Notices. Supplemental Notice Of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement; request for comments

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BILLING CODE 3510-NK-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 021407A] Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 10 Butterfish Stock Rebuilding and Amendment 11 Atlantic Mackerel Limited Access Program AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Supplemental Notice Of Intent

(NOI)to prepare an environmental impact statement; request for comments. SUMMARY: On December 19, 2005, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), in cooperation with NMFS, announced its intent to prepare an environmental assessment

(EA)for Amendment 10 (butterfish stock rebuilding program) and a supplemental environmental impact statement

(SEIS)for Amendment 11 (Atlantic mackerel limited access program) to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Since then, the Council and NMFS have concluded that a SEIS must be prepared for Amendment 10; therefore, this supplemental NOI seeks comments on Amendment 10. In addition, the Council hereby notifies the public that SEIS documents for Amendment 10 and Amendment 11 will be developed simultaneously, but each amendment will remain separate fishery management actions. DATES: Public comments on the supplementary NOI for Amendment 10 must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern standard time, on March 29, 2007. ADDRESSES: Copies of supporting documents used by the Council are available from: Daniel Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 2115, Federal Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904-6790. Written comments on the supplementary notice of intent for Amendment 10 may be sent by any of the following methods: • E-mail to the following address: *MSBAmendment10@noaa.gov.* Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: “Comments on MSB Amendment 10”; • Mail to Daniel Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 2115, Federal Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904-6790. Mark the outside of the envelope “Comments on MSB Amendment 10”; or • Fax to Daniel Furlong, 302-674-5399. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Nordeen, Fishery Policy Analyst, phone 978-281-9272, fax 978-281-9135. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment 10 Butterfish Stock Rebuilding The most recent stock assessment for Atlantic butterfish indicated that while overfishing of the stock is not occurring, the stock is overfished because the most recent estimates of stock biomass are slightly below the minimum biomass threshold supporting maximum sustainable yield (50 percent of B MSY ). Based on this information, NMFS notified the Council that the butterfish stock is designated as being overfished as defined under the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The purpose of Amendment 10 to the FMP is to develop a management program consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act which would rebuild the butterfish stock to the level associated with B MSY . After a preliminary analysis of the action, the Council believed that an EA would fulfill the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). However, during the development and preliminary analyses of alternatives for rebuilding strategies and possible management measures, it became apparent that some of the measures being considered could potentially have significant effects on the human environment, particularly the *Loligo* squid fishery. Potential measures being considered are no action, gear modifications, area management, and bycatch/retention requirements. In order to consider the full range of alternatives potentially necessary to rebuild the overfished butterfish stock, the Council has determined that the development of a SEIS will be necessary to fulfill the requirements of NEPA and this supplemental notice of intent requests comments on this action. Amendment 11 Atlantic Mackerel Limited Access Program On March 4, 2005 (70 FR 10605), the Council published an NOI to prepare a SEIS to consider the impacts of alternatives for limiting access to the Atlantic mackerel fishery. The Council subsequently conducted scoping meetings on the development of a limited access program, which the Council originally planned to include in Amendment 9 to the FMP. However, due to unforeseen delays in the development of Amendment 9, the Council subsequently notified the public on December 19, 2005 (70 FR 75114), that the mackerel limited access program would be considered in Amendment 11 to the FMP. The Council hereby notifies the public that it will begin development of Amendment 11 and the associated SEIS while Amendment 10 is being developed, although the two amendments will remain separate fishery management actions. Comments received during the previous scoping period for Amendment 11 will be considered and no additional comments are being sought at this time. This notification also reminds the public that interested participants should locate and preserve records that substantiate and verify their participation in the Atlantic mackerel fishery in Federal waters. Request for Comments The public will have the opportunity to comment on the measures and alternatives being considered by the Council for both amendments through public meetings and public comment periods required by NEPA, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act. NMFS anticipates completing these SEISs and all related documents by early 2009. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: February 21, 2007. James P. Burgess, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-3336 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Public Meeting SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) will meet March 15, 2007. DATES AND TIMES: The meeting is scheduled as follows: March 15, 2007, 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. The first part of this meeting will be closed to the public. The public portion of the meeting will begin at 2 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the National Association of Home Builders Building Washington, DC. The National Association of Home Builders Building is located at 1201 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. While open to the public, seating capacity may be limited. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)

