Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 1997 / Notices 8429

Institute of Marine Science; Susan

Barco, marine mammal scientist,

Virginia Science Museum; Charles

Bergman, independent fisher, New

Jersey, and member of the Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council; Ernie

Bowden, independent fisher, Virginia,

and member of the Eastern Shore

Watermen’s Association; David Bower,

fishery manager, Virginia Marine

Resources Commission; Kevin Chu,

fishery biologist, National Marine

Fisheries Service; Victoria Cornish,

fishery biologist, National Marine

Fisheries Service; Gordon Elliott,

independent fisher, North Carolina;

Bruce Halgren, fishery manager, New

Jersey Division of Fish, Game and

Wildlife; Thomas Hoff, fishery scientist,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; George LaPointe, fishery

scientist, Atlantic States Marine

Fisheries Commission; Matt Linnell,

independent fisher, Massachusetts;

Richard Luedtke, independent fisher,

New Jersey; Bridget Mansfield, fishery

biologist, National Marine Fisheries

Service, Rick Marks, fishery scientist,

North Carolina Fisherman’s Association;

Dave Martin, independent fisher, Martin

Fish Company; William McLellan,

marine mammal scientist, University of

North Carolina; Robert Munson,

independent fisher, New Jersey; Jeff

Oden, independent fisher, North

Carolina; Bill Outten, fishery manager,

Maryland Department of Natural

Resources; Andrew Read, marine

mammal scientist, Duke University;

Tom Smith, independent fisher,

Maryland; Michael Street, fishery

manager, North Carolina Division of

Marine Fisheries; Leonard Voss, Jr.,

independent fisher, Delaware; Rob

West, independent fisher, North

Carolina; Nina Young, conservationist,

Center for Marine Conservation; Sharon

Young, conservationist, Humane Society

of the United States. Other individuals

from NMFS, state and Federal agencies

may be present as observers or for their

scientific expertise. The team will be

facilitated by RESOLVE Center for

Environmental Dispute Resolution,

Washington, DC.

The team is officially established

upon publication of the first meeting

notice in the Federal Register. NMFS

fully intends to convene the Take

Reduction Team process in a way that

provides for national consistency yet

accommodates the unique regional

needs and characteristics of the team.

Take Reduction Teams are not subject to

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

App. U.S.C.). Meetings are open to the

public.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Patricia A. Montanio

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–4591 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

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Formation of Advisory Panels for

National Academy of Sciences Study

on Individual Fishing Quotas

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS is accepting nominations for two

advisory panels for an Individual

Fishing Quota (IFQ) study to be

conducted by the National Academy of

Sciences’ National Research Council

(NRC). This action is taken to comply

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act as

amended by the Sustainable Fisheries

Act of 1996.

DATES: Interested parties should submit

a statement of interest by March 24,

1997. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for specific details about the statement.

ADDRESS: Send statements of interest to

the Director of the Office of Science and

Technology, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Gautam, NMFS, Office of Science

and Technology. Telephone: (301)713–

2328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act, 16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the

Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996,

mandates that ‘‘The Secretary of

Commerce shall, in consultation with

the National Academy of Sciences, the

Councils, the fishing industry, affected

States, conservation organizations and

other interested persons, establish two

individual fishing quota review groups

to assist in the preparation of the report,

which shall represent: (A) Alaska,

Hawaii, and the other Pacific coastal

States; and (B) Atlantic coastal States

and the Gulf of Mexico coastal States.

The Secretary shall, to the extent

practicable, achieve a balanced

representation of viewpoints among the

individuals on each review group * * *’’

Therefore, NMFS is establishing two

advisory panels, one serving the East

coast and one serving the West coast.

The East and Wast coast panels will

be comprised of no more than fifteen

members each. Members of the panels

will serve as technical advisors to the

NRC committee with respect to any

issues relating to IFQ implementation.

Members may give expert testimony at

the public hearings on IFQs. Members

may also be asked to assist in the

facilitation of NOAA’s public hearings

in terms of developing questions to be

asked at the hearings and in guiding the

discussions. Members will be expected

to attend one public hearing or one

public NRC meeting on IFQs but will

not be asked to attend NRC committee

meetings. No other meetings are

anticipated for the advisory panels.

There is no compensation for

membership on an advisory panel.

NMFS will pay for the travel of each

advisory panel member to one public

hearing or one NRC public meeting on

IFQs. Finally, the advisory panels will

serve as an ‘‘information

clearinghouse.’’

Interested parties should submit a

statement of interest. The statement

should include a description of the

nominee’s background and experience,

particularly with respect to IFQs;

current occupation and position;

reasons for wishing to participate on an

advisory panel; and a statement

identifying why the nominee should be

considered for membership on an

advisory panel. Interested parties need

not include additional letters of support

or sponsorship other than their own

self-nominating statements. NMFS will

announce the selection of advisory

panel members no later than April 14,

1997.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Rolland A. Schmitten,

Assistant Administrator, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–4592 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, DC 20207.

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, March 4, 1997,

10:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Room 410, East West Towers,

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

STATUS: Closed to the Public.