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Atlantic bluefin tuna in relation to

applicable country quotas for

contracting parties and assess the extent

to which catch by non-contracting

parties could undermine the

effectiveness of ICCAT’s stock

rebuilding program for Atlantic bluefin

tuna.

II. Method of Collection

Importers and commercial fish dealers

who import or export bluefin tuna are

required to obtain a tuna dealer permit

from NMFS (approved under a separate

collection: 0648–0202). Permitted

dealers must obtain original BSDs from

import shipments, complete the

importer certification section and mail

or fax the completed BSD to NMFS.

Exporters must obtain numbered, nontransferable BSDs from NMFS, complete

the landings information and exporter

certification sections, mail or fax a copy

of the completed BSD to NMFS, and

attach the original BSD to the export

shipment. In certain cases, the landings

and export information must be

validated by a government official or an

accredited non-government institution.

For the most part, U.S. catches of

bluefin tuna are tagged upon landing

(approved under a separate collection:

0648–0239) and such tagged bluefin are

exempt from the BSD validation

requirement. In order for a nongovernmental institution to be

accredited to provide validations it must

submit a request for such authority.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0040.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected public: Businesses and other

for-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50.

Estimated Time Per Response: An

average of 20 minutes for completing a

BSD upon import, export or re-export of

bluefin tuna into or from the United

States (range of 5 minutes for BSDs

listing tagged fish to 2 hours for BSDs

requiring validation); 2 hours for a

request for accreditation from a nongovernmental institution.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 500.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $500.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Chief Information Officer.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 032000E]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of a

public meeting.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) has

cancelled the public meeting of its

Research Steering and Experimental

Fisheries Committee that was scheduled

for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25–

26, 2000, at 9:00 and 8:30 a.m.,

respectively. The meetings were

announced in the Federal Register on

March 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council;

telephone: 978–465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial

notice published on March 27, 2000 (65

FR 16186). The meeting will be

rescheduled at a later date and

announced in the Federal Register.

Dated: April 17, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10026 Filed 4–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041400C]

New England 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 New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) is

scheduling four public meetings in May,

2000: two joint meetings of its

Groundfish Committee and Advisory

Panel; a meeting of the Groundfish

Committee and Advisory Panel, in

conjunction with the Council’s Scallop

Committee; and a joint Habitat

Committee and Advisory Panel meeting.

Recommendations from these groups

will be brought to the full Council for

formal consideration and action, if

appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held

between Monday, May 8, 2000 and

Tuesday, May 23, 2000. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held

in York Harbor, ME and Peabody, MA.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for

specific locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council;

(978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Times

Monday, May 8, 2000, 9:30 a.m. and

Tuesday, May 9, 2000, 8:30 a.m.—Joint

Groundfish Committee and Advisory

Panel Meeting

Location: York Harbor Inn, Route 1A,

P.O. Box 573, York Harbor, ME 03911;

telephone: (207) 363–5119.

The committee and advisors will

conduct a joint meeting to continue

development of management options for

Amendment 13 to the Northeast

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP). They will continue review of

current overfishing definitions and

control rules for the multispecies

complex, examine the assumptions and

policy decisions in those rules, and

develop recommendations for the

biological goals of the amendment. They

also will review existing management

measures and identify their strengths

and weaknesses. Suggestions for

improvements to those measures will be