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    <description>Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government</description>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Arrowtooth  Flounder and Flathead Sole in the Bering Sea and]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-27-06-9882</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve of 
groundfish to the initial total allowable catch (ITAC) for arrowtooth 
flounder and flathead sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the fishery 
to continue operating. It is intended to promote the goals and  objectives of the fishery management plan for the BSAI.<br/>
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder  Fishery; Quota Transfer]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-27-06-9881</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ NMFS announces that the State of Maryland is transferring 
8,000 lb (3,629 kg) of commercial summer flounder quota to the State of 
New York from its 2006 quota. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas 
and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
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  <title><![CDATA[  Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish  Fishery; Quota Transfers]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-27-06-9878</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ NMFS announces that the State of Maryland is transferring 
45,000 lb (20,412 kg) of commercial bluefish quota to the State of 
Rhode Island from its 2006 quota and that the State of Delaware is 
transferring 15,000 lb (6,804 kg) of commercial bluefish quota to the 
State of Rhode Island. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and 
announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
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  <title><![CDATA[  Endangered And Threatened Species; Proposed Endangered Status for  North Atlantic Right Whales]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-27-E6-22182</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review of 
right whales in the northern hemisphere under the Endangered Species 
Act (ESA). Based on the findings from the status review, we have 
concluded these right whales exist as two species, the North Atlantic 
right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and the North Pacific right whale (E. 
japonicus). We have also determined that each of these species is in 
danger of extinction throughout its range. To reflect this taxonomic 
revision, we are issuing two proposed rules to designate each 
separately as an endangered species. This proposed rule is to list the 
North Atlantic right whale; a proposed rule to list the North Pacific 
right whale is issued separately. We are soliciting public comment on 
this proposed listing determination.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Endangered And Threatened Species; Proposed Endangered Status for  North Pacific Right Whale]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-27-06-9908</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ We, NMFS, have completed a status review of the northern right 
whale under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We initiated this review 
in response to a petition submitted by the Center for Biological 
Diversity, dated August 16, 2005, to list the North Pacific right whale 
as a separate endangered species. Based on the findings from the status 
review and consideration of the factors affecting this species, we have 
concluded that right whales in the northern hemisphere exist as two 
species: the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) and the 
North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis). We have also determined that 
each of these species is in danger of extinction throughout its range. 
To reflect this taxonomic revision, we are designating each separately 
as an endangered species. This rule proposes to list the North Pacific 
right whale as an endangered species; a proposed rule to list the North 
Atlantic right whale isissued separately. We also intend to designate 
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2007 ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-27-E6-22176</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The NOAA publishes this notice to provide the general public 
with a consolidated source of program and application information 
related to its competitive grant and cooperative agreement (CA) award 
offerings for fiscal year (FY) 2007. This Omnibus notice is designed to 
replace the multiple Federal Register notices that traditionally 
advertised the availability of NOAA''s discretionary funds for its 
various programs. It should be noted that additional program 
initiatives unanticipated at the time of the publication of this notice 
may be announced through subsequent Federal Register notices. All 
announcements will also be available through the Grants.gov website.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Regional Fishery Management Council Chairs, Vice Chairs, and  Executive Directors Meeting]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-27-E6-22110</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ NMFS will host a meeting of the Regional Fishery Management 
Council Chairs, Vice Chairs, and Executive Directors in January 2007. 
The intent of this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the 
Councils, including implementation of the FY 2007 budget, updates on 
NMFS initiatives on limited access programs, and issues related to 
implementation of the bill recently passed by Congress that would amend 
the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson
Stevens Act).
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