Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 122 / Friday, June 23, 2000 / Notices 39133

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.—Convene the

Joint Marine Reserves/Reef Fish

Management Committees to discuss a

Generic Amendment Addressing the

Establishment of Tortugas Marine

Reserves, which proposes to establish

the Tortugas South marine reserve that

will encompass the Riley’s Hump

mutton snapper spawning aggregation

site established by the Council in 1994.

The total area of the proposed Tortugas

South marine reserve is 60 square

nautical miles. The amendment also

proposes to create the Tortugas North

marine reserve cooperatively with the

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

program, the state of Florida, and the

National Park system, which will

encompass an area of 120 square

nautical miles. The portion proposed to

be established by the Council is 13

square nautical miles. The Committees’

recommendations on this amendment

will be considered by the full Council

on Thursday morning.

3:30 p.m.–5 p.m.—Convene the

Habitat Protection Committee to hear a

presentation on the Williams Gas

Pipeline Project and the Gulfstream Gas

Pipeline Project.

Wednesday, July 12, 2000

9 a.m.–11:30 a.m.—Convene the

Mackerel Management Committee to

approve a letter to the states and the

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council (SAFMC)on the sale of fish, and

to approve the Dolphin/Wahoo Fishery

Management Plan for public hearings.

1 p.m.–The Council will convene.

1:15 p.m.–5 p.m.—Receive public

testimony on Stone Crab Amendment 7,

Resubmission of the Section on Bycatch

Reporting in the SFA Amendment, and

the Generic Amendment Addressing

Establishment of the Tortugas 2000

Marine Reserve.

Thursday, July 13, 2000

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.—Continue public

testimony if necessary.

9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.—Receive a report of

the Stone Crab Management Committee.

10 a.m.–10:30 a.m.—Receive a report

of the Joint Marine Reserves and Reef

Fish Management Committees.

10:30 a.m.–12 noon—Receive a report

of the Reef Fish Management

Committee.

1:30 p.m.–2 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Mackerel Management Committee.

2 p.m.–2:30 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Shrimp Management Committee.

2:30 p.m.–3 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Sustainable Fisheries Management

Committee.

3 p.m.–3:15 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Habitat Protection Committee.

3:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m.—Receive a report

of the Budget Committee.

3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.—Receive a report

of the Council Chairman’s Meeting.

3:45 p.m.–4 p.m.—Receive the

SAFMC Liaison report.

4 p.m.–4:15 p.m.—Receive a report on

the Marine Recreational Symposium.

4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.—Receive a report

on the Joint U.S./Canadian Observer

Workshop.

4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.—Receive

enforcement reports.

4:45 p.m.–5 p.m.—Receive the NMFS

Regional Administrator’s Report.

5 p.m.–5:15 p.m.—Receive Director’s

Reports.

5:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.—Other Business.

5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.—Election of

Temporary Chairman and Vice

Chairman.

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 these

meetings. 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. A copy of the Committee

schedule and agenda can be obtained by

calling (813) 228–2815.

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–15974 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061900F]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) is

scheduling joint public meetings of its

Groundfish Oversight Committee and

Groundfish Advisory Panel, and

separate public meetings of its Capacity,

Scientific and Statistical and Herring

Committees, to consider actions

affecting New England fisheries in the

exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Recommendations from these groups

will be brought to the full Council for

formal consideration and action, if

appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held from

July 6 to July 19, 2000. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

agendas, dates and times.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific meeting

locations.

Council address: New England

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water

Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts

01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council

(978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates, Locations and Agendas

Thursday, July 6, 2000, 9:30 a.m.—Joint

Groundfish Oversight Committee and

Groundfish Advisory Panel

Location: Trade Winds Motor Inn, 2

Park View Drive, Rockland, Maine

04841; telephone (207) 596–6661.

