56182 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 209 / Friday, October 30, 2009 / Notices 

concerning Atlantic herring. At the 

request of the Council, the SSC was 

asked to revisit the size of the 40% 

buffer between the herring Overfishing 

Level and Acceptable Biological Catch 

to consider whether application of 

recent years retrospective difference of 

about 17% is sufficient to account for 

scientific uncertainty caused by 

retrospective patterns. Prior to a lunch 

break the Herring Committee will ask 

the Council to approve final 

recommendations for multi-year herring 

fishery specifications (2010–12). The 

specifications will address overfishing 

levels, acceptable biological catch, 

management uncertainty and, among 

other issues, the Total Allowable Catch 

and Annual Catch Limits for each of the 

four herring management areas. The 

Council also will receive an update on 

the development of catch monitoring 

alternatives to be included in 

Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and 

based on the discussion, may 

restructure the alternatives. This and the 

previous herring agenda item will be 

discussed until the meeting adjourns at 

the end of the afternoon. 

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 

The second day of the Council 

meeting will begin with a review and 

approval of final measures for inclusion 

in Framework 21 to the Atlantic Sea 

Scallop FMP. Measures under 

consideration for implementation in the 

2010 fishing year will address 

compliance with a reasonable and 

prudent alternative provided in the 

most recent NMFS Biological Opinion 

for the FMP regarding sea turtle 

interactions, fishery specifications for 

both limited access and general category 

fleets, area rotation adjustments, and 

other measures. The Council also will 

review preliminary analyses concerning 

the potential impacts of various 

yellowtail flounder allocation 

alternatives on the scallop fishery. The 

allocation is being considered in a 

specifications package for the 

groundfish fishery for fishing years 

2010–12. 

The Groundfish Committee will ask 

the Council to approve Framework 

Adjustment 44 to the Northeast 

Multispecies FMP. The action is 

intended to include the specification of 

annual catch limits for fishing years 

2010–12,and the yellowtail flounder 

sub-components for the scallop fishery. 

The Council also will address 

modifications to the groundfish 

common pool effort control measures 

such as trip limits or differential daysat-sea counting in order to meet the 

Council’s fishing mortality targets for 

several groundfish stocks. 

Thursday, November 19, 2009 

The Council will begin the last day of 

the meeting with a series of brief reports 

from the Council Chairman and 

Executive Director, the NOAA Fisheries 

Northeast Regional Administrator, 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center and 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council liaisons, NOAA General 

Counsel, representatives of the U.S. 

Coast Guard and the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission, as well 

as NOAA Enforcement. These reports 

will be followed by a review of any 

experimental fishery permit 

applications that have been received 

since the last Council meeting. The 

Council will also approve final 

recommendations for 2010 

specifications for the red crab fishery. 

The discussion will include a review of 

the Red Crab Plan Development Team’s 

analyses; the specifications will address 

acceptable biological catch based on the 

recommendation of the Council’s SSC. 

Following a lunch break, the Council 

will accept public comments on issues 

related to fisheries management issues, 

but not listed on the meeting agenda. 

During the afternoon session, the 

Council plans to approve draft measures 

to be included in Amendment 5 to the 

Monkfish FMP. Issues to be considered 

will include annual catch limits, 

accountability measures, trip limits and 

days-at-sea for 2011–13. Following 

Council approval, the amendment and 

accompanying documents will be made 

available for public review and 

comment. The day will conclude with a 

review and possible development of 

Council positions on bluefin tuna and 

swordfishh management. Before 

adjournment, the Council may address 

any other outstanding business related 

to this meeting. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that 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. 

Dated: October 27, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, 

November 6, 2009. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, 

November 27, 2009. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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