64682 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 210 / Monday, October 30, 2000 / Notices

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to cover pre-award costs should an

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less than requested.

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outstanding delinquent Federal debt

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(ii) A negotiated repayment schedule

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Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’ and

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Suspension

Prospective participants (as defined at

15 CFR 26.105) are subject to 15 CFR

part 26, ‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment

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above applies.

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subpart F, ‘‘Government-wide

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certification form prescribed here

applies.

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loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000.

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subject to Executive Order

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Federal Programs.’’

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extent practicable, to purchase

American-made equipment and

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Congressional intent.

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not significant for purposes of Executive

Order 12866.

Prior notice and an opportunity for

public comment are not required by the

Administrative Procedure Act or any

other law for this notice concerning

grants, cooperative agreements, benefits,

and contracts. Therefore, a regulatory

flexibility analysis is not required for

purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act.

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of law, no person is required to respond

to, nor shall a person be subject to, a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that

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Numbers 0348-0041, 0348-0042, 0348-

0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, 0348-0046,

and 0605-0001.

Dated: October 23, 2000.

Margaret A. Davidson,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Ocean

Services and Coastal Zone Management.

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BILLING CODE: 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 102400A]

Development of a Code of Conduct for

Responsible Aquaculture in the United

States Exclusive Economic Zone;

Additional Public Workshops

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public workshops.

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes information

regarding stakeholder input to the

development of a Code of Conduct for

Responsible Aquaculture in the U.S.

Exclusive Economic Zone (Code of

Conduct). It is the purpose of such a

Code of Conduct to provide general

guidance for siting and operating

aquaculture facilities in the Exclusive

Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward of coastal

state boundaries and authorities. NMFS

held stakeholder workshops in Seattle,

WA, Danvers, MA and Galveston, TX in

September, 2000 to gather information

for use in developing a draft Code of

Conduct. Based on stakeholder interest

in other geographic regions, NMFS is

conducting three additional workshops.

The workshops are open to the public.

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DATES: The meeting dates are:

1. Honolulu, HI, November 14, 2000,

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

2. Miami, FL, November 16, 2000, 10

a.m. - 3 p.m.

3. Silver Spring, MD; November 20,

2000, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop locations are:

1. Honolulu: University of Hawaii,

Hawaii Imin International Conference

Center, Jefferson Hall, Pacific Room,

East West Center Road, Honolulu, HI

96822.

2. Miami: Rosenstiel School

Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker

Causeway, Miami, FL 33149.

3. Silver Spring: NOAA Auditorium,

1301 East West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD. 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edwin Rhodes at (301) 713-2334 or

Colin Nash at (360) 871 8309. For

specific workshop information contact:

Honolulu, HI, Wende Goo (808) 983

5303; Miami, FL, Daniel Benetti (305)

361 4889 or Kim Newlin (305) 361 4464;

Silver Spring, MD, Edwin Rhodes, (301)

713 2334.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

NMFS has Federal responsibility for

the living marine resources of the

United States. Under authorities of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

NMFS has responsibility for federally

managed species and for the

conservation and enhancement of

essential fish habitat in the zone

seaward of coastal state boundaries to

the 200 nautical mile limit of the EEZ.

NMFS has additional responsibilities for

threatened and endangered species and

for marine mammals under authorities

of the Endangered Species Act and the

Marine Mammal Protection Act. NMFS

anticipates increasing aquaculture

activity in the EEZ. In order to provide

guidance to potential users of the U.S.

EEZ for aquaculture, NMFS, with broad

stakeholder input, will produce a Code

of Conduct for Responsible Aquaculture

in the United States Exclusive Economic

Zone. It is the purpose of such a Code

of Conduct to provide general guidance

to the aquaculture industry for siting

and operating aquaculture facilities in

this zone, and to provide NMFS with a

framework that can be used to ensure a

more consistent review of aquaculture

projects that require agency actions.

NMFS may also use the Code of

Conduct as a starting point for the

development of regulatory standards in

the future.

The United States was an active

participant in the 1993-1995

consultations that led to the adoption by

the Food and Agriculture Organization

of the United Nations (FAO) of the Code

of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

(FAO Code). While the FAO Code is a

voluntary and non-binding instrument,

the United States has consistently

supported its usefulness as an

internationally agreed upon statement of

principles that should govern the

policies of FAO members in all sectors

of the fishing industry, including

aquaculture, which is addressed in

Article 9 of the FAO Code. Although the

Code of Conduct being developed for

the U.S. EEZ does not have to follow the

FAO model, the FAO Code is an

important reference instrument. A copy

of the aquaculture section (Article 9) of

the FAO Code can be obtained from the

contact persons listed here, and can be

found on the internet at http://

www.fao.org/fi/agreem/codecond/

ficonde.asp

NMFS will develop the Code of

Conduct in steps. The first step is to get

stakeholder input through workshops to

assist in Code of Conduct development.

NMFS, in consultation with other

Federal agencies with authorities in

Federal waters, will consider this

stakeholder input in producing a draft

Code of Conduct, which will be made

available for public comment through a

Federal Register notice early in 2001.

Public comments will be addressed in

formulating a final Code of Conduct,

which will be published in the Federal

Register before January, 2002.

Regional Workshops

NMFS held three workshops in

September, 2000, and will hold three

more regional workshops to receive

additional stakeholder input for

development of the Code of Conduct.

NMFS seeks input on the scope,

content, specificity and use of a Code of

Conduct that can be used to help guide

aquaculture development in the EEZ.

Areas for discussion include, but are not

limited to, species choices, siting,

transboundary considerations, design

and construction of facilities, disease

prevention and control, feeds and

feeding protocols, effluents and

pollution,interactions with wild species

and protected resources, general

operations, stock enhancement, use

conflict resolution, and on-shore

impacts. The workshops are open to all

interested persons.

Special Accommodations

The workshops will be physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Edwin Rhodes at

least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

Clarence G. Pautzke,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 102400D]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

November 13-16, 2000.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held

at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, 151

Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS; telephone:

228-435-5400.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; telephone: (813) 228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

November 15

8:30 a.m.—Convene.

9 a.m. - 12 noon—Receive public

testimony on a proposed amendment to

the Stone Crab Fishery Management

Plan (FMP), a proposed amendment to

the Shrimp FMP, and a proposed

Dolphin/Wahoo FMP. Persons who will

testify must turn in a registration card

before the start of the testimony period

on Wednesday.

1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.-Continue public

testimony if needed.

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.—Receive a report of

the Shrimp Management Committee.

5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Receive a

presentation on the Invasion of

Australian Spotted Jellyfish.

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.—Receive a

report of the Stone Crab Management

Committee.