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room, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,

Honolulu, Hawaii; telephone: (808–522–

8220).

Council address: Western Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 1164

Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI,

96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;

telephone 808–522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates, Times and Agenda

The SSC will discuss and may make

recommendations to the Council on the

agenda items below. The order in which

agenda items will be addressed can

change.

Tuesday, May 16, 2000, 9 a.m.

1. Sustainable Fisheries Act

amendment revisions

A. Bycatch (bottomfish, pelagics)

B. Overfishing (bottomfish,

crustaceans, pelagics)

2. Ecosystems and habitat (coral reefs)

A. Draft Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishery

Management Plan (FMP)/Preliminary

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)

B. Federal and state initiatives and

research plans

(1) Federal agencies (NMFS, Fish and

Wildlife Service)

(2) Islands (American Samoa, Guam,

Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands

(NMI))

(3) Congressional coral reef bills

(4) U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

National Action Plan

C. Advisory body recommendations

(1) Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Team

(PT)

(2) Ecosystem & Habitat Advisory

Panel (AP)

(3) Bottomfish PT/AP

(4) Crustaceans PT/AP

(5) Precious Corals PT/AP

(6) Native & Indigenous Rights AP

Wednesday, May 17, 2000, 8:30 a.m.

1. Pelagic FMP issues

A. 1st quarter 2000 Hawaii and

American Samoa longline fishery report

B. American Samoa framework

measure

C. Shark management

(1) Shark catch and disposition in 1st

quarter 2000 in Hawaii longline fishery

(2) Blue shark stock assessment

(3) Pelagics FMP amendment for

shark management

D. Seabird management: status of

amendment

E. Turtle management

(1) Outcome of review of time/area

closures

(2) Status of lawsuit

F. International: Outcome of 6th

Multilateral High Level Conference

(MHLC6)

G. Recreational Fisheries Data Task

Force: Survey of small-vessel pelagics

fisheries production in Hawaii

H. Pelagics AP recommendations

I. Pelagics PT recommendations

Thursday, May 18, 2000, 8:30 a.m.

1. Precious corals fishery

A. Status of framework amendment

B. Stock monitoring

2. Status of the Bottomfish,

Crustaceans and Precious Corals EISs

3. Status of amendment to add NMI

and Pacific Remote Insular Areas to

FMPs

4. Crustaceans FMP issues

A. 1999 Annual Report

B. Status of the fishery/stock

assessment strategy

C. Discards and high-grading:

economic and biological review

D. Consideration of amendment to

replace lobster assessment model

E. Research plans

F. Possible additions to Crustaceans

Management Unit Species

G. Crustaceans PT/AP

recommendations

5. Bottomfish FMP issues

A. Annual report

B. Research plans

C. Mau Zone new entry criteria

D. Bottomfish PT recommendations

6. 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 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

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

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Kitty M. Simonds, 808–522–8220

(voice) or 808–522–8226 (fax) 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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041900D]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of a scientific research

permit (1227) and modifications to

existing permits (1136, 1141).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research and/or enhancement:

NMFS has issued a permit to Dr. Peter

Dutton, of NMFS’ Southwest Fisheries

Science Center (PD–SWFSC) (1227); and

NMFS has issued modifications to

scientific research permits to the Oregon

Cooperative Fishery and Wildlife

Research Unit at Corvallis, OR

(OCFWRU) (1136) and Public Utility

District No. 2 of Grant County at

Ephrata, WA (GCPUD) (1141).

ADDRESSES: The applications, permits,

and related documents are available for

review in the indicated office, by

appointment:

For permits 1136 and 1141: Protected

Resources Division, F/NWO3, 525 NE

Oregon Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR

97232–2737 (ph: 503–230–5400, fax:

503–230–5435).

For permit 1227: Office of Protected

Resources, Endangered Species

Division, F/PR3, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (ph:

301–713–1401, fax: 301–713–0376).

Documents may also be reviewed by

appointment in the Office of Protected

Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910–3226 (301–713–1401).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For permit 1227: Terri Jordan, Silver

Spring, MD (ph: 301–713–1401, fax:

301–713–0376, e-mail:

Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov).

For permits 1136 and 1141: Robert

Koch, Portland, OR (ph: 503–230–5424,

fax: 503–230–5435, e-mail:

Robert.Koch@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Authority

Issuance of permits and permit

modifications, as required by the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a

finding that such permits/modifications:

(1) Are applied for in good faith; (2)

would not operate to the disadvantage

of the listed species which are the

subject of the permits; and (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA. Authority to take listed species is

subject to conditions set forth in the

permits. Permits and modifications are

issued in accordance with and are

subject to the ESA and NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226).

All statements and opinions

contained in the permit action

summaries are those of the applicant

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS.

