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public meeting will be held during the 

week. The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 9 a.m. at 

the Rochester City Hall, 30 Church 

Street, Commissioner of Environmental 

Services Offices, Room 321B, 3rd Floor, 

Rochester, New York. 

The Waquoit Bay (Massachusetts) 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

evaluation site visit will be held May 8–

10, 2007. One public meeting will be 

held during the week. The public 

meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 

8, 2007, at 6 p.m. at the Waquoit Bay 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Visitors Center, 149 Waquoit Highway, 

East Falmouth, Massachusetts. 

The Ohio Coastal Management 

Program evaluation site visit will be 

held May 14–18, 2007. One public 

meeting will be held during the week. 

The public meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at 7 p.m. at 

the Erie County Commissioners Office, 

247 Columbus Avenue, 3rd Floor 

Chambers, Room 301, Sandusky, Ohio. 

The New Jersey Coastal Management 

Program evaluation site visit will be 

held June 4–8, 2007. One public 

meeting will be held during the week. 

The public meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at 5:30 p.m. 

at Ocean County College, Technology 

Center, 1st Floor Lecture Hall, College 

Drive, Toms River, New Jersey. 

The South Slough (Oregon) National 

Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation 

site visit will be held June 19–22, 2007. 

One public meeting will be held during 

the week. The public meeting will be 

held on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 5:30 

p.m. at the North Bend Public Library, 

1800 Sherman Avenue, North Bend, 

Oregon. 

The Virgin Islands Coastal 

Management Program evaluation site 

visit will be held June 25–29, 2007. 

Three public meetings will be held 

during the week. The first public 

meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 

26, 2007, at 6 p.m. at the Department of 

Education Curriculum Center, Kingshill, 

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The 

second public meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 6 p.m. at 

the Main Conference Room, Department 

of Planning and Natural Resources, 

Cyril E. King Airport, Terminal 

Building—Second Floor, No. 70 

Lindberg Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin 

Islands. The third public meeting will 

be held on Thursday, June 28, 2007, at 

6 p.m. at the Conference Room, 

Legislature Building, No. 109 Enighed 

Contant, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of states’ most recent 

performance reports, as well as OCRM’s 

evaluation notification and 

supplemental information request 

letters to the states, are available upon 

request from OCRM. Written comments 

from interested parties regarding these 

Programs are encouraged and will be 

accepted until 15 days after the public 

meeting held for a Program. Please 

direct written comments to Ralph 

Cantral, Chief, National Policy and 

Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean 

and Coastal Resource Management, 

NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 

10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910. When the evaluation is 

completed, OCRM will place a notice in 

the Federal Register announcing the 

availability of the Final Evaluation 

Findings. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given of the availability of the 

final evaluation findings for the Old 

Woman Creek (Ohio) and Apalachicola 

(Florida) National Estuarine Research 

Reserves (NERRs) and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands Coastal Management Program. 

Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal 

Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), 

as amended, require a continuing 

review of the performance of coastal 

states with respect to approval of CMPs 

and the operation and management of 

NERRs. The Old Woman Creek (Ohio) 

and Apalachicola (Florida) NERRs were 

found to be adhering to programmatic 

requirements of the NERR System. The 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands was found to be implementing 

and enforcing its federally approved 

coastal management program, 

addressing the national coastal 

management objectives identified in 

CZMA Section 303(2)(A)–(K), and 

adhering to the programmatic terms of 

its financial assistance awards. 

Copies of these final evaluation 

findings may be obtained upon written 

request from: Ralph Cantral, Chief, 

National Policy and Evaluation 

Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 

1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ 

ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, 

or Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ralph Cantral, Chief, National Policy 

and Evaluation Division, Office of 

Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7, 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, 

(301)563–7118. 

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419; Coastal Zone Management Program 

Administration. 

Dated: February 20, 2007. 

David M. Kennedy, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean 

Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Commercial Fishing 

Seat for the Flower Garden Banks 

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Flower Garden Banks 

National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or 

Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

Commercial Fishing seat on its 

Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council). 

Applicants are chosen based upon their 

particular expertise and experience in 

relation to the seat for which they are 

applying; community and professional 

affiliations; philosophy regarding the 

protection and management of marine 

resources; and possibly the length of 

residence in the area affected by the 

Sanctuary. The Applicant chosen as a 

member should expect to serve a 2-year 

term, pursuant to the Council’s Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by March 

15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Jennifer Morgan at 

NOAA–Flower Garden Banks National 

Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, 

Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Morgan, NOAA–Flower Garden 

Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 

Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 

77551, 409–621–5151 ext. 103, 

Jennifer.Morgan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Located in 

the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, the 

Flower Garden Banks National Marine 

Sanctuary includes three separate areas, 

known as East Flower Garden, West 

Flower Garden, and Stetson Banks. The 

Sanctuary was designated on January 

17, 1992. Stetson Bank was added to the 

Sanctuary in 1996. The Sanctuary 

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more than 11 members; 8 nongovernmental voting members and 3 

governmental non-voting members. The 

Council may serve as a forum for 

consultation and deliberation among its 

members and as a source of advice to 

the Sanctuary manager regarding the 

management of the Flower Garden 

Banks National Marine Sanctuary. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429, Marine Sanctuary 

