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November 16

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.—Receive a

briefing on new travel procedures for

Council members.

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Reef Fish Management

Committee.

11:30 a.m. - 12 noon—Receive a

report of the Mackerel Management

Committee.

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.—Receive a

report of the Joint Reef Fish and

Mackerel Management Committees.

2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.—Receive a report

of the Habitat Protection Committee.

3 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.—Receive a report

of the Administrative Policy Committee.

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.—Receive a

report of the Stone Crab Management

Committee.

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.—Receive the

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council Liaison report.

3:45 p.m. - 4 p.m.—Receive the

International Commission for the

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Advisory Committee Report.

4 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.—Receive

enforcement reports.

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.—Receive the

NMFS Regional Administrator’s Report.

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.—Receive

Director’s Reports.

4:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.—Other Business.

November 13

1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.—Convene the

Shrimp Management Committee to

discuss the proposed Shrimp

Amendment 11 and develop

recommendations for final action by the

full Council on Wednesday afternoon.

Shrimp Amendment 11 contains

alternatives for requiring shrimp vessel

permits, shrimp vessel registration,

operator permits, and prohibiting trap

gear in the royal red shrimp fishery of

the exclusive economic zone.

3 :30 p.m. - 4 p.m.—Convene the

Stone Crab Management Committee to

discuss the proposed Stone Crab

Amendment 7 and will develop

recommendations for final action by the

full Council on Thursday afternoon.

Stone Crab Amendment 7 proposes to

create a Federal trap certificate program

for the commercial stone crab fishery in

Federal waters off Florida. This program

will be similar to the trap certificate

program adopted by the state of Florida.

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Mackerel Management Committee to

discuss the proposed Dolphin/Wahoo

FMP and develop recommendations for

final action by the full Council on

Wednesday afternoon. They will also

hear scientific presentations on cobia.

The Dolphin/Wahoo FMP has been

prepared by the South Atlantic, Gulf,

and Caribbean fishery management

councils. The first 10 actions, with

options, of the Dolphin/Wahoo FMP

contain measures that are applicable to

the dolphin and wahoo stocks in the

jurisdictions of all 3 councils. These

include measures to: define the

management units; address dealer,

vessel, and operator permits; consider

data reporting requirements; identify

estimates of maximum sustainable

yield, optimum yield, and overfishing/

overfished criteria; and, framework

options to enable seasonal adjustments

to the management structure. Other

actions, with options, are separately

applicable to each Council’s area of

jurisdiction, and include actions that

may be implemented through the

framework procedures, e.g. minimum

size limits, bag limits, trip limits, and

allocations, among others.

November 14

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.—Convene the

Reef Fish Management Committee to

receive the Reef Fish Stock Assessment

Panel’s and the Socioeconomic Panel’s

recommendations on grouper complex

rebuilding scenarios, and to receive a

report from NMFS on red snapper

restoration scenarios. This discussion

will include management strategies,

estimates of trawl bycatch, alternative

assessment scenarios, and the

management implications.

1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.—Convene the Joint

Reef Fish and Mackerel Management

Committees to consider further Council

action on a Draft Amendment for

Charter Vessel Permit Moratorium for

public hearings. The draft amendment

proposes to put a moratorium on the

issuance of additional permits for

charter vessels to fish for reef fish or

coastal migratory pelagics in federal

waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The

amendment will make the charter vessel

permits transferable.

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.—Convene the Habitat

Protection Committee to hear a review

of the Turkey Creek Development

Project, a review of floating production

storage and offloading systems, an

update on an Essential Fish Habitat

lawsuit, receive recommendations from

the Texas Habitat Protection Advisory

Panel meeting, and discuss draft council

wetland and submerged aquatic

vegetation policies.

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Administrative Policy Committee to

discuss amendments to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (Magnuson Act) and

amendments to the Council’s

Administrative Handbook. They will

develop recommendations for

comments to be heard by full Council

on Thursday afternoon.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in the agenda may come

before the Council for discussion, in

accordance with the Magnuson 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 this notice and any issues

arising after publication of this notice

that require emergency action under

section 305 (c) of the Magnuson Act,

provided the public has been notified of

the Council’s intent to take final action

to address the emergency. A copy of the

Committee schedule and agenda can be

obtained by calling (813) 228-2815.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) by November

6, 2000.

