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J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–950 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XF11 

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 in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

February 4–12, 2008. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison 

Street, Seattle, WA. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific locations. 

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 6 

continuing through Tuesday February 

12, 2008. The Council’s Advisory Panel 

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

February 4 and continue through Friday 

February 8. The Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 

8 a.m. on Monday, February 4 and 

continue through Wednesday February 

6, 2008. The Data Collection Committee 

will meet Monday, February 4, from 5 

p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Northwest Room. 

The Ecosystem Committee will meet 

Wednesday, February 6, from 1 p.m. to 

5 p.m. in the Madison Room. The 

Enforcement Committee will meet 

Tuesday, February 5, from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. in the James Room. 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 (including 

recommendations on operating 

procedures) 

NMFS Management Report (legal 

issues re: Pacific cod jig sector State 

water management) 

NMFS Enforcement/NOAA General 

Counsel Enforcement Report 

U.S. Coast Guard Report 

Alaska Department of Fish & Game 

Report 

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report 

IPHC Report 

Protected Species Report (including 

Aleutian Island Pollock Experimental 

Fishing Permit (EFP) report, Steller Sea 

Lion (SSL) consultation update, SSL 

Mitigation Committee progress report) 

2. BSAI Crab Issues: Report from Crab 

Committee; action as necessary; Report 

on BSAI Crab data collection quality 

and confidentiality; Report on proposed 

economic analysis for program 3-year 

review; Initial review of BSAI ‘‘C’’ Share 

active participation; Initial review of 

BSAI Crab Arbitration Regulations; 

Discussion paper on BSAI Crab 

Arbitrator Immunity; Initial review St. 

George protection measures; Discussion 

paper on BSAI Crab loan eligibility 

3. License Limitation Program (LLP) 

Trawl Recency: Initial review of EA/ 

RIR/IRFA alternatives to address 

modifications to LLP requirements. 

4. Amendment 80: Final action on 

Amendment 80 post-delivery transfers 

and rollovers. 

5. Observer Program: Initial review of 

Observer Program regulation package. 

6. American Fisheries Act: Review 

2007 Co-op reports and 2008 co-op 

agreements. 

7. CGOA Rockfish Program: Review 

2007 Cooperative reports; Review 

outline for Pilot Program review. 

8. Social and Economic Data 

Collection: Receive Committee report 

and action as necessary (T). 

9. Bycatch Issues: Review EFP results; 

Review stream of origin information; 

Refine BSAI salmon bycatch 

alternatives; other action as necessary; 

Review GOA salmon and crab bycatch 

discussion paper (SSC only). 

10. Groundfish Management: Initial 

review of GOA Other Species catch 

specifications; review discussion paper 

‘‘Other Species’’ Management; Nontarget Committee Report (Council only); 

Discussion paper on Vessel Monitor 

System (VMS) exemption for dinglebar 

gear (Council only); Report on BS and 

AI P cod area split; action as necessary; 

Initial review of 4E Seabird Avoidance 

measures; report on flatfish stock 

assessment Center for Independent 

Experts review (SSC only). 

11. Ecosystem Issues: Preliminary 

review of Arctic FMP; action as 

necessary; Report from Ecosystem 

Committee; report on Alaska Marine 

Ecosystem Forum. 

12. Staff Tasking: Review Committees 

and tasking, and take action as 

necessary; Review broader (PSEIS) 

community outreach plan and actions 

pursuant to the NMFS Policy on 

stakeholder participation. 

13. Other Business 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

1. Protected Species Report 

2. BSAI Crab Issues 

3. CGOA Rockfish 

4. Data Collection 

5. Bycatch Issues 

6. Groundfish Management 

7. Ecosystem Issues 

The Advisory Panel will address the 

same agenda issues as the Council, 

except for ι1 reports. The Agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

will be posted at http:// 

www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–948 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Thunder 

Bay 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 Thunder Bay National 

Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS or 

sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

following vacant seats on its Sanctuary 


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Advisory Council (council): Higher 

Education, Recreation, Fishing 

(recreational, charter, and/or 

commercial), Business/Economic 

Development alternate, and Citizen-atLarge. 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. 

Applicants who are chosen as members 

should expect to serve 3-year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by March 

31, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Thunder Bay National 

Marine Sanctuary, 500 W. Fletcher 

Street, Alpena, Michigan 49707. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Prevo, Advisory Council Coordinator, 

Thunder Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary, 500 W. Fletcher Street, 

Alpena, Michigan 49707, (989) 356–

8805 ext. 13, jean.prevo@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Thunder Bay Sanctuary Advisory 

Council (council) was established in 

1997. The council has fifteen members 

and fifteen alternatives; five seats 

represent local community 

governments, and the other ten 

represent facets of the sanctuary 

community, including education, 

research, fishing, diving, tourism, 

economic development, and the 

community at large. The council meets 

bi-monthly, with informal coffees and 

lunches scheduled for non-meeting 

months. Working groups meet as 

needed. The fifteen alternates also take 

an active role in council meetings as 

well as assist in carrying out many 

volunteer assignments throughout the 

year. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: January 14, 2008. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 08–200 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0013, Exemptions 

From Speculative Limits 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

Federal agencies are required to publish 

notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

exemptions from speculative limits. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Gary Martinaitis, Division of Economic 

Analysis, U.S. Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Martinaitis, (202) 418–5209; Fax: (202) 

418–5527; e-mail: gmartinaitis@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Exemptions From Speculative Limits, 

OMB Control Number 3038–0013—

Extension 

Section 4a(a) of the Commodity 

Exchange Act (Act) allows the 

Commission to set speculative limits in 

any commodity for future delivery in 

order to prevent excessive speculation. 

Certain sections of the Act and/or the 

Commission’s Regulations allow 

exemptions from the speculative limits 

for persons using the market for hedging 

and, under certain circumstances, for 

commodity pool operators and similar 

traders. This information collection 

contains the recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements needed to ensure 

regulatory compliance with Commission 

rules relating to this issue. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

Regulations 

(17 CFR) 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Reports 

annually by 

each 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

number of 

hours per 

response 

Annual burden 

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