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allocation programs (i.e., IFQs and 

sectors; 

7. Develop Herring Committee 

recommendations regarding cooperative 

research priorities for the 2010 research 

set-aside (RSA) program. 

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: September 8, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21094 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK36 

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’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 

Monday, September 29, 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 finalize its 

recommendations for measures that will 

be analyzed in the draft amendment 

document. They will discuss measures 

for both the commercial and 

recreational components of the fishery 

at this meeting. This will include 

recommendations for rebuilding 

strategies and 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: September 8, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21095 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK37 

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 Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Coastal 

Pelagic Species (CPS) advisory bodies 

will hold meetings, which are open to 

the public, on October 7–9, 2008. The 

primary purpose of the meetings is to 

review the current Pacific sardine stock 

assessment update and draft terms of 

reference for the 2009 CPS stock 

assessment review process. 

DATES: The Coastal Pelagic Species 

Management Team (CPSMT) and the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee’s 

(SSC) CPS Subcommittee will meet in a 

joint session on Tuesday, October 7, 

2008, from 8 a.m. until business for the 

day is completed. The CPSMT will hold 

a work session on Wednesday, October 

8, 2008, from 8 a.m. until business for 

the day is completed. The Coastal 

Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel 

(CPSAS) will meet Thursday, October 9, 

2008, from 8 a.m. until business for the 

day is completed. 

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in 

the Large Conference Room at the office 

of the Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, 

Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384; 

telephone: (503) 820–2280. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (503) 

820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CPSMT, the SSC CPS Subcommittee, 

and the CPSAS will review the current 

Pacific sardine stock assessment update 

and the terms of reference for the 2009 

CPS stock assessment reviews. The 

CPSMT and the CPSAS will also 

develop harvest guideline and 

management measure recommendations 

for the 2009 Pacific sardine fishery. The 

CPSMT and CPSAS will develop 

recommendations for Council 

consideration at the November 1–7, 

2008, meeting in San Diego, CA, and 

address other issues relating to CPS 


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