14888 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Notices

Products: Home furnishing fabrics,

both window treatment fabrics and

upholstery fabrics; carpets and rugs, bed

and bath linen and decorative

accessories such as cushions and

throws.

For further information contact W. E.

Dawson at the U.S. Department of

Commerce, room H–3100, Washington,

DC 20230 or call (202) 482–5155, Fax:

(202) 482–2859.

Troy H. Cribb,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles,

Apparel and Consumer Goods Industries.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 020697A]

Formation of Advisory Panels for

National Academy of Sciences Study

on Individual Fishing Quotas;

Extension of Deadline

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice extending deadline for

nominations.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS is extending the deadline for

sending nominations for two advisory

panels for an Individual Fishing Quota

study to be conducted by the National

Academy of Sciences’ National Research

Council. The advisory panel formation

complies with the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act as amended by the Sustainable

Fisheries Act of 1996. The deadline for

application is being extended to ensure

that all interested parties have sufficient

time to respond to this notice, and to

ensure that NMFS has the widest range

of applicants from which to select panel

members.

DATES: Interested parties should submit

a statement of interest by April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: 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, (301) 713–2328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested

parties should refer to the previous

Federal Register notice on this subject

(I.D. 020697A), published February 25,

1997, at 62 FR 8429, for further

information about the role of the

advisory panels and what to include in

a statement of interest. NMFS will

announce the selection of advisory

panel members no later than May 1,

1997.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Rolland A. Schmitten,

Assistant Administrator, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

advisory bodies will meet in Anchorage,

Alaska. All meetings are open to the

public with the exception of Council

executive sessions to discuss personnel,

international issues, and litigation.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd

Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

DATES: The meetings will be held the

week of April 14, 1997. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times of the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Council staff; telephone: 907–271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Panel (AP) and the Scientific

and Statistical Committee (SSC) will

begin on Monday, April 14, 1997, at

8:00 a.m. The AP and SSC should

conclude their meetings by Thursday,

April 17. The Council will begin their

plenary session on Tuesday, April 15, at

8:00 a.m., concluding by Saturday, April

19, 1997. Other committee and

workgroup meetings may be held on

short notice during the week; notices

will be posted at the meeting site. An

executive session is tentatively

scheduled for noon on Friday, April 18,

1997.

The agenda for the meetings will

include the following subjects:

1. Reports from NMFS and Alaska

Department of Fish and Game on the

current status of the fisheries off Alaska,

and reports on enforcement.

2. Initial review of seabird avoidance

measures for the halibut fisheries,

changes to the halibut catch sharing

plan for International Pacific Halibut

Commission Area 4 and subsistence

halibut regulations.

3. Review and consider release for

public review of analysis for halibut

charterboat management.

4. Initial review of proposed

amendments to the halibut and sablefish

individual fishing quota (IFQ) program.

Status reports on the fee and loan

programs and central title registry for

the IFQ and Community Development

Quota programs, and national IFQ

panels. Status report on weighmaster

requirements for the IFQ fisheries.

5. Review and final action on

regulations for halibut donations to food

banks.

6. Review committee

recommendations on vessel bycatch

allowance measures; task staff with

further development.

7. Approve analysis of Gulf of Alaska

improved retention and utilization

alternatives for public review.

8. Begin development of alternatives

for analysis to replace current inshore/

offshore regulations.

9. Review draft regulations for

Council member recusal.

10. Groundfish issues to be addressed

include the following:

(a) Discussion papers on rockfish

directed fishing standards for the Gulf of

Alaska and rolling closures to protect

survey sites in the Gulf of Alaska;

(b) Final action on amendment to

prohibit directed fishing on forage fish

species;

(c) Initial review of an amendment to

allocate 2 percent of the Atka mackerel

total allowable catch to the jig fishery in

the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands; and

(d) Approve Vessel Incentive Program

bycatch standards for the second half of

1997.

11. Review the stock assessment and

fishery evaluation report for the scallop

fishery and approve catch allocations;

review actions by the Board of Fisheries

in managing the scallop fishery.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Helen Allen, 907–

271–2809, at least 5 working days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: March 21, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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