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are keyed to and codified in the Code of

Federal Regulations, which is published under

50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

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Vol. 65, No. 97

Thursday, May 18, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

7 CFR Part 245

Determining Eligibility for Free and

Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in

Schools

CFR Correction

In Title 7 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, parts 210 to 299, revised as

of January 1, 2000, page 285, § 245.6a is

corrected by revising the fourth

sentence of paragraph (a)(2)(v), and

revising the last sentence in paragraph

(a)(5) to read as follows:

§ 245.6a Verification requirements.

(a) * * *

(2) * * *

(v) * * * Selected households must

also be informed that, in lieu of any

information that would otherwise be

required, they can submit proof of

current food stamp, FDPIR or TANF

certification as described in paragraph

(a)(3) of this section to verify the free

meal eligibility of a child who is a

member of a food stamp, FDPIR or

TANF household.***

* * * * *

(5) * * * Verification of eligibility is

not required of households when the

determination of eligibility was based

on documentation provided by the State

or local agency responsible for the

administration of the Food Stamp

Program, FDPIR or TANF Program, as

described in § 245.6(b).

* * * * *

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14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30043; Amdt. No. 1992]

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures; Miscellaneous

Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment establishes,

amends, suspends, or revokes Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) for operations at certain

airports. These regulatory actions are

needed because of changes occurring in

the National Airspace System, such as

the commissioning of new navigational

facilities, addition of new obstacles, or

changes in air traffic requirements.

These changes are designed to provide

safe and efficient use of the navigable

airspace and to promote safe flight

operations under instrument flight rules

at the affected airports.

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP

is specified in the amendatory

provisions.

Incorporation by reference-approved

by the Director of the Federal Register

on December 31, 1980, and reapproved

as of January 1, 1982.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter

incorporated by reference in the

amendment is as follows:

For Examination—

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA

Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591;

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which affected airport is

located; or

3. The Flight Inspection Area Office

which originated the SIAP.

For Purchase—Individual SIAP

copies may be obtained from:

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA–

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; or

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which the affected airport is

located.

By Subscription—Copies of all SIAPs,

mailed once every 2 weeks, are for sale

by the Superintendent of Documents,

U.S. Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure

Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420),

Flight Technologies and Programs

Division, Flight Standards Service,

Federal Aviation Administration, Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500

South McArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City,

OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box

25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125)

telephone: (405) 954–4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to part 97 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97)

establishes, amends, suspends, or

revokes Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs). The complete

regulatory description on each SIAP is

contained in the appropriate FAA Form

8260 and the National Flight Data

Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) Notices to

Airmen (NOTAM) which are

incorporated by reference in the

amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1

CFR part 51, and § 97.20 of the Federal

Aviation’s Regulations (FAR). Materials

incorporated by reference are available

for examination or purchase as stated

above.

The large number of SIAPs, their

complex nature, and the need for a

special format make their verbatim

publication in the Federal Register

expensive and impractical. Further,

airmen do not use the regulatory text of

the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic

depiction of charts printed by

publishers of aeronautical materials.

Thus, the advantages of incorporation

by reference are realized and

publication of the complete description

of each SIAP contained in FAA form

documents is unnecessary. The

provisions of this amendment state the

affected CFR (and FAR) sections, with

the types and effective dates of the

SIAPs. This amendment also identifies

the airport, its location, the procedure

identification and the amendment

number.

The Rule

This amendment to part 97 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

97) establishes, amends, suspends, or

revokes SIAPs. For safety and timeliness

of change considerations, this

amendment incorporates only specific

changes contained in the content of the

following FDC/P NOTAMs for each

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SIAP. The SIAP information in some

previously designated FDC/Temporary

(FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration as

to be permanent. With conversion to

FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective FDC/T

NOTAMs have been canceled.

The FDC/P NOTAMs for the SIAPs

contained in this amendment are based

on the criteria contained in the U.S.

Standard for Terminal Instrument

Procedures (TERPS). In developing

these chart changes to SIAPs by FDC/P

NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria were

applied to only these specific conditions

existing at the affected airports. All

SIAP amendments in this rule have

been previously issued by the FAA in a

National Flight Data Center (FDC)

Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an

emergency action of immediate flight

safety relating directly to published

aeronautical charts. The circumstances

which created the need for all these

SIAP amendments requires making

them effective in less than 30 days.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this

amendment are based on the criteria

contained in the TERPS. Because of the

close and immediate relationship

between these SIAPs and safety in air

commerce, I find that notice and public

procedure before adopting these SIAPs

are impracticable and contrary to the

public interest and, where applicable,

that good cause exists for making these

SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.

