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Chinook and extend the research period 

through 2009. Information gathered by 

this study will be used to help develop 

the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric 

Project management plan. The study 

will help resource managers design 

water management strategies and habitat 

protection and restoration projects for 

salmonids. The researchers propose to 

conduct snorkeling and electrofishing 

surveys for juvenile salmonids. 

Supplemental sampling may also be 

conducted using minnow traps. Fish 

will be captured, anesthetized, 

measured, checked for hatchery marks, 

allowed to recover, and released. The 

researchers do not intend to kill any 

listed fish but a small number may die 

as an unintended result of the activities. 

Permit 13434 

The Washington State Department of 

Ecology (DOE) is requesting a two-year 

research permit to take juvenile and 

adult UCR spring-run Chinook salmon, 

UCR steelhead, SR spring/summer 

Chinook salmon, SR fall Chinook 

salmon, SR sockeye salmon, MCR 

steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR 

coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum 

salmon, PS Chinook salmon, PS 

steelhead, and HCS chum salmon. The 

DOE would conduct surveys for the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

National Rivers and Streams 

Assessment project. The purpose of the 

research is to assess the condition of 

Washington’s rivers and streams and 

establish a baseline description for 

future comparisons. The information 

gathered by this research would benefit 

listed salmonids by helping resource 

managers evaluate water quality 

conditions and ecological health of 

habitats occupied by listed salmonids. 

The applicant proposes to capture fish 

with backpack and boat electrofishing 

equipment in randomly selected streams 

throughout Washington. Listed fish 

would be enumerated and immediately 

released. The applicant does not intend 

to kill any listed fish species, but a 

small number may die as an unintended 

result of the activities. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the applications, associated 

documents, and comments submitted to 

determine whether the applications 

meet the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the ESA and Federal regulations. The 

final permit decisions will not be made 

until after the end of the 30–day 

comment period. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final action in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: August 12, 2008. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee in September, 2008 

to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 9 

a.m. and Thursday, September 11, 2008, 

at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: This meeting will be 

held at the Hotel Providence, 311 

Westminister Street, Providence, RI 

02903; telephone: (401) 861–8000; fax: 

(401) 861–8002. 

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 

committee will review Section 7 

Endangered Species Act Consultation 

for the Scallop FMP (Biological 

Opinion) and develop potential 

management measures to comply with 

findings of biological opinion. The 

committee will also review input from 

Scallop Advisory Panel on development 

of Amendment 15 alternatives to date 

and discuss additional measures for 

consideration in Amendment 15. The 

primary management topics include: 

implementation of annual catch limits 

(ACLs); measures to rationalize the 

limited access scallop fishery; revision 

of the overfishing definition; 

modifications to specific aspects of the 

general category limited entry program 

implemented by Amendment 11; 

measures to address EFH closed areas in 

the Scallop FMP if the EFH Omnibus 

Amendment is delayed; alternatives to 

improve the research set-aside program; 

and modifying the start date of the 

scallop fishing year. The committee may 

discuss other topics at their discretion. 

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, Executive Director, at 978–

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: August 12, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

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Security Cooperation Agency. 

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601–

3740. The following is a copy of a letter 

to the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 08–59 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: August 5, 2008. 

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OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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