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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Groundfish Allocation Committee 

(GAC) will a hold working meeting, 

which is open to the public. 

DATES: The GAC will meet Wednesday, 

October 8, 2008, from 8 a.m. until 

business for the day is completed, and 

reconvene on Thursday, October 9, at 8 

a.m. and continue until business for the 

day is completed. 

ADDRESSES: The GAC meeting will be 

held at the Residence Inn Portland 

Downtown at Riverplace, Broadway 

Room, 2115 SW River Parkway, 

Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503) 

552–9500. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jim Seger, Staff Officer; telephone: (503) 

820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to develop 

recommendations to the Council for a 

preferred trawl rationalization 

alternative, on which the Council is 

scheduled to take its final action at the 

November 2008 Council meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may 

come before the Groundfish Allocation 

Committee (GAC) for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

GAC action during this meeting. GAC 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the Committee’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 Ms. 

Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

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Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 143rd meeting to consider and 

take actions on fishery management 

issues in the Western Pacific Region. 

DATES: The 143rd Council meeting and 

public hearings will be held on October 

14–17, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. For 

specific times and the agenda, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The 143rd Council meeting 

and public hearings will be held at the 

Pagoda Hotel, 1525 Rycroft Street, 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814; telephone: 

808–941–6611. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: 808–522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the Council will hear recommendations 

from other Council advisory groups. 

Public comment periods will be 

provided throughout the agenda. The 

order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. The Council will 

meet as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for Council 

Standing Committee Meetings 

Tuesday October 14, 2008 

Standing Committee Meetings 

1. 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Executive and 

Budget Standing Committee 

2. 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Program 

Planning Standing Committee 

3. 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Fishery Rights 

of Indigenous People Standing 

Committee 

4. 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Pelagics 

Ecosystem and International Fisheries 

Standing Committee 

5. 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Hawaii 

Archipelago/Pacific Remote Island 

Areas (PRIA) Standing Committee 

The agenda during the full Council 

meeting will include the items listed 

here. 

Schedule and Agenda for Council 

Meeting 

9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday October 

15, 2008 

1. Introductions 

2. New Council Members Oath of 

Office 

3. Approval of Agenda 

4. Approval of 142nd Meeting 

Minutes 

5. Agency Reports 

A. National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) 

1. Pacific Islands Regional Office 

(PIRO) 

2. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center (PIFSC) 

B. NOAA General Counsel 

C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

D. Enforcement 

1. U.S. Coast Guard 

2. NOAA Office for Law Enforcement 

3. Status of Violations 

6. Program Planning 

A. Program Planning and Research 

1. Annual Catch Limits 

2. Small-scale and Traditional 

Fisheries 

3. Council’s Five-Year Research Plan 

B. Update on Marine Recreational 

Information Program (MRIP) and 

National Saltwater Angler Registry 

C. National Eco-labeling Initiative 

D. Update on Legislation 

E. Update on Status of Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) actions 

F. Community Development Program 

Amendment Status 

G. Coral Reefs 

1. Report on U.S. Coral Reef Task 

Force Meeting 

2. Coral Reef Program Review 

H. Marine Education and Training 

Program Selection Process 

I. Update on Blue Legacy 

J. Social Science Research Planning 

Committee Report 

K. Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) Recommendations 

L. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

M. Public Hearing 

N. Council Discussion and Action 

7. Public Comment on Non-agenda 

Items 

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Wednesday October 

15, 2008 

Fishers Forum 

I. Welcome and Introductions 

II. Richard Shiroma Award 

Presentation 

III. Assessing Historical Changes in 

the Hawaii Bottomfish Fishery and their 

Effect on Calculating Catch Per Unit 

Effort (CPUE) 

IV. 2008 Hawaii Bottomfish Stock 

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V. Alternatives for Bottomfish Total 

Allowable Catch (TAC) 

VI. Public Hearing 

9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Thursday October 

16, 2008 

8. Hawaii Archipelago and PRIA 

A. Moku Pepa 

B. Enforcement Issues 

C. Hawaii Community Issues 

1. Humpback Whale Sanctuary 

Update 

2. Monk Seal Critical Habitat in the 

Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) 

