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to: specific monitoring and reporting 

requirements for herring vessels and 

processors, observer coverage and at-sea 

monitoring, shoreside/dockside 

monitoring and sampling, vessel 

monitoring system (VMS) requirements, 

as well as other measures related to 

catch monitoring 

5. Review information related to 

Northeast Fishery Science Center study 

fleet program and discuss applicability 

of study fleet technology to herring 

catch monitoring alternatives in 

Amendment 4 

6. Discuss/develop options for 

industry-funded catch monitoring 

programs (dockside and/or at-sea) 

7. Review draft dockside sampling 

program and develop Committee 

recommendations 

8. Review timeline for Amendment 4 

and develop Committee 

recommendations for Council 

consideration in June 2009 regarding 

alternatives for inclusion in the 

Amendment 4 Draft EIS 

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 

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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

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 (see ADDRESSES) 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XP32 

South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of its Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC), Golden 

Crab Advisory Panel, Wreckfish 

Advisory Panel, Limited Access 

Privilege Program (LAPP) Committee, 

Golden Crab Committee, SSC Selection 

Committee (Closed Session), a joint 

meeting of its Executive and Finance 

Committees, Dolphin/Wahoo 

Committee, Spiny Lobster Committee, 

Mackerel Committee, Advisory Panel 

Selection Committee (Closed Session), 

Standard Operating, Policy and 

Procedure (SOPPs) Committee, 

SouthEast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR) Committee, 

Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee, Snapper Grouper 

Committee, and a meeting of the full 

Council. The Council will conduct a 

workshop with the SSC and Golden 

Crab Advisory Panel (AP) and a separate 

workshop with the SSC and Wreckfish 

AP. The Council will also hold an 

informal public question and answer 

session with NMFS Regional 

Administrator and Council Chairman as 

well as an open public comment period 

relative to agenda items. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

additional details. 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 7– 

12, 2009. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hutchinson Island Marriott, 555 NE 

Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996; 

telephone: (800) 775–5936 or (772) 225– 

3700; fax: (772) 225–0003. Copies of 

documents are available from Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Dates 

1. Golden Crab Advisory Panel and SSC 

Workshop: June 7, 2009, 9 a.m. until 

10:30 a.m. 

The Golden Crab Advisory Panel and 

SSC will review the biology of the 

golden crab and red crab fisheries, 

available data, and receive a 

presentation on the fishery from AP 

members. 

2. Wreckfish Advisory Panel and SSC 

Workshop: June 7, 2009, 10:30 a.m. until 

12 p.m. 

The Wreckfish Advisory Panel and 

SSC will review the biology of 

wreckfish, available data, and receive a 

presentation on the fishery from the 

Wreckfish AP. 

3. Scientific and Statistical Committee: 

June 7, 2009, 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.; 

June 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and 

June 9, 2009, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. 

The SSC will receive updates on the 

status of Amendments 15B, 16 and 18 

to the Snapper Grouper Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP), the Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan, the Comprehensive 

Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1, 

Amendment 18 to the Coastal Migratory 

Pelagics FMP, and the Comprehensive 

Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment. 

The SSC will also review the Council’s 

Research and Monitoring Plan and 

consider for approval. The SSC will 

receive presentations regarding the 

Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 

Control Rule, discuss applications, and 

finalize an ABC Control Rule document. 

The SSC will also receive an update on 

Amendment 17 to the Snapper Grouper 

FMP, discuss area closures, and receive 

a report regarding possible 

implementation of a monitoring plan 

under Amendment 17. The SSC will 

prepare a written report for presentation 

to the Council. 

4. Golden Crab Advisory Panel Meeting: 

June 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. 

The Golden Crab Advisory Panel will 

discuss the Golden Crab and SSC 

Workshop, develop recommendations 

on Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and 

Accountability Measures (AMs) and 

other management measures, and will 

receive an update and discuss the 

Golden Crab LAPP. 

5. Wreckfish Advisory Panel Meeting: 

June 8, 2009, 10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. 

The Wreckfish Advisory Panel will 

discuss the Wreckfish and SSC 

Workshop, develop recommendations 

on ACLs and AMs, and discuss 

Amendment 18 wreckfish Individual 

Transferable Quota (ITQ) changes and 

develop recommendations. 

