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Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

Council 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 

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 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter 

at 503–820–2280 at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: March 18, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–5755 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XG49 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council’s Allocation Committee. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold a 

meeting of its Allocation Committee in 

North Charleston, SC. 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

April 8–9, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Southern Wesleyan University, 

Classroom 6, 4055 Faber Place Drive, 

Suite 301, North Charleston, SC 29406. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Allocation Committee meeting will take 

place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 

8, 2008, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 

April 9, 2008. 

The Committee will continue to work 

on alternatives for consideration in the 

Council’s draft Comprehensive 

Allocation Amendment. The 

amendment addresses allocations 

between recreational and commercial 

fishing sectors. The amendment 

currently includes alternatives to 

determine allocations based on (1) 

Landings data from the National Marine 

Fisheries Service or Atlantic Coast 

Cooperative Statistics Program, (2) 

Catch data from stock assessments 

(including discard mortalily), (3) the 

Council’s Judgement on Fairness and 

Equity, and (4) detailed economic and 

social analysis. The Committee will 

receive a report on social projects/data 

collection completed or planned for the 

South Atlantic region, an overview of 

previous management actions and how 

reductions in harvest were applied to 

each sector, and a presentation on the 

applicability of certain economic 

models that may prove useful for 

helping to determine allocations for 

species managed by the Council. 

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 these meetings. 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 Accomodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings. 

Note: The times and sequence 

specified in this agenda are subject to 

change. 

Dated: March 18, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–5779 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF77 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 140th meeting to consider and 

take actions on fishery management 

issues in the Western Pacific Region. 

DATES: The 140th Council meeting and 

public hearings will be held on March 

17–18, 2008 in Guam and March 20–21, 

2008 in Saipan, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). For 

specific times and the agenda, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The 140th Council meeting 

and public hearings will be held at the 

Guam Hilton, 202 Hilton Road, Tumon 

Bay, Guam, 96913 ; telephone: 671–

646–1835; and the Fiesta Resort and 

SPA Saipan, P.O. Box 501029, Saipan, 

MP, 96950; telephone: 670–234–6418. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: 808–522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the Council will hear recommendations 

from other Council advisory groups. 

Public comment periods will be 

provided throughout the agenda. The 

order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. The Council will 

meet as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for Council 

Standing Committee Meetings 

Monday, March 17, 2008 

Standing Committee Meetings 

1. 7:00 a.m.—9:30 a.m. Executive and 

Budget Standing Committee 

2. 9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Pelagics 

Ecosystem and International Fisheries 

Standing Committee 

3. 9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Program 

Planning Standing Committee 

The agenda during the full Council 

meeting will include the items listed 

here. 

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Schedule and Agenda for Council 

Meeting 

12:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Monday, March 

17, 2008 

1. Opening Ceremony 

2. Introductions 

3. Approval of Agenda 

4. Approval of 139th Meeting Minutes 

5. Agency Reports 

A. NMFS 

1. Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) 

2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center (PIFSC) 

B. NOAA General Counsel 

C. United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) 

D. Enforcement 

1. United States Coast Guard (USCG) 

2. NOAA Office for Law Enforcement 

(OLE) 

3. Status of Violations 

6. Guest Speaker 

9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 

18, 2008 

7. Mariana Archipelago 1-Guam 

A. Isla Informe (Island Area Reports) 

B. Enforcement Issues 

C. Action Items 

1. Guam Purse-seine Closed Area 

2. Community Development Plan (CDP) 

Regulatory Amendment to Allow Future 

CDPs 

D. Community Issues 

1. Military Expansion 

2. Transshipment Issues 

E. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

F. Marianas Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

(FEP) Advisory Panel Recommendations 

G. Marianas FEP Plan Team 

Recommendations 

H. Marianas FEP Regional Ecosystem 

Advisory Committee (REAC) 

Recommendations 

I. Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) Recommendations 

J. Public Hearing 

K. Council Discussion and Action 

8. Hawaii Archipelago and Pacific 

Remote Island Areas (PRIA) 

