Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 99 / Monday, May 22, 2000 / Notices 32077

1. Inshore cooperative structure and

groundfish processing sideboards and

excessive share caps.

2. Observer program changes.

3. Groundfish Management:

(a) Status report on development of

groundfish Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement; and

(b) Initial review of amendment to

revise process for setting annual fishery

specifications.

4. Steller sea lion protection.

5. Review of halibut charter

individual fishing quota program

analytical outline.

Other Committee/Workgroup &

Industry Meetings

During the meeting week, the

following groups will hold meetings to

discuss various agenda issues of

interest:

Crab Permit Buyback Industry

Meeting: Monday, June 5, 7:00 p.m.

Crab Interim Action Committee:

Tuesday, June 6, 1:00 p.m.

Crab Cooperative Industry Meeting:

Tuesday, June 6, 7:00 p.m.

Gulf of Alaska Cooperative

Committee: Thursday, June 8, 6:00 p.m.

Ecosystems Committee: Friday, June

9, 6:00 p.m.

Other committees and workgroups

may hold impromptu meetings

throughout the meeting week. Such

meetings will be announced during

regularly-scheduled meetings of the

Council, Advisory Panel, and SSC, and

will be posted at the hotel.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before this Council for discussion, in

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, those issues may not be the subject

of formal Council action during this

meeting. Council action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda 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 action of 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 Helen Allen at

907–271–2809 at least 7 working days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

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Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1446

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Alaska Fisheries Science Center,

National Marine Mammal Laboratory,

7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA

98115 has requested an amendment to

scientific research Permit No. 782–1446.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before June 21,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

Alaska Region, National Marine

Fisheries Service, NOAA, P.O. Box.

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668 (907/

586–7221); and

Northwest Region, National Marine

Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand

Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Seattle,

WA 98115–0070 (206/526–6150).

Southwest Region, National Marine

Fisheries Service, NOAA,501 West

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,

CA 90802–4213 (562/980–4021).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this request should be

submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular amendment request would be

appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by

e-mail or other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Simona Roberts or Ruth Johnson, 301/

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to Permit No. 782–

1446, issued on May 8, 1998 (63 FR

27265) is requested under the authority

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), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

and threatened species (50 CFR 222–

226).

Permit No. 782–1446 authorizes the

permit holder to conduct aerial, ground

and boat surveys annually for stock

assessment of harbor seals (Phoca

vitulina), California sea lions (Zalophus

californianus), Steller sea lions

(Eumetopias jubatus), and northern

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris).

The permit holder requests

authorization to amend this permit to

chemically immobilize adult male

California sea lions in Oregon,

Washington, and California for the

removal of Satellite-Linked Time Depth

Recorders (SLTDR).

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: May 15, 2000.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Marine Mammals; File No. 960–1528–00

AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce; U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (USFWS), Interior.