(2)of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby given of the meeting of ACCRES. ACCRES was established by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on May 21, 2002, to advise the Secretary through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on long- and short-range strategies for the licensing of commercial remote sensing satellite systems. Matters To Be Considered The first part of the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, as amended by section 5(c) of the Government in Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409 and in accordance with section 552b(c)(1) of Title 5, United States Code. Accordingly, portions of this meeting which involve the ongoing review and implementation of the April 2003 U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy and related national security and foreign policy considerations for NOAA's licensing decisions are closed to the public. These briefings are likely to disclose matters that are specifically authorized under criteria established by Executive Order 12958 to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the public. During the open portion of the meeting, the Committee will receive a presentation on updates of NOAA's licensing activities. The committee will also receive public comments on its activities. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be directed to ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS International and Interagency Affairs Office, 1335 East-West Highway, Room 7311, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Additional Information and Public Comments Any member of the public wishing further information concerning the meeting or who wishes to submit oral or written comments should contact Kay Weston, Designated Federal Officer for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS International and Interagency Affairs Office, 1335 East-West Highway, Room 7311, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Copies of the draft meeting agenda can be obtained from David Hasenauer at

(301)713-2024 ext. 207, fax

(301)713-2032, or e-mail *David.Hasenauer@noaa.gov.* The ACCRES expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously-submitted oral or written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral presentation may be limited to a total time of five minutes. Written comments (please provide at least 13 copies) received in the NOAA/NESDIS International and Interagency Affairs Office on or before March 7, 2007, will be provided to Committee members in advance of the meeting. Comments received too close to the meeting date will normally be provided to Committee members at the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay Weston, NOAA/NESDIS International and Interagency Affairs, 1335 East-West Highway, Room 7313, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone

(301)713-2024 x205, fax

(301)713-2032, e-mail *Kay.Weston@noaa.gov,* or David Hasenauer at telephone

(301)713-2024 x207, e-mail *David.Hasenauer@noaa.gov.* Mary E. Kicza, Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services. [FR Doc. E7-3356 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-HR-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services Review Panel

(HSRP)was established by the Secretary of Commerce to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, its amendments, and such other appropriate matters that the Under Secretary refers to the Panel for review and advice. Date and Time: The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 22, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. *Location:* The JW Marriott Hotel, Pennsylvania Avenue; 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20004, Telephone: 202-393-2000. The times and agenda topics are subject to change. Refer to the HSRP Web site listed below for the most current meeting agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Steven Barnum, NOAA, Designated Federal Official (DFO), Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service (NOS), NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; Telephone: 301-713-2770, Fax: 301-713-4019; e-mail: *Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov* or visit the NOAA HSRP Web site at *http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public and public comment periods will be scheduled at various times throughout the meeting. These comment periods will be part of the final agenda that will be published before the meeting date on the HSRP Web site listed above. Each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of five

(5)minutes. Written comments (at least 30 copies) should be submitted to the DFO by March 13, 2007. Written comments received by the DFO after March 13, 2007, will be distributed to the HSRP, but may not be reviewed before the meeting date. Approximately 25 seats will be available for the public, on a first-come, first-served basis. *Matters To Be Considered:*

(1)Delivery of the HSRP special report on its most wanted hydrographic services improvements;

(2)future trends and challenges for the United States' Marine Transportation System;

(3)economic benefits of NOAA's navigation services;

(4)re-authorization of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act;

(5)briefings on major NOAA initiatives; and

(6)public statements. Dated: February 21, 2007. Captain Steven Barnum, Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. E7-3271 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-JE-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 021207E] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Correction AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings; correction. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Committee, Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Committee, Controlled Access Committee, Mackerel Committee, Scientific and Statistical Committee

(SSC)Selection Committee, a joint meeting of its Habitat Committee and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, Economics Committee, Shrimp Committee, Information and Education Committee, a joint meeting of its Executive Committee and Finance Committee, and a meeting of the full Council. In addition, the Council will also hold a public hearing regarding Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagics in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and a general public input session. This document corrects an omitted agenda item for the March 6, 2007 meeting and adds a few words that were omitted from the March 8, 2007 meeting. DATES: The meetings will be held in March 2007. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA, 31527; Telephone: (1-800) 535-9547 or 912/635-2600, FAX 912/635-2818. Copies of documents are available from Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. 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: This document corrects a notice that published at 72 FR 7608, February 16, 2007, by correctly adding an omitted agenda item for the March 6, 2007 meeting and by correctly adding a few words that were omitted from the March 8, 2007 meeting. All other text has been unchanged and will not be repeated here. The two corrections are set out as follows: Correction 1. On page 7609, in column 2, an agenda item is correctly added to the March 6, 2007 meeting to read as follows: *March 6, 2007, 6:30 p.m.* -(or immediately following the Mackerel Public Hearing), a scoping session on annual catch limits and accountability measures (addressing recent amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) will be conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Following the scoping session, the Council will conduct a listening session to receive public input on revising NOAA procedures to integrate the National Environmental Policy Act into the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as specified in the recent amendments to the Act. 2. On page 7609, in column 2, the Shrimp Committee Meeting is corrected to read as follows: *8. Shrimp Committee Meeting, March 8, 2007, 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.* The Shrimp Committee will review a report of the Shrimp Review Panel and provide recommendations, receive an overview of the “use it or lose it” provision for the rock shrimp fishery and develop recommendations, discuss additional items to include in Amendment 6 to the Shrimp FMP and make recommendations, and address framework action to revise the list of allowable bycatch reduction devices for the southeastern shrimp fishery. 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 is 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 March 1, 2007. Dated: February 22, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-3279 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 021307C] Vessel Monitoring Systems; Approval of Mobile Transceiver Unit AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the type-approval of the Faria WatchDog 750VMS in the following fisheries: The Fisheries of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, the Fisheries of Alaska, the Fisheries of the Pacific Islands, the South Atlantic Rock Shrimp Fishery, and the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery, the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fishery, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the list of NOAA-approved Vessel Monitoring Systems