Dated: October 25, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 102400F]

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 public meeting of its

Research Steering Committee and Social

Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) in

November, 2000 to consider actions

affecting New England fisheries in the

exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Recommendations from these groups

will be brought to the full Council for

formal consideration and action, if

appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Monday, November 13, 2000. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

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ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held

in Boston, MA and Wakefield, MA. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

locations.

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, Mill 2,

Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone:

(978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

Monday, November 13, 2000, 9:30

a.m.—Research Steering Committee

Meeting

Location: Sheraton Colonial Hotel,

One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA

01880; telephone: (781) 245–9300.

Continued work on the development

of a collaborative research program to

address the next round of funds

appropriated by Congress for 2001.

Monday, November 13, 2000 at 10:00

a.m.—Social Sciences Advisory

Committee (SSAC) Meeting

Location: Coast Guard Building, 427

Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02210;

telephone: (617) 223–3187.

The SSAC will finalize comments on

the Scallop Stock Assessment and

Fishery Evaluation Report, discuss its

priorities for the next year and develop

plans for a social sciences peer review

workshop.

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

These meetings are 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: October 25, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE: 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 102000B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a

enhancement permit 1251; Issuance of

scientific research/enhancement permit

1128, scientific research permit 1149;

Issuance of modified permits 1011 and

1144; Issuance of amended permit 1133.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research and/or enhancement: NMFS

has received a enhancement permit

application from Mr. Steven Fields, of

Magnolia Springs State Park - GADNR

(1251); NMFS has issued a scientific

research/enhancement permit to the

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

at La Grande, OR (ODFW) (1128); NMFS

has issued a permit to the Columbia

River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission at

Portland, OR (CRITFC) (1149) and

permit modifications to the Oregon

Department of Fish and Wildlife at

Portland, OR (ODFW) (1011) and Bruce

D. Peery, Michael J. Bresette and

Jonathan C. Gorham (1144); NMFS has

issued an amended permit 1133 to Dr.

Andre M. Landry, Jr., of the Department

of Marine Biology, Texas A&M

University at Galveston (TAMUG)

(1133).

DATES: Comments or requests for a

public hearing on any of the new

applications or modification requests

must be received at the appropriate

address or fax number no later than 5

p.m. eastern standard time on November

29, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of

the new applications or modification

requests should be sent to the

appropriate office as indicated below.

Comments may also be sent via fax to

the number indicated for the application

or modification request. Comments will

not be accepted if submitted via e-mail

or the Internet. The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the indicated office, by

appointment:

For application 1251; permits 1133

and 1144: Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD, 20910 301-713-1401.

For permits 1128, 1149, 1011:

Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3,

525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500,

Portland, OR 97232-2737 (ph: 503-230-

5400, fax: 503-230-5435).

Documents may also be reviewed by

appointment in the Office of Protected

Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910-3226 (301-713-1401).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

application 1251, permits 1133 and

1144: Terri Jordan, Silver Spring, MD

(ph: 301-713-1401, fax: 301-713-0376, email: Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov).

For permits 1128, 1149, 1011: Robert

Koch, Portland, OR (ph: 503-230-5424,

fax: 503-230-5435, e-mail:

Robert.Koch@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

Issuance of permits and permit

modifications, as required by the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on a

finding that such permits/modifications:

(1) are applied for in good faith; (2)

would not operate to the disadvantage

of the listed species which are the

subject of the permits; and (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA. Authority to take listed species is

subject to conditions set forth in the

permits. Permits and modifications are

issued in accordance with and are

subject to the ESA and NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on an application listed in this

notice should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on that

application would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in the permit action

summaries are those of the applicant

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS.

Species Covered in This Notice

The following species and

evolutionarily significant units (ESU’s)

are covered in this notice:

Fish

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus

nerka): endangered Snake River (SnR).

Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha):

threatened SnR spring/summer,

threatened SnR fall.

Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened

SnR.

Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser

brevirostrum).