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1OIE (2008). Risk Analysis. In Terrestrial Animal 

Health Code, 17th edition. Paris, World 

Organization for Animal Health: Chapter 2.2 on 

Import Risk Analysis; Chapter 10.4 on Avian 

Influenza. To view the document on the Internet, 

go to http://www.oie.int/emg/normes/mcode/Asummry.htm?e1d11. 

• Hungary investigated notified or 

suspected occurrences of the disease; 

• Hungary had an effective 

surveillance program in place that 

supported the detection and 

investigation of outbreaks; 

• Diagnostic and laboratory 

capabilities within Ba ́cs-Kiskun and 

Csongra ́d Counties were both adequate 

and effective; 

• Hungary undertook appropriate 

eradication and control measures and 

movement restrictions in response to 

the outbreaks to prevent further spread 

of disease; and 

• Procedures used for repopulation of 

affected premises in Ba ́cs-Kiskun and 

Csongra ́d Counties included monitoring 

to demonstrate that HPAI H5N1 had 

been eradicated from the premises. 

Based on these factors, which are 

consistent with the OIE’s 

recommendations for reinstatement of 

trade with a country that has 

experienced an HPAI H5N1 outbreak,1

our evaluation concludes that DFCSAH 

was able to effectively control and 

eradicate HPAI H5N1 in the domestic 

poultry population and that the 

Hungarian authorities have adequate 

control measures in place to rapidly 

identify, control, and eradicate the 

disease should it be reintroduced into 

Hungary in either wild birds or 

domestic poultry. 

We are making the evaluation 

available for public comment. We will 

consider all comments that we receive 

on or before the date listed under the 

heading DATES at the beginning of this 

notice. 

If, after the close of the comment 

period, APHIS can identify no 

additional risk factors that would 

indicate that domestic poultry in Ba ́csKiskun and Csongra ́d Counties in 

Hungary continue to be affected with 

HPAI H5N1, we would conclude that 

the importation of live birds, poultry 

carcasses, parts of carcasses, and eggs 

(other than hatching eggs) of poultry, 

game birds, or other birds from Hungary 

presents a low risk of introducing HPAI 

H5N1 into the United States. 

The evaluation may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

a link to Regulations.gov and 

information on the location and hours of 

the reading room). You may request 

paper copies of the evaluation by calling 

or writing to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please 

refer to the title of the evaluation when 

requesting copies. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– 

7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 

136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR. 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of 

June 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Minnesota Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning and briefing 

meeting of the Minnesota Advisory 

Committee to the Commission will 

convene at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12 p.m. 

on June 25, 2009, at Johnson & Condon, 

P.A., 7401 Metro Boulevard, Edina, 

Minnesota 55439. The purpose of the 

meeting is to conduct a SAC orientation, 

hold a briefing on fair housing in 

Minnesota, and plan future activities. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, 

IL 60603. Persons wishing to e-mail 

their comments, or to present their 

comments verbally at the meeting, or 

who desire additional information 

should contact Carolyn Allen, 

Administrative Assistant at (312) 353– 

8311 or by e-mail: callen@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Midwestern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Persons interested in the 

work of this advisory committee are 

advised to go to the Commission’s Web 

site, http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact 

the Midwestern Regional Office at the 

above e-mail or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, June 9, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of 

the Kansas Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Kansas Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 2 p.m. and adjourn at 

approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 

25, 2009. The purpose of this meeting is 

to discuss the SAC transcript 

concerning ‘‘Kansas’s Caucus Process 

and Related Voting Rights Issues’’ and 

‘‘Enforcement of Employment Civil 

Rights Laws’’ 

This meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: (866) 364–7584, conference call 

access code number 11616548. Any 

interested member of the public may 

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meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

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not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

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the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name Farella E. Robinson. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Corrine Sanders of 

the Central Regional Office and TTY/ 

TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on 

June 19, 2009. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 400 

State Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, 

Kansas 66101. Comments may be emailed to frobinson@usccr.gov. Records 

generated by this meeting may be 

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Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

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of this advisory committee are advised 

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http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Central Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

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Dated in Washington, DC, June 9, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E9–13931 Filed 6–12–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP70 

Fisheries in the Western Pacific; 

Amended Marine Conservation Plan 

for Pacific Insular Areas; Western 

Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of agency decision. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval of 

an amended marine conservation plan 

(MCP) for Pacific Insular Areas other 

than American Samoa, Guam, and the 

Northern Mariana Islands. 

