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meeting. However, proposed items that

may be discussed by the GMT in

preparation for the Council’s November

meeting include development of final

acceptable biological catch and harvest

guideline recommendations for 1998,

review and analysis of proposed

management options for 1998, inseason

catch projections for the remainder of

1997, and preparation of fishery

management plan amendments, the

Stock Assessment and Fishery

Evaluation document, and the Draft

Environmental Assessment for Proposed

Harvest Levels.

Although other issues may come

before the GMT for discussion, in

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, those issues may not be the subject

of formal GMT action during this

meeting. GMT action will be restricted

to those issues specifically identified in

this notice.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Eric

Greene at (503) 326–6352 at least 5 days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–24230 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 090597C]

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 Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold a meeting of its Bottomfish Task

Force.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

October 2, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Council office, Conference Room,

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,

Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522–

8220.

Council address: Western Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 1164

Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI

96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;

telephone: (808) 522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Bottomfish Task Force will review a

draft amendment for the Mau Zone

bottomfish fishery limited entry

program in the Northwestern Hawaiian

Islands. The Task Force will also

discuss new entry criteria for the

limited entry program and consider

other business as needed.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Task Force for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Task Force action during this

meeting. Task Force action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

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: September 5, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–24204 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 090497B]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 837 (File

No. P771#67)

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

the National Marine Mammal

Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science

Center, NMFS, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point

Way NE., BIN C15700, Seattle,

Washington 98115, has requested an

amendment to permit no. 837.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before October

14, 1997.

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 13130,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668 (907) 586–7221.

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 email

or other electronic media. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to permit no. 837,

issued on June 4, 1993 (58 FR 33085) 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.), the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR

222.23), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Permit no. 837 authorizes the permit

holder to: harass up to 222,720 northern

fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) and 3500

California sea lions (Zalophus

californianus) while conducting ground

surveys; capture, restrain, shear-mark,

sample and handle up to 30,000+

northern fur seals over a 5-year period;

and collect parts from dead animals.

The permit holder now requests

authorization to collect biopsies from 60

additional female northern fur seals, (30

seals on St. Paul, 30 seals on St. George).

The permittee is currently authorized to