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sampling and tagging activities in order 

to collect biological and ecological 

information on these species that will 

help efforts to conserve them. Up to 2 

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and one 

green (Chelonia mydas) or hawksbill 

(Eretmochelys imbricata) or leatherback 

(Dermochelys coriacea) or Kemp’s 

ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtle, 

and one American crocodile 

(Crocodylus acutus) could be lethally 

taken during the smalltooth sawfish 

research. 

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: October 1, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–23741 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XK94 

Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene 

public meetings. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

October 27–30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Renaissance Riverview Plaza, 64 S. 

Water St., Mobile, AL 36602. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Leard, Interim Executive 

Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council 

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 

1 p.m. - The Council meeting will 

begin with a review of the agenda and 

minutes. 

From 1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., the 

Council will approve the 2009 

Committee Rosters. 

From 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., the 

Council will receive public testimony 

on exempted fishing permits (EFPs), if 

any; the Final Aquaculture Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP); and hold an 

Open Public Comment Period regarding 

any fishery issue of concern. People 

wishing to speak before the Council 

should complete a public comment card 

prior to the comment period. 

From 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the 

Council will review and discuss reports 

from the previous two days’ committee 

meetings as follows: Joint Reef Fish/ 

Mackerel/Red Drum, Ad Hoc 

Allocation, and Reef Fish Management. 

The following will be, in part, 

CLOSED SESSIONS - Joint Scientific 

and Statistical Committee (SSC) 

Selection/Administrative Policy and 

Budget/Personnel. 

Thursday, October 30, 2008 

From 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., the 

Council will continue to review and 

discuss reports from the committee 

meetings as follows: Joint SSC 

Selection/Administrative Policy; 

Budget/Personnel; Operator Permits; 

Law Enforcement; Outreach & 

Education (O&E); Habitat Protection; 

Migratory Species; and Marine Reserves. 

From 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the SSC of its 

Review of the 5-year Research Plan. 

From 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., other business 

items will follow. The Council will 

conclude its meeting at approximately 

12 p.m. 

Committees 

Monday, October 27, 2008 

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Ad Hoc 

Allocation Committee will meet to 

discuss Draft Allocation Principles. 

3 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Operator Permits 

Committee will meet to discuss a Draft 

Scoping Document for Generic Operator 

Permit Amendment. 

4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Law 

Enforcement Committee will meet to 

discuss the 2009–12 Strategic Plan and 

the 2009–10 Operations Plan. 

4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Outreach and 

Education Committee will meet to 

discuss proposed agenda for the O&E 

Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting. 

5 p.m. - 7 p.m. - There will be an 

Open Public Question and Answer 

Session and Public Hearing on the 

Aquaculture FMP. 

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 

8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will meet to 

discuss the Ad Hoc Recreational Red 

Snapper AP Recommendations, review 

an Update on Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) Biological Opinion on sea turtle 

bycatch, consider red snapper 

recreational seasons and establishing a 

Vessel Monitoring System AP. 

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Budget/ 

Personnel Committee will meet to 

discuss the status of 2008 budget; FY 

2009 budget; and will have a CLOSED 

SESSION to discuss the Executive 

Director search status. 

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef 

Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management 

Committee will meet to discuss the 

Final Aquaculture FMP. 

3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Joint SSC 

Selection Committee/Administrative 

Policy Committee will meet to Review 

the SSC’s role and appointment process 

and in a CLOSED SESSION review the 

SSC membership. 

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Migratory 

Species Committee will receive a 

presentation on Amendment 3 to the 

HMS FMP (Small Coastal Sharks) and 

Amendment 4 to the Highly Migratory 

Species (HMS) FMP (Caribbean Issues). 

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - The Marine 

Reserves Committee will receive a 

presentation on marine protected area 

(MPA) Framework and Proposed 

Nomination Process and may comment 

on an advanced notice of proposed rule 

(ANPR) for consultations under the 

National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

(NMSA). 

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Habitat 

Protection Committee will receive a 

presentation on Amendment 1 to the 

HMS EFH FMP. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Council and Committees for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the Council and Committees 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

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 action to address the 

emergency. The established times for 

addressing items on the agenda may be 

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adjusted as necessary to accommodate 

the timely completion of discussion 

relevant to the agenda items. In order to 

further allow for such adjustments and 

completion of all items on the agenda, 

the meeting may be extended from, or 

completed prior to the date established 

in this notice. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–23627 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XK93 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold a 

meeting of its Golden Tilefish Limited 

Access Privilege (LAPP) Exploratory 

Workgroup in North Charleston, SC. 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

October 28–30, 2008. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council Office, 4055 Faber Place Drive, 

Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29406. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC, 29405; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Workgroup meeting will take place from 

1 p.m. - 5 p.m. on October 28, 2008, 8:30 

a.m. until 5 p.m. on October 29, 2008, 

and from 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon on October 

30, 2008. 

The Council recently formed a Golden 

Tilefish LAPP Exploratory Workgroup 

to investigate the possible use of LAPPs 

or other programs for the commercial 

golden tilefish fishery. The Workgroup 

consists of fishermen involved in this 

deepwater fishery from the South 

Atlantic region. During this initial 

meeting of the Workgroup, members 

will receive a presentation on LAPPs, 

discuss problems and issues currently 

affecting the golden tilefish fishery, and 

possible solutions. 

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 Accommodation 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days 

prior to the meetings. 

Note: The times and sequence 

specified in this agenda are subject to 

change. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–23626 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XK95 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a rescheduled South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s 

South Atlantic Habitat and Ecosystem 

Internet Map Server (IMS) Refinement 

Workshop. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) has 

rescheduled a South Atlantic Habitat 

and Ecosystem IMS Refinement 

Workshop, in St. Petersburg, FL. 

DATES: The workshop has been 

rescheduled for November 6–7, 2008. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

specific dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Florida Fish and Wildlife 

Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue, 

S.E., St. Petersburg, FL; telephone: (727) 

896–8626. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

rescheduled IMS Workshop will take 

place from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on 

November 6, 2008, and from 8:30 a.m. 

- 12 noon on November 7, 2008. 

The Workshop is designed to 

continue the refinement of the Council’s 

Internet Map Server (IMS) as a support 

tool for ecosystem-based management. 

Invited workshop participants will 

review the present structure of the IMS 

and future capabilities, identify 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 

needs supporting management, 

research, and regional collaborations 

and provide recommendations. 

Participants will also identify additional 

data and GIS for possible inclusion in 

the IMS and provide recommendations 

for enhancing and refining the 

functional capabilities of the IMS to 

better support local, state, and other 

regional habitat and ecosystem GIS 

needs. 

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 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days 

prior to the meetings. 

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