A. Moku Pepa (Island Area Reports) 

B. Enforcement Issues 

C. Update on Status of Main Hawaiian 

Islands (MHI) Bottomfish Management 

and Monitoring 

1. Data Collection, Processing and 

Analysis 

a. Catch Reports 

b. Dealer Reports 

c. Delinquencies 

2. Review Annual Data by Month for 

Last Three Years 

3. Federal Regulations 

4. State of Hawaii Rules and Regulations 

5. Report on Economic Performance 

D. Action Items 

1. MHI Bottomfish Risk Analysis 

E. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

(NWHI) Buyout 

F. Community Issues 

1. Seascape Initiatives 

G. Local, National, & International 

Education and Outreach Initiatives 

H. SSC Recommendations 

I. Public Comment 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

9. Protected Species 

A. Status of Protected Species Program 

B. Update on Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) Consultations 

C. Loggerhead Petition 

D. Albatross Petition 

E. Observer Program Report on 

American Samoa and Hawaii 2007 

Longline Fisheries 

F. Public Comment 

G. Council Discussion and Action 

10. Public Comment on Non-Agenda 

Items 

9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 

20, 2008 

11. Opening Ceremony 

12. Introductions 

13. Marianas Archipelago 2–CNMI 

A. Arongo Flaeey (Island Area Reports) 

B. Enforcement Issues 

C. Action Items 

1. CNMI Purse-seine Closed Area 

2. CNMI Longline Closed Area 

D. Community Issues 

1. Military Expansion 

2. CNMI Monument 

E. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

F. Marianas FEP Advisory Panel 

Recommendations 

G. Marianas FEP Plan Team 

Recommendations 

H. Marianas FEP REAC 

Recommendations 

I. SSC Recommendations 

J. Public Hearing 

K. Council Discussion and Action 

14. American Samoa Archipelago 

A. Motu Repote (Island Area Reports) 

B. Enforcement Issues 

C. Action Items 

1. American Samoa Purse-seine Closed 

Area 

2. American Samoa Longline Program 

Modifications 

3. American Samoa Marine 

Conservation Plan (MCP) 

D. Community Issues 

E. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

F. SSC Recommendations 

G. Public Hearing 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 

2008 

15. Pelagic and International Fisheries 

A. Action Items 

1. Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Effort 

2. Squid Permits 

B. International Fisheries 

1. Fourth International Fishers Forum 

(IFF4) 

2. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission (WCPFC) 

a. Report on WCPFC 4 

b. Commissioners 

c. Advisory Committee 

d. Implementing Regulations 

3. Northwest Pacific Bottomfishing 

Agreement 

4. South Pacific Regional Fishery 

Management Organization (RFMO) 

5. US Commissioners Meeting to Tuna 

RFMOs 

6. Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top 

Predators (CLIOTOP) 

C. Secretariat for the Pacific Community 

(SPC) report on Insular Fishing in the 

Pacific 

D. Pacific Pelagic Advisory Panel 

Recommendations 

E. Pacific Pelagic Plan Team 

Recommendations 

F. Marianas FEP REAC 

Recommendations 

G. SSC Recommendations 

H. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

I. Public Hearing 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

16. Program Planning and Research 

A. Magnuson Stevens Reauthorization 

Act (MSRA) Implementation 

1. Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) 

2. Council Five-Year Research Priorities 

3. Status of Marine Recreational 

Information Program (MRIP) 

4. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Coordination 

5. SSC, Peer Review, Stipends 

6. Proposed Revisions to the Exempted 

Fishing Permit (EFP) Process 

B. Update on Status of Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) Actions 

1. CNMI Bottomfish Logbooks 

2. Barter/Trade Issues 

C. Potential Permit Fees 

D. Status of MCPs 

E. Western Pacific Cooperative Research 

Priorities 

F. Legislative Report 

G. SSC Recommendations 

H. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

I. Public Hearing 

J. Council Discussion and Action 

17. Administrative Matters & Budget 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Standard Operating Procedures and 

Protocols (SOPP) Review 

D. Meetings and Workshops 

E. Council Family Changes 

F. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

18. Public Comment on Non-Agenda 

Items 

19. Other Business 

Special Accomodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

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Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

808–522–8220 (voice) or (808)522–8226 

(fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting 

date. 

