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BILLING CODE 3510-13-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100404G] 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 meeting. SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene its Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel
(AP)to review public comments on the Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ)profile. DATES: The Council's Ad Hoc Red Snapper AP will convene from 8 a.m. on October 26, 2004, and conclude no later that 5 p.m. on October 27, 2004. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New Orleans Airport Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 2150 Veterans Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062; telephone:
(504)467-3111. *Council address:* Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Swingle, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(813)228-2815. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's AP will convene to review public comment on an individual fishing quota
(IFQ)scoping document, and to develop their recommendations to the Council on the alternatives that should become rules regulating the IFQ process. The AP consists of persons in the commercial red snapper fishery that are dealers or fishermen holding either Class 1 or Class 2 commercial red snapper vessel licenses. The AP also has four non-voting members representing law enforcement, academia, red snapper biological assessment, and the environmental community. An IFQ program would be used to allocate shares of the commercial red snapper quota to all fishermen with records of landings. Each fisherman's share would be based on his landing records from the trip tickets filed with NMFS. The IFQ shares will be transferrable to other fishermen. The IFQ profile includes alternatives for regulating the IFQ program that were reviewed by the public at scoping hearings held in August 2004. Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may be discussed by the AP, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions of the AP 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) by October 18, 2004. Dated: October 5, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-2559 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100404F] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting/Workshop AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: NMFS and the Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a workshop to examine and discuss stock assessment models to be used in the 2005 stock assessments of West Coast groundfish. DATES: The workshop will be held in October 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112. *Council address:* Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey Miller, NMFS NWFSC; telephone: 206-860-3480; or John DeVore, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: 503-820-2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will be held on Monday, October 25, 2004, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday October 26, 2004, through Thursday, October 28, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, October 29, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose of the workshop is for authors to announce and discuss the models they will use in the 2005 West Coast groundfish stock assessments. Specifically, the workshop will be convened to examine the performance of stock assessment models as well as discuss authors' progress using these models. Additional topics to be discussed during the workshop include analytical methods for preparing data for model input, calculating and reporting uncertainty in stock assessments, and species-specific modeling issues. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may come before the workshop participants for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal workshop action during this meeting. Workshop 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 workshop participants' 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 Carolyn Porter at 503-820-2280 at least five days prior to the meeting date. Entry to the NWFSC requires visitors to show a valid picture ID and register with security. A visitor's badge, which must be worn while at the NWFSC facility, will be issued to non-Federal employees participating in the meeting. Dated: October 5, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-2562 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100404C] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting 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) Ad Hoc Groundfish Trawl Individual Quota Committee
(TIQC)will hold a working meeting which is open to the public. DATES: The TIQC working meeting will begin Monday, October 25, 2004, at 8 a.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is completed. The meeting will reconvene from 8 a.m. and continue until business for the day is complete on Tuesday, October 26, 2004. ADDRESSES: The meeting location will be announced at a later date in the **Federal Register** . *Council address:* Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Seger, Staff Officer (Economist); telephone: 503-820-2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the TIQC working meeting is to review results from public scoping, and some preliminary analysis, and refine recommendations to the Council on an individual quota program to cover limited entry trawl landings in the West Coast groundfish fishery. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the TIQC meeting agenda may come before the TIQC for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal TIQC action during these meetings. TIQC action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and to any issues arising after publication of this notice requiring emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the TIQC's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations The 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: October 5, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-2563 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100404D] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of rescheduled public meetings. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), the SSC's Socioeconomic and Biological Assessment Subcommittees, and a joint meeting of the SSC and the SSC Selection Committee. The Council will also hold a joint meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel and Committee, Snapper Grouper Committee, and Standard Operation, Policy, and Procedure (SOPPs) Committee, and a joint Executive/Finance Committee meeting. Meetings will also be held by the full Council and the Shrimp Committee. DATES: The meetings will be held October 24-28, 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Pawley's Plantation, 70 Tanglewood Drive, Pawley's Island, SC 29585; telephone: 1-800-367-9959 or