3. West Hawaii Fisheries Council 

4. Aha Kiole Community Consultation 

Process 

5. Green Sea Turtle Biological and 

Genetic Information/Classification as 

Distinct Population Segment 

6. Other Issues 

D. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish 

1. CPUE Workshop Report 

2. Stock Assessment 

3. Recommendation on Total 

Allowable Catch for 2008/2009 Fishing 

Season 

E. Aquaculture Issues 

1. Development of Projects in Hawaii 

2. Expansion of Current Aquaculture 

Projects on Oahu 

F. Coral Reef Annual Report Status 

G. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

H. Hawaii Regional Ecosystem 

Advisory Committee (REAC) Report 

I. SSC Recommendations 

J. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

K. Public Hearing 

L. Council Discussion and Action 

9. Marianas Archipelago 

A. Arongo Falew and Isla Informe 

1. Commonwealth of the Northern 

Marianas Islands (CNMI) 

2. Guam 

B. Enforcement Issues 

1. CNMI 

2. Guam 

C. Marianas Community Issues 

1. Marianas Training Range Complex 

2. Lunar Calendar Workshop 

3. Report on Guam Mayors’ Meeting 

4. Report on Guam Village Meetings 

5. Guam Indigenous Fishing Rights 

Legislation 

6. CNMI Nearshore Fishery 

Regulations 

7. Other Issues 

D. Marine Conservation Plans 

1. CNMI 

2. Guam 

E. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

F. Report on Marianas Plan Team 

Meeting 

G. SSC Recommendations 

H. Public Comment 

I. Council Discussion and Action 

10. American Samoa Archipelago 

A. Motu Lipoti 

B. Enforcement Issues 

C. American Samoa Community 

Issues 

1. American Samoa Fishery 

Development 

2. Sale of Tuna Cannery 

3. Rose Atoll Management 

4. Other Issues 

D. Education and Outreach Initiatives 

E. Report on American Samoa 

Advisory Panel Meeting 

F. Report on American Samoa Plan 

Team Meeting 

G. SSC Recommendations 

H. Public Comment 

I. Council Discussion and Action 

9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Friday October 17, 

2008 

11. Pelagic & International Fisheries 

A. Pelagics Ecosystem 

1. Hawaii Shallow-set Longline 

Fishery Management 

a. NMFS Biological Opinion 

b. Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (DSEIS) Public 

Comments 

2. Fish Aggregating Device 

(FAD)Fishery Management 

3. American Samoa Longline Fishery 

Management 

a. Recommendation on Management 

Measures to Minimize Turtle 

Interactions 

b. Report of Public Meetings 

c. NMFS Biological Opinion 

4. Pelagics Fishery Management Plan 

Vessel Marking Regulations 

B. American Samoa and Hawaii 

Longline Quarterly Reports 

C. American Samoa Longline 

Logbook/Observer Data Analysis 

D. International Fisheries 

1. Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 

a. Science Committee 

b. U.S. Advisory Committee 

c. Northern Committee 

d. Technical & Compliance 

Committee 

e. Update on WCPFC Rulemaking 

2. Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission (IATTC) 

E. SSC Recommendations 

F. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

G. Public Hearing 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

12. Administrative Matters & Budget 

A. Financial Reports 

B. Administrative Reports 

C. Meetings and Workshops 

(Calendar) 

D. Council Family Changes 

E. Standard Operating Procedures and 

Protocols (SOPP) 

1. Status of NMFS SOPP Review 

2. Report on Internal Control Review 

F. Standing Committee 

Recommendations 

G. Public Comment 

H. Council Discussion and Action 

13. Other Business 

A. Election of Officers 

B. Next Meeting 

Non-Emergency issues not contained 

in this agenda may come before the 

Council for discussion and formal 

Council action during its 143rd meeting. 

However, Council action on regulatory 

issues will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this document and 

any regulatory issue arising after 

publication of this document that 

requires 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 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

808–522–8220 (voice) or (808)522–8226 

(fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting 

date. 

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

Dated: September 18, 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 

Preservation of Continuity for SemiCodeless GPS Applications 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary of Defense 

for Networks and Information 

Integration/DoD Chief Information 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: To enable an orderly and 

systematic transition, the U.S. 

Government has established December 

31, 2020 as the date by which users of 

semi-codeless/codeless receiving 

equipment are expected to transition to 

using GPS civil-coded signals. Based on 

the current launch schedule and 

projected budget, the December 31, 2020 

transition date represents the planned 

availability of the second and third 

coded civil GPS signals being broadcast 

from a minimum of 24 GPS satellites. 

Department of Defense will reassess the 

transition date should significant GPS 

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