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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malcolm Mohead or Brandy Belmas, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 21, 2008, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (73 FR 9525) 

that a request for a scientific research 

permit to take shortnose sturgeon had 

been submitted by the above-named 

individual. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

Dr. Douglas Peterson is authorized to 

conduct a five-year scientific research 

(presence/absence) study of shortnose 

sturgeon in the Saint Marys and Satilla 

Rivers, Georgia and Florida. The 

purpose of the proposed research is to 

assess the current status of shortnose 

sturgeon in these rivers, as well as 

evaluate the current habitat availability 

in each river. If shortnose sturgeon are 

found, another objective of the research 

will be to quantify the genetic 

discreteness and effective population 

size of the extant stock. 

Specifically, Dr. Peterson is 

authorized to capture (by gill or trammel 

nets), handle, measure, weigh, PIT tag, 

and genetic fin clip up to 85 shortnose 

sturgeon annually from each river for 

the duration of the permit, or five years. 

To document spawning in the rivers, up 

to 20 eggs or larvae may be lethally 

collected in each river with artificial 

substrates. No unintentional mortality 

for either river is authorized. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: August 25, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK09 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council will hold scoping 

meetings to obtain input from fishers, 

the general public, and the local 

agencies representatives on the 

Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery 

Management Plan for the Reef Fish 

Fishery of Puerto Rico and the United 

States Virgin Islands Concerning Bajo de 

Sico Seasonal Closure including a 

Regulatory Impact Review and an 

Environmental Assessment. 

DATES: The scoping meetings will be 

held on the following dates and 

locations: 

•September 18, 2008, Mayaguez 

Resort and Casino, Rd. 104, Km. 0.3, 

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 

•September 19, 2008, Pierre Hotel at 

Gallery Plaza, De Diego Avenue, 

Santurce, Puerto Rico 

•September 22, 2008, Frenchman’s 

Reef and Morning Star Hotel, 5 Estate 

Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, USVI 

•September 23, 2008, Buccaneer 

Hotel,,Estate Shoys, Christtiansted, St. 

Croix, USVI. 

All meetings will be held from 7 p.m. 

to 10 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 

268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–2577, 

telephone: (787) 766–5926. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council 

will hold Scoping meetings to receive 

public input on the Regulatory 

Amendment to the Fishery Management 

Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto 

Rico and the United States Virgin 

Islands Concerning Bajo de Sico 

Seasonal Closure including a Regulatory 

Impact Review and an Environmental 

Assessment. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups 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 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 MagnusonStevens 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. 

For more information or request for sign 

language interpretation and other 

auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. 

Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 

268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–2577, 

telephone: (787) 766–5926, at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 26, 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–XK08 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Groundfish Advisory Panel and 

Recreational Advisory Panel will hold 

two meetings to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

September 16 and 17, 2008. For specific 

dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings 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. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

panel’s schedule and agenda for the 

following two meetings are as follows: 

Groundfish Advisory Panel Meeting - 

Tuesday, September 16, 2008, beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. 

1. The Groundfish Advisory Panel 

will meet to develop recommendations 

for Amendment 16 to the Northeast 

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. 

The Advisory Panel will review 

management options that are under 

development and current estimates of 

stock status. They will provide 

recommendations for the measures for 

the commercial fishery that will be 

considered by the Groundfish Oversight 

Committee and the full Council at a 

later date. 

2. The Panel may make 

recommendations on any measure, such 

as days-at-sea limits, trip limits, closed 

areas, sector provisions, annual catch 

limits and accountability measures, etc. 

3. Other business. 

Recreational Advisory Panel Meeting - 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 

beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

1. The Recreational Advisory Panel 

will meet to develop recommendations 

for Amendment 16 to the Northeast 

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. 

The Advisory Panel will review 

management options that are under 

development and current estimates of 

stock status. They will provide 

recommendations for the measures for 

the recreational fishery that will be 

considered by the Groundfish Oversight 

Committee and the full Council at a 

later date. 

2. The Panel may make 

recommendations on any measure, such 

as minimum fish sizes, possession (bag) 

limits, seasons, closed areas, annual 

catch limits and accountability 

measures, etc. 

3. Other business. 

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 

These meetings are 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 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–20066 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK10 

North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Pacific 

Northwest Crab Industry Advisory 

Committee (PNCIAC) will meet in 

Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 22, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 12 

noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 57th 

Street, 3rd Floor, Norna Room, Seattle, 

WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (907) 

271–2809 or Arni Thomson, Secretary of 

PNCIAC, telephone: (206) 769–3474. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

PNCIAC will review ongoing revisions 

of metadata tables that are integral to the 

Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Crab 

Rationalization Economic Data Reports. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group 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 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 

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 Gail 

Bendixen, (907) 271–2809, at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2008–OS–0096] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness) announces the following 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by October 28, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

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