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assessment instructions directly to CBP 

within 15 days of publication of the 

final results of these reviews. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

Bonding will no longer be permitted 

to fulfill security requirements for 

shipments from Blue Field of certain 

preserved mushrooms from the PRC 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption in the United States on 

or after the publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. The cash deposit 

rate shall be required for merchandise 

subject to the order, entered or 

withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption on or after the publication 

date of these final results for this new 

shipper review, as provided for by 

section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended: (1) The cash deposit 

rates for Blue Field (i.e., for subject 

merchandise both manufactured and 

exported by Blue Field) will be zero; (2) 

the cash deposit rate for PRC exporters 

who received a separate rate in a prior 

segment of the proceeding will continue 

to be the rate assigned in that segment 

of the proceeding; (3) the cash deposit 

rate for the PRC entity and for subject 

merchandise exported by Blue Field, 

but not manufactured by Blue Field, 

will continue to be the PRC–wide rate 

(i.e., 198.63 percent); and (4) the cash 

deposit rate for non–PRC exporters of 

subject merchandise from the PRC will 

be the rate applicable to the PRC 

exporter that supplied that non–PRC 

exporter. These deposit requirements 

shall remain in effect until publication 

of the final results of the next 

administrative review. There are no 

changes to the rates applicable to any 

other companies under this 

antidumping duty order. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

The Department will disclose 

calculations performed in connection 

with these final results of review within 

five days of the date of publication of 

this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b). This notice serves as a final 

reminder to importers of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 

to file a certificate regarding the 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

prior to liquidation of the relevant 

entries during this review period. 

Failure to comply with this requirement 

could result in the Secretary’s 

presumption that reimbursement of 

antidumping duties occurred and 

subsequent assessment of double 

antidumping duties. 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with section 351.305(a)(3) of the 

Department’s regulations. Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and the terms of an 

APO is a punishable violation. 

The final results of this new shipper 

review and notice are published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: October 12, 2005. 

Joseph A. Spetrini, 

Acting Assistant Secretaryfor Import 

Administration. 

Appendix I 

Issues in the Decision Memorandum 

Comment 1:Appropriate surrogate value 

for tin plate 

Comment 2:The Department should not 

adjust the surrogate labor rate for 

inflation 

Comment 3:The Department should 

revise mistakes made in its surrogate 

factory overhead, SG&A, and profit ratio 

calculations 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 051012261–5261–01; I.D. 

092605A] 

RIN 0648–AT68 

2006 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research 

Set-Aside Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NMFS requests research 

proposals for fishing year 2006 (March 

1, 2006 - February 28, 2007) to utilize 

portions of the total allowable catch 

(TAC) and Days-at-Sea (DAS) allowance 

in the Atlantic sea scallop fishery that 

have been set aside by the New England 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

for sea scallop research endeavors under 

a research set-aside (RSA) program. The 

program provides a mechanism to fund 

research and compensate vessel owners 

through the sale of fish harvested under 

the research quota. Vessels participating 

in an approved research project may be 

authorized by the Administrator, 

Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional 

Administrator), to harvest and land 

species in excess of any imposed trip 

limit or to harvest and land during 

fishery closures. Landings from such 

trips would be sold to generate funds 

that would help defray the costs 

associated with research projects. No 

Federal funds will be provided for 

research under this notification. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

by NMFS no later than 5 p.m. EDT, 

November 18, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic application 

submissions must be transmitted on-line 

through http://www.grants.gov. 

Applications submitted through http:// 

www.grants.gov will be accompanied by 

a date and time receipt indication on 

them. Since delays may be experienced 

when registering with Grants On-line 

near the end of a solicitation period, 

NOAA strongly recommends that you 

do not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the on-line 

application process. If an applicant does 

not have Internet access, hard copy 

proposals will be accepted, and the date 

will be recorded when the proposals are 

received in the program office. Paper 

applications must be sent to NMFS, 

Northeast Regional Office, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. 