(843)237-6100, fax: (843)237-6069. Copies of documents are available from Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407- 4699. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer; telephone: 843-571-4366 or toll free at 866-SAFMC-10; fax: 843-769-4520; email: *kim.iverson@safmc.net* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting Dates 1. SSC Socioeconomic Subcommittee and SSC Biological Assessment Subcommittee: October 24, 2004 (Concurrent Sessions) *Socioeconomic Subcommittee Meeting: 1 p.m. — 5 p.m.* The SSC Socioeconomic Subcommittee will meet to discuss the Deepwater (Snowy Grouper and Golden tilefish) Assessment, review and comment on the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment process, and review and comment on data for ecosystem-based management. *Biological Assessment Subcommittee: 1 p.m. — 5 p.m.* The SSC Biological Assessment Subcommittee will meet to discuss the Deepwater (Snowy Grouper and Golden tilefish) Assessment, review and comment on the SEDAR stock assessment process, and discuss the results of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's SSC review of the Mackerel Assessment. 2. Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting: October 25, 2004, 8:30 a.m. — 3 p.m. The SSC will meet to review the Subcommittee reports and develop recommendations on the Deepwater Assessment, SEDAR stock assessment process and data for ecosystem-based management. The SSC will also provide input regarding the Ecosystem-Based Management for the Fishery Ecosystem Plan, and Amendment 13B to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and Amendment 15 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics (mackerel) FMP. 3. Joint SSC Selection Committee and SSC Meeting: October 25, 2004, 3 p.m. — 5 p.m. The Committees will develop recommendations for expanding the role of the SSC. 4. Snapper Grouper Committee Meeting: October 26, 2004, 8:30 a.m. — 3 p.m. The Snapper Grouper Committee will meet to discuss the structure and timing of Amendment 13B to the Snapper Grouper FMP and stock status determination criteria contained in the draft document. The Committee will also review preliminary analysis of management regarding size limits, bag limits, and other management measures. 5. SOPPs Committee Meeting: October 26, 2004, 3 p.m. — 4 p.m. The SOPPs Committee will review the Council's Standard Operating, Policy and Procedures and modify as appropriate. 6. Joint Executive Committee and Finance Committee Meeting: October 26, 2004, 4 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. The Committees will meet jointly to review the current Calendar Year
(CY)2004 budget, the status of the Fiscal Year
(FY)2005 budget, and receive a briefing on the national councils/NOAA Fisheries budget planning for FY 2007-11. The Committees will develop timeline recommendations for CY 2005-09 FMP/Amendment/Framework development and approve the grant budget for that time period. The Committees will also review a discussion paper on Issues Affecting the South Atlantic Council's Fishery Management Plan/Amendment document. 7. Joint Shrimp Advisory Panel and Committee Meeting: October 27, 2004, 8:30 a.m. — 12 noon The Shrimp Advisory Panel
(AP)will meet jointly with the Committee to review public comments received for Amendment 6 to the Shrimp FMP and the AP will develop recommendations for the Committee to consider. The AP will also provide input on ecosystem considerations in the Shrimp FMP and receive a presentation on the NOAA Fisheries Shrimp Business Plan. 8. Council Session: October 27, 2004, 1:30 p.m. — 6 p.m. *From 1:30 p.m. — 1:45 p.m.,* the Council will call the meeting order, make introductions and roll call, and adopt the meeting agenda. *From 1:45 p.m. — 2 p.m.,* the Council will elect its Chairman and Vice-Chairman. *From 2 p.m. — 2:15 p.m.,* the Council will hear a report from the Snapper Grouper Committee and take action as appropriate. *From 2:15 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.,* the Council will hear a joint Executive/Finance Committee report and approve the CY 2005 FMP/Amendment/Framework timelines and CY 2005-2009 Grant Budget. *From 2:30 p.m. — 2:45 p.m.,* the Council will hear a SOPPs Committee report and approve the SOPPs for submission to the Secretary of Commerce. *From 2:45 p.m. — 3 p.m.,* the Council will hear a report from the SSC Selection Committee. *From 3 p.m. — 3:15 p.m.,* the Council will hear a report from the Information and Education Committee. *From 3:15 p.m. — 4:15 p.m.,* the Council will hear a Mackerel Status Report and review public comments on Amendment 15 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics FMP. *From 4:15 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.,* the Council will hear status reports from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Regional Office. *From 4:30 p.m. — 5 p.m.,* the Council will hear status reports from NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center. *From 5 p.m. — 6 p.m.,* the Council will hear agency and liaison reports. 9. Council Session: October 28, 2004, 8:30 a.m. — 12 noon *From 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.,* Shrimp Committee of the Whole Council There will be a public comment period on Amendment 6 to the Shrimp FMP beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Council will approve Amendment 6 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan. *From 11:30 a.m. — 12 noon,* the Council will discuss other business and upcoming meetings. Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council office (see ADDRESSES ). Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subjects 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 the emergency. Except for advertised (scheduled) public hearings and public comment, the times and sequence specified on this agenda are subject to change. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) by October 22, 2004. Dated: October 5, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-2560 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100404E] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a joint public meeting. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a joint meeting of its Habitat Advisory Panel