DATES: This agency decision is effective 

April 11, 2008, through April 10, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the MCP are 

available from the Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council (Council), 

1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, 

HI 96813, tel 808–522–8220, fax 808– 

522–8226. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jarad Makaiau, Sustainable Fisheries, 

NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, 

808–944–2108. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

Section 204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the 

Secretary of State, with the concurrence 

of the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) and in consultation with the 

Council, may negotiate and enter into a 

Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement 

(PIAFA) to allow foreign fishing within 

the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 

adjacent to any Pacific Insular Area 

other than American Samoa, Guam or 

the Northern Mariana Islands, which, by 

definition, does not include the State of 

Hawaii. Before entering into a PIAFA, 

the Council must develop a three-year 

Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) 

providing details on uses for any funds 

collected by the Secretary under the 

PIAFA. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Act authorizes 

that any payments received under a 

PIAFA, in support of conservation and 

management objectives in an MCP, shall 

be deposited into the Western Pacific 

Sustainable Fisheries Fund (Fund) for 

use by the Council. Amounts received 

by the Secretary attributable to fines and 

penalties imposed under the MagnusonStevens Act for violations by foreign 

vessels occurring within the EEZ off any 

Pacific Insular Area (other than 

American Samoa, Guam or the Northern 

Mariana Islands) shall also be deposited 

into the Fund for use by the Council. 

An MCP must be consistent with the 

Council’s fishery management plans, 

must identify conservation and 

management objectives (including 

criteria for determining when such 

objectives have been met), and must 

prioritize planned marine conservation 

projects. Although no foreign fishing is 

contemplated at this time, the Council 

developed an MCP for the Pacific 

Insular Areas, here defined as the U.S. 

EEZ around Johnston and Palmyra 

Atoll, Kingman Reef and Jarvis, 

Howland, Baker, and Wake Islands. 

These areas are sometimes known as the 

Pacific remote island areas. 

In August 2007, the Council approved 

an MCP for the Pacific Insular Area and 

recommended its submission to the 

Secretary for approval. NMFS, as 

designee of the Secretary, received the 

MCP on November 6, 2007. That MCP, 

dated August 27, 2007, satisfied the 

requirements of Magnuson-Stevens Act 

Section 204(e), and was approved for 

the three-year period April 11, 2008, 

through April 10, 2011 (73 FR 21111; 

April 18, 2008). 

At its 144th meeting in March 2009, 

the Council approved amendments to 

the MCP. On April 3, 2009, the Council 

submitted to NMFS the amended MCP, 

dated March 2009, for approval. The 

amended MCP revises the previouslyapproved August 2007 MCP by 

streamlining the descriptions of the 

projects associated with the MCP’s 

conservation and management 

objectives, and also includes evaluative 

criteria for each program or project. 

The amended MCP contains seven 

conservation and management 

objectives, listed below. These 

objectives are based upon the Council’s 

guiding principles and five year 

Program Plan, and are consistent with 

the Council’s fishery management plans: 

1. Support quality research and obtain 

the most complete scientific information 

available to assess and manage fisheries; 

2. Promote an ecosystem approach in 

fisheries management, including 

reducing waste in fisheries and 

minimizing impacts on marine habitat 

and impacts on protected species; 

3. Conduct education and outreach to 

foster good stewardship principles and 

broad and direct public participation in 

the Council’s decision making process; 

4. Recognize the importance of island 

cultures and traditional fishing practices 

in managing fishery resources and foster 

opportunities for participation; 

5. Promote responsible domestic 

fisheries development to provided long 

term economic growth and stability and 

local food production; 

6. Promote regional cooperation to 

manage domestic and international 

fisheries; and 

7. Encourage development of 

technologies and methods to achieve the 

most effective level of monitoring, 

control and surveillance and to ensure 

safety at sea. 

The amended MCP identifies major 

task areas that include data collection 

and monitoring, fishery management, 

social economic research and 

assessment, policy development, 

protected species conservation, public 

outreach, media activities and products, 

meeting and event participation, 

workshops, plans and training, 

infrastructure development, etc. Projects 

are ranked in order of priority and 

would aid in fulfilling the Council’s 

conservation and management 

objectives. The MCP also outlines a 

process by which the Council’s 

Executive Committee could revisit the 

project ranking to adapt to changing 

management needs. 

This notice announces that NMFS has 

determined that the amended MCP for 

the Western Pacific Sustainable 

Fisheries Fund satisfies the 

requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act and approves the amended MCP for 

the three-year period April 11, 2008, 

through April 10, 2011. 

Dated: June 9, 2009. 

Kristen C. Koch, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XP74 

Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals; 

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental 

to the Explosive Removal of Offshore 

Structures in the Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of a letter of 

authorization. 


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