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determination is affirmative, the ITC

will, within 45 days, determine whether

these imports are materially injuring, or

threaten material injury to, the U.S.

industry. If the ITC determines that

material injury, or threat of material

injury does not exist, the proceeding

will be terminated and all securities

posted will be refunded or canceled. If

the ITC determines that such injury

does exist, the Department will issue an

antidumping duty order directing

Customs officials to assess antidumping

duties on all imports of the subject

merchandise entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the effective date of the suspension

of liquidation.

This determination is issued and

published in accordance with Sections

735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10299 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041900B]

Mid-Atlantic 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

Comprehensive Management

Committee, Law Enforcement

Committee, Information & Education

Committee, Habitat Committee, Large

Pelagics Committee, Executive

Committee, and Demersal Committee as

a Council Committee of the Whole

together with the Atlantic States Marine

Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC)

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea

Bass Board, will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Tuesday, May 9, 2000 to Thursday, May

11, 2000. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held

at the Sheraton Inn, N. duPont Highway,

Dover, DE; telephone: 302–678–8500.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331, ext.

19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

Tuesday, May 9, 2000, from 9:00 a.m.

until noon, the Comprehensive

Management Committee will meet.

The Law Enforcement Committee will

meet from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

The Information & Education

Committee will meet from 11:00 a.m.

until noon.

The Habitat Committee will meet

from 1:00–5:00 p.m.

On Wednesday, May 10, 2000, from

8:00–9:00 a.m., the Large Pelagics

Committee will meet.

The Executive Committee will meet

from 9:00–10:00 a.m.

Council convenes at 10:00 a.m. and

meets with the Atlantic States Marine

Fisheries Commission’s Summer

Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass

Board from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

On Thursday, May 11, 2000, Council

will be in session from 8:00 a.m. until

1:00 p.m.

Agenda items for this meeting are:

Review and modify draft framework

action regarding research quota set

asides, review and rank Council

research priorities, and discuss summer

flounder workshop design. Review

nomination process for quarterly Law

Enforcement recognitions. Discuss use

of teleconferencing in lieu of meetings,

explore possibilities for future

Information & Education presentations,

and discuss ideas for the June

Newsletter. Review and discuss

Minerals Management Service

Environmental Assessment for sand

mining (NJ south to VA), discuss NMFS

general concurrence process regarding

Council Fishery Management Plans

(FMPs), evaluate performance of NMFS

success in use of elevation process with

Corps of Engineers, and review Long

Island Sound Environmental Impact

Statement regarding ocean disposal

sites. Develop recommendations

regarding NMFS proposed division line

for north-south Atlantic bluefin tuna

angling categories. Discuss possible

decoupling of joint Dogfish and

Monkfish FMPs, and review

composition of monitoring committees.

Initiate action to amend the summer

flounder section of the FMP by

considering perpetuation of

conservation equivalency (or not), and

amend the scup section of the FMP by

revising the process used for allocation

of total allowable catch, discards, and

total allowable levels, and by possibly

re-establishing state-by-state quota

allocations. Address scup recreational

specifications for 2000 by determining a

response to NMFS’ rejection of 50 fish

possession limit. The Council will also

approve minutes from its March, 2000

meeting, review and comment on March

meeting actions, and receive

organizational reports from the NMFS

Regional Administrator, NMFS Science

Center Director, NOAA Office of

General Counsel, U.S. Fish & Wildlife,

Federal Enforcement units and the

ASMFC. It will also receive Committee

reports from the following committees:

New England Council, South Atlantic

Council, Monkfish, Comprehensive

Management, Law Enforcement,

Information & Education, Habitat, Large

Pelagics, and Executive.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before the Council for discussion, such

issues may not be the subject 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 actions to address

such emergencies.