Conclusion

The FAA has determined that this

regulation only involves an established

body of technical regulations for which

frequent and routine amendments are

necessary to keep them operationally

current. It, therefore—(1) is not a

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures

(44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and

(3) does not warrant preparation of a

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated

impact is so minimal. For the same

reason, the FAA certifies that this

amendment will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities under the

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

Air traffic control, Airports,

Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC on May 12,

2000.

L. Nicholas Lacey,

Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, part 97 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 97) is amended by establishing,

amending, suspending, or revoking

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures, effective at 0901 UTC on

the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT

APPROACH PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 97 is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120,

44701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); and 14 CFR

11.49(b)(2).

2. Part 97 is amended to read as

follows:

§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33,

97.35 [Amended]

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/

DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME

or TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME,

LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME;

§ 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS,

ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME,

MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs;

§ 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35

COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * effective upon publication.

FDC date State City Airport FDC number SIAP

04/25/00 ....... CA Burbank .................................. Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena FDC 0/4208 LOC RWY 8 AMDT 2A

This corrects TL00–11.

4/25/00 CA Burbank .................................. Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena FDC 0/4209 ILS RWY 8 AMDT 35A

This corrects TL00–11.

04/26/00 ....... GA Marietta ................................... Cobb County-Mc Collum Field FDC 0/4266 GPS RWY 9 ORIG–A.

04/26/00 ....... GA Marietta ................................... Cobb County-Mc Collum Field FDC 0/4268 VOR/DME RWY 9 ORIG–D.

04/26/00 ....... GA Marietta ................................... Cobb County-Mc Collum Field FDC 0/4278 ILS RWY 27 ORIG–D.

04/27/00 ....... GA Marietta ................................... Cobb County-Mc Collum Field FDC 0/4324 GPS RWY 27 ORIG–B.

04/27/00 ....... IL Moline ..................................... Quad City ............................... FDC 0/4367 NDB OR GPS RWY 9, AMDT

27B.

04/27/00 ....... MA Bedford ................................... Laurence G. Hanscon Field ... FDC 0/4355 VOR RWY 23 AMDT 8C.

04/27/00 ....... MI Bellaire .................................... Antrim County ......................... FDC 0/4334 GPS RWY 2 ORIG-A.

04/27/00 ....... MO Kansas City ............................ Kansas City Intl ...................... FDC 0/4361 NDB RWY 9, AMDT 8.

04/27/00 ....... NC North Wilkesboro .................... Wilkes County ........................ FDC 0/4315 NDB RWY 1, AMDT 2A.

04/27/00 ....... NC North Wilkesboro .................... Wilkes County ........................ FDC 0/4316 ILS RWY 1, ORIG-A.

04/27/00 ....... NE Grand Island ........................... Central Nebraska Regional .... FDC 0/4365 ILS RWY 35, AMDT 9A.

04/27/

00.

OH Akron ...................................... Akron-Canton Regional .......... FDC 0/4339 VOR OR GPS RWY 23

AMDT 9.

04/27/00 ....... OH Columbus ............................... Port Columbus Intl .................. FDC 0/4352 NDB OR GPS RWY 10L,

AMDT 8.

04/27/00 ....... OH Springfield ............................... Springfield-Beckly Muni .......... FDC 0/4335 VOR OR GPS RWY 6 AMDT

10A.

04/27/00 ....... OH Springfield ............................... Springfield-Beckley Muni ........ FDC 0/4336 VOR RWY 24 AMDT 10.

04/27/00 ....... OR John Day ................................ Grant Co. Rgnl/Ogilvie Field .. FDC 0/4359 GPS RWY 9, ORIG.

04/27/00 ....... SD Aberdeen ................................ Aberdeen Regional ................. FDC 0/4337 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13

AMDT 12.

04/27/00 ....... SD Pierre ...................................... Pierre Regional ....................... FDC 0/4340 VOR/DME OR TACAN OR

GPS RWY 25 AMDT 16.

04/27/00 ....... WI Appleton ................................. Outagamie County Regional .. FDC 0/4345 VOR/DME RWY 3 AMDT 8B.

