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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

RIN 0648–XI12 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Recovery Plans; Recovery Plan for the 

Northwest Atlantic Population of the 

Loggerhead Sea Turtle 

AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, NMFS and USFWS, 

announce the availability of the revised 

Recovery Plan for the Northwest 

Atlantic Population of the Loggerhead 

Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta). The revised 

recovery plan includes specific recovery 

objectives and criteria to be met in order 

to delist this species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). 

ADDRESSES: The Recovery Plan for the 

Northwest Atlantic Population of the 

Loggerhead Sea Turtle is available on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/recovery/ 

plans.htm#turtles or http:// 

www.fws.gov/northflorida. Copies also 

may be obtained by contacting NMFS 

Office of Protected Resources, 1315 

East-West Highway, Room 13657, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910 (telephone 301–713– 

1401) or USFWS North Florida Field 

Office, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 

200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 (telephone 

904–731–3336). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Schroeder (ph. 301–713–1401, 

fax 301–713–0376, e-mail 

barbara.schroeder@noaa.gov) or Sandy 

MacPherson (ph. 904–731–3328, fax 

904–731–3045, e-mail 

sandylmacpherson@fws.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (15 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires that NMFS 

and USFWS develop and implement 

recovery plans for the conservation and 

survival of threatened and endangered 

species under their jurisdiction, unless 

it is determined that such plans would 

not promote the conservation of the 

species. Section 4(f) of the Act requires 

us to provide a public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment during recovery plan 

development. We made the draft 

revision of the Recovery Plan for the 

Northwest Atlantic Population of the 

Loggerhead Sea Turtle available for 

public comment from May 30, 2008, 

through July 29, 2008 (73 FR 31066, 

May 30, 2008). We considered 

information we received during the 

public comment period and information 

from peer reviewers in our preparation 

of this final revised recovery plan. 

The plan discusses the natural 

history, current status, and the known 

and potential threats to the loggerhead 

turtle in the Northwest Atlantic. The 

plan lays out a recovery strategy to 

address the potential threats based on 

the best available science and includes 

recovery goals and criteria. The plan is 

not a regulatory action, but presents 

guidance for use by agencies and 

interested parties to assist in the 

recovery of loggerhead turtles. The plan 

identifies substantive actions needed to 

achieve recovery by addressing the 

threats to the species. Recovery of 

loggerhead turtles in the Northwest 

Atlantic is a long-term effort and will 

require cooperation and coordination of 

Federal, state, and local government 

agencies, and the community, as well as 

international cooperation. 

Dated: January 9, 2009. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

Dated: January 6, 2009. 

Jeffrey M. Flemming, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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BILLING CODES 3510–22–S, 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XL89 

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals 

During Specified Activities; Marine 

Geophysical Survey in Southeast Asia, 

March–July 2009 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

take authorization; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On December 22, 2008, the 

NMFS announced notice of its proposed 

issuance of an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty 

Earth Observatory (L-DEO), a part of 

Columbia University, to take small 

numbers of marine mammals, by 

harassment incidental to conducting a 

marine seismic survey in Southeast Asia 

during March-July 2009. Written 

comments were due by January 21, 

2009. Under the unique circumstances 

of the timing of the publication of the 

Federal Register notice relative to 

several Federal holidays, NMFS has 

decided to extend the public comment 

period by 15 days, to February 5, 2009. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

this action has been extended from 

January 21 to February 5, 2009. Written 

comments and information must be 

received no later than February 5, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application should be addressed to P. 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation, and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910–3225. The mailbox 

address for providing email comments 

is PR1.0648–XL89@noaa.gov. Comments 

sent via email, including all 

attachments, must not exceed 10– 

megabyte file size. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Howard Goldstein, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, 301–713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 22, 2008 (73 FR 78294), the 

NMFS announced notice of its proposed 

issuance of an Incidental harassment 

Authorization (IHA) to L-DEO, a part of 

Columbia University, to take small 

numbers of marine mammals by 

harassment incidental to conducting a 

marine seismic survey in Southeast Asia 

during March-July 2009. Under the 

unique circumstances of the timing of 

the publication of the Federal Register 

notice relative to several Federal 

holidays, NMFS had decided to extend 

the public comment period by 15 days, 

to February 5, 2009. The Federal 

Register notice published three days 

before the Christmas holiday, which fell 

on Thursday, December 25, 2008. The 

following day, Friday, December, 26, 

2008 was declared a Federal holiday for 

executive branch departments and 

agencies. New Year’s Day, a Federal 

holiday, was the following Thursday, 

January 1, 2009. In recognition of the 

fact that the timing of these three 

holidays led many workers to be away 

for much of the two-week period and 

some non-government organizations 

closed their offices during that period, 

NMFS’ public comment period for this 

proposed action is hereby extended to 

February 5, 2009. NMFS is also aware 

that the proposed action is for a new 

geographical area rather than a renewal 

of a prior action, where the associated 

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documents are lengthy and would likely 

not be familiar to many interested 

parties. Finally, NMFS does not 

anticipate that the comment period 

extension will delay its decision of 

whether to issue an IHA. 