(AP)and Coral AP to further the Council's integrated process to update Essential Fish Habitat
(EFH)information and consider ecosytem-based management through the development of a Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the South Atlantic Region. DATES: The joint meeting will take place October 25-29, 2004. On October 25, 2004, sessions will begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. Sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on October 26-28, 2004, and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on October 29, 2004. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King Street, Charleston, SC, 29401; telephone:
(877)756-2121 or
(843)722-0600. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone:
(843)571-4366 or
(866)SAFMC-10; fax:
(843)769-4520. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items for discussion at the joint meeting include:
(1)review and approval of the Draft Research and Monitoring Plan for the Oculina Closed Area;
(2)discussion of preliminary Draft Research and Monitoring Plan for Deepwater Coral Ecosystems in the South Atlantic;
(3)discussion of potential deepwater coral sites for Coral-Habitat Areas of Particular Concern C-HAPC designation;
(4)review and update of policies protecting EFH from the impacts of non-fishing activities in the South Atlantic region, and
(5)discussion of Council's Action Plan to adopt an ecosystem-based approach to management including timeframe of development for the Council's Fishery Ecosystem Plan. 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 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 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 These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) by October 22, 2004. Dated: October 5, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-2561 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 092004E] Endangered Species; File No. 1501 and File No. 1506 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Receipt of applications for permits. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the following individuals have applied in due form for permits to conduct scientific research on endangered and threatened sea turtles: Dr. Allen M. Foley,Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Jacksonville Field Laboratory, 6134 Authority Avenue,Building 200, Jacksonville, Florida 32221 (File No. 1501); and Dr. Blair E.Witherington, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Melbourne Beach Field Laboratory, 9700 South A1A, Melbourne Beach, Florida 32951 (File No. 1506). DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before November 8, 2004. ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; and Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax(727)570-5320. Written comments or requests for a public hearing on these applications should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on the particular request would be appropriate. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)713-0376,provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for providing email comments is *NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov* .Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: either File No. 1501 or File No. 1506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Jefferies or Patrick Opay, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permits are requested under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226). File No. 1501: Dr. Foley seeks authorization to capture and track loggerhead ( *Caretta caretta* ), green ( *Chelonia mydas* ), Kemp's ridley ( *Lepidochelys kempii* ), and hawksbill ( *Eretmochelys imbricata* ) sea turtles for two separate projects in Florida Bay. The first project would continue an on-going long-term study of all four species in which, annually, up to 175 adult and juvenile loggerheads, 20 adult and juvenile greens, 20 adult and juvenile Kemp's ridley, and 10 adult and juvenile hawksbill sea turtles would be captured by hand, measured, weighed, examined for tumors,photographed, Passive Integrated Transponder
(PIT)and flipper tagged,blood sampled, marked on the carapace with a white laminating gel and subsequently released. The loggerhead sea turtles would also have a skin sample taken. This work would be conducted for five years from permit issuance during the months of June and July. A second study would be conducted on loggerhead sea turtles in Florida Bay and in a nearby laboratory: annually, up to 50 adult loggerhead sea turtles would be captured by hand, measured, weighed, examined for tumors, photographed, PIT and flipper tagged, skin and blood sampled, and marked on the carapace with a white laminating gel in the field. The turtles would then be transported by boat to the Keys Marine Lab and held for a maximum of 24 hours. During this time, the researchers would perform ultrasounds, testicular biopsies,and laparoscopy. The turtles would then be transported back to the capture site and released. A subset of 15 sea turtles would also be tagged with a combination of a satellite, sonic and temperature-depth recorder. This research would be conducted for five years from issuance of the permit during the months of February and March. File No. 1506: Dr. Witherington seeks authorization to study neonate and juvenile sea turtles in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. Annually, up to 250 neonate and juvenile loggerheads, 10 neonate and juvenile greens, five neonate and juvenile hawksbill, two neonate and juvenile Kemp's ridley, and two neonate and juvenile leatherback ( *Dermochelys coriacea* ) sea turtles would be captured via long-handled dip nets, handled, measured, and released. A subset of up to 50 neonate and juvenile loggerhead sea turtles would be transported less than five hours to a nearby port, held for 12 hours, and then transported less than four hours to an imaging center where they would be held for no more than four days and examined for plastic and tar loads with either a veterinary high-resolution magnetic resonance interferometry instrument or a computerized tomography. The turtles would then be returned to the point of capture and released. Feces samples would also be collected during the holding period. These activities would be authorized for five years from permit issuance. Dated: October 1, 2004. Carrie W. Hubard, Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 04-22730 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am]
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