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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Monday, May 15, 2000

8 a.m–9 a.m.—Convene the

Administrative Policy Committee to

discuss an internal policy issue related

to conflict of interest.

9 a.m.–10:30 a.m.—Convene the

Habitat Protection Committee to hear a

research proposal by the Gulf

Aquaculture Consortium and a report on

proposed gas pipeline routes across the

Gulf of Mexico.

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—Convene the

Stone Crab Management Committee to

review and approve for public hearings

the Draft Amendment 7/Regulatory

Amendment and make

recommendations for the full Council to

review on Thursday morning. 1 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Mackerel Management Committee to

hear the Mackerel Stock Assessment

Panel (SAP) report, the Socioeconomic

Panel report, and recommendations of

the Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) and

the Standing and Special Mackerel and

Dolphin/Wahoo Scientific and

Statistical Committee (SSC) regarding

the Gulf group king mackerel total

allowable catch (TAC) and proposed

management options under the joint

dolphin/wahoo fishery management

plan. The Committee will develop

recommendations for the full Council to

review on Thursday morning.

Tuesday, May 16, 2000

8 a.m.–10:30 a.m.—Convene the Joint

Reef Fish and Mackerel Management

Committees to review the revised

Options Paper/Amendment for a Charter

Vessel Permit Moratorium. The

Committees will make

recommendations for full Council

review on Thursday morning. 10:30 a.m.–12:00 noon—Convene the

Red Drum Management Committee to

hear the Red Drum SAP report and AP

and SSC recommendations regarding

stock status.

1:30 p.m.–5 p.m.—Convene the Reef

Fish Management Committee to review

a draft license limitation options paper

for the longline sector, hear a NMFS

enforcement report on longline vessels,

review the revised options paper for

Amendment 18, discuss the legal

ramifications of requiring imported fish

to be consistent with federal size limits,

and hear a report of the U.S. Department

of Agriculture’s organic fish

designation. The Committee’s

recommendations on these issues will

be considered by the Council on

Thursday afternoon.

Wednesday, May 17, 2000

8 a.m.–8:30 a.m.—Convene the Joint

Marine Reserves and Reef Fish

Management Committees to approve the

Public Hearing Draft Amendment for

potentially establishing the Tortugas

2000 marine reserves.

8:30 a.m.–10 a.m.—Convene the

Shrimp Management Committee to hear

a report on the distribution of Southeast

Area Monitoring and Assessment

Program real-time data on shrimp

catches, discuss whether an interim rule

should be implemented to require

shrimp vessel and/or operator permits,

and hear a report by Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department on the condition of

the shrimp stocks. 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—Convene the

Deep Water Crab Management

Committee to discuss a possible gear

conflict between golden crab and royal

red shrimp fishermen, a trap

enforcement issue, and a report on the

contamination of crab tissue by heavy

metals.

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.—Convene the

Migratory Species Committee to hear a

report regarding the proposed bluefin

tuna harvest rules for the angling

category. 2 p.m.–The Council will convene.

2:15 p.m.–5 p.m.—Receive public

testimony on the Gulf group king

mackerel (TAC) and other framework

management measures.

Thursday, May 18, 2000

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.—Receive a report

of the Mackerel Management

Committee.

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Joint Reef Fish and

Mackerel Management Committees.

10:30 a.m.–11 a.m.—Receive a report

of the Red Drum Management

Committee.

11 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—Receive a report

of the Habitat Protection Committee.

11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Administrative Policy

Committee.

11:45–12:00 noon—Receive a report

of the Stone Crab Management

Committee.

1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Reef Fish Management Committee. 3 p.m.–3:30 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Joint Marine Reserves and Reef Fish

Management Committee.

3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.—Receive a report

of the Shrimp Management Committee. 3:45 p.m.–4 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Deep Water Crab Management

Committee.

4 p.m.–4:15 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Migratory Species Management

Committee.

4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.—Receive a report

of the Gulf and South Atlantic Fishery

Foundation, Inc. Effort Workshop.

4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.—Receive a report

of the NMFS Workshop on Report to

Congress.

4:45 p.m.–5 p.m.—Receive the NMFS

Regional Administrator’s Report.

5 p.m.–5:20 p.m.—Receive Director’s

Reports.

Friday, May 19, 2000

8:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.—Receive a

presentation on the NMFS Fishery Stock

Assessment Model.

11:45 a.m.–12:00 noon—Other

Business.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before the Council for discussion, in

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, these issues may not be the subject

of formal Council action during these

meetings. 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

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, provided the public has been

notified of the Council’s intent to take

final actions to address such

emergencies.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

COMMISSION

Notice of Commission Meeting and

Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that the

Delaware River Basin Commission will

hold an informal conference followed

by a public hearing on Tuesday, May 2,

2000. The hearing will be part of the

Commission’s regular business meeting.

Both the conference session and

business meeting are open to the public

and will be held at the Commission

offices at 25 State Police Drive, West

Trenton, New Jersey.

The conference among the

commissioners and staff will begin at

9:30 a.m. and will include status reports

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on the comprehensive plan and the

Christina Basin TMDL; reports on the

March 31 drought management meeting

and the April 17 Water Management

Advisory Committee meeting; an update

on the DRBC Corps of Engineers

proposal for joint projects and progress

toward an agreement for storage at F.E.

Walter Reservoir; and discussions about

activities of the Northeast-Midwest

Institute, a meeting scheduled for May

19, 2000 regarding restoration of the

DRBC’s federal funding, the planned

DRBC 40th anniversary commemorative

calendar, and upcoming Commission

business meeting dates and locations.