Species Covered in this Notice

The following species, runs, and

evolutionarily significant units (ESU’s)

are covered in this notice:

Sea Turtles

Endangered leatherback turtle

(Dermochelys coriacea).

Fish

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha): Threatened Snake River

(SnR) fall, threatened SnR spring/

summer, endangered upper Columbia

River (UCR) spring.

Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):

Endangered SnR.

Steelhead (O. mykiss): Endangered

UCR.

Permits and Modifications Issued

Notice was published on

April 26, 1999 (64 FR 20266), that

OCFWRU had applied for a

modification to permit 1136.

Modification 1 to permit 1136 was

issued on April 13, 2000, and authorizes

OCFWRU to capture fish at two

additional locations: Little Goose Dam

on the Snake River and John Day Dam

on the Columbia River. Modification 1

also authorizes OCFWRU annual takes

of juvenile naturally produced and

artificially propagated UCR spring

chinook salmon. Lethal take and

indirect mortalities of juvenile naturally

produced and artificially propagated

UCR spring chinook salmon associated

with the research are also authorized. A

second notice of receipt was published

on May 13, 1999 (64 FR 25873)

because NMFS had received an

amended modification request seeking

an increase in the annual take of ESAlisted fish associated with the research.

The additional take is authorized to

accommodate expected increased

abundance of some species in 1999.

Modification 1 is valid for the duration

of permit 1136, which expires on

December 31, 2000.

Notice was published on March

25, 1999 (64 FR 14432), that GCPUD

had applied for a modification to

scientific research permit 1141.

Modification 1 to permit 1141 was

issued on May 5, 1999 (64 FR 25873)

but did not include annual takes of UCR

spring chinook salmon. Permit 1141

authorizes GCPUD annual takes of adult

and juvenile naturally produced and

artificially propagated UCR steelhead

associated with four scientific research

studies at or in the vicinity of Wanapum

and Priest Rapids Dams located on the

upper Columbia River in Washington.

The purpose of Study 1 is to monitor

outmigrating adult and juvenile

steelhead condition, survival, and travel

time relative to spill effectiveness at the

dams. The purpose of Study 2 is to

substantiate and document

hydroacoustic accuracy at Wanapum

Dam. The purpose of Study 3 is to

evaluate the relative abundance of the

fish fauna inhabiting the Priest Rapids

project area. The purpose of Study 4 is

to assess the survival of juvenile,

artificially propagated, UCR steelhead as

they migrate past Wanapum and Priest

Rapids Dams. Notice is hereby given

that NMFS issued an amendment to

permit 1141 on April 13, 2000. The

permit amendment authorizes GCPUD

annual takes of adult and juvenile

naturally produced and artificially

propagated UCR spring chinook salmon

associated with Studies 1 and 3. The

permit amendment also authorizes the

take of ESA-listed salmon and steelhead

associated with Study 3 annually for the

duration of the permit. The amendment

is valid for the duration of permit 1141,

which expires on December 31, 2002.

Notice was published on October 22,

1999 (64 FR 57069), that PD–SWFSC

had applied for a scientific research

permit. Permit 1227 was issued on April

18, 2000, and authorizes takes of

leatherback turtles in Monterey Bay, CA

as part of a stock identification and

movement study. Permit 1227 expires

on December 31, 2002.

Dated: April 23, 2000.

Wanda L. Cain,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request—Follow-Up

Activities for Product-Related Injuries

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

chapter 35), the Commission announces

that it has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget a request for

an extension of the existing approval of

collections of information conducted

during follow-up activities for productrelated injuries.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before May 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be captioned ‘‘Product-Related Injuries’’

and mailed to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Desk Officer for CPSC, 725 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20503. Copies of

comments also may be mailed to the

Office of the Secretary, Consumer

Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207; delivered to the

Office of the Secretary, Consumer

Product Safety Commission, Room 502,

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland 20814, telephone (301) 504–

0800; telefacsimilied to (301) 504–0127;

or emailed to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CONTACT: Linda Glatz, Consumer

Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207; 301–504–0416

ext. 2226 or by email to lglatz@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

Section 5(a) of the Consumer Product

Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2054(a)) requires

the Commission to collect information

related to the cause and prevention of

death, injury, and illness associated

with consumer products, and to conduct

continuing studies and investigations of

deaths, injuries, diseases, and economic

losses resulting from accidents

involving consumer products. The

Commission uses this information to

support rulemaking proceedings,

development and improvement of

voluntary standards, information and

education programs, and administrative

and judicial proceedings to remove

unsafe products from the marketplace

and consumers’ homes.

Persons who have been involved

with, or who have witnessed, incidents

associated with consumer products are

an important source of information