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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill

Stevenson or Liz Lauck, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910,

telephone: (301) 713–2347, Fax: (301)

713–1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Longline AP was established under the

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The Longline

AP will assist the Secretary of

Commerce in preparing a study on the

feasibility of implementing a

comprehensive management system for

the pelagic longline fishery for Atlantic

HMS. The AP meeting is open to the

public and will be attended by members

of the AP, including appointed

members, representatives of the five

Fishery Management Councils that work

with HMS, the Atlantic and Gulf states.

The main agenda item for the longline

AP will be a discussion of the draft

report on the feasibility of implementing

a comprehensive management system

for the longline fishery.

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Jill

Stevenson or Liz Lauck (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: November 24, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31441 Filed 11–25–97; 4:32 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 112497F]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

Demersal Species Committee meeting as

a Council Committee of the Whole,

together with the Atlantic States Marine

Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC)

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea

Bass Board; its Committee Chairmen,

and its Executive Committee will hold

a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Tuesday, December 16, 1997 through

Thursday, December 18, 1997. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Dunes Manor, 2800 Baltimore

Avenue, Ocean City, MD; telephone: 1–

800–523–2888.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David R. Keifer, Executive Director,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

Tuesday, December 16, 1997, the

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee

will meet from 10:00 a.m. until noon.

The Demersal Species Committee,

meeting as a Council Committee of the

Whole together with the ASMFC

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea

Bass Board will meet from 1:00–4:00

p.m. The Council Committee chairmen

will meet from 4:00–5:00 p.m. On

Wednesday, December 17, 1997, the

Demersal Species Committee, meeting

as a Council Committee of the Whole

with the ASMFC Summer Flounder,

Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board will

meet from 8:00 a.m. until noon. The

Executive Committee will meet from

noon until 1:00 p.m. The Council will

meet from 1:00–5:00 p.m. On Thursday,

December 18, 1997, the Council will

meet from 8:00 a.m. until approximately

2:00 p.m.

The purpose of these meetings is as

follows: possible Council adoption of

Amendment 10 to the Surfclam and

Ocean Quahog Fishery Management

Plan (FMP) (Maine ocean quahog

fishery); discuss the 1998 Council’s

work schedule; adopt recommended

recreational measures for summer

flounder, scup, and black sea bass;

revise Election Policy in the Statement

of Operating Practices and Procedures

(SOPPs); and discuss Council action on

final provisions and the possibility of

additional hearings on the Monkfish

FMP. The Council will also receive a

presentation on the sea scallop stock

assessment by the Northeast Fisheries

Science Center and possibly comment

on Amendment 7 to the Sea Scallop

FMP; possibly comment on

International Commission for the

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

proposed positions; and hear committee

reports and other fishery management

matters.

The above agenda items may not be

taken in the order in which they appear

and are subject to change as necessary;

other items may be added. This meeting

may also be closed at any time to

discuss employment or other internal

administrative matters.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council for discussion, in according

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Council action during this

meeting. Council action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Joanna Davis at

the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31443 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 112497G]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Scheduled Teleconference

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of scheduled

teleconference.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council) Budget

Committee will hold a telephone

conference call.

DATES: The conference call will be held

on December 15, 1997, at 1:30 p.m.

(Pacific Standard Time).

ADDRESSES: The telephone conference

will originate from the Council office,

2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224,

Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Six, Executive Director; telephone:

(503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the conference call is to

adopt a budget for the operation of the

Council during calendar year 1998. At

it’s November 4–7, 1997 meeting, the

Council instructed the Budget

Committee to confer after the amount

available to the Regional Fishery
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Management Councils was determined

by Congress and NMFS. The amount

available to the Pacific Council should

be known well in advance of the

December 15 conference call.

Members of the public wishing to

listen to this conference or desiring

further information should contact

Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director,

Pacific Fishery Management Council,

2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224,

Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503)

326–6352.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Council action during this

meeting. Council action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

The teleconference is physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for auxiliary aids should be

directed to Eric Greene at (503) 326–

6352 at least 5 days prior to the

teleconference date.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31442 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 112497B]

Marine Mammals; Scientific Research

Permit No. 872–1397

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Ann E. Bowles, Ph.D., Hubbs-Sea World

Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham

Street, San Diego, CA 92109, has been

issued a permit for purposes of

scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA

90802–4213 (562/980–4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

18, 1997, notice was published in the

Federal Register (62 FR 38521) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take (i.e., harass) up to 10 beached

rehabilitated animals of each of three

pinniped species annually: northern

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)

Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina

richardsi), and California sea lions

(Zalophus californianus) had been

submitted by the above-named

individual. The proposed research will

be conducted over a 5-year period at

Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute and

Sea World, San Diego, California. The

requested permit has been issued under

the authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations

governing the taking and importing of

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31444 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Limits and

Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Costa Rica

November 24, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits and guaranteed access levels.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

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 or call

(202) 927–5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, 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 import restraint limits and

Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for

textile products, produced or

manufactured in Costa Rica and

exported during the period January 1,

1998 through December 31, 1998 are

based on limits notified to the Textiles

Monitoring Body pursuant to the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing (ATC).

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

limits and guaranteed access levels for

1998.

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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996).

Information regarding the 1998

CORRELATION will be published in the

Federal Register at a later date.

Requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program are available in

Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208,

published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR

26057, published on July 10, 1987; 54

FR 50425, published on December 6,

1989; 55 FR 21047, published on May

22, 1990, and 62 FR 49206, published

on September 19, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 24, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section

204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order

11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit,

effective on January 1, 1998, entry into the

United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Costa Rica and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 1998 and extending

through December 31, 1998, in excess of the

following restraint limits:

Category Twelve-month limit

340/640 ......... 1,046,972 dozen.

342/642 ......... 386,496 dozen.

347/348 ......... 1,764,380 dozen.

443 ................ 215,128 numbers.