6. LAPP Committee Meeting: June 8, 

2009, 1:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. 

The LAPP Committee will receive an 

update on meetings with the Golden 

Crab and Wreckfish Advisory Panels, 

review options and provide direction to 

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7. Golden Crab Committee Meeting: June 

8, 2009, 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. 

The Golden Crab Committee will 

receive an update on meetings with the 

golden crab fishermen, review options 

and provide direction to staff. 

8. SSC Selection Committee Meeting 

(Closed Session): June 9, 2009, 8:30 a.m. 

until 10 a.m. 

The SSC Selection Committee will 

review membership, discuss policy 

issues, and develop recommendations 

as appropriate. 

9. Joint Executive/Finance Committees 

Meeting: June 9, 2009, 10 a.m. until 11 

a.m. 

The Joint Executive and Finance 

Committee will meet jointly to review 

the status of Calendar Year (CY) 2009 

Council funding and approve the CY 

2009 budget. 

10. Dolphin/Wahoo Committee Meeting: 

June 9, 2009, 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. 

The Dolphin/Wahoo Committee will 

review options to be included in the 

Comprehensive ACL Amendment and 

provide guidance to staff. 

11. Spiny Lobster Committee Meeting: 

June 9, 2009, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. 

The Spiny Lobster Committee will 

receive a report on the status of the 

work with the Gulf Council on the joint 

Spiny Lobster Amendment, review 

options and provide guidance to staff. 

12. Mackerel Committee Meeting: June 

9, 2009, 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. 

The Mackerel Committee will receive 

a report on the status of the work with 

the Gulf Council on the joint Mackerel 

Amendment, review options, and 

provide direction to staff. 

13. SOPPs Committee Meeting: June 9, 

2009, 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. 

The SOPPs Committee will review the 

proposed rule addressing Council 

SOPPs and develop comments. The 

Committee will develop changes to 

SOPPs as necessary. 

NOTE: Interested persons will be 

provided the opportunity to present oral 

or written statements regarding matters 

on the Council agenda from 5:30 p.m. 

until 7 p.m. 

14. Advisory Panel Selection Committee 

(Closed Session): June 10, 2009, 8:30 

a.m. until 9:30 a.m. 

The Advisory Panel Selection 

Committee will review applicants and 

develop recommendations. 

15. SEDAR Committee Meeting: June 10, 

2009, 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. 

The SEDAR Committee will review 

the results of the SEDAR Steering 

Committee meeting and develop 

recommendations. 

16. Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee: June 10, 2009, 10:30 a.m. 

until 12 p.m. 

The Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee will review the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

legal comments on the Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Comprehensive 

Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 and 

develop recommendations. The 

Committee will also review options for 

the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based 

Amendment 2 and provide direction to 

staff as well as receive a presentation on 

the South Atlantic Governor’s Alliance. 

17. Snapper Grouper Committee: June 

10, 2009, 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.; June 11, 

2009, 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. 

The Snapper Grouper Committee will 

receive an update on Oculina 

monitoring activities, receive a report 

from the SSC, and receive a report on 

the status of the Red Snapper Interim 

Rule. The Committee will also receive a 

presentation of the red snapper 

rebuilding projections, review draft 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 17 and 

provide direction to staff, and approve 

Amendment 17 for public hearing (if 

possible). In addition, the Committee 

will review Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 18 options and provide 

direction to staff, review SSC 

recommendations on control rules, and 

review the Comprehensive ACL 

Amendment. 

NOTE: There will be an informal 

public question and answer session 

with NOAA Fisheries Services’ Regional 

Administrator and the Council 

Chairman, focusing on management 

issues relative to red snapper, on June 

10, 2009 beginning at 5:30 p.m. 

18. Council Session: June 11, 2009, 1:30 

p.m. until 5 p.m. and June 12, 2009, 

8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. 

Council Session: June 11, 1:30 p.m. 

until 5 p.m. 

From 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m., the Council 

will call the meeting to order, adopt the 

agenda, and approve the March 2009 

meeting minutes. 

