29476 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 118 / Monday, June 22, 2009 / Notices 

firm’s competitiveness, working with 

manufacturers and service providers on 

their sustainability practices will take 

on increasing importance. U.S. 

companies are concerned with cutting 

costs, meeting new regulatory 

challenges, the lack of visibility that 

sustainable business practices receive 

nationwide, and the lack of information 

U.S. manufacturers and service 

providers possess in this field. In order 

to continue spreading awareness of the 

cost-effectiveness of implementing 

sustainable business practices, 

especially the importance of sustainable 

supply chains, both to U.S. global 

competitiveness and the environment, 

MAS will begin its second round of 

regional facility tours in Seattle, 

Washington in July 2009 and will aim 

to visit at least two additional regions by 

the end of 2009. 

The goal of these tours is to 

demonstrate to other similarly situated 

firms in the area that incorporating 

sustainable business techniques into the 

production and distribution cycle is not 

cost-prohibitive and, in fact, can help 

the long-term economic viability of 

American firms. 

The event in Seattle will most likely 

be held in mid-July and will likely 

include tours of four facilities engaged 

in sustainable business practices at 

various points in a supply chain. 

Environmental managers, plant 

managers and other relevant company 

decision-makers from local small and 

medium-sized manufacturers and 

service providers who are interested in 

attending this event should contact the 

sustainable manufacturing team through 

the email address listed above. The 

team, in consultation with the local U.S. 

Export Assistance Center and 

Washington Manufacturing Services, 

will make a determination on 

attendance on a first-come-first-served 

basis, taking into account the criteria 

named above as well as the U.S. Export 

Assistance Center and Washington 

Manufacturing Services’ knowledge of 

the local economy and the relevance of 

the event to individual firms in the 

Seattle area and to strive for the tour 

participants to reflect the diversity of 

the local business community within 

the manufacturing industry sector. Only 

one representative from each company 

will be invited to attend. 

Each of the future events will most 

likely include tours of local 

manufacturing and service provider 

facilities that showcase firms that are 

incorporating sustainable business 

techniques into their business 

operations or have facilities that are 

otherwise sustainable. Manufacturing 

and Services seeks public input on 

possible cities and/or regions that 

would benefit from hosting a 

sustainable supply chain event or firms 

that would be willing to demonstrate 

and showcase their sustainable business 

capabilities and practices as part of a 

possible regional facility tour in their 

region. Responses to this notice should 

include a brief rationale as to why a 

particular firm, city or region would be 

a strong candidate for one of these 

events. Participants will not be paid. 

Dated: June 16, 2009. 

Matthew Howard, 

Office of Trade Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. E9–14485 Filed 6–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP89 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico; Southeastern Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); 

SEDAR 18 Atlantic Red Drum 

Assessment Panel; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 18 Atlantic 

Red Drum Post-Assessment Workshop 

Conference Call. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 18 Assessment 

Panel will meet via conference call to 

review preliminary assessment model 

results, select a preferred assessment 

model, and discuss future analytical 

needs. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 18 Assessment 

Workshop Panel will meet on 

Wednesday, July 15, 2009, from 1 p.m. 

to 3 p.m. (EDST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via conference call. A listening station 

is available at the following location: 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive #201, 

North Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

L. Theiling, SEDAR Coordinator, 

SAFMC, 4055 Faber Place, Suite 201, 

North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: 

(843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) 

SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South 

Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean 

Fishery Management Councils; in 

conjunction with NOAA Fisheries, the 

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission, and the Gulf States Marine 

Fisheries Commission; implemented the 

Southeast Data, Assessment and Review 

(SEDAR) process, a multi-step method 

for determining the status of fish stocks. 

SEDAR 18 is developing an assessment 

of the Atlantic red drum stock. 

During this conference call the 

SEDAR 18 Red Drum Assessment Panel 

will follow-up on activities from its June 

1–5, 2009 meeting by reviewing 

preliminary assessment model results, 

selecting a preferred assessment model, 

and discussing future analytical needs. 

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 

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 Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The listening station is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council office at 

the address listed above at least 10 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: June 17, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–14570 Filed 6–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP87 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (MAFMC) will 

hold a public meeting on July 14, 2009. 

The MAFMC’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will hold a public 

meeting on July 15–16, 2009. The 

MAFMC’s Summer Flounder, Scup, 

Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Monitoring 

Committee’s (MC) will hold a meeting 

on July 17, 2009. 


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