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

Dated: March 18, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–1062 Filed 3–18–08; 3:31 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Open Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Department of Defense 

Education Activity (DoDEA), DoD. 

ACTION: Open Meeting Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the following 

Federal advisory committee meeting will 

take place: 

1. Name of Committee: Advisory 

Council on Dependents’ Education. 

2. Date: Friday, May 2, 2008. 

3. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Japan 

Standard Time. 

4. Location: New Sanno Hotel, 4–12–

20 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 

106–0047, Japan. 

5. Purpose of the Meeting: 

Recommend to the Director, DoDEA, 

general policies for the operation of the 

Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools (DoDDS); to provide the 

Director with information about 

effective educational programs and 

practices that should be considered by 

DoDDS; and to perform other tasks as 

may be required by the Secretary of 

Defense. 

6. Agenda: The meeting agenda will 

be the current operational qualities of 

schools and the institutionalized school 

improvement processes, as well as other 

educational matters. 

7. Public’s Accessibility to the 

Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, 

and the availability of space, this 

meeting is open to the public. Seating is 

on a first-come basis. Appropriate 

government issued identification will be 

required to enter the meeting facility, 

which is a U.S. Military managed 

facility. 

8. Committee’s Point of Contact: Mr. 

Jim Jarrard, telephone (703) 588–3121, 

4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203, e-mail: 

james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education about its mission and 

functions. Written statements may be 

submitted at any time or in response to 

the stated agenda of the planned 

meeting of the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. For 

the next meeting of the Advisory 

Council on Dependents’ Education, Mr. 

Jim Jarrard, telephone (703) 588–3121, 

4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203; e-mail: 

james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu, will be 

acting in the capacity of the Designated 

Federal Officer for this committee. 

Statements being submitted in 

response to the agenda mentioned in 

this notice must be received by the 

Designated Federal Officer at the 

address listed above at least fourteen 

calendar days prior to the meeting 

which is the subject of this notice. 

Written statements received after this 

date may not be provided to or 

considered by the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education until its next 

meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education Chairpersons and ensure they 

are provided to all members of the 

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. 

Oral Statements by the Public to the 

Membership: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–

3.140(d), time will be allotted for public 

comments to the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education. Individual 

comments will be limited to a maximum 

of five minutes duration. The total time 

allotted for public comments will not 

exceed thirty minutes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jim Jarrard, telephone (703) 588–3121, 

or e-mail: james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu. 

Dated: March 17, 2008. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E8–5739 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Defense Business Board (DBB) 

AGENCY: DoD. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the following 

Federal advisory committee meeting will 

take place: 

1. Name of Committee: Defense 

Business Board (DBB). 

2. Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008. 

3. Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.. 

4. Location: Rockwell Hall, United 

States Transportation Command, Scott 

Air Force Base, O’Fallon, IL. 

5. Purpose of the Meeting: The 

mission of the DBB is to advise the 

Secretary of Defense on effective 

strategies for implementation of best 

business practices of interest to the 

Department of Defense. At this meeting, 

the Board will deliberate on findings 

from three task groups: (1) Task Group 

on Tooth-to-Tail Review, (2) Task Group 

Industrial Base Strategic Relationship, 

and (3) Task Group on Enterprise 

Governance. Copies of DRAFT Task 

Group presentations will be available on 

Friday, April 11th by contacting the 

DBB Office. 

6. Agenda: 12 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Public 

Meeting. 

• Task Group Reports: 

• Tooth-to-Tail. 

• Industrial Base Strategic 

Relationship. 

• Enterprise Governance. 

7. Public’s Accessibility to the 

Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, 

and the availability of space, this 

meeting is open to the public. Seating is 

on a first-come basis. Members of the 

public who wish to attend the meeting 

must contact the Defense Business 

Board no later than Noon on Monday, 

April 14th to be placed on a list of 

attendees. Members of the public 

without access to Scott AFB must arrive 

at the Visitor Center, Main Entrance, 

Shiloh Gate by 11 a.m. to be escorted to 

Rockwell Hall. Local Point of Contact is 

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