Request for Comment on Experimental

Fishing Proposal

On May 11, 2000, the NMFS

Northeast Regional Administrator will

request oral public comment on a

proposed experimental fishery that

requires issuance of Experimental

Fishing Permits (EFPs). The public may

comment at that time, or may submit

comments in writing. Written comments

must be received by May 11, 2000 and

should be submitted to: Patricia Kurkul,

Regional Administrator, NMFS,

Northeast Regional Office, 1 Blackburn

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Written

comments may be submitted by

facsimile (fax) to 978–281–9135, but

may not be submitted via e-mail or the

Internet. The proposal is summarized

below.

The NMFS Northeast Fisheries

Science Center (NEFSC) proposes to

conduct cooperative research with

industry that would require two vessels

to conduct Illex Squid (Illex

illecebrosus) surveys in the U.S.

Exclusive Economic Zone on the edge of

the continental shelf between

northeastern Georges Bank and Cape

Fear, North Carolina (approximately

35°–41° latitude). The purpose of the

surveys is to calculate a pre-fishery

abundance estimate and improve data

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input to stock assessments. Vessel

operations would be under the

supervision and control of NEFSC

scientific personnel.

The stratified random sampling will

occur at depths of 60–100 fathoms and

101–200 fathoms outside of all

multispecies closed areas (Closed Area

II and Nantucket Lightship Closed

Area). Participating commercial Illex

Squid vessels will employ standardized,

scientific towing and sampling

protocols. Towing will occur at 100 predetermined stations at one half hour

intervals and a tow speed of 3.5 knots.

The codend mesh size of the liners will

measure 1 inch (25.4 mm) diamond

throughout the codend circumference

for a total length of 30 feet.

The target species is Illex Squid,

however some bycatch may be

encountered. Any and all species

landed for commercial purposes will be

done so in accordance with the

respective fishery requirements and

landing restrictions. Illex length, weight

and age data will be recorded along with

other physical parameters (bottom

temperature, depth, vessel speed and

location data). Total catch weight

information will be recorded for all

other species retained. The survey will

commence on or about May 20, 2000,

and will continue through May 31,

2000. Timing is critical to survey

success, which intends to capture the

spring migration of Illex onto the

continental shelf.

EFPs would be issued to two

participating Federally permitted Illex

Squid vessels to exempt them from the

gear restrictions of the Atlantic

Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fishery

Management Plan.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Joanna Davis at

the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10303 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041900A]

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)

Groundfish Stock Assessment Review

(STAR) Panel will hold a work session

which is open to the public.

DATES: The STAR Panel for bank

rockfish and darkblotched rockfish will

meet beginning at 1:00 p.m., May 15,

2000 and continue through May 19 until

business is completed. Except for

Monday, May 15, 2000, the STAR Panel

will meet each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The STAR Panel for bank

rockfish and darkblotched rockfish will

be held in The Marilyn Potts Guin

Library, Hatfield Marine Science Center,

Oregon State University, 2030 Marine

Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Waldeck, Fishery Management Analyst;

telephone: (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting is to review draft

stock assessment documents for bank

rockfish and darkblotched rockfish and

any other pertinent information, work

with stock assessment teams to make

necessary revisions, and produce STAR

Panel reports for use by the Council

family and other interested persons.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in the STAR Panel agenda

may come before the panel for

discussion, those issues may not be the

subject of formal panel action during

this meeting. Panel 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 panel’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 Mr.

John Rhoton at (503) 326–6352 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 19, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10301 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041700A]

Marine Mammals; Photography Permit

(File No. 980–1570)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. Clive Lonsdale, Lonsdale Films, 113

Fakenham Road, Great Ryburg, Norfolk

NR21 7AQ, United Kingdom, has

applied in due form for a permit to take

orcas (Orcinus orca) and gray whales

(Eschrichtius robustus) for purposes of

commercial photography.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before May 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, 709 W 9th Street,

Federal Building, Room 461, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, AK 99802 (907–586–

7235).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of § 104(c)(6) of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216). Section 104(c)(6) provides for

photography for educational or

commercial purposes involving nonendangered and non-threatened marine

mammals in the wild. NMFS is

currently working on proposed

regulations to implement this provision.

However, in the meantime, NMFS has

received and is processing this request

as a ‘‘pilot’’ application for Level B

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