(VMS)Mobile Transceiver Unit and VMS Mobile Communications Service Providers, or to obtain information regarding the status of VMS systems being evaluated by NOAA, write to the VMS Support Center, NOAA Fisheries Service, Office for Law Enforcement (OLE), 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 415, Silver Spring, MD 20910; or call toll free 888-219-9228. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the status of VMS evaluations contact Jonathan Pinkerton, National VMS Program Manager by phone: 301-427-2300 or by fax: 301-427-2055. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WatchDog 750VMS manufactured and sold by Faria WatchDog, Inc. has satisfied the requirements for type-approval for use in the following United States fisheries: The Fisheries of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, the Fisheries of Alaska, the Fisheries of the Pacific Islands, the South Atlantic Rock Shrimp Fishery, the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery, the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. Faria WatchDog 750VMS The transceiver consists of an integrated dual mode GPS/GSM/GPRS/Iridium Satellite Communicator mounted in the wheelhouse or on a console and antennas mounted atop the vessel. The unit is pre-configured and tested for NOAA Fisheries Service VMS operations. Authorized dealers who are listed at *http://www.vmstracking.com* provide satellite commissioning services. Automatic GPS position reporting starts after transceiver installation and power activation onboard the vessel. The unit is a car radio sized transceiver powered by any 9 to 16 VDC power supply. The unit can be factory configured for automatic reduced position transmissions when the vessel is stationary (i.e., in port) which allows for port stays in a reduced power state and without the need for unit shut down. The unit restarts normal position transmission automatically when the vessel goes to sea. The unit has an omni-directional Iridium, GPS, and GSM/GPRS antennas, providing operation from 5 degrees above or below the horizon anywhere on earth. The GSM/GPRS capability gives the system the additional ability to communicate through the Cingular wireless network where available. A configuration option is available to automatically send daily status reports to a private e-mail address. A 2 inch user interface is included with this system that displays if the MTU is operating properly and can send emergency notification messages to up to four e-mail addresses and/or telephone numbers. An available option allows fishers the ability to send and receive private e-mail utilizing an optional touch screen display. A complete list of options is available from the VMS provider. A vessel owner may purchase the Faria Watchdog 750VMS and the GSM/Iridium communications service by contacting a Faria Watchdog Inc., authorized reseller. Reseller information can be found on the internet website at *www.vmstracking.com* . Alternatively vessel owners may contact Mark O'Brien, VP Sales, Faria WatchDog Inc., 385 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382, 860-848-9271, ext. 1218 office, 860-608-5875 cell, 860-848-2704 fax, *mark@faria-instruments.com* e-mail. The owner should identify himself or herself as a vessel owner and identify which VMS required fishery they wish to participate in. Dated: February 21, 2007. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-3335 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice; Information Collection 3038-0019, Stocks of Grain in Licensed Warehouses. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR)abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden; it includes the actual data collection instruments [if any]. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 29, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: *For Further Information or a Copy Contact:* Gary Martinaitis at CFTC,

(202)418-5209; FAX:

(202)418-5527; e-mail: *gmartinaitis@cftc.gov* and refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0019. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Stocks of Grain in Licensed Warehouses, OMB Control No. 3038-0019. This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. *Abstract:* Under Commission Regulation 1.44, 17 CFR 1.44, contract markets must require operators of warehouses regular for delivery to keep records on stocks of commodities and make reports on call by the Commission. The regulation is designed to assist the Commission in prevention of market manipulation and is promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained in section 5a of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 7a. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the CFTC's regulations were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The **Federal Register** notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on December 27, 2006 (71 FR 248). *Burden statement:* The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to average 1 hour per response. This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. *Respondents/Affected Entities:* 3. *Estimated number of responses:* 156. *Estimated total annual burden on respondents:* 156 hours. *Frequency of collection:* Weekly. Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer to OMB Control No. 3038-0019 in any correspondence. Gary Martinaitis, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Office for CFTC, 725 17th Street, Washington, DC 20503. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2007. Eileen A. Donovan, Acting Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 07-879 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]

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