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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

8, 2009, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 15940) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on cetacean behavior, sound 

production, and responses to sound had 

been submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The research methods include tagging 

marine mammals with an advanced 

digital sound recording tag that records 

the acoustic stimuli an animal hears and 

measures vocalization, behavior, and 

physiological parameters. Research also 

involves conducting sound playbacks in 

a carefully controlled manner and 

measuring animals’ responses. The 

principal study species are beaked 

whales, especially Cuvier’s beaked 

whale (Ziphius cavirostris), and large 

delphinids such as long-finned pilot 

whales (Globicephala melas), although 

other small cetacean species may also be 

studied. The locations for the field work 

are the Mediterranean Sea, waters off of 

the mid-Atlantic United States, and 

Cape Cod Bay. The permit is valid for 

five years from the date of issuance. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: July 20, 2009. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17721 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XQ42 

Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene 

public meetings. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

August 11–13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 

Perdido Beach Blvd., Orange Beach, AL 

36561. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Stephen Bortone, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council 

Thursday, August 13, 2009 

8:30 a.m. - The Council meeting will 

begin with swearing in of the new 

council members, a review of the 

agenda and minutes. 

8:50 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Council will 

receive public testimony on exempted 

fishing permits (EFPs), if any; Final 

SAFMC Comprehensive EcosystemBased Amendment 1; Final Action on 

Reef Fish Amendment 31, and the 

Council will hold an open public 

comment period regarding any fishery 

issue of concern. People wishing to 

speak before the Council should 

complete a public comment card prior 

to the comment period. 

1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. - The Council will 

receive a report on the Gulf of Mexico 

Alliance activities. 

2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Council will 

review and discuss reports from the 

committee meetings as follows: Reef 

Fish Management; Advisory Panel 

Selection; Scientific and Statistical 

Committee Selection; Budget/Personnel; 

Spiny Lobster Management; Sustainable 

Fisheries/Ecosystem; Highly Migratory 

Species; and Data Collection. 

5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. - The Council will 

review and potentially revise the 

proposed SEDAR schedule. 

6 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. - Other Business 

items will follow. 

6:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Election of 

Chairman and Vice Chairman will 

follow. 

The Council will conclude its meeting 

at approximately 6:30 p.m. 

Committees 

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Orientation Session 

for New Council Members. 

12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. - CLOSED 

SESSION - The Advisory Panel 

Selection Committee will consider 

appointment of members to an Ad Hoc 

Limited Access Privilege Program. 

2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION 

- The Scientific and Statistical 

Committee Selection Committee will 

consider appointment of an economist 

to the SEP. 

2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will meet to 

discuss final action on Reef Fish 

Amendment 31/DEIS to address 

longline/turtle interactions. 

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 

8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will meet to 

receive presentations on ‘‘Is There a 

Better Way to Manage US Shared 

Commercial and Recreational 

Fisheries?’’ and ‘‘ Evolving Approaches 

to Managing Marine Recreational 

Fisheries’’. They will also discuss 

preliminary analysis of gag and red 

grouper management measures. 

2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Sustainable 

Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will 

discuss the Scoping Document for 

Generic ACL/AM Amendment; Final 

SAFMC Comprehensive EcosystemBased Amendment 1, and receive a 

report on Catch Shares Task Force. 

3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - The Spiny Lobster 

Committee will discuss the Scoping 

Document for Spiny Lobster 

Amendment 9. 

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Budget/ 

Personnel Committee will review the 5- 

year Budget Proposal. 

4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Highly 

Migratory Species Committee will listen 

to a presentation on Amendment 3 to 

Consolidated Highly Migratory Species 

FMP. 

5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Data 

Collection Committee will listen to a 

presentation on Louisiana For-Hire 

Logbook Program. 

6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - There will be an 

informal open public question and 

answer session. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Council and Committees for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonSteven Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the Council and Committees 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

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 action to address the 

emergency. The established times for 

addressing items on the agenda may be 

adjusted as necessary to accommodate 

the timely completion of discussion 

relevant to the agenda items. In order to 

further allow for such adjustments and 


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completion of all items on the agenda, 

the meeting may be extended from, or 

completed prior to the date/time 

established in this notice. 

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: July 21, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17653 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XQ47 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Monday, August 10, 2009 at 1 p.m. and 

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich 

Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: 

(401) 732–6000; fax: (401) 739–5715. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Monday, August 10, 2009 

The Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will review the 

Groundfish Plan Development Team 

calculations of Acceptable Biological 

Catch (ABCs) for groundfish stocks for 

the years 2010–12 using the guidance 

previously provided by the SSC; finalize 

the ABC recommendations; discuss 

upcoming meetings including the 

Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management 

Workshop, the September 2009 Council 

meeting, the National SSC Workshop, 

SAW/SARC terms of reference and 

committee timelines. 

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 

The Committee will review the 2009 

Herring TRAC Assessment results for 

the Atlantic herring complex and 

provide preliminary guidance to the 

Herring PDT regarding approaches to 

account for scientific uncertainty, 

specifying ABC and developing an ABC 

control rule; review quantitative 

analyses of uncertainty associated with 

the Overfishing Level and finalize a 

scallop ABC recommendation for 

fishing year 2010; review the 2008 Data 

Poor Working Group assessment results 

for red crab and provide preliminary 

guidance to the Red Crab Plan 

Development Team regarding 

approaches for accounting and scientific 

uncertainty, specifying ABC and 

developing an ABC control rule. 

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 

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, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: July 21, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–17657 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XQ45 

North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s Rural 

Community Outreach Committee will 

meet in Anchorage. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

August 12, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce 

Conference Room, Room ι304, 1016 

West 6th Avenue, Suite 304, Anchorage, 

AK. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Kimball, NPFMC, telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council’s 

Rural Community Outreach Committee 

will discuss organizational issues; ways 

to improve general and project-specific 

outreach with rural and Alaska Native 

communities; and the committee’s role 

in providing feedback on community 

impacts sections of analyses. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

http://www.noaafisheries.noaa.gov/ 

npfmc/. 

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 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail 

Bendixen, (907) 271–2809, at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting date. 


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