Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 198 / Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Notices 52953 

Copies of the agenda can be obtained 

by calling (813) 348–1630. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is 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 9, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24827 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XS10 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico; South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (SAFMC); Public 

Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) joint 

Scientific and Statistical Committee and 

SSC Selection Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SAFMC will hold a joint 

meeting of its SSC and SSC Selection 

Committee to discuss SSC 

responsibilities and procedures under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized 

Act. The meeting will be held in 

Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 29, 2009, from 9 a.m. until 4 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Charleston Marriott, 170 Lockwood 

Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29403; 

telephone: (843) 723–3000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 

571–4366; e-mail: 

Kim.Iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorized Act, 

the SSC is the body responsible for 

reviewing the Council’s scientific 

materials. The Act places additional 

responsibilities on the SSC which have 

led to increased interest in SSC 

meetings and deliberations. The SSC 

and the Selection Committee will meet 

jointly to develop recommendations for 

policies and procedures to promote the 

SSC fulfilling its mandates effectively 

and efficiently, to provide a clear policy 

for submission and consideration of 

technical information and critiques to 

the Council and SSC, and to ensure the 

Council receives the scientific advice 

necessary to support its management 

recommendations. 

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 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 3 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–24775 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XS32 

Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene a 

web based meeting of the ABC Control 

Rule Working Group. 

DATES: The webinar meeting will 

convene at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on 

Friday, October 30, 2009 and is 

expected to end at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be 

accessible via internet. Please go to the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council’s website at 

www.gulfcouncil.org for instructions. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 

Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ABC 

Control Rule Working Group is an ad 

hoc group composed of members of the 

Standing Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), Council members and 

Council staff that has been tasked with 

developing a framework, or control rule, 

for setting acceptable biological catch 

(ABC) levels for stocks and stock 

complexes managed by the Council. The 

Working Group will meet to discuss a 

draft of the ABC control rule being 

developed. The discussion will include 

a review of Council recommendations to 

the group on acceptable levels of risk 

and a discussion of productivitysusceptibility analyses (PSA) methods 

for adoption into the control rule. The 

Working Group will also develop an 

outline for a presentation of its draft 

control rule by an SSC representative at 

the National SSC Workshop in 

November. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

(813) 348–1630. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

ABC Control Rule Working 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 of the 

Working Group will be restricted to 

those issues specifically identified in 

the agenda 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. 

Special Accommodations 

This webinar is accessible to people 

with disabilities. For assistance with 

any of our webinars contact Tina 

O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) 

at least 5 working days prior to the 

webinar. 

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