04/27/00 ....... WI Appleton ................................. Outagamie County Regional .. FDC 0/4346 LOC BC RWY 11 AMDT 1A.

04/27/00 ....... WI Rhinelander ............................ Rhinelander-Onieda ............... FDC 0/4341 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27

ORIG-C.

04/28/00 ....... DE Georgetown ............................ Sussex County ....................... FDC 0/4421 RNAV RWY 4, ORIG-A.

04/28/00 ....... DE Georgetown ............................ Sussex County ....................... FDC 0/4422 RNAV RWY 22, ORIG-A.

04/28/00 ....... IL Macomb .................................. Macomb Muni ......................... FDC 0/4386 LOC RWY 27, AMDT 2A.

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FDC date State City Airport FDC number SIAP

04/28/00 ....... MD Ocean City .............................. Ocean City Muni ..................... FDC 0/4405 RNAV RWY 14, ORIG-A.

04/28/00 ....... MO Kansas City ............................ Kansas City Intl ...................... FDC 0/4402 VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY

1L, ORIG.

04/28/00 ....... MO Kansas City ............................ Kansas City Intl ...................... FDC 0/4403 VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY

19R, ORIG.

04/28/00 ....... NY Farmingdale ............................ Republic .................................. FDC 0/4395 ILS RWY 14, AMDT 7A.

04/28/

00.

SD Aberdeen ................................ Aberdeen Regional ................. FDC 0/4388 VOR OR GPS RWY 31,

AMDT 20.

04/28/00 ....... UT Salt Lake City ......................... Salt Lake City Intl ................... FDC 0/4408 ILS RWY 34R (CAT I,II,III),

ORIG.

04/28/00 ....... UT Salt Lake City ......................... Salt Lake City Intl ................... FDC 0/4411 GPS RWY 16L, ORIG.

04/28/00 ....... UT Salt Lake City ......................... Salt Lake City Intl ................... FDC 0/4412 GPS RWY 17, ORIG.

04/28/00 ....... UT Salt Lake City ......................... Salt lake City Intl .................... FDC 0/4414 ILS/DME RWY 16R (CAT I, II,

III), AMDT 3.

04/28/00 ....... UT Salt Lake City ......................... Salt Lake City Intl ................... FDC 04/4416 VOR/DME OR TACAN OR

GPS RWY 34R, AMDT 7.

04/28/00 ....... UT Salt Lake City ......................... Salt Lake City Intl ................... FDC 0/4420 ILS/DME RWY 34L, AMDT 1.

05/01/00 ....... FL West Palm Beach ................... North Palm Beach County

General Aviation.

FDC 0/4476 VOR RWY 85 AMDT 1.

05/01/00 ....... IA Marshalltown .......................... Marshalltown Muni ................. FDC 0/4499 GPS RWY 12, ORIG-A.

05/01/00 ....... KS Garden City ............................ Garden City Regional ............. FDC 0/4495 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 35,

AMDT 1.

05/01/00 ....... KS Garden City ............................ Garden City Regional ............. FDC 0/4496 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 30,

ORIG.

05/01/00 ....... KS Goodland ................................ Renner Field (Goodland Muni) FDC 0/4493 VOR/DME RWY 30, AMDT 6.

05/01/00 ....... KS Hays ....................................... Hays Regional ........................ FDC 0/4494 VOR/DME RWY 34, AMDT

2A.

05/01/00 ....... KS Hays ....................................... Hays Regional ........................ FDC 0/4501 LOC RWY 34, AMDT 2A.

05/01/00 ....... KS Ottawa .................................... Ottawa Muni ........................... FDC 0/4474 GPS RWY 17, ORIG.

05/01/00 ....... MO Jefferson City ......................... Jefferson City Memorial ......... FDC 0/4497 LOC BC RWY 12, AMDT 6C.

05/01/00 ....... MO Jefferson City ......................... Jefferson City Memorial ......... FDC 0/4498 NDB RWY 12, AMDT 2A.

05/01/00 ....... MO Kansas City ............................ Kansas City Intl ...................... FDC 0/4500 NDB OR GPS RWY 1L,

AMDT 15.

05/01/00 ....... ND Jamestown ............................. Jamestown Muni .................... FDC 0/4490 LOC/DME BC RWY 13,

AMDT 7C.