The committee and advisors will

conduct a joint meeting to continue

development of management options for

Amendment 13 to the Northeast

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP). These groups will continue their

discussion of alternatives within the

framework of the status quo

management measures currently in the

FMP. They also may review information

on the current four, year-round area

closures and develop preliminary

options for changes to those areas. The

committee will receive the report of the

June 27 Groundfish Advisory Panel

meeting; review, and possibly act on,

suggestions from the advisors, including

identification of an additional approach

to management that should be

considered for Amendment 13. If time

permits, the committee may continue

development of area management and

sector allocation alternatives.

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Monday, July 10, 2000, 10:00 a.m.—

Capacity Committee

Location: Holiday Inn, Mansfield, 31

Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA

02048; telephone (508) 339–2200.

The Capacity Committee will review

analyses of proposals to allow more

flexible transfer of fishing permits

among fisheries and effort allocations in

the multispecies fishery. One proposal

would allow multispecies permit

holders to acquire additional days-at-sea

(DAS) from other permit holders with

different rates of reduction of DAS on

the transfer of active and inactive DAS.

Two other proposals would allow the

transfer of fishing permits among

different fisheries but not allow vessels

in the monkfish, scallop and

multispecies to acquire additional DAS.

A fourth proposal would reduce unused

DAS by a small percentage each year

unless the DAS were put under a freeze

until groundfish stocks were rebuilt.

The committee will make

recommendations on these proposals at

the Groundfish Committee meeting on

July 19, 2000 and at the New England

Council meeting on July 25–27, 2000.

Tuesday, July 11, 2000, 10:00 a.m.—

Scientific and Statistical Committee

Location: Comfort Inn Airport, 1940

Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886;

telephone: (401) 732–0470.

The committee will review scientific

information and analyses in the draft

Stock Assessment and Fishery

Evaluation (SAFE) Report for 1999–2000

prepared by the Herring Plan

Development Team (PDT). The

committee also will review and

comment on the annual specifications

recommendations of the PDT for the

2001 fishing year.

Wednesday, July 12, 2000, 9:30 a.m.—

Atlantic Herring Oversight Committee

Location: Comfort Inn Airport, 1940

Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886;

telephone: (401) 732–0470.

The committee will review the draft

annual Herring SAFE Report prepared

by the Herring PDT, including the

comments of the Scientific and

Statistical Committee meeting

developed on July 11. The committee

also will review the annual

specifications recommendations of the

PDT on optimum yield from the fishery

(OY) and total allowable catch (TACs)

for each management area for the 2001

fishing year, and develop

recommendations to the Council.

Thursday, July 13, 2000, 9:30 a.m.—

Joint Groundfish Oversight Committee

and Groundfish Advisory Panel

Location: Comfort Inn Airport, 1940

Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886;

telephone (401) 732–0470.

The committee and advisors will

conduct a joint meeting to continue

development of management options for

Amendment 13 to the Northeast

Multispecies FMP. If not completed at

the July 6 meeting, they will continue to

refine the alternatives developed within

the context of the status quo measures.

They will also develop area

management and sector allocation

alternatives.

Wednesday, July 19, 2000, 9:30 a.m.—

Joint Groundfish Oversight Committee

and Groundfish Advisory Panel

Location: Holiday Inn Express,

Harborfront Center, 110 Middle Street,

Fairhaven, MA 02719; telephone (508)

997–1281.

The committee and advisors will

conduct a joint meeting to continue

development of management options for

Amendment 13 to the Northeast

Multispecies FMP. They will receive a

report from the Council’s Capacity

Committee that may suggest approaches

for addressing excess capacity and

latent effort issues in the groundfish

fishery. They will review these

proposals and determine which should

be analyzed for inclusion in

Amendment 13. These groups also may

receive reports from the Overfishing

Definition Panel. The committee and

advisors will complete development of

alternatives for Amendment 13 that will

be presented for Council consideration.

Subject to Council approval of the

alternatives, these will be further

analyzed and developed into a

document for public hearings.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before this Council for discussion, those

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 Act, provided the

public has been notified of the Council’s

intent to take final action to address the

emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids, or other special

accommodations, should be directed to

the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least five

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–15976 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend

and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Sri Lanka

June 19, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of these limits, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, call (202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for swing, carryover, special shift,

folklore adjustment, and the recrediting

of unused carryforward.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also