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for highly migratory species (HMS) and

related documents for HMS fisheries off

the West Coast.

Management measures that may be

adopted in the FMP for HMS fisheries

off the West Coast include permit and

reporting requirements for commercial

and recreational harvest of HMS

resources, time and/or area closures to

minimize gear conflicts or bycatch,

adoption or confirmation of state

regulations for HMS fisheries, and

allocations of some species to noncommercial use. The FMP is likely to

include a framework management

process to add future new measures,

including the potential for collaborative

management efforts with other Regional

Fishery Management Councils with

interest in HMS resources. It would also

include essential fish habitat and habitat

areas of particular concern, including

fishing and non-fishing threats, as well

as other components of FMPs required

under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act).

The proposed FMP and its associated

regulatory analyses would be the

Council’s fourth FMP for the exclusive

economic zone off the West Coast.

Development of the FMP is timely,

considering the new mandates under

the Magnuson-Stevens Act, efforts by

the United Nations to promote

conservation and management of HMS

resources through domestic and

international programs, and the

increased scope of activity of the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission in

HMS fisheries in the eastern Pacific

Ocean.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in the HSMPDT meeting

agenda may come before the HMSPDT

for discussion, those issues may not be

the subject of formal HMSPDT action

during these meetings. HMSPDT action

will be restricted to those issues

specifically listed in this document and

any issues arising after publication of

this document that require emergency

action under section 305(c) of the

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the

public has been notified of the

HMSPDT’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: May 8, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–12293 Filed 5–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 050400A]

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) AdHoc Marine Committee (MRC) to hold a

work session that is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be held

Tuesday, May 30, 2000 and Wednesday,

May 31, 2000. The meeting on Tuesday

will start at 1 p.m. and end when

business for the day has been finished.

The Wednesday meeting will begin at 8

a.m. and will continue until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be

held at the Pacific Fishery Management

Council office, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue,

Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Seger, Pacific Fishery Management

Council, (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary purpose of this work session is

to review a draft analysis developed to

assist in determining whether or not

marine reserves should be used by the

Council as a management tool.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in the Ad-Hoc Marine

Reserve Committee meeting agenda may

come before the Ad-Hoc Marine Reserve

Committee for discussion, those issues

may not be the subject of formal Ad-Hoc

Marine Reserve Committee action

during this meetings. Ad-Hoc Marine

Reserve Committee 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 CPSMT’s intent to take

final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are 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: May 5, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–12294 Filed 5–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D.050500B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a

scientific research permit (1252) and an

amended application for modification 5

to scientific research permit 994.

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 received an application for an ESA

section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific research

permit (1252) from the Washington

State Department of Transportation at

Olympia, WA (WSDOT) and NMFS has

received an amended modification

request from the Idaho Cooperative Fish

and Wildlife Research Unit at Moscow,

ID (ICFWRU).

DATES: Comments or requests for a

public hearing on either application

must be received at the appropriate

address or fax number no later than 5:00

pm eastern standard time on June 15,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of

the new applications or modification

requests should be sent to the

appropriate office as indicated below.

Comments may also be sent via fax to

the number indicated for the application

or modification request. Comments will

not be accepted if submitted via e-mail

or the internet. The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the indicated office, by

appointment:

Protected Resources Division, F/

NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite

500, Portland, OR 97232–2737 (ph: 503–

230–5400, fax: 503–230–5435).

Documents may also be reviewed by

appointment in the Office of Protected