05/01/00 ....... NE Grand Island ........................... Central Nebraska Regional .... FDC 0/4472 LOC/DME BC RWY 17,

AMDT 9A.

05/01/00 ....... NE Omaha .................................... Eppley Airfield ........................ FDC 0/4491 VOR RWY 32L, AMDT 10A.

05/01/00 ....... SD Rapid City ............................... Rapid City Regional ............... FDC 0/4489 VOR OR TACAN OR GPS

RWY 14, ORIG.

05/01/00 ....... SD Watertown .............................. Watertown Muni ..................... FDC 0/4487 VOR OR TACAN OR GPS

RWY 17, AMDT 16.

05/01/00 ....... Watertown .............................. Watertown Muni ..................... FDC 0/4488 VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY

35, AMDT 11.

05/01/00 ....... SD Williston .................................. Sloulin Field Intl ...................... FDC 0/4492 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 29,

AMDT 3A.

05/01/00 ....... UT Salt Lake City ......................... Salt Lake City Intl ................... FDC 0/4477 ILS/DME RWY 16L (CAT I, II,

III), AMDT 12.

05/02/00 ....... CA Monterey ................................. Monterey Peninsula ................ FDC 0/4543 ILS RWY 10R AMDT 26.

05/03/00 ....... ID Boise ....................................... Boise Air Terminal (Gowen

Field).

FDC 0/4599 GPS RWY 28L, AMDT 1A.

05/03/00 ....... MA Nantucket ............................... Nantucket Memorial ............... FDC 0/4598 LOC BC RWY 6 AMDT 10.

05/03/00 ....... MID Sand Island ............................ Henderson Field ..................... FDC 0/4564 AY ATOLL, MQ. GPS RWY 6

ORIG.

05/03/00 ....... WY Guernesey .............................. Camp Guernsey ..................... FDC 0/4567 NDB RWY 32, ORIG.

05/04/00 ....... GA Mc Rae ................................... Telfair-Wheeler ....................... FDC 0/4638 NDB OR GPS RWY 20 AMDT

8.

05/04/00 ....... KS Garden City ............................ Garden City Regional ............. FDC 0/4633 NDB RWY 35, ORIG.

05/04/00 ....... KS Garden City ............................ Garden City Regional ............. FDC 0/4637 VOR/DME RWY 17, AMDT.

05/04/00 ....... MI Detroit ..................................... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne

County.

FDC 0/4689 ILS RWY 3R (CAT I, II, III),

AMDT 13.

05/04/00 ....... MO Fort Leonard Wood ................ Waynesville Regional Arpt at

Forney Field.

FDC 0/4639 LOC RWY 14, ORIG.

05/04/00 ....... MO Fort Leonard Wood ................ Waynesville Regional Arpt at

Forney Field.

FDC 0/4640 NDB/DME RWY 14 AMDT 1.

05/04/00 ....... MO Fort Leonard Wood ................ Waynesville Regional Arpt at

Forney Field.

FDC 0/4641 VOR RWY 32, ORIG.

05/04/00 ....... MO Fort Leonard Wood ................ Waynesville Regional Arpt at

Forney Field.

FDC 0/4642 NDB RWY 32, ORIG.

05/04/00 ....... MO Fort Leonard Wood ................ Waynesville Regional Arpt at

Forney Field.

FDC 0/4649 GPS RWY 14, ORIG.

05/04/00 ....... TX Houston .................................. George Bush Intercontinental

Airport/Houston.

FDC 0/4631 GPS RWY 8, ORIG.

This Replaces FDC 0/4261.

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FDC date State City Airport FDC number SIAP

05/04/00 ....... TX Houston .................................. George Bush Intercontinental

Airport/Houston.

FDC 0/4632 ILS RWY 8, AMDT 18G.

This Replaces FDC 0/4292.

05/05/00 ....... ID Driggs ..................................... Driggs-Reed Memorial ........... FDC 0/4702 GPS-A, ORIG-A.

05/05/00 ....... IN Evansville ............................... Evansville Regional ................ FDC 0/4678 NDB OR GPS RWY 22,

AMDT 12.

05/05/00 ....... MO Fort Leonard Wood ................ Waynesville Regional Arpt at

Forney Field.

FDC 0/4721 GPS RWY 32, ORIG.

05/05/00 ....... OH Middletown ............................. Hook Field Muni ..................... FDC 0/4746 LOC RWY 23, AMDT 7D.

