Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 210 / Monday, October 30, 2000 / Notices 64687

of ODFW under permit 1011. Permit

1011, which was due to expire on

December 31, 2000, has been extended

for 2 years and is now due to expire on

December 31, 2002. Modification 2 is

valid for the duration of the permit.

Permit 1133: Andre M. Landry

currently possesses a 5-year scientific

research permit to take listed sea turtles

for the purpose of conducting studies on

population status and recovery

potential, habitat preference, movement

and migration, foraging patterns, and

impact of man’s activities such as

commercial and recreational fishing,

dredging and habitat alteration/

pollution. Dr. Landry is currently

authorized to take listed sea turtles

annually from locations within the

Western Gulf of Mexico, through the use

of entanglement nets.

Due to a recent net mortality, NMFS

has amended permit 1133 to add special

conditions to reduce the likelihood of

additional mortalities associated with

research activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

The amendment also clarifies take levels

from the original permit and updates

regulatory citations. Amendment 1 to

Permit 1133 was issued on October 19,

2000, authorizing the continued take of

listed species. Permit 1133 expires

January 31, 2003.

Permit 1144: Notice was published on

June 21, 2000 (65 FR 38509), that Bruce

D. Peery, Michael J. Bresette and

Jonathan C. Gorham applied for a

modification to 1144. The applicants

possess a 2-year scientific research

permit to take up to 100 green (Chelonia

mydas), five Kemp’s ridley

(Lepidochelys kempii) and 25

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) turtles

annually in large mesh tangle nets for

the purposes of stock assessment to

characterize the sea turtles that utilize

the southern Indian River Lagoon

System, Florida. Captured turtles will be

weighed, photographed, measured,

tagged, and released. Modification #2

extends the expiration date of permit

#1144 to July 31, 2003.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

Margaret C. Lorenz,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–27823 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and

Information Administration

Public Meeting on Third Generation

Wireless Systems Deployment in the

United States

AGENCY: National Telecommunications

and Information Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The National

Telecommunications and Information

Administration (NTIA) will host a series

of public meetings to discuss the

deployment of third generation (3G)

wireless systems in the United States.

The topic of the first meeting will be the

plan to select spectrum for third

generation wireless systems released by

Secretary of Commerce Norman Y.

Mineta in accordance with the

Executive Memorandum signed by

President Clinton on October 13, 2000.

DATES: The first meeting will be held

from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday,

November 2, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The first meeting with be

held at the U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 4830, 1401

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC. The meeting will be open to the

public. For updates on this meeting or

future meetings, please see NTIA’s

homepage at <http://

www.ntia.doc.gov>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further

information, please contact Derrick

Owens, Office of the Assistant Secretary

for Communications and Information,

NTIA, telephone: (202) 482–1920; or

electronic mail:

<dowens@ntia.doc.gov>.

Media enquiries should be directed to

the Office of Public Affairs, NTIA, at

(202) 482–7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 13, 2000, President Clinton

signed an Executive Memorandum

directing federal agencies to work with

the Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) and the private

sector to identify radio spectrum needed

for the next generation or so-called

‘‘third generation’’ of wireless

communications technology. To meet

this goal, the President directed the

Secretary of Commerce, among other

things, to develop a plan by October 20,

2000, in cooperation with the FCC, the

Department of Defense, and other

Federal agencies, setting forth the

necessary steps that will result in

licensing of third generation wireless

systems by September 30, 2002. The

President also directed the Secretary of

Commerce to work cooperatively with

the FCC to lead a government-industry

effort, through a series of regular public

meetings and workshops, to develop

recommendations and plans for

identifying spectrum for third

generation wireless systems consistent

with the basic principles adopted at the

World Radio Conference 2000.

On October 20, 2000, Secretary of

Commerce Norman Y. Mineta released

the required plan (3G Plan) and

announced that he had asked the

Assistant Secretary for Communication

and Information, Gregory L. Rohde, to

host along with the FCC, a public

meeting of key Federal agencies and

interested industry representatives to

discuss the plan. The Secretary also

announced that NTIA will arrange

further meetings to brief and discuss the

planned interim and final reports,

industry plans for third generation

wireless services, and other issues

surrounding the selection of spectrum.

The President’s Executive

Memorandum, the Secretary’s

Statement, and the 3G Plan are available

on NTIA’s homepage at <http://

www.ntia.doc.gov>.

Public Participation

The meeting will be open to the

public and is physically accessible to

people with disabilities. To facilitate

entry into the Department of Commerce

building, please have a photo

identification and/or a U.S. Government

building pass, if applicable. Any

member of the public wishing to attend

and requiring special services, such as

sign language interpretation or other

ancillary aids, should contact Derrick

Owens at least three (3) days prior to the

meeting at telephone: (202) 482–1920,

or electronic mail:

<dowens@ntia.doc.gov>.

Kathy D. Smith,

Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–27825 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Meeting Act

‘‘FEDERAL REGISTER’’ CITATION OF

PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: 65 FR 65843.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

MEETING: 1 p.m., Monday, October 30,

2000.

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The open

meeting previously scheduled for 1

p.m., Monday, October 30, 2000 has