.Daguanno@noaa.gov, David 

Hasenauer at (301) 713–1644, fax (301) 

713–0204, or e-mail 

David.Hasenauer@noaa.gov. 

Mary E. Kicza, 

Assistant Administrator for Satellite and 

Information Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO38 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council), its 

Dogfish Committee, its Bycatch / 

Limited Access Committee, its 

Ecosystems and Ocean Planning 

Committee, its Annual Catch Limits/ 

Accountability Measures (ACL/AM) 

Committee, its Squid, Mackerel, 

Butterfish Committee, and its Executive 

Committee will hold public meetings. 

DATES: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 through 

Thursday, April 16, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The Sanderling Hotel, 1461 

Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949; telephone: 

252–261–4111. 

Council Address: Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 

New St., Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904; 

telephone: 302–674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331 ext. 

19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

Tuesday, April 14 the Mid-Atlantic 

section of the Joint Dogfish Committee 

will meet from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 

p.m. The Bycatch /Limited Access 

Committee will meet from 1:00 p.m. 

until 2:30 p.m. The Ecosystems and 

Ocean Planning Committee will meet 

from 2:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. From 

7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. there will be 

a scoping session for the Omnibus 

Amendment regarding ACL/AM. 

On Wednesday, April 15 the ACL / 

AM Committee will meet from 8:00 a.m. 

until 9:30 a.m. The Squid, Mackerel, 

and Butterfish Committee will meet 

from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The 

Council will convene at 1:00 p.m. until 

5:00 p.m. to conduct its regular business 

session, receive organizational reports, 

liaison reports, Executive Director’s 

report, the Status of the Fishery 

Management Plans (FMP) report, a 

report on risk considerations, and an 

update on Amendment 11 to the Squid, 

Mackerel, and Butterfish FMP. 

On Thursday, April 16 the Executive 

Committee will meet from 8:00 a.m. 

until 9:00 a.m. The Council will 

convene at 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. to 

receive an update on the Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

(MRIP), receive an update on 

Amendments 17 and 18 to the South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s 

Snapper Grouper FMP, Committee 

Reports, and any continuing and/or new 

business. 

Agenda items by day for the Council’s 

Committees and the Council itself are: 

Tuesday, April 14—the Mid-Atlantic 

section of the Joint Spiny Dogfish 

Committee will receive a report on the 

March meeting of the Joint Dogfish 

Committee, review and discuss prescoping issues related to the 

development of Amendment 1 to the 

Dogfish FMP, and develop Committee 

recommendations for consideration and 

future action by the Joint Dogfish 

Committee. The Bycatch / Limited 

Access Committee will discuss possible 

modifications to black sea bass pots, and 

finalize text and lay-out of the bycatch 

reduction pamphlet. It will also develop 

a plan of action for distribution of the 

bycatch reduction pamphlet, and 

receive a presentation from 

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representatives regarding British 

Columbia’s fishery management 

practices and bycatch reduction efforts. 

The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning 

Committee will review the DOC 

Inspector General’s Report on NEFSC’s 

use of best science for ecosystems, 

receive a report from Dr. Jason Link 

regarding NEFSC prey-predator 

relationship studies, and review the 

status of proposed LNG facilities in the 

Mid-Atlantic Council’s jurisdiction off 

New Jersey. There will be an evening 

scoping session for the ACL/AM 

Omnibus Amendment. Wednesday, 

April 15—The ACL / AM Committee 

will review the status of action for the 

Omnibus Amendment, and discuss risk 

philosophies to be considered by the 

Council for the Omnibus Amendment. 

The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish 

Committee will review the management 

alternatives addressed in Amendment 

11, and review the recommendations of 

the Fishery Management Action Team 

(FMAT). The Council will convene for 

its regular business session to receive 

various reports including a report on 

risk considerations. The Council will 

also review alternatives associated with 

proposed management measures and if 

appropriate select preferred alternatives 

contained in Amendment 11 to the 

Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish FMP, 

and review and adopt the Public 

Hearing Document (PHD) and associated 

draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for Amendment 11. Thursday, 

April 16 - The Executive Committee will 

review highlights of the Council 

Coordination Committee meeting and 

review discussions and outcomes from 

the Northeast Regional Coordinating 

Council (NRCC) meeting. The Council 

will convene to receive an update on the 

Marine Recreational Information 

Program (MRIP), receive an update on 

Amendments 17 and 18 to the South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s 

(SAFMC) Snapper Grouper FMP, 

develop a Council position and provide 

comments to the SAFMC on proposed 

actions contained in Amendments 17 

and 18, receive Committee Reports and 

conduct any continuing and/or new 

business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the Council for discussion, these 

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 Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address 

such emergencies. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Bryan (302–674–2331 ext 18) at least 

five days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: March 23, 2009 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO39 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene meetings of the Hawaii 

Archipelago Plan Team (PT), Advisory 

Panel (AP), and Regional Ecosystem 

Advisory Committee (REAC) in 

Honolulu, Hawaii. 

DATES: The Hawaii Archipelago PT 

meeting will be held TuesdayWednesday, April 14–15, 2009, the 

Hawaii AP meeting will be held 

Thursday, April 16, 2009, and the 

Hawaii REAC meeting will be held 

Friday, April 17, 2009. For the specific 

dates, times, and agendas for the 

meetings see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings of the Hawaii 

Archipelago PT, AP and REAC will be 

held at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop 

St. Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808)522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Schedule and Agenda for Hawaii 

Archipelagic Plan Team Meeting 

9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 

14, 2009 

1. Welcome and Introduction of 

Members 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda 

3. Update on Federal Fisheries 

Management Actions 

a. Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

amendments on Annual Catch Limits 

(ACLs)/Allowable Catch Targets (ACTs)/ 

Accountability Measures 

b. Defining Small-scale traditional 

fishing 

c. Discussion and recommendations 

4. Ecosystem and Habitat 

a. Habitat Assessment Improvement 

Plan 

b. Updating EFH/HAPC information 

i. FEP/FMP designations 

ii. Defining/improving EFH/HAPC 

definitions, boundaries and information 

c. Stimulus Funding for Habitat 

5. Fishery Development 

a. Identify Marine, Education and 

Training Priorities 

b. Cooperative Research priorities 

c. Marine Conservation Plan 

d. Discussion and recommendations 

6. Review of Annual Report Modules 

for Hawaii & Pacific Remote Island 

Areas 

a. Coral Reef Ecosystem 

b. Precious Coral 

c. Crustaceans 

d. Discussion and Recommendations 

Hawaii Archipelagic Plan Team 

Meeting 

9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 

15, 2009 

e. Bottomfish 

i. Main Hawaiian Island Module 

ii. Northwestern Hawaiian Island 

Module 

iii. Market/Economic Report 

iv. Administrative report 

8. Precious Corals Issues 

a. State of Hawaii Black Coral 

Research 

b. National Marine Fisheries Service 

Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center 

Gold Coral Research 

c. Corallium (Pink Coral) Issues 

d. Review of Current and Proposed 

Management Measures 

9. Other Business 

10. Public Comments 

11. Discussion and Recommendation 

Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii 

Archipelago Advisory Panel Meeting 

9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Thursday, April 

16, 2009 

1. Welcome and Introduction of 

Members 

2. Introduction to the Council and 

Magnuson Stevens Act 

3. Status Report on 2008 Advisory 

Panel Recommendations 

4. Emerging Fishery Issues 

5. Community Marine Management 

a. Marine Education and Training 

Program 

b. Aha Moku Community 

Consultation Process