From 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., the Council 

will receive a report on Florida’s 

management of permit (Trachinotus 

falcatus) in federal waters. 

From 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m., the Council 

will receive an update on the Atlantic 

Sea Turtle Strategy. 

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

will receive an update on the National 

Marine Protected Area Program. 

From 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the 

Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Snapper 

Grouper Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

LAPP Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 4:45 p.m. - 5 p.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Golden 

Crab Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

Council Session: June 12, 2009, 8:30 

a.m. until 12:30 p.m. 

From 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

SSC Selection Committee and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Joint 

Executive/Finance Committee and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Dolphin/ 

Wahoo Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

Spiny Lobster Committee and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

Mackerel Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 9:45 a.m. - 10 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the Advisory 

Panel Selection Committee and take 

action as appropriate. 

From 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., the Council 

will receive a report from the SOPPs 

Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report from the 

SEDAR Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

From 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., the 

Council will receive a report on the 

Council Coordinating Committee (CCC) 

meeting. 

From 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m., the 

Council will receive a status report from 

NOAA Fisheries Service on commercial 

quotas by fishing year for: Atlantic king 

mackerel, Gulf king mackerel (eastern 

zone), Atlantic Spanish mackerel, 

snowy grouper, golden tilefish, 

wreckfish, greater amberjack, South 

Atlantic Octocorals and dolphin (soft 

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sea bass, red porgy and gag. The Council 

will also receive a status report of 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 16, 

Protected Species Issues, VMS 

Compliance report from Law 

Enforcement, and review and develop 

recommendations on Experimental 

Fishing Permits as necessary. 

From 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., the 

Council will receive status reports from 

NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science 

Center on the Data Collection and Stock 

Assessment Improvement Plans, a 

progress report on aging red and black 

grouper, 2007 and 2008 headboat data 

entry, and the status of recreational 

catches versus allocations where 

appropriate of the following species: 

Atlantic king mackerel and Spanish 

mackerel, black sea bass, golden tilefish, 

snowy grouper, red porgy, greater 

amberjack, dolphin, wahoo, vermilion 

snapper, gag, red snapper, mutton 

snapper, and yellowtail snapper. 

From 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., the 

Council will receive agency and liaison 

reports, discuss other business and 

upcoming meetings. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

final Council action during these 

meetings. Council 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. 

Except for advertised (scheduled) 

public hearings and public comment, 

the times and sequence specified on this 

agenda are subject to change. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) by June 4, 2009. 

Dated: May 13, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XP25 

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 

meeting of the Reef Fish Advisory Panel 

(AP). 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 

p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2009 and 

conclude by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton, 2225 N. Lois Ave., Tampa, 

FL 33607, (813) 877–6688. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Carrie Simmons, Fishery Biologist; Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AP 

will meet jointly with the Standing and 

Special Reef Fish Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) on the first 

day of the meeting. The AP and SSC 

will receive a brief orientation for new 

members and will hear presentations on 

update assessments for gag and red 

grouper. The last full benchmark 

assessments for these stocks were 

completed in 2007 (SEDAR 10 for gag 

and SEDAR 12 for red grouper). The AP 

and SSC will also hear a presentation on 

the issues and preferred alternatives in 

Reef Fish Amendment 31 that address 

bycatch of sea turtles in the bottom 

longline reef fish fishery. 

Following the presentations, the AP 

and SSC will reconvene separately. The 

AP will discuss the gag and red grouper 

update assessments, and provide 

comments and recommendations 

concerning the assessments. The AP 

will discuss and provide comments and 

recommendations on Amendment 31. 

The AP will also elect a new Chair and 

Vice-chair. The comments and 

recommendations of the AP will be 

presented to the Council at its June 15– 

18, 2009 meeting in Tampa, FL. 

Copies of the agendas and other 

related materials can be obtained by 

calling (813) 348–1630. 

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 

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: May 13, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XP30 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling public meetings of its 

Monkfish Advisory Panel and its 

Monkfish Committee, on June 2, 2009 

and June 3, 2009, to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from these groups 

will be brought to the full Council for 

formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This Advisory Panel meeting 

will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 

at 9 a.m. and the Committee meeting 

will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 

2009 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 


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