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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 Ms. 

Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–10842 Filed 5–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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RIN: 0648–XP13 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Council’s 

(Council) Squid, Mackerel, and 

Butterfish Monitoring Committee will 

hold a public meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 27, 2009; from 10 a.m. 

to 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council 

Management Council’s office, Room 

2115, Frear Federal Building; 300 S. 

New Street; Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 

(302) 674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 

Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674– 

2331, extension 19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purposes of this meeting are: to examine 

the biology, fisheries, and current stock 

status for Atlantic mackerel, Loligo and 

Illex squid, and butterfish; to review the 

Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee’s (SSC) recommendations 

and staff analyses regarding proposed 

specifications and related management 

measures for the 2010 fishing year; and, 

to make recommendations to the 

Council’s Squid, Mackerel, and 

Butterfish Committee relative to the 

2010 quota specifications and other 

management measures. 

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 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to M. 

Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council 

Office, (302) 674–2331 extension 18, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–10841 Filed 5–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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RIN: 0648–XP12 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Research Steering Committee 

(Committee), in May, 2009, to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Ferncroft, 50 Ferncroft 

Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: 

(978) 777–2500; fax: (978) 750–7959. 

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 

Council’s Research Steering Committee 

will meet to discuss funding processes, 

priorities and opportunities for 

cooperative research in New England. 

Planning for new initiatives may be 

discussed as well as practical elements 

such as institutional collaboration, 

funding mechanisms and participation 

in research projects. 

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 

listed 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 Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Notice of Web Site Publication 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

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Administration (NOAA), Commerce 

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