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security in lieu of a cash deposit for

each entry of the merchandise exported

by the above listed company, in

accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(h)(4).

Interested parties must submit

applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in

accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b).

This initiation and this notice are in

accordance with section 751(a) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR

353.22(h).

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of

AD/CVD Enforcement.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 080697E]

Western Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Regional

Fishery Management Council (Council)

will hold its 93rd meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held August

18–21, 1997. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii;

telephone: (808) 955–4811.

Council address: Western Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 1164

Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI,

96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;

telephone 808–522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

August 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00

p.m.

The Pacific Insular Areas Fishing

Agreement (PIAFA) Working Group will

meet.

August 18, 1997, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

The Fisheries Data Coordinating

Committee will meet.

August 19, 1997, beginning at 7:30

a.m.

The Council’s Standing Committees

will meet.

August 20–21, 1997, beginning at 9:00

a.m. each day

The full Council will meet.

August 20 at 4:00 p.m.

A Fishermen’s Forum

The Council will discuss and take

possible action on the following agenda

items:

1. Enforcement issues, including:

a. Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)

scoping report for American Samoa;

b. Report on the Hawaii VMS

Program;

c. Progress with international VMS

systems;

d. VMS data confidentiality issues;

e. Use of VMS data for fisheries

research; and

f. Standing committee

recommendations;

2. Pelagic fishery issues, including:

a. Status of the fishery;

b. Pelagic fisheries research;

c. Summaries of international

meetings including possible

participation in international

management regime for tuna for the

western and central Pacific Ocean;

d. Bycatch/incidental take issues

(albatross, turtles, sharks);

e. American Samoa longline fishery

management recommendations;

f. Joint Advisory Panel/Plant Team

recommendations;

g. Scientific and Statistical Committee

(SSC) recommendations; and

h. Standing Committee

recommendations;

3. Crustacean (lobster) fishery

management issues, including:

a. Report on 1997 lobster season for

the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

(NWHI), including harvest guidelines;

b. NMFS annual research cruise;

c. NWHI lobster research program;

d. Use of VMS for data transmission

and catch reporting;

e. Regulatory inconsistencies with

Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI);

f. Discussion of areas not included in

the fishery management plan (Northern

Mariana Islands (NMI), Palmyra,

Johnston, Kingman);

g. Hawaii Plan Team

recommendations;

h. SSC recommendations; and

i. Standing Committee

recommendations;

4. Bottomfish management issues,

including:

a. Status of the fishery and the State

of Hawaii’s plan for dealer reporting;

b. Status report on Department of

Land and Natural Resources’ regulations

for over-fished MHI onaga and ehu

fisheries and Federal considerations;

c. NWHI bottomfish management

system including draft amendment for

Mau Zone limited entry program, Task

Force report, and status of new entry

into the Hoomalu Zone;

d. Armorhead fisheries;

e. Public hearing;

f. Hawaii Bottomfish Plan Team/

Advisory Panel recommendations;

g. SSC recommendations; and

h. Standing committee

recommendations;

5. Native and Indigenous fishing

issues, including:

a. Report of the PIAFA Working

Group;

b. PIAFA marine conservations plans

and the Western Pacific Sustainable

Fisheries Fund Marine Conservation

Plan;

c. Status of the Advisory Panel for

Western Pacific Demonstration Projects;

d. Report on the NMI turtle study;

e. Standing Committee

recommendations; and

f. Advisory Panel recommendations;

6. Ecosystems and Habitat

management issues including:

a. Final region-wide coral reef

assessment;

b. Report on progress with draft

amendments for Essential Fish Habitat;

c. Summary of recent activities in

Hawaii, Guam and Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands;

d. Public hearing;

e. Advisory Panel recommendations;

f. SSC recommendations; and

g. Standing Committee

recommendations;

7. Precious Corals management

including:

a. Status of the fishery at Makapuu;

b. Draft amendment for framework

process;

c. Advisory Panel/Ecosystem &

Habitat recommendations;

d. SSC recommendations; and

e. Standing committee

recommendations;

8. Program planning issues, including

progress on Magnuson-Stevens Act

requirements, including draft

amendments to fisheries management

plans regarding:

a. Essential Fish Habitat;

b. Bycatch;

c. Overfishing;

d. Fishing sectors; and

e. Fishing communities; and

9. Other business as required.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Kitty M. Simonds, 808–522–8220

(voice) or 808–522–8226 (fax), at least 5

days prior to meeting date.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21457 Filed 8–11–97; 8:54 am]

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