Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 44971 

Dated: July 28, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene its Socioeconomic Panel (SEP). 

DATES: The meeting will be convene at 

8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 

and conclude no later than 5 p.m. on 

Wednesday, August 20, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Embassy Suites, 555 N. Westshore 

Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; telephone: 

(813) 875–1555. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will convene its 

Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) to discuss 

Reef Fish Amendment 29, the 

Aquaculture Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), draft principles for allocation, 

and socio-economic aspects of 

allocation. Reef Fish Amendment 29 

proposes to rationalize effort and reduce 

overcapacity in the commercial grouper 

and tilefish fisheries in order to achieve 

and maintain optimum yield (OY). 

Effort management approaches 

considered in this amendment include 

permit endorsements and the 

implementation of an Individual 

Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. The 

Aquaculture FMP will require persons 

to obtain a permit from NMFS to 

participate in aquaculture by 

constructing an aquaculture facility in 

the EEZ of the Gulf of Mexico. Each 

application for a permit must comply 

with many permit conditions related to 

record keeping and operation of the 

facility. These permit conditions will 

assure the facility has a minimal affect 

on the environment and on other fishery 

resources. Compliance with the 

conditions will be evaluated annually 

for the duration of the permit as the 

basis for renewal of the permit for the 

next year. 

A copy of the agenda and related 

materials can be obtained by calling the 

Council office at (813) 348–1630. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

SEP for discussion, in accordance with 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues 

may not be the subject of formal action 

during this meeting. Actions of the SEP 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

and any issues arising after publication 

of this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take 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 Tina 

O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) 

at least 5 working days prior to the 

meeting. 

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XJ43 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Groundfish Oversight Committee will 

meet to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, 

Route 1, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: 

(978) 535–4600. 

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: 

The Groundfish Oversight Committee 

will meet to continue development of 

Amendment 16 to the Northeast 

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). Amendment 16 will adjust 

management measures as necessary to 

continue stock rebuilding. The 

Committee will review preliminary 

reports of stock status. Based on that 

information, Committee members will 

begin to develop recommendations for 

any adjustments to rebuilding plans that 

are needed. This will include 

recommendations for target fishing 

mortality rates as well as changes to 

measures that will achieve the targeted 

rates. The Committee may also review 

sector policies, the setting of annual 

catch limits, accountability measures, 

and other amendment alternatives. 

Committee recommendations will be 

presented to the New England Fishery 

Management Council at a later meeting. 

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 this meeting. 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 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. 

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

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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