Background information concerning 

the proposed IHA can be found in the 

Federal Register notice and is not 

repeated here. For additional 

information about the IHA application 

and associated EA, please visit the 

website at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

pr/permits/incidental.htm 

Dated: January 12, 2009. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–981 Filed 1–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XM73 

National Marine Fisheries Service; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public workshop. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a workshop 

for participants that are required to 

submit an Economic Data Report for the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab 

Rationalization Program. 

DATES: The workshop will be held on 

Thursday, January 22, 2009, from 1:30 

p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Pacific Seafood Processors 

Association office, 1900 W. Emerson 

Place, ι205, Seattle, WA 98119. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Garber-Yonts; (206) 526-6301 or 

brian.garber-yonts@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 

Crab Rationalization Program requires 

any owner or leaseholder of a vessel or 

processing plant that harvested or 

processed crab in certain BSAI fisheries 

to submit an Economic Data Report 

(EDR) for the previous calendar year. 

NMFS staff will hold a workshop with 

BSAI crab industry members to review 

current crab EDR data documentation 

and data quality findings. Workshop 

participants will also discuss the 

development of best practices 

guidelines for completing crab EDR 

forms and discuss possible revisions to 

the current crab EDR forms. For further 

information on the Crab Rationalization 

Program, please visit the NMFS Alaska 

Region website at http:// 

www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. 

Special Accommodations 

This workshop is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for special accommodations 

should be directed to Brian GarberYonts (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) at least 5 working days before 

the workshop date. 

Dated: January 13, 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–XM70 

North 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: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will hold public 

meetings. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

Monday, February 2 through Tuesday, 

February 10, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison 

Street, Seattle, WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Council staff, 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council will begin its plenary session at 

8 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4 

continuing through Tuesday, February 

10, 2009. The Council’s Advisory Panel 

(AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, 

February 2 and continue through 

Friday, February 6. The Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 

8 a.m. on Monday, February 2 and 

continue through Wednesday, February 

4, 2009. The Ecosystem Committee will 

meet Tuesday, February 3, from 4 p.m. 

to 6 p.m. The Enforcement Committee 

will meet Tuesday, February 3, from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. in the. The 

Comprehensive Data Collection 

Committee may also meet this week at 

the hotel, time TBA. All meetings are 

open to the public, except executive 

sessions. 

Council Plenary Session: The agenda 

for the Council’s plenary session will 

include the following issues. The 

Council may take appropriate action on 

any of the issues identified. 

1. Reports 

Executive Director’s Report 

NMFS Management Report 

NMFS Enforcement Report 

Alaska Department of Fish & Game 

Report 

U.S. Coast Guard Report 

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission Report 

Protected Species Report (update on 

schedule of Steller Sea Lion (SSL) draft 

Status Quo Biological Opinion (BiOp) 

and Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS); Bering Sea and Aleutian Island 

(BSAI) Pacific cod split. 

2. American Fisheries Act (AFA) 

Cooperative reports: Receive reports 

from BSAI Pollock cooperatives. 

3. Arctic Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP): Final action to adopt FMP for the 

Arctic region. 

4. Salmon Bycatch: Review InterCooperative Agreement (ICA) incentive 

proposals and Bycatch Committee 

Report. 

5. Amendment 80: Initial review of 

analysis for Amendment 80 Cooperative 

Formation. 

6. BSAI Fixed Gear: Initial review of 

BSAI fixed gear parallel fisheries 

analysis. 

7. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Sideboards: 

Discussion paper on GOA Sideboards 

for AFA catcher vessels; Initial review 

of GOA Pacific cod sideboards for crab 

vessels. 

8. BSAI Crab Issues: Initial review 

BSAI Crab Regional Delivery Relief; 

Receive Committee report; Receive 

proposed workplan and timeline for 

crab analysis/discussion papers for 

changes to the program, and action as 

necessary; Receive progress report on 

Crab Economic Data Report (EDR) 

surveys. 

9. Marine Protection Act Nomination 

Process: Review NMFS letter and 

discuss next steps (T). 

10. Halibut/Sablefish Issues: Review/ 

Rescind previous action to remove 

inactive Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

shares; Review halibut catch sharing 

plan discussion papers (SSC only): (i) 

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