Electronic or hard copies received after 

the deadline will not be considered, and 

hard copy applications will be returned 

to the sender. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information on the Atlantic Sea Scallop 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as it 

relates to this funding opportunity, 

contact Andrew Applegate, New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

by phone (978) 465–0492, or Paul Perra, 

NMFS, by phone (978) 281–9153, fax 

(978) 281–9135, or email 

Paul.Perra@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

Application information is available 

at http://www.grants.gov. Electronic 

copies of the Standard Forms for 

submission of research proposals may 

be found on the Internet in a PDF 

(Portable Document Format) version at 

http://www.ago.noaa.gov/grants/ 

appkit.shtml. Applicants without 

Internet access can contact Rich Maney, 

NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 

by phone 978–281–9265, by fax 978–

281–9117, or by email at 

Rich.Maney@noaa.gov. 

For a copy of the full funding 

opportunity announcement for this 

request for proposals and to apply for 

this NOAA Federal funding 

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opportunity, please go to http:// 

www.grants.gov and use the following 

funding opportunity number: NMFSNERO–2006–2000403. 

Background 

For fishing year 2006, the Council has 

set aside portions of the TAC and DAS 

allowance in the sea scallop fishery to 

be used for sea scallop research 

endeavors under a RSA program. The 

RSA program provides a mechanism to 

fund research and compensate vessel 

owners through the sale of fish 

harvested under the research quota. 

Research proposals are, therefore, 

sought to utilize the three set-asides 

implemented by Amendment 10 to the 

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery 

Management Plan (Amendment 10) (69 

FR 35194, June 23, 2004), and 

Frameworks 16 to the Atlantic Sea 

Scallop FMP and 39 to the Northeast 

Multispecies FMP (Joint Frameworks) 

(69 FR 63460, November 2, 2004). For 

Scallop Fishing Year 2006, with the 

scallop value estimated at $4.95 per lb, 

the values of TAC and DAC are 

estimated as follows: (1) The DAS setaside for the open fishing areas is 373 

DAS, with an average catch rate of 1,900 

lb/DAS (862 kg/DAS) and value of 

$3,508,065; (2) the research TAC setaside for the Closed Area (CA) I Access 

Area is 56,482 lb (26 mt), with a value 

of $279,586; and (3) the research TAC 

set-aside for the Nantucket Lightship 

Access Area (NLAA) is 135,937 lb (62 

mt), with a value of $672,888. Thus, for 

fishing year 2006, the total value of the 

set-asides available for scallop-related 

research is approximately $4,460,539 

(79 percent from the open area DAS setaside, 6 percent from the CA I, and 15 

percent from the NLAA). Researchers 

must specify the amount of set-aside 

(TAC or DAS, as appropriate) sought 

from each area. 

Under the area access program 

implemented by Amendment 10, 

limited access sea scallop vessels will 

be allowed to land scallops in excess of 

the proposed possession limit or to take 

additional trips above those proposed in 

the area access program. The proceeds 

of the excess catch or additional trips 

may be used by such vessels to offset 

the costs of the research proposals 

submitted in response to this notice. 

The access areas will remain open until 

one of four events trigger a closure: (1) 

The fishing year ends (February 28, 

2007); (2) finfish catches exceed TACs 

established by the Joint Frameworks; (3) 

the vessels use all of the trips 

authorized under the area access 

program; or (4) the fishing season, as 

established by the Joint Frameworks, 

ends. 

Amendment 10 expanded the RSA 

program to all areas where scallop 

fishing occurs, including regular open 

fishing areas. For each fishing year, 2 

percent of the total allowable DAS 

allocations will be set-aside for scallop 

related research activities, before 

determining annual fishing allocations 

for limited access scallop vessels. This 

pool of DAS is available for authorized 

research projects under which vessels 

may participate in scallop research 

programs and/or conduct trips to 

compensate for research expenses 

incurred. The vessel may be authorized 

to conduct additional trips of a specified 

duration that will not be counted 

against the vessel’s annual DAS 

allocation as compensation. 

Vessels participating in an approved 

project and fishing in a Sea Scallop 

Access Area, will be authorized by the 

Regional Administrator to: Take 

additional trips into the area(s) and/or 

to land scallops in excess of the 

possession limits established by the 

Joint Frameworks (18,000 lb or 8,165 kg 

for full-time vessels, 14,400 lb or 6,532 

kg for part-time vessels, and 3,000 lb or 

1,361 kg for occasional vessels). 