05/08/00 ....... IN Evansville ............................... Evansville Regional ................ FDC 0/4786 VOR OR GPS RWY 4, AMDT

5.

05/09/00 ....... GUA Agana ..................................... Guam Intl ................................ FDC 0/4825 GPS RWY 24R ORIG.

05/09/00 ....... IL Freeport .................................. Albertus .................................. FDC 0/4819 NDB RWY 6, ORIG-A.

05/09/00 ....... IL Freeport .................................. Albertus .................................. FDC 0/4820 LOC RWY 24, ORIG-A.

05/09/00 ....... IL Freeport .................................. Albertus .................................. FDC 0/4821 VOR OR GPS RWY 24,

AMDT 6A.

05/09/00 ....... MO Fredericktown ......................... Fredericktown Regional .......... FDC 0/4809 RNAV RWY 19, ORIG.

This replaces FDC 0/4021.

05/09/00 ....... MO Fredericktown ......................... Fredericktown Regional .......... FDC 0/4810 RNAV RWY 1, ORIG.

This replaces FDC 0/4054.

05/09/00 ....... MO Marshall .................................. Marshall Memorial Muni ......... FDC 0/4833 RNAV RWY 36, ORIG-A.

05/09/00 ....... MO Marshall .................................. Marshall Memorial Muni ......... FDC 0/4834 RNAV RWY 18, ORIG-A.

05/09/00 ....... WI Madison .................................. Dane County Regional-Truax

Field.

FDC 0/4827 ILS RWY 18, AMDT 7B

05/10/00 ....... CA Burbank .................................. Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena FDC 0/4849 NDB RWY 8 AMDT 2A.

This replaces FDC 0/4211 IN

TL00–11

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15 CFR Part 902

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[Docket No. 980812215–0109–02; I.D.

072898D] 648–AK76

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Interim final rule; request for

public comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues interim final

framework regulations specifying

procedures for requesting and

conducting fishing capacity reduction

programs (reduction programs). A

reduction program pays harvesters in a

fishery with too much fishing capacity

either to surrender their fishing permits

for that fishery or both to surrender all

their fishing permits and withdraw their

fishing vessels from all fishing.

Reduction costs can be paid by postreduction harvesters, taxpayers, or

others. The intent is to decrease excess

harvesting capacity, increase the

economic efficiency of harvesting, and

facilitate the conservation and

management of fishery resources in each

fishery in which NMFS conducts a

reduction program.

DATES: This interim final rule is

effective June 19, 2000. Comments must

be received on or before June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Regulatory

Impact Review may be obtained from

Michael L. Grable, Chief, Financial

Services Division, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910–3282. Written comments should

be sent to Michael L. Grable at the above

address. Comments also may be sent,

via facsimile, to (301) 713–1306. NMFS

will not accept comments sent by e-mail

or the Internet. Comments involving the

reporting burden estimates or any other

aspects of the collection of information

requirements contained in this interim

final rule should be sent to both Michael

L. Grable and to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 (ATTN:

NOAA Desk Officer).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Grable,

(301) 713-2390.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Many U.S. fisheries have excess

fishing capacity. Excess fishing capacity

decreases earnings, complicates

management, and imperils conservation.

To provide for fishing capacity

reduction programs, Congress amended

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) by adding

section 312(b)-(e) (16 U.S.C. 1861a(b)-

(e)). To finance reduction costs,

Congress amended Title XI of the

Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (Title XI),

by adding new sections 1111 and 1112.

The Title XI provisions involving

fishing capacity reduction loans have

been codified at 46 U.S.C. App. 1279f

and g.

This action adds a subpart L to 50

CFR part 600 establishing framework

regulations for requesting and

conducting fishing capacity reduction

programs. These framework regulations

were published as a proposed rule on

February 11, 1999 (64 FR 6854–6869),

with a public comment period that

ended on April 12, 1999.

While NMFS received numerous

comments on the proposed rule

(addressed in more detail below), it

believes further comment on the revised

capacity reduction referenda provisions

would be useful.

Comments on Proposed Rule and

Responses

NMFS received comments from 24

entities. Most of the comments are from

organizations that represent the views of

many parties. All but one of the

comments supported fishing capacity

reduction, although many comments

disagreed with some aspects of the

proposed rule. The following

summarizes the comments and gives

NMFS’ responses.