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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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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).

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Turtles

Endangered Green turtle (Chelonia

mydas)

Endangered Hawksbill turtle

(Eretmochelys imbricata)

Endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle

(Lepidochelys kempii)

Threatened Loggerhead turtle (Caretta

caretta)

New Applications Received

Application 1251: The applicant

requests a 5-year permit to continue to

maintain two (2) adult shortnose

sturgeon in captivity for enhancement

purposes. The applicant currently

possesses two adult shortnose sturgeon

received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service hatchery at Warm Springs,

Georgia in November 1996 under

scientific research permit 986. Permit

986 will expire on December 31, 2000,

and the permit holder does not wish to

renew the enhancement aspects of the

permit. As a direct result, Magnolia

Springs State Park - GADNR is applying

for an individual permit to continue

maintenance of these fish.

Permits, Modifications and

Amendments Issued

Permit 1128: Notice was published on

March 24, 1998, (63 FR 14069) that

ODFW applied for a scientific research/

enhancement permit. Permit 1128 was

issued to ODFW on May 22, 2000, and

a subsequent permit amendment was

issued on September 21, 2000. Permit

1128 authorizes ODFW annual takes of

adult and juvenile, threatened, naturally

produced and artificially propagated,

SnR spring/summer chinook salmon

associated with a supplementation

program at the Imnaha River and

Lookingglass Creek Hatcheries. The

objectives of ODFW’s program are to: (1)

Restore natural populations of chinook

salmon in the basin to ESA delisting

levels, (2) reestablish traditional tribal

and recreational fisheries for chinook

salmon, (3) maintain the genetic and life

history characteristics of the endemic

wild population while pursuing

mitigation goals and management

objectives, and (4) operate the hatchery

program to ensure that the genetic and

life history characteristics of the

hatchery fish mimic the wild fish.

ODFW will retain a percentage of the

ESA-listed adult salmon that return to

the Imnaha River weir each year for

hatchery broodstock and release all of

the ESA-listed adult salmon not

retained for broodstock above the weir

to spawn naturally. In a given year, if

more hatchery-origin adult salmon are

available than are needed to release

above the weir or to keep for

broodstock, ODFW will transport the

excess hatchery-origin adults to Big

Sheep and/or Lick Creeks and outplant

them for natural spawning. ESA-listed

adult salmon retained for broodstock

will be transported to the hatcheries and

spawned. The resulting progeny will be

reared in the hatcheries, tagged with

coded-wires and passive integrated

transponders, and released when ready

to outmigrate to the ocean. Annual

incidental takes of endangered SnR

sockeye salmon, threatened SnR fall

chinook salmon, and threatened SnR

steelhead associated with ODFW’s

hatchery operations and juvenile fish

releases from ODFW’s hatchery

supplementation program are also

authorized. The purpose of the

September 21, 2000, amendment of

permit 1128 was to correct some

inadvertent clerical errors. Permit 1128

expires on December 31, 2003.

Permit 1149: Notice was published on

April 23, 1998 (63 FR 20169), that

CRITFC applied for a scientific

research/enhancement permit (1149).

Permit 1149 was issued to CRITFC on

October 13, 2000. Permit 1149

authorizes the Nez Perce Tribe (NPT), a

member tribe of CRITFC, annual takes of

adult and juvenile, threatened, naturally

produced and artificially propagated,

SnR spring/summer chinook salmon

associated with its contribution to a

hatchery supplementation program for

the Lostine River population of chinook

salmon. The supplementation program

is a component of a coordinated

enhancement effort initiated by ODFW

in 1995 with a captive broodstock

program for three Grande Ronde River

Basin populations: Catherine Creek,

upper Grande Ronde River, and Lostine

River. NPT’s objectives are to: (1) collect

adult chinook salmon from the Lostine

River to be used as broodstock to

produce smolts through conventional

hatchery production for acclimated

releases back into the Lostine River; (2)

provide monitoring and evaluation of

returning adults from captive brood,

conventional, and natural production;

and (3) provide acclimation release

facilities for captive brood smolts

produced under the authority of

ODFW’s permit 1011 (see below). ESAlisted adult salmon that return to the

Lostine River each year will be captured

by NPT at a weir, tagged and/or marked,

and sampled for tissues and scales. NPT

will retain a percentage of the ESAlisted adult salmon from natural

production or conventional hatchery

production that return to the weir each

year for hatchery broodstock. The ESAlisted adult salmon not retained for

broodstock, including all adult salmon

from captive brood production, will be

released above the weir to spawn

naturally. ESA-listed adult salmon

retained for broodstock will be

transported to ODFW’s Lookingglass

Hatchery and spawned under the

authority of ODFW’s permit 1011. The

resulting progeny will be reared in the

hatchery, tagged with coded-wires and

passive integrated transponders, and

transferred to NPT for release when they

are ready to outmigrate to the ocean.

Annual incidental takes of SnR sockeye

salmon, SnR fall chinook salmon, and

SnR steelhead associated with NPT’s

juvenile fish releases in the Lostine

River are also authorized. Permit 1149

expires on December 31, 2002.

Permit 1011: Notice was published on

April 23, 1998 (63 FR 20169), that

ODFW applied for modification 2 to

scientific research/enhancement permit

1011. Modification 2 to permit 1011 was

issued to ODFW on October 13, 2000.

Permit 1011 authorizes ODFW annual

takes of adult and juvenile, threatened,

naturally produced and artificially

propagated, SnR spring/summer

chinook salmon associated with a

captive broodstock program for the

Catherine Creek, upper Grande Ronde

River, and Lostine River populations of

chinook salmon. For modification 2,

ODFW is authorized to use adult weirs

to capture returning adults from

Catherine Creek and the upper Grande

Ronde River for broodstock to continue

the hatchery supplementation program

that was initiated by ODFW in 1997.

NPT is a cooperator with ODFW’s

enhancement efforts and will be

primarily responsible for operating

adult trapping and smolt acclimation

facilities at the Lostine River under the

authority of permit 1149 (see above).

The ESA-listed adult salmon not

retained for broodstock, including all

adult salmon from captive brood

production, will be tagged and/or

marked, sampled for tissues and scales,

and released above the weirs to spawn

naturally. ESA-listed adult salmon

retained for broodstock will be

transported to ODFW’s Lookingglass

Hatchery where they will be spawned,

the resulting eggs incubated, and the

juveniles reared. The resulting smolts

will be transported and released in their

respective stream of origin when they

are ready to outmigrate to the ocean.

Annual incidental takes of SnR sockeye

salmon, SnR fall chinook salmon, and

SnR steelhead associated with ODFW’s

hatchery operations and juvenile fish

releases are authorized. The

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

Indian Reservation, a member of

CRITFC, is authorized to act as an agent

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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.

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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.

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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