Funding Availability 

No Federal funds are provided for 

research under this notification, but 

rather the opportunity to fish and sell 

the catch to generate income. The 

Federal Government’s contribution to 

the project will be a Letter of 

Authorization (LOA) that will provide 

special fishing privileges in response to 

sea scallop research proposals selected 

to participate in this program. Funds 

generated from landings harvested and 

sold under the Scallop RSA Program 

shall be used to cover the cost of 

research activities, including vessel 

costs. For example, the funds may be 

used to pay for gear modifications, 

monitoring equipment, the salaries of 

research personnel, or vessel operation 

costs. The Federal Government shall not 

be liable for any costs incurred in the 

conduct of the project. Specifically, the 

Federal Government is not liable for any 

costs incurred by the researcher or 

vessel owner should the sale of catch 

not fully reimburse the researcher or 

vessel owner for his/her expenses. In 

the past, 2–6 awards have been 

approved each fishing year. During the 

2005 fishing year, six awards were 

approved, distributing a total of 290,634 

lb of TAC and 220 DAS. 

Statutory Authority 

Issuing grants is consistent with 

sections 303(b)(11), 402(e), and 404(c) of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1853(b)(11), 16 U.S.C. 1881a(e), 

and 16 U.S.C. 1881(c), respectively. 

The ability to set aside scallop TAC 

and DAS was established through 

Amendment 10 (69 FR 35194, June 23, 

2004), and Joint Frameworks (69 FR 

63460, November 2, 2004). 

CFDA Number 

In the Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance, the program number is 

11.454, and the program name is 

Unallied Management Projects. 

Eligibility 

1. Eligible applicants are institutions 

of higher education, hospitals, other 

nonprofits, commercial organizations, 

individuals, state, local and Indian 

tribal governments. Federal agencies or 

institutions are not eligible to receive 

Federal assistance under this notice. 

Also, a person is not eligible to submit 

an application under this program if he/ 

she is an employee of any Federal 

agency. Fishery Management Council 

members who are not Federal 

employees may submit an application. 

2. DOC/NOAA supports cultural and 

gender diversity and encourages women 

and minority individuals and groups to 

submit applications to the RSA 

program. In addition, DOC/NOAA is 

strongly committed to broadening the 

participation of historically black 

colleges and universities, Hispanic 

serving institutions, tribal colleges and 

universities, and institutions that work 

in under served areas. DOC/NOAA 

encourages proposals involving any of 

the above institutions. 

3. DOC/NOAA encourages 

applications from members of the 

fishing community and applications 

that involve fishing community 

cooperation and participation. 

Cost Sharing Requirements 

None required. 

Evaluation and Selection Procedures 

NMFS will solicit written technical 

evaluations from the Council members 

who make up the Scallop Committee 

and Research Steering Committee 

(Committees), and from three or more 

appropriate private and public sector 

experts (e.g., scallop industry, academia, 

or governmental experts) to determine 

the technical merit of the proposal and 

to provide a rank score of the project 

based on the criteria described in the 

Evaluation Criteria section of this 

document. Following completion of the 

technical evaluation, NMFS will 

convene a review panel, containing 

members from the Committees and 

technical experts, to review and 

individually critique the scored 

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proposals to enhance NOAA’s 

understanding of the proposals. Initial 

successful applicants may be required, 

in consultation with NMFS, to further 

refine/modify the study methodology as 

a condition of project approval. No 

consensus recommendations will be 

made by the Committee members, 

technical experts, or by the review 

panel. 

The merit review ratings shall provide 

a rank order to the Selecting Official 

(Regional Administrator) for final 

funding recommendations. A program 

officer may first make recommendations 

to the Selecting Official applying the 

selection factors. The Selecting Official 

shall award in the rank order unless the 

proposal is justified to be selected out 

of rank order based upon one or more 

of the factors listed under Selection 

Factors. 

