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The United States, through NMFS, also

announces a public meeting to receive

comments from members of the public

on the draft IPOA-IUU. To

accommodate individuals unable to

attend a meeting or wishing,

alternatively or in addition, to provide

written comments, NMFS solicits

written comments on the draft IPOAIUU.

DATES: A public meeting on the draft

IPOA-IUU will be held at 3 p.m. on

Thursday, August 3, 2000. Submit

comments on the IPOA-IUU to the

appropriate address or fax number by 5

p.m., August 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at NOAA-NMFS Headquarters,

1315 East-West Highway, SSMC, Room

12836, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.

Comments on the draft IPOA-IUU may

be sent to Robin Tuttle, NOAA-NMFS,

Office of Science and Technology, 1315

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910, or by fax to 301–713–4057.

Comments will not be accepted via email or Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robin Tuttle, 301–713–2282, extension

199, or fax 301–713–4057.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

United States, through a collaborative

effort of NMFS, the Department of State,

the Office of the United States Trade

Representative, the Coast Guard, and the

United States Customs Service is

developing the U.S. position on a

voluntary IPOA-IUU elaborated by an

Experts Consultation organized by the

Government of Australia in cooperation

with the Food and Agriculture

Organization of the United Nations

(FAO). The draft IPOA-IUU will be

further considered by a Technical

Consultation open to all member

countries of the FAO, October 2–6, 2000

at FAO headquarters in Rome.

The draft IPOA-IUU is available on

the FAO website at www:fao.org by

clicking on ‘‘Fisheries,’’ ‘‘Meetings,’’

‘‘Expert Consultation on Illegal,

Unregulated and Unreported Fishing,

Sydney, Australia, May 15–19, 2000’’

and ‘‘Documents’’ in succession, or by

contacting Robin Tuttle (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Special Accommodations

The public meeting is physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aides

should be directed to Robin Tuttle at

least seven days before the meeting.

NMFS will be able to accommodate a

limited number of teleconference

participants. Requests should be

directed to Robin Tuttle by July 31,

2000, (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT).

Dated: June 28, 2000.

Andrew A. Rosenberg,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 062800B]

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 a meeting of its MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (M-SFCMA)

Committee in July, 2000 to consider

actions affecting New England fisheries

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Recommendations from the committee

will be brought to the full Council for

formal consideration and action, if

appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

offices of the Rhode Island Department

of Environmental Management, 235

Promenade Street, Providence, RI;

telephone: (401)222–6605.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council;

(978) 465–0492. Requests for special

accommodations should be addressed to

the New England Fishery Management

Council, 50 Water Street, Newburyport,

MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

committee will meet to develop

comments on the 2000 reauthorization

of the M-SFCMA.

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 should be directed to Paul

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: June 29, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and

Atmospheric Research, NOAA, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board

(SAB) was established by a Decision

Memorandum dated September 25,

1997, and is the only Federal Advisory

Committee with responsibility to advise

the Under Secretary of Commerce for

Oceans and Atmosphere on long and

short-range strategies for research,

education, and application of science to

resource management. SAB activities

and advice will provide necessary input

to ensure that National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

science programs are of the highest

quality and provide optimal support to

resource management.

DATES: The meeting will be held

Wednesday, July 19, 2000, from 8 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, July 20, 2000,

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday,

July 21, 2000, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: On July 19 and 21, the

meeting will be held at the Westmark

Hotel, 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, AK.

On Thursday, July 20, 2000, the meeting

will be held at the International Arctic

Research Center (IARC), University of

Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK.

Status: The meeting will be open to

public participation with two 30-minute

time periods set aside during the

meeting for direct verbal comments or

questions from the public. The SAB

expects that public statements presented

at its meetings will not be repetitive of

previously submitted verbal or written

statements. In general, each individual

or group making a verbal presentation

will be limited to a total time of five (5)

minutes. Written comments (at least 35