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meeting to determine and select (if 

possible) preferred alternatives for 

Council consideration and inclusion in 

the Public Hearing document for 

Amendment 11. The Council will 

convene for its regular business session 

to receive various reports including a 

report by Dr. Rago (NMFS NEFSC) on 

‘‘Annual Discard Report for 2008 and 

the Standardized Bycatch Reporting 

Methodology Prioritization for 2009’’ 

and a report by Dr. Weinberg (NMFS 

NEFSC) on the outcome of the Northeast 

Data Poor Workshop which included 

scup and black sea bass among others, 

the Council will also present its 

Fisheries Achievement Award. A public 

workshop will be held in the afternoon 

to encourage early adoption of voluntary 

fishing practices to reduce butterfish 

bycatch in the Loligo squid fishery. 

Discussion items will include: potential 

effects of implementation of 

Amendment 10 which would establish 

a butterfish bycatch mortality cap for 

the Loligo squid fishery in 2011, 

possible mitigation actions to avoid 

future closures of the Loligo fishery 

owing to attainment of the butterfish 

mortality cap. Current Loligo fishing 

practices will be reviewed with the 

intent to identify practices that 

contribute to butterfish bycatch. 

Information and data will be presented 

as catalysts for discussion purposes 

regarding problem identification and 

possible solutions. Friday, February 13 

- the Executive Committee will review 

the outcome of the State-Federal 

Alignment Work Group meeting, receive 

results from Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) actions, and review 

the agenda for the Council Coordination 

Committee. The Council will receive a 

report on Status of MAFMC’s FMPs, the 

Executive Director’s report, Committee 

reports, and any continuing and new 

business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the Council for discussion, these 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

Council 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 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address 

such emergencies. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Bryan (302–674–2331 ext 18) 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. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XM89 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a three-day Council meeting on 

February 9–11, 2009 to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, February 9 beginning at 9:00 

a.m., and Tuesday, February 10 and 

Wednesday, February 11, beginning at 

8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) 

433–5649. Requests for special 

accommodations should be addressed to 

the New England Fishery Management 

Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, 

Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone 

(978) 465–0492. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

(978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Monday, February 9, 2009 

Following introductions and any 

announcements, the Council will 

receive a series of brief reports from the 

Council Chairman and Executive 

Director, the NOAA Fisheries Northeast 

Regional Administrator, Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center and MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

liaisons, NOAA General Counsel, 

representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard 

and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission, as well as NOAA 

Enforcement. Presentations will be will 

be provided to the Council on the recent 

Data Poor Stocks Workshop and the 

Standard Bycatch Reporting 

Methodology annual report. For the 

latter, NMFS will solicit 

recommendations from the Council 

concerning the prioritization of observer 

coverage. The Council’s Herring 

Committee will report during the 

afternoon session and review progress to 

date on the development of management 

alternatives for Amendment 4 to the 

Herring Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). The focus of the action is catch 

monitoring, but measures also will 

address annual catch limits (ACLs) and 

accountability measures (AMs). 

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 

The meeting will begin with a brief 

overview of the NMFS final rule 

concerning procedures and voting 

eligibility requirements for referenda on 

Individual Fishing Quota program 

proposals in accordance with the new 

requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. Time will then be allocated to 

discuss the NMFS Secretarial Interim 

Action for the Northeast Multispecies 

fishery, to be followed by discussion 

and approval of Draft Amendment 16 to 

the Northeast Multispecies FMP and it 

accompanying Environmental Impact 

Statement for review at public hearings. 

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 

The last day of the Council meeting 

will begin with, in the following order, 

possible consideration and approval of 

revisions to several Council operating 

policies, a review of recent experimental 

fishery permit applications and an open 

comment period during which any 

interested party may address the 

Council about fishery management 

related issues that are otherwise not 

listed on the agenda. These items will 

be followed by an overview of the 

NMFS final rule containing guidance on 

how to comply with the new annual 

catch limit (ACL) and accountability 

measure (AM) requirements in fishery 

management plans. Prior to a lunch 

break, the Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee will provide 

advice on the adequacy of the analyses 

that could form the basis of Amendment 

3 to the Northeast Skate Complex FMP 

and Amendment 15 to the Scallop FMP. 

Council consideration of skate 

management measures will follow with 

a decision on whether to develop final 

alternatives for further consideration by 

the Council or to develop new 

management measures, based on the 

receipt of new as well as updated 

information. The Scallop Committee 

will ask the Council for approval of a 

range of alternatives under 

consideration for Amendment 15 to the 

Scallop FMP for purposes of completing 

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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.