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the proposed alternatives to establish a 

catch monitoring program, including: 

provisions for ‘‘maximized retention’’ 

and other measures to address slippage 

and minimize bycatch; measures to 

implement a dockside monitoring 

program; measures to improve 

reporting, compliance, and quota 

monitoring; and measures to address atsea monitoring (including measures to 

improve observer working conditions 

and data collection); 

(3) Other business. 

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 

identified 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 

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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9189 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–X027 

International Whaling Commission; 

61st Annual Meeting; Announcement of 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

date, time, and location of the public 

meetings being held prior to the 61st

annual International Whaling 

Commission (IWC) meeting. 

DATES: The public meetings will be held 

May 27 and May 29, 2009, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting on May 27th

will be held in the Chesapeake Room of 

the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia 

Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The 

meeting on May 29th will be held in the 

NOAA Western Regional Center 

Auditorium, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., 

Seattle, WA 98115. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Wulff, 301–713–9090, Extension 

196. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Commerce is charged with 

the responsibility of discharging the 

domestic obligations of the United 

States under the International 

Convention for the Regulation of 

Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Commissioner 

has responsibility for the preparation 

and negotiation of U.S. positions on 

international issues concerning whaling 

and for all matters involving the IWC. 

He is staffed by the Department of 

Commerce and assisted by the 

Department of State, the Department of 

the Interior, the Marine Mammal 

Commission, and by other agencies. 

Once the draft agenda for the annual 

IWC meeting is completed, it will be 

posted on the IWC Secretariat’s website 

at http://www.iwcoffice.org. 

NOAA will hold meetings prior to the 

annual IWC meeting to discuss the 

tentative U.S. positions for the 

upcoming IWC meeting, including the 

upcoming report of the Small Working 

Group. Because the meeting discusses 

U.S. positions, the substance of the 

meeting must be kept confidential. Any 

U.S. citizen with an identifiable interest 

in U.S. whale conservation policy may 

participate, but NOAA reserves the 

authority to inquire about the interests 

of any person who appears at a meeting 

and to determine the appropriateness of 

that person’s participation. 

Persons who represent foreign 

interests may not attend. These stringent 

measures are necessary to protect the 

confidentiality of U.S. negotiating 

positions and are a necessary basis for 

the relatively open process of preparing 

for IWC meetings. 

The May 27th meeting will be held at 

1 p.m. in the Chesapeake Room of the 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia 

Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The 

meeting on May 29th will be held at 1 

p.m. in the NOAA Western Regional 

Center Auditorium, 7600 Sand Point 

Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98115. WA. 

Photo identification is required to enter 

the building. 

Special Accommodations 

Both meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Ryan Wulff, 301– 

713–9090 by May 4, 2009. 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Rebecca J. Lent, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9256 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System; Information Collection 

Requirement; Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 

Requests for Equitable Adjustment 

(OMB Control Number 0704–0397) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), DoD announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection requirement and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use through April 30, 

2009. DoD proposes that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by June 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0397, using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0397 in the 

subject line of the message. 


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