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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. 

[FR Doc. E8–22184 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

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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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Raymond Swider, 703–607–1122. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Department of Defense (DoD) 

provides the GPS Standard Positioning 

Service (SPS) for peaceful civil, 

commercial, and scientific uses on a 

continuous worldwide basis free of 

direct user fees. The SPS is a singlefrequency GPS service which is 

presently limited to the coarse 

acquisition (C/A) code on the L1 

frequency. 

Access to two or more civil signals are 

needed to enable high accuracy civil 

applications. Civil users are currently 

employing codeless or semi-codeless 

techniques to gain access to encrypted 

GPS signals, L1 P(Y) and L2 P(Y). To 

facilitate expansion of civil GPS 

applications, the DoD has planned and 

begun to broadcast additional civil 

signals that will obviate the further need 

for use of codeless and semi-codeless 

techniques. The second coded civil GPS 

signal (L2C) and the third coded civil 

GPS signal (L5) are planned to be 

broadcast from 24 GPS satellites in 2016 

and 2018, respectively. Full operational 

capability of the L2C and L5 GPS signals 

in combination with the existing L1 C/ 

A signal will enable the full spectrum of 

dual frequency applications without 

using the P(Y) signals. 

The U.S. Government acknowledges 

global use of GPS codeless and semicodeless techniques and commits to 

maintaining the existing GPS L1 C/A, L1 

P(Y), L2C and L2 P(Y) signal 

characteristics until December 31, 2020 

when the second and third civil signals 

(L2C and L5) are planned to be 

broadcast from a minimum of 24 GPS 

satellites. After the planned transition 

date, the characteristics of the L1 P(Y) 

and L2 P(Y) signals transmitted by any 

or all GPS satellites broadcasting two or 

more civil-coded signals may change 

without further notice and may 

preclude the use of P(Y) coded signals 

for high accuracy applications. 

The U.S. Government is committed to 

support civil PNT services based on 

GPS civil signals: L1 C/A, L2C, L5, and 

L1C. To this end, GPS civil signal 

characteristics are specified in the 

relevant Interface Specifications (ISs) 

and will be included in Performance 

Standards (PSs) subject to the operating 

descriptions contained in the Federal 

Radionavigation Plan (FRP). The U.S. 

Government has met or exceeded GPS 

service performance commitments in 

the Standard Positioning Service 

Performance Standard since 1993 and is 

committed to continually improving 

GPS services as codeless and semicodeless users complete a timely 

transition to dual-coded civil GPS 

equipment. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E8–22197 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho 

National Laboratory 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National 

Laboratory. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 

Stat. 770) requires that public notice of 

this meeting be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 

8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Opportunities for public participation 

will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 

2008, from 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and from 

3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

These times are subject to change; 

please contact the Federal Coordinator 

(below) for confirmation of times prior 

to the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Coeur d’Alene Hampton 

Inn, 1500 Riverstone Drive, Coeur 

d’Alene, Idaho 83814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert L. Pence, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 

Office, 1955 Fremont Avenue, 

MS–1203, Idaho Falls, ID 83415. Phone 

(208) 526–6518; Fax (208) 526–8789 or 

e-mail: pencerl@id.doe.gov or visit the 

Board’s Internet home page at: http:// 

www.inlemcab.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Topics (agenda topics may 

change up to the day of the meeting; 

please contact Robert L. Pence for the 

most current agenda): 

• Progress to Cleanup. 

• Advanced Mix Waste Treatment 

Plant—Performance Status Review. 

• Waste Area Group 7 (WAG–7) Final 

Record of Decision. 

• Implementation of Buried Waste 

Agreement. 

• WAG–10 Proposed Plan. 

• Preparation to Process OffsiteGenerated Waste. 

• Fiscal Year 2009 EM Idaho Cleanup 

Project Budget. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral presentations 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Robert L. Pence at the address 

or telephone number listed above. The 

request must be received five days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

public comment will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Robert L. Pence, 

Federal Coordinator, at the address and 

phone number listed above. Minutes 

will also be available at the following 

Web site: http://www.inlemcab.org/ 

meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 

18, 2008. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–22214 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2244–022] 

Energy Northwest; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, and 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene 

September 16, 2008. 

Take notice that we are soliciting 

motions to intervene for the Packwood 

Lake Hydroelectric Project application. 

Notice of the Application’s tendering 

was issued on March 7, 2008. The 

Commission accepted the application 

and deemed the application ready for 

environmental analysis by public notice 

on June 19, 2008, and solicited 

comments, recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions. We are 

now soliciting motions to intervene. The 

application, associated filings and 

issuances are available for public 

inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2244–022. 

c. Date filed: February 25, 2008. 


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