Evaluation Criteria 

1. Importance and/or relevance and 

applicability of the proposed project: 

This criterion ascertains whether there 

is intrinsic value in the proposed work 

and/or relevance to NOAA, Federal, 

regional, state, or local activities. For the 

2006 RSA program, applicants must 

provide a clear definition of the 

problem, need, issue, or hypothesis to 

be addressed. The proposal should 

describe its relevance to RSA program 

priorities and detail how the data 

gathered from the research will be used 

to enhance the understanding of the 

fishery resource or contribute to the 

body of information on which 

management decisions are made. (30 

points) 

2. Technical/scientific merit: This 

criterion assesses whether the approach 

is technically sound and/or innovative, 

if the methods are appropriate, and 

whether there are clear project goals and 

objectives. For the 2006 RSA Program, 

proposals should provide a clear 

definition of the approach to be used, 

including descriptions of field work, 

theoretical studies, and laboratory 

analysis to support the proposed 

research. (15 points) 

3. Overall qualifications of the project: 

This criterion assesses whether the 

applicant and team members possess 

the necessary education, experience, 

training, facilities, and administrative 

resources to accomplish the project. For 

the 2006 RSA Program, proposals 

should provide adequate justification as 

to how the project is likely to achieve 

its stated objectives. Projects should 

demonstrate support, cooperation, and/ 

or collaboration with the fishing 

industry. (35 points) 

4. Project costs: This criterion 

evaluates the budget to determine if it 

is realistic and commensurate with the 

project needs and time frame. For the 

2006 RSA program, cost-effectiveness of 

the project will be considered. (10 

points) 

5. Outreach and education: This 

criterion assesses whether the project 

involves a focused and effective 

education and outreach strategy 

regarding NOAA’s mission to protect 

the Nation’s natural resources. For the 

2006 RSA Program, proposals should 

provide identification of anticipated 

benefits, potential users, likelihood of 

success, and methods of disseminating 

results. (10 points) 

Selection Factors: 

1. Availability of funding. 

2. Balance/distribution of funds: 

a. Geographically 

b. By type of institutions 

c. By type of partners 

d. By research areas 

e. By project types 

3. Whether this project duplicates 

other projects funded or considered for 

funding by NOAA or other Federal 

agencies. 

4. Program priorities and policy 

factors. 

5. Applicant’s prior award 

performance. 

6. Partnerships and/or participation of 

targeted groups. 

7. Adequacy of information necessary 

to conduct a National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and 

determination. 

Key program policy factors (see item 

4 above) to be considered by the 

Selecting Official are: (1) The time of 

year the research activities are to be 

conducted; (2) the ability of the 

proposal to meet the applicable 

experimental fishing requirements; (3) 

redundancy of research projects; and (4) 

logistical concerns. Therefore, the 

highest scoring projects may not 

necessarily be selected for an award. All 

approved research must be conducted in 

accordance with provisions approved by 

NOAA, and, if needed, provided in an 

Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) issued 

by NMFS. Unsuccessful applications 

will be returned to the submitter. 

Successful applications will be 

incorporated into the award document. 

For proposals that request exemptions 

from existing regulations (e.g., 

possession limits, closed areas, etc.), the 

impacts of the proposed exemptions 

must be analyzed. Any applicants who 

request regulatory exemptions that 

extend beyond the DAS or TAC setaside implemented in Amendment 10 or 

the Joint Frameworks may be required 

to adhere to the regulations governing 

the issuance of an EFP by NMFS. As 

appropriate, NMFS will consult with 

the Council and successful applicants to 

secure the information required for 

granting an exemption if issuance of an 

EFP is necessary for the research to be 

conducted. No research or usage of 

research TAC or DAS will be allowed 

until NMFS notifies the applicant that 

the applicant’s EFP request is approved. 

NEPA Requirements 

NOAA must analyze the potential 

environmental impacts, as required by 

NEPA, for applicant projects or 

proposals which are seeking NOAA 

Federal assistance opportunities, 

including special fishing privileges. 

Detailed information on NOAA 

compliance with NEPA can be found at 

the following website: http:// 

www.nepa.noaa.gov/ including NOAA 

Administrative Order 216–6 for NEPA 

at: http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ 

NAO216l6lTOC.pdf, and the Council 

on Environmental Quality 

implementation regulations at: http:// 

ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/ 

toclceq.htm. 

