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the scope of the order (see Notice of

Scope Rulings, 57 FR 19602 (May 7,

1992)), (2) a destack sheet feeder

designed to be used with a mechanical

transfer press is an accessory and,

therefore, is not within the scope of the

order (see Notice of Scope Rulings, 57

FR 32973 (July 24, 1992)), (3) the FMX

cold forging press is within the scope of

the order (see Notice of Scope Rulings,

59 FR 8910 (February 24, 1994)), and (5)

certain mechanical transfer press parts

exported from Japan are outside the

scope of the order (see Notice of Scope

Rulings, 62 FR 9176 (February 28,

1997)).

This merchandise is currently

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States

(‘‘HTSUS’’) item numbers 8462.99.0035

and 8466.94.5040. Although the HTSUS

subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, the

written description remains dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determinations by

the Department and the Commission

that revocation of the antidumping duty

order on mechanical transfer presses

from Japan would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping

and material injury to an industry in the

United States, pursuant to section

751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department

hereby orders the continuation of the

antidumping duty order on mechanical

transfer presses from Japan. The

Department will instruct the Customs

Service to continue to collect

antidumping duty deposits at the rates

in effect at the time of entry for all

imports of subject merchandise. The

effective date of continuation of this

order will be the date of publication in

the Federal Register of this Notice of

Continuation. Pursuant to section

751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the

Department intends to initiate the next

five-year review of this order not later

than May 2005.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061500B]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone off Alaska; Interactions with

Steller Sea Lions

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces two public

meetings to review evidence for

competitive interactions between Steller

sea lions and the Pacific cod fisheries in

the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island region

and Gulf of Alaska, suggest additional

analyses of such interaction, and suggest

fishery management alternatives to

avoid competition and its potential

detrimental impact on the endangered

western population of Steller sea lions

and its critical habitat.

DATES: The meeting dates are:

1. June 27, 2000, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Alaska local time, Kodiak, Alaska.

2. June 29, 2000, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Seattle, Washington.

ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:

1. Kodiak—Kodiak Fisheries Research

Center (second building on Near Island),

large conference room, 301 Research

Court, Kodiak, Alaska.

2. Seattle—Alaska Fisheries Science

Center, Building 4, Room 2039, 7600

Sand Point Way, NE. Seattle,

Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shane Capron, 907/586–7312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS’

Office of Sustainable Fisheries (OSF), is

responsible for management of the

groundfish fisheries in the exclusive

economic zone off Alaska, including

fisheries for Pacific cod. As such, OSF

is required by the Endangered Species

Act (ESA) to insure that these fisheries

do not jeopardize the continued

existence of listed species nor destroy or

adversely modify critical habitat.

Section 7 of the ESA requires that OSF

consult with NMFS’ Office of Protected

Resources (OPR) to evaluate the

potential effects of the fisheries. During

a previous consultation completed

December 23, 1999, OPR identified

information indicating a potential for

competition between the Pacific cod

fisheries and Steller sea lions. Steller

sea lions are considered to be foodlimited, may use the same Pacific cod

resources as are taken by the fisheries,

and may be disadvantaged if fishery

removals reduce the availability of cod

to foraging sea lions. The information is

not conclusive, but indicates that such

competition may occur to the detriment

of sea lions.

Two meetings will be held to allow

the public to review the existing

scientific and commercial data pertinent

to the issue of competition between

Steller sea lions and the Pacific cod

fisheries, suggest additional analyses

that may shed light on this issue, and

suggest possible management measures

to avoid competition and adverse

modification of critical habitat.

OSF and OPR are currently involved

in an additional section 7 consultation

under the ESA. This consultation is

focused on the overall effects of the

groundfish fisheries off Alaska as

implemented under the Fishery

Management Plan for the Bering Sea/

Aleutian Islands Groundfish and the

Fishery Management Plan for

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The

potential effect of the Pacific cod

fisheries on the western population of

Steller sea lions and its critical habitat

is one of many issues that will be

addressed in this comprehensive

consultation. Input from the public

meetings announced here, and any

resulting changes to Pacific cod fishery

management measures, will be reflected

in the portion of the comprehensive

consultation dealing with this particular

issue.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Shane Capron (see

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at

least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: June 15, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

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. 061500F]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council) Highly

Migratory Species Plan Development

Team (HMSPDT) will hold a work

session which is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be

Monday, July 17, 2000, from 8 a.m. to

5 p.m.; Tuesday, July 18, 2000, from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, July 19,

2000, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and

Thursday, July 20, 2000, from 8 a.m. to

12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be

held at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries

Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores

Drive, Room D–203, La Jolla, CA; (619)

546–7100.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Waldeck, Pacific Fishery Management

Council; (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary purpose of the work session is

to review draft sections of the fishery

management plan (FMP) for highly

migratory species (HMS) and related

documents and activities for HMS

fisheries off the West Coast. Specific

topics may include species in the

management unit, regulations, bycatch

and protected species, essential fish

habitat descriptions, data issues, and the

plan development schedule.

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 nonfishing 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 nonemergency issues not

contained in the HMSPDT 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 Dr.

Don McIsaac at (503) 326–6352 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: June 16, 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.061500C]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application to modify

permit (1144).

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 a request to modify permit

(1144) from Mr. Michael J. Bresette.

DATES: Comments or requests for a

public hearing on any of the new

applications or modification requests

must be received at the appropriate

address or fax number no later than

5:00pm eastern standard time on July

21, 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:

For application 1144M2, Endangered

Species Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910 Ph.:

301–713–1401.

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:

Terri Jordan, Silver Spring, MD (ph:

301–713–1401, fax: 301–713–0376, email: Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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).

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on an application listed in this

notice should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on that

application would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. 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 and

evolutionarily significant units (ESU’s)

are covered in this notice:

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas),

Kemp’s ridley turtle (Lepidochelys

kempii), Loggerhead turtle (Caretta

caretta).