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the analytical underpinings of the 

action. The amendment may address 

excess capacity and other changes to the 

scallop management program, including 

essential fish habitat closures and a 

change to scallop fishing year time 

frame. Finally, the Council will address 

any other outstanding business prior to 

adjournment of its February meeting. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

action during this meeting. 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that 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. 

Dated: January 21, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–1560 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XM90 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) coastal 

pelagic species (CPS) advisory bodies 

will hold meetings, which are open to 

the public, on February 10–12, 2009. 

The primary purpose of the meetings is 

to comment on the draft terms of 

reference for the CPS stock assessment 

review process, review 2009 survey 

plans, develop plans for a report to the 

Council on long-term sardine allocation, 

and discuss revisions to the CPS Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) in accordance 

with the reauthorized MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act. 

DATES: The CPS Management Team 

(CPSMT) will meet on Tuesday, 

February 10, 2009, beginning at 1 p.m. 

and again on Wednesday, February 11, 

2009, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Both 

meeting days will go until business for 

that day is completed. The CPS 

Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will meet 

Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 8:30 

a.m. until business for the day is 

completed. 

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in 

the Large Conference Room at the 

Southwest Fisheries Science Center of 

the National Marine Fisheries Service, 

8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 

92037, (858) 546–7000. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, (503) 820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CPSMT and CPSAS will also elect 

officers for 2009, discuss the 2009 Stock 

Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 

document, and address other issues 

relating to CPS management. The 

CPSMT and CPSAS will develop 

recommendations for Council 

consideration at its March 8–13, 2009 

meeting in Seattle, Washington. 

Although nonemergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agendas may 

be discussed, those issues may not be 

the subject of formal action during these 

meetings. Advisory body 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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the 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 

five days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: January 21, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–1567 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Establishment of Department of 

Defense Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Establishment of federal 

advisory committee. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

section 596 of Public Law 110–417, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of 

Defense gives notice that it is 

establishing the Military Leadership 

Diversity Commission (hereafter 

referred to as the Commission). 

The Commission is a nondiscretionary federal advisory 

commission established under the 

authority of section 596 of Public Law 

110–417 and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a) to 

conduct a comprehensive evaluation 

and assessment of policies that provide 

opportunities for the promotion and 

advancement of minority members of 

the Armed Forces, including minority 

members who are senior officers. 

In carrying out the study, the 

commission shall examine the 

following: 

1. The efforts to develop and maintain 

diverse leadership at all levels of the 

Armed Forces. 

2. The successes and failures of 

developing and maintaining a diverse 

leadership, particularly at the general 

and flag officer positions. 

3. The effect of expanding Department 

of Defense secondary educational 

programs to diverse civilian 

populations, to include military service 

academy preparatory schools. 

4. The ability of current recruitment 

and retention practices to attract and 

maintain a diverse pool of qualified 

individuals in sufficient numbers in 

officer pre-commissioning programs. 

5. The ability of current activities to 

increase continuation rates for ethnicand gender-specific members of the 

Armed Forces. 

6. The benefits of conducting an 

annual conference attended by civilian 

military, active-duty and retired 

military, and corporate leaders on 

diversity, to include a review of current 

policy and the annual demographic data 

from the Defense Manpower Data 

Center. 

7. The status of prior 

recommendations made to the 

Department of Defense and to Congress 

concerning diversity initiatives within 

the Armed Forces. 

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8. The incorporation of private sector 

practices that have been successful in 

cultivating diverse leadership. 

9. The establishment and 

maintenance of fair promotion and 

command opportunities for ethnic- and 

gender-specific members of the Armed 

Forces at the 0–5 grade level and above. 

10. An assessment of pre-command 

billet assignments of ethnic-specific 

members of the Armed Forces. 

11. The development of a uniform 

definition, to be used throughout the 

Department of Defense, of diversity that 

is congruent with the core values and 

vision of the Department of Defense for 

the future workforce. 

12. The existing metrics and 

milestones for evaluating the diversity 

plans of the Department of Defense 

(including the plans of the Military 

Departments) and for facilitating future 

evaluation and oversight. 

13. The existence and maintenance of 

fair promotion, assignment, and 

command opportunities for ethnic- and 

gender-specific members of the Armed 

Forces at the levels of warrant officer, 

chief warrant officer, company and 

junior grade, field and mid-grade, and 

general and flag officer. 

