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Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 

339–2200; fax: (508) 339–1040. 

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 

Monkfish Advisory Panel and the 

Committee will finalize 

recommendations to the Councils for 

measures to be considered in the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

for Amendment 5, including, but not 

limited to: biological and management 

reference points; specifications of catch 

target and management measures to 

achieve the targets (DAS, trip limits and 

other measures); modifications, 

additions or deletions to the 

management measures currently in the 

plan; and, if time allows, catch share 

programs (ITQs and/or sectors). The 

Committee will consider Advisory Panel 

recommendations in finalizing its 

recommendations to the Mid-Atlantic 

Council at their June 9–11 meeting and 

to the New England Council at its June 

23–25 meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. 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 Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final 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 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 13, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–11474 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XP27 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council and its advisory committees. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will hold public 

meetings, June 1–9, 2009, at the 

Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd 

Avenue, Anchorage, AK. 

DATES: The Council will begin its 

plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday 

June 3 continuing through Tuesday June 

9, 2009. The Council’s Advisory Panel 

(AP) will begin at 8 a.m., Monday, June 

1 and continue through Saturday June 6. 

The Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will begin at 8:00 a.m. on 

Monday, June 1 and continue through 

Wednesday June 3, 2009. All meetings 

are open to the public, except executive 

sessions. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W 3rd 

Avenue, Anchorage, AK. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council 

Plenary Session: The agenda for the 

Council’s plenary session will include 

the following issues. The Council may 

take appropriate action on any of the 

issues identified. 

1. Reports 

Executive Director’s Report (including 

review of Statement of Organization, 

Practices and Procedures (SOPPs) 

NMFS Management Report 

Alaska Department of Fish & Game 

Report 

NOAA Enforcement Report 

U.S. Coast Guard Report 

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Report 

Protected Species Report (Including 

update on Steller Sea Lion Biological 

Opinion) 

2. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish 

Issues: Review alternatives for Central 

GOA Rockfish Program; review 

alternatives for parallel waters issue in 

Pacific cod sector split; review 

discussion paper on GOA vessel 

capacity (T). 

3. BSAI Fixed Gear Parallel Fisheries: 

Final action on amendment to limit 

access in Pacific cod parallel waters 

fishery. 

4. BSAI Crab Program: Initial review 

of Emergency Delivery Relief analysis; 

review discussion papers; Rights of First 

Refusal (ROFR), Western Aleutian 

Island golden king crab regionalization 

and Processing Quota (PQ) issues, 

extinguishing crab PQ, and Leasing 

restrictions (T); discuss plan for 5-year 

review of the program and provide 

direction; approve Stock Assessment 

Fishery Evaluation report and refine 

crab rebuilding plan alternatives. 

5. Bering Sea Salmon Bycatch: Refine 

alternatives for the chum salmon 

bycatch analysis; receive discussion 

paper and committee report on salmon 

bycatch data collection. 

6. Marine Protection Act Nomination 

Process: Review status and discuss next 

steps (T). 

7. National Issues: Initial review of 

analysis to establish permit fees for all 

fisheries; discuss workplan to meet 

Annual Catch Limits (ACL) 

requirements and take action as 

necessary. 

8. Groundfish Issues: Initial review 

analysis of bottom trawl gear sweep 

requirements; Initial review of analysis 

to set catch specifications for the BSAI 

skate complex. 

9. Ecosystem issues: Status report on 

the Habitat Area of Particular Concern 

(HAPC); Review of the Northern Bering 

Sea Research Plan. 

10. Staff Tasking: Review Committees 

and tasking; discuss Rural Outreach 

Committee activities; review groundfish 

policy objectives and workplan. 

11. Other Business 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

1. BSAI Crab Program 

2. Salmon Bycatch Data Collection 

Committee Report 

3. National Issues 

4. Ecosystem Issues 

The Advisory Panel will address most 

of the same agenda issues as the 

Council, except for #1 reports. The 

Agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at http:// 

www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups 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 these meetings. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 


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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 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: May 13, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–11473 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 405–087] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, Commencement of 

Licensing Proceeding, and Scoping; 

Request for Comments on the PAD 

and Scoping Document, and 

Identification of Issues and Associated 

Study Requests 

May 11, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Commencing Licensing 

Proceeding. 

b. Project No.: 405–087. 

c. Date Filed: March 12, 2009. 

d. Submitted by: Exelon Generation 

Company, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Conowingo 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Susquehanna 

River, in Harford and Cecil Counties, 

Maryland and Lancaster and York 

Counties, Pennsylvania. The project 

does not occupy any federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Colleen Hicks, Manager, Regulatory and 

Licensing, Hydro, Exelon Power, 300 

Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348, 

at (610) 765–6791 or e-mail at 

Colleen.Hicks@exeloncorp.com and A. 

Karen Hill, Vice President, Federal 

Regulatory Affairs, Exelon Corporation, 

101 Constitution Avenue, Suite 400E, 

Washington, DC 20001, at (202) 347– 

8092 or e-mail at 

Karen.Hill@exeloncorp.com. 

i. FERC Contact: John Smith at (202) 

502–8972 or e-mail at 

john.smith@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, 

State, local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item o below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR 

Part 402; and (b) the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, as required by 

Section 106, National Historical 

Preservation Act, and the implementing 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC as the 

Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation, pursuant to Section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act and Section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 

including a proposed process plan and 

schedule) with the Commission, 

pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link. 

Enter the docket number, excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

Register online at http://ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified 

via e-mail of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

o. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the PAD and Scoping 

Document issued May 11, 2009, as well 

as study requests. All comments on the 

PAD and Scoping Document, and study 

requests should be sent to the address 

above in paragraph h. In addition, all 

comments on the PAD and Scoping 

Document, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and all 

communications to and from 

Commission staff related to the merits of 

the potential application (original and 

eight copies) must be filed with the 

Commission at the following address: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All filings with the Commission must 

include on the first page, the project 

name (Conowingo Hydroelectric Project) 

and number (P–405–087), and bear the 

heading Comments on Pre-Application 

Document, Study Requests, Comments 

on Scoping Document, Request for 

Cooperating Agency Status, or 

Communications to and from 

Commission Staff. Any individual or 

entity interested in submitting study 

requests, commenting on the PAD or 

Scoping Document, and any agency 

requesting cooperating status must do so 

by July 10, 2009. 

Comments on the PAD and Scoping 

Document, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and other 

permissible forms of communications 

with the Commission may be filed 

electronically via the Internet in lieu of 

paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the e-filing link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

p. Although our current intent is to 

prepare an environmental assessment 

(EA), there is the possibility that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be required. Nevertheless, this 

meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements, irrespective of whether an 

EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. 

Scoping Meetings 

Commission staff will hold two 

scoping meetings in the vicinity of the 

project at the time and place noted 

below. The daytime meeting will focus 

on resource agency, Indian tribes, and 

non-governmental organization 

concerns, while the evening meeting is 

primarily for receiving input from the 

public. We invite all interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

to attend one or both of the meetings, 

and to assist staff in identifying 

particular study needs, as well as the 


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