Consequently, as part of an 

applicant’s package, and under the 

description of program activities, 

applicants are required to provide 

detailed information on the activities to 

be conducted, locations, sites, species, 

and habitat to be affected, possible 

construction activities, and any 

environmental concerns that may exist 

(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous 

or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to 

endangered and threatened species, 

aquaculture projects, and impacts to 

coral reef systems). The impacts of the 

TAC and DAS set-asides were analyzed 

in the Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Amendment 10, and the Joint 

Frameworks’ associated Environmental 

Assessment. Therefore, if the applicant 

does not request additional regulatory 

exemptions beyond the use of RSA TAC 

and/or DAS, additional NEPA analysis 

may not be required. However, if the 

research proposal requests exemptions 

from regulations that extend beyond the 

TAC and DAS RSA, applicants may be 

required to provide additional specific 

information that will serve as the basis 

for any required impact analyses. 

Applicants may also be requested to 

assist NOAA in drafting an 

environmental assessment if NOAA 

determines such an assessment is 

required. Applicants will also be 

required to cooperate with NOAA in 

identifying and implementing feasible 

measures to reduce or avoid any 

identified adverse environmental 

impacts associated with their proposed 

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research activity. The failure to do so 

shall be grounds for the denial of an 

application. 

Pre-Award Notification Requirements 

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389), is 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Reporting Requirements 

Recipients will be required to submit 

the following financial and performance 

(technical) reports. These reports are to 

be submitted electronically unless the 

recipient does not have Internet access, 

in which case hard copy submissions 

will be accepted. Financial Status 

Reports (SF–269 and SF–272) are 

required to be submitted to the Grants 

Officer semi-annually. Performance or 

progress reports are required to be 

submitted to the NOAA Program Officer 

semi-annually. These reports will be 

due no later than 30 days following the 

end of each six-month period from the 

start date of an award. The final report 

is due 90 days after the award 

expiration. 

The format of the final report may 

vary, but the report must contain: 

1. A brief summary of the completion 

report (200–word or less abstract); 

2. A description of the issue/problem 

that was addressed; 

3. A detailed description of methods 

of data collection and analyses; 

4. A discussion of results and any 

relevant conclusions presented in a 

format that is understandable to a nontechnical audience. This should include 

benefits and/or contributions to 

management decision-making; 

5. A list of entities, firms, or 

organizations that actually performed 

the work, and a description of how the 

work was accomplished; 

6. A detailed final accounting of all 

the fish landed, sold, and the 

disbursement of program income to 

include a detailed accounting of all 

funds used to conduct fish research, 

including those provided through the 

research set-aside; and 

7. Data from research projects must be 

submitted in electronic format with 

appropriate documentation to NMFS, as 

requested. All raw data collected under 

grants issued as a result of this 

solicitation belongs to, and shall remain 

the property of the Federal government. 

Grantees will be required to collect, 

assimilate, maintain and transmit any 

and all raw data in a format and time 

frame that may be specified by NMFS. 

Universal Identifier 

Applicants should be aware that they 

are required to provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number during the 

application process. See the October 30, 

2002 (67 FR 66177) Federal Register for 

additional information. Organizations 

can receive a DUNS number at no cost 

by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS 

Number request line at 1–866–705–5711 

or via the internet http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com. 

Executive Order 12372 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

Limitation of Liability 

Funding for programs listed in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of fishing year 2006 scallop 

TAC and/or DAS. In no event will 

NOAA or DOC be responsible for 

application preparation costs if these 

programs fail to receive a TAC or DAS 

award, or are cancelled because of other 

agency priorities. Publication of this 

announcement does not oblige NOAA to 

award any specific project or to obligate 

any available funds. 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

This document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

PRA. The use of Standard Forms 424, 

424A, 424B, SF-LLL, CD–346, SF269 

and SF272 has been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under the respective OMB 

control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, 0605–0001, 

0348–0039 and 0348–0003. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to respond to, 

nor shall any person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with, a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the PRA unless that 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA)/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

APA or any other law for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2)). Because notice and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any 

other law, the analytical requirements of 

the RFA (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not 

apply. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility 

analysis has not been prepared. 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

James W. Balsiger, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 101305B] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Herring Oversight Committee along with 

the Atlantic States Marine Fishery 

Council (ASMFC) Herring Section will 

meet to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, November 10, 2005, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Colonial, One Audubon 

Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: 

(781)245–9300. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978)465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

1. Review the specifics of a proposed 

no-cost contract module(s) which would 

establish a contractual relationship 

between NMFS and observer contractors 

for some portion of observer 

placements. 

2. Review of overall program goals 

and objectives.