14. The current institution structure 

of the Office of Diversity Management 

and Equal Opportunity of the 

Department of Defense, and of similar 

officers of the Military Departments, and 

their ability to ensure effective and 

accountable diversity management 

across the Department of Defense. 

15. The option available for 

improving the substance or 

implementation of current plans and 

policies of the Department of Defense 

and the Military Departments. 

No later than 12 months after the date 

on which the commission first meets, 

the commission shall submit to the 

President and Congress a report on the 

commission’s study. The report shall 

include, as a minimum, the following: 

1. The findings and conclusions of the 

commission; 

2. The recommendations of the 

commission for improving diversity 

within the Armed Forces; and 

3. Such other information and 

recommendations as the commission 

considers appropriate. 

In addition, the commission may 

submit interim reports to the President 

and Congress as the commission 

considers appropriate. 

The commission, pursuant to section 

596(d)(3) of Public Law 110–417, may 

consult with appropriate private, for 

profit, and non-profit organizations and 

advocacy groups to learn methods for 

developing, implementing, and 

sustaining senior diverse leadership 

within the Department of Defense. In 

addition, the commission, pursuant to 

section 596(f)(1) of Public Law 110–416, 

may hold such hearings, sit and act at 

such times and places, take such 

testimony, and receive such evidence as 

the commission considers appropriate. 

Members shall be appointed for the 

life of the commission. Any vacancy in 

the commission shall be filled in the 

same manner as the original 

appointment. The commission, 

pursuant to section 596(b) of Public Law 

110–416, shall be composed of the 

following members: 

1. The Director of the Defense 

Manpower Data Center; 

2. The Commandant of the Director of 

the Defense Equal Opportunity 

Management Institute; 

3. A commissioned officer from each 

of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 

Marine Corps who serves or has served 

in a leadership position with either a 

Military Department command or 

combatant command; 

4. A commissioned officer or 

noncommissioned officer of the Coast 

Guard on active duty; 

5. A retired general or flag officer from 

each of the Army, Navy, Air Force and 

Marine Corps; 

6. A retired flag officer of the Coast 

Guard; 

7. A retired noncommissioned officer 

from each of the Army, Navy, Air Force 

and Marine Corps; 

8. Five retired commissioned officers 

who served in leadership positions with 

either a Military Department command 

or combatant command, of who no less 

than three shall represent the views of 

minority veterans; 

9. Four individuals with expertise in 

cultivating diverse leaders in private or 

non-profit organizations; and 

10. An attorney with appropriate 

experience and expertise in 

constitutional and legal matters related 

to the duties and responsibilities of the 

committee. 

The appointment of the Director of 

the Defense Manpower Data Center and 

the Commandant of the Defense Equal 

Opportunity Management Institute shall 

be based upon their ex-officio position 

within the Department of Defense. 

Representatives for the incumbents may 

attend committee meetings; however, 

they shall not exercise any authority 

unless they have been appointed in 

writing, pursuant to DoD policies and 

procedures, as the Acting Director. 

With the exception of the 

representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, 

the Secretary of Defense shall appoint 

the commission members. Commission 

members appointed by the Secretary of 

Defense, who are not full-time or 

permanent part-time employees of the 

federal government, shall be appointed 

as experts and consultants under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and these 

individuals shall serve as special 

government employees. 

Pursuant to section 596(g)(1) of Public 

Law 110–416, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, in consultation 

with the Commandant of the Coast 

Guard, shall appoint two individuals to 

represent the interests of the U.S. Coast 

Guard. 

Commission members, who are not 

full-time or permanent part-time federal 

employees, shall serve without 

compensation. All commission 

members shall be provided travel and 

per diem for official commission travel. 

These experts and consultants shall 

be considered Special Government 

Employees, and their appointments, 

regardless of their term of office, shall 

be renewed by the Secretary of Defense 

on an annual basis. 

The Secretary of Defense, pursuant to 

section 596(b)(3) of Public Law 110– 

416, shall designate one member as the 

chairman of the commission. 

The commission, pursuant to section 

596(c)(2) of Public Law 110–416, shall 

meet at the call of the chairman. 