In addition to the dockets listed

below, which are scheduled for public

hearing, the Commission will address

the following at its 1 p.m. business

meeting: Minutes of the March 7, 2000

business meeting; announcements;

report on Basin hydrologic conditions;

reports by the Executive Director and

General Counsel; and public dialogue.

The Commission also will consider

resolutions to: Extend its contract with

the Northeast-Midwest Institute;

authorize production of a 40th

anniversary calendar; and amend the

Administrative Manual: By-Laws,

Management and Personnel regarding

approved holidays.

The dockets scheduled for public

hearing are as follows:

1. Elizabethtown Water Company D–

81–17 CP RENEWAL 2. An application

for the renewal of a ground water

withdrawal project to supply up to

51.84 million gallons (mg)/30 days of

water to the applicant’s public water

supply system from Wells Nos. 1 and 2

in the Raritan aquifer. Commission

approval on September 17, 1986 was

limited to 12 years. The applicant

requests that the total withdrawal from

all wells remain limited to 51.84 mg/30

days. The project is located in West

Windsor Township, Mercer County,

New Jersey.

2. J. Carlton Wells & Sons, Inc. D–99–

34. A ground water withdrawal project

to supply a maximum of 179 mg/30

days of water from six wells in the

Columbia aquifer, for irrigation of the

applicant’s farms, located near the

Town of Milton, Sussex County,

Delaware.

3. East Whiteland Township and The

Cutler Group D–99–59 CP. A project to

construct a 0.105 million gallons per

day (mgd) lagoon wastewater treatment

system to serve the proposed 279-unit

Malvern Hunt development and other

portions of East Whiteland Township,

Chester County, Pennsylvania. The

proposed sewage treatment plant (STP)

will provide secondary treatment, and

treated effluent will be discharged to a

lagoon for application to spray fields

located off Swedesford Road across from

the STP.

4. Hatfield Quality Meats D–99–72. A

ground water withdrawal project to

supply up to 12.6 mg/30 days of water

to the applicant’s meat processing plant

from new Well No. H–12, in the

Brunswick aquifer, and to increase the

withdrawal limit from all wells to 19.9

mg/30 days. The project is located in

Hatfield Township, Montgomery County

in the Southeastern Pennsylvania

Ground Water Protected Area.

5. Delaware Park Racetrack & Slots D–

2000–2. A surface water withdrawal

project to supply up to 8.9 mg/30 days

of water for seasonal irrigation of the

applicant’s racetrack grounds located

near Stanton in New Castle County,

Delaware. The water will irrigate

approximately 26 acres of the

applicant’s track, walks and turf.

Surface water will be withdrawn from

two intakes situated just above an

existing low dam on White Clay Creek,

a tributary of the Christina River.

6. Perdue Farms, Inc. D–2000–3. A

ground water withdrawal project to

supply up to 60.48 mg/30 days of water

to the applicant’s existing poultry

processing facility from new Well No. 5,

and to retain the existing withdrawal

limit from all wells at 66 mg/30 days.

The project withdrawal is from the

Columbia aquifer and is located in the

Town of Georgetown, Sussex County,

Delaware.

7. United States Air Force—Dover Air

Force Base D–2000–5 CP. A project to

replace withdrawal from existing Wells

A and C in the applicant’s water supply

system that have become unreliable

sources of supply, with new Wells A–

2 and C–2. The applicant requests that

the total withdrawal from all other

existing wells, in combination with the

new wells, be decreased from 65 mg/30

days to 56 mg/30 days. The project

wells are located in the Cheswold and

Piney Point Aquifers in Dover, Kent

County, Delaware.

8. Stony Creek Anglers, Inc. D–2000–

7. A ground water withdrawal project to

supply up to 5.2 mg/30 days of water to

the applicant’s proposed trout nursery

from new Well No. 6 in the Stockton

Formation, and to limit the withdrawal

from all wells to 5.2 mg/30 days. The

project is located in West Norriton

Township, Montgomery County, in the

Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground

Water Protected Area.

9. Mantua Creek Generating

Company, L.P. D–2000–13. A project to

construct a nominal 800 megawatt

natural gas-fired, combined cycle

electric generating station on a 303-acre

tract immediately east of Paulsboro in

West Deptford Township, Gloucester

County, New Jersey. The applicant

proposes to distribute the electric power

via local PSE&G and Conectiv Energy

lines to the Pennsylvania-JerseyMaryland power grid. The applicant

will utilize a maximum of 8.8 mgd of

treated effluent from the Gloucester

County Utilities Authority (GCUA)

sewage treatment plant for cooling

tower makeup and steam, with

approximately 2.8 mgd to be returned to

GCUA as wastewater.

10. H. Stanford Roberts Nursery D–

2000–15. An application to supply up to

4.2 mg/30 days of water to the

applicant’s nursery irrigation system

from existing Wells Nos. 1–3 and new

Well No. 4, and to limit the combined

withdrawal from all wells to 4.2 mg/30

days. The project wells are located in

the Stockton Formation in Newtown

Township, Bucks County, in the

Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground

Water Protected Area.

Documents relating to these items

may be examined at the Commission’s

offices. Preliminary dockets are

available in single copies upon request.

Please contact Thomas L. Brand at (609)

883–9500 ext. 221 concerning docketrelated questions. Persons wishing to

testify at this hearing are requested to

register with the Secretary at (609) 883–

9500 ext. 203 prior to the hearing.

Individuals in need of an

accommodation as provided for in the

Americans With Disabilities Act who

wish to attend the hearing should

contact the Secretary, Pamela M. Bush,

directly at (609) 883–9500 ext. 203 or

through the New Jersey Relay Service at

1–800–852–7899 (TTY) to discuss how

the Commission may accommodate your

needs.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Pamela M. Bush,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6360–01–P

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under the provisions of the Paperwork

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