Program) 

Dated: February 12, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Services, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 021407A] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 

Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 10 

Butterfish Stock Rebuilding and 

Amendment 11 Atlantic Mackerel 

Limited Access Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Supplemental Notice Of Intent 

(NOI) to prepare an environmental 

impact statement; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: On December 19, 2005, the 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (Council), in cooperation with 

NMFS, announced its intent to prepare 

an environmental assessment (EA) for 

Amendment 10 (butterfish stock 

rebuilding program) and a supplemental 

environmental impact statement (SEIS) 

for Amendment 11 (Atlantic mackerel 

limited access program) to the Atlantic 

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP). Since then, 

the Council and NMFS have concluded 

that a SEIS must be prepared for 

Amendment 10; therefore, this 

supplemental NOI seeks comments on 

Amendment 10. In addition, the Council 

hereby notifies the public that SEIS 

documents for Amendment 10 and 

Amendment 11 will be developed 

simultaneously, but each amendment 

will remain separate fishery 

management actions. 

DATES: Public comments on the 

supplementary NOI for Amendment 10 

must be received no later than 5 p.m., 

eastern standard time, on March 29, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of supporting 

documents used by the Council are 

available from: Daniel Furlong, 

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, Room 

2115, Federal Building, 300 South New 

Street, Dover, DE 19904–6790. 

Written comments on the 

supplementary notice of intent for 

Amendment 10 may be sent by any of 

the following methods: 

• E-mail to the following address: 

MSBAmendment10@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: ‘‘Comments on MSB 

Amendment 10’’; 

• Mail to Daniel Furlong, Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, Room 2115, 

Federal Building, 300 South New Street, 

Dover, DE 19904–6790. Mark the 

outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on 

MSB Amendment 10’’; or 

• Fax to Daniel Furlong, 302–674–

5399. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Nordeen, Fishery Policy Analyst, 

phone 978–281–9272, fax 978–281–

9135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Amendment 10 Butterfish Stock 

Rebuilding 

The most recent stock assessment for 

Atlantic butterfish indicated that while 

overfishing of the stock is not occurring, 

the stock is overfished because the most 

recent estimates of stock biomass are 

slightly below the minimum biomass 

threshold supporting maximum 

sustainable yield (50 percent of BMSY). 

Based on this information, NMFS 

notified the Council that the butterfish 

stock is designated as being overfished 

as defined under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fisheries Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The 

purpose of Amendment 10 to the FMP 

is to develop a management program 

consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act which would rebuild the butterfish 

stock to the level associated with BMSY. 

After a preliminary analysis of the 

action, the Council believed that an EA 

would fulfill the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). However, during the 

development and preliminary analyses 

of alternatives for rebuilding strategies 

and possible management measures, it 

became apparent that some of the 

measures being considered could 

potentially have significant effects on 

the human environment, particularly 

the Loligo squid fishery. Potential 

measures being considered are no 

action, gear modifications, area 

management, and bycatch/retention 

requirements. In order to consider the 

full range of alternatives potentially 

necessary to rebuild the overfished 

butterfish stock, the Council has 

determined that the development of a 

SEIS will be necessary to fulfill the 

requirements of NEPA and this 

supplemental notice of intent requests 

comments on this action. 

Amendment 11 Atlantic Mackerel 

Limited Access Program 

On March 4, 2005 (70 FR 10605), the 

Council published an NOI to prepare a 

SEIS to consider the impacts of 

alternatives for limiting access to the 

Atlantic mackerel fishery. The Council 

subsequently conducted scoping 

meetings on the development of a 

limited access program, which the 

Council originally planned to include in 

Amendment 9 to the FMP. However, 

due to unforeseen delays in the 

development of Amendment 9, the 

Council subsequently notified the 

public on December 19, 2005 (70 FR 

75114), that the mackerel limited access 

program would be considered in 

Amendment 11 to the FMP. The Council 

hereby notifies the public that it will 

begin development of Amendment 11 

and the associated SEIS while 

Amendment 10 is being developed, 

although the two amendments will 

remain separate fishery management 

actions. Comments received during the 

previous scoping period for Amendment 

11 will be considered and no additional 

comments are being sought at this time. 

This notification also reminds the 

public that interested participants 

should locate and preserve records that 

substantiate and verify their 

participation in the Atlantic mackerel 

fishery in Federal waters. 

Request for Comments 

The public will have the opportunity 

to comment on the measures and 

alternatives being considered by the 

Council for both amendments through 

public meetings and public comment 

periods required by NEPA, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, and the 

Administrative Procedure Act. NMFS 

anticipates completing these SEISs and 

all related documents by early 2009. 

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

Dated: February 21, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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