Pursuant to section 596(b)(6) of Public 

Law 110–416, fifteen committee 

members shall constitute a quorum, but 

a lesser number may hold hearings. 

The Department of Defense, pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.105(i) and DoD policies 

and procedures, shall appoint a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD 

employee to serve as commission’s 

Designated Federal Officer. The 

Designated Federal Officer shall comply 

with existing federal statutes and 

regulations governing federal advisory 

committees, and shall attend all 

commission and subcommittee 

meetings. 

The commission shall be authorized 

to establish subcommittees, as necessary 

and consistent with its mission, and 

these subcommittees or working groups 

shall operate under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the Government in the Sunshine 

Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended), and other appropriate federal 

regulations. 

Such subcommittees or workgroups 

shall not work independently of the 

chartered commission, and shall report 

all their recommendations and advice to 

the commission for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees or 

workgroups have no authority to make 

decisions on behalf of the chartered 

commission nor can they report directly 

to the Department of Defense or any 

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federal officers or employees who are 

not commission members. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy 

Committee Management Officer for the 

Department of Defense, 703–601–6128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, 

the public or interested organizations 

may submit written statements to the 

Military Leadership Diversity 

Commission membership about the 

commission’s mission and functions. 

Written statements may be submitted at 

any time or in response to the stated 

agenda of planned meeting of the 

Military Leadership Diversity 

Commission. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Military Leadership 

Diversity Commission, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Military 

Leadership Diversity Commission’s 

Designated Federal Officer, once 

appointed, may be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—https:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Military Leadership Diversity 

Commission. The Designated Federal 

Officer, at that time, may provide 

additional guidance on the submission 

of written statements that are in 

response to the stated agenda for the 

planned meeting in question. 

Dated: January 14, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–1423 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense; Office 

of the Secretary of Defense Reserve 

Forces Policy Board. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the following 

Federal advisory committee meeting of 

the Reserve Forces Policy Board (FRPB) 

will take place: 

DATES: February 18, 2009 (8:30 a.m.–4 

p.m.) and February 19, 2009 (8:30 a.m.– 

3 p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address is the 

Pentagon, Conference Room 3E863, 

Arlington, VA. Mailing address is 

Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–7300. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Col 

Marjorie Davis, Designated Federal 

Officer, (703) 697–4486 (Voice), (703) 

614–0504 (Facsimile), 

marjorie.davis@osd.mil. Mailing address 

is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–7300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: An open 

meeting of the Reserve Forces Policy 

Board. 

Agenda: Discussion of policy issues 

relevant to the Reserve Components. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165, and the availability of space, this 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee’s Designated Federal 

Officer: To request a seat, contact the 

Designated Federal Official (DFO) not 

later than February 11, 2009, at 703– 

697–4486, or by e-mail, 

marjorie.davis@osd.mil and/or 

donald.ahern@osd.mil. Mailing address 

is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–7300. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

membership of the Reserve Forces 

Policy Board at any time or in response 

to the stated agenda of a planned 

meeting. Written statements should be 

submitted to the Reserve Forces Policy 

Board’s Designated Federal Officer. The 

Designated Federal Officer’s contact 

information can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—https:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp. 

Written statements that do not pertain 

to a scheduled meeting of the Reserve 

Forces Policy Board may be submitted 

at any time. However, if individual 

comments pertain to a specific topic 

being discussed at a planned meeting 

then these statements must be submitted 

no later than five business days prior to 

the meeting in question. The Designated 

Federal Officer will review all 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all the committee 

members. 

Dated: January 14, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–1427 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[Docket ID: USAF–2009–0013] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force is proposing to alter a system of 

records notice in its existing inventory 

of record systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended. 

DATES: This proposed action will be 

effective without further notice on 

February 25, 2009, unless comments are 

received which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air 

Force Privacy Act Officer, Office of 

Warfighting Integration and Chief 

Information Officer, SAF/XCPPI, 1800 

Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20330–1800. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Kenneth Brodie at (703) 696–7557. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Air Force systems of 

records notices subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, have been published in the 

Federal Register and are available from 

the address above. 

The proposed system report, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was 

submitted on January 14, 2009, to the 

House Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, the Senate 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I 

to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal 

Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427).