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program for individual vessel bycatch

accountability. The HMAP and IVCP

Committees will hold their initial

meetings to discuss tasking and to

develop workplans.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before these

groups for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal action during these meetings.

Action will be restricted to those issues

specifically identified in the agenda

listed in this notice.

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: April 16, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041698C]

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Public Workshop.

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold a workshop on the dolphin-fish

and wahoo. A review panel and

workshop participants will review

biological information and current

management programs pertaining to

these species. The review panel will

make consensus recommendations to

the Council on management options for

these species in the form of a written

report. The public is invited to observe

this workshop.

DATES: The workshop will be held May

6-8, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

at the Town and Country Inn, 2001

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC

29407; telephone: (803) 571-1000.

Council address: South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, One

Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston,

SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax:

(803) 769-4520; email:

susan.buchanan@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Workshop Dates

May 6, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.—

Sessions I & II

Workshop participants will review

and discuss available information

regarding the biology, population

structure and migration patterns, as well

as fisheries and population dynamics of

dolphin-fish and wahoo species in the

Caribbean and the Southeastern United

States;

May 7, 1998, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.—

Session III

Workshop participants will discuss

and develop consensus

recommendations relative to dolphinfish and wahoo natural mortality,

growth rate and longevity, age/size at

first reproduction and fecundity, stock

structure and migration patterns, data

collection and research needs, and the

status of these stocks before formulating

consensus recommendations to the

Council on data, input parameters and

stock status;

May 7, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.—

Session IV

Workshop participants will review

available information pertaining to

current dolphin-fish and wahoo

management programs in the Caribbean

and the Southeastern United States, and

receive an update on the South Atlantic

Council’s request to be designated as

lead council for dolphin-fish and wahoo

management;

May 7, 1998, 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.—

Session V

Workshop participants will consider a

wide range of management options for

managing dolphin-fish and wahoo

throughout the South Atlantic Council’s

area of management jurisdiction for

these species and formulate consensus

recommendations on options for the

Council to consider in the Dolphin-fish/

Wahoo Fishery Management Plan;

May 8, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to noon--

Session VI

The panel will review, discuss and

approve the final workshop report and

the timeframe for Council action will

also be discussed.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal action during this meeting.

Action will be restricted to those issues

specifically identified in the agenda

listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by May 1, 1998.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 032798A]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Robin Baird, Marine Mammal Research

Group, Box 6244, Victoria, B.C., Canada

V8P 5L5, has been issued an

amendment to scientific research Permit

No. 926.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668 (907/586–7221);

Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way,

NE, BIN C15700, Building 1, Seattle,

WA 98115–0070 (206/526–6150); and

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean

Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA

90802–4213 (562/980–4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 30, 1998, notice was published

in the Federal Register (63 FR 4625)

that an amendment of permit No. 926,

issued June 10, 1994 (59 FR 31217), had

been requested by the above-named

individual. The requested amendment
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has been granted under the authority of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.), and the provisions of § 216.39 of

the Regulations Governing the Taking

and Importing of Marine Mammals (50

CFR part 216).

Permit No. 926 authorizes: (1) radio

tag via suction cup attachment up to 25

killer whales (Orcinus orca) and up to

100 Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

annually in the waters off Washington

state over a 5-year period; and (2)

harassment of up to 300 killer whales

and 200 Dall’s porpoise annually during

the conduct of the tagging activities. The

purpose of the research is to study the

behavior and ecology of these species.

The Permit has been amended to

expand the geographic coverage of the

research to include the waters of

southeast Alaska, Oregon, and

California and to increase the number of

killer whales to be tagged, via suction

cup, from 25 to 50 to accommodate the

expanded geographic range of the study.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush, Chief,

Permits and Documentation Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Public Information Collection

Requirement

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Renew

Information Collection #3038–0005:

Rules pertaining to the operations and

activities of commodity pool operators

and commodity trading advisors and to

monthly reporting by futures

commission merchants.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission is planning to

renew information collection 3038–

0005, Rules Pertaining to the Operations

and Activities of Commodity Pool

Operators and Commodity Trading

Advisors and to Monthly Reporting by

Futures Commission Merchants, which

is due to expire on July 31, 1998. The

information collected pursuant to this

rule provides a basis for determining

compliance with Part 4 of the

Commission’s regulations which

pertains to Commodity Pool Operators

and Commodity Trading Advisors. In

compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Commission

solicits comments to (1) evaluate

whether the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

the validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (2) evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the collection of information

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (3)

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(4) minimize the burden of the

collection of the information on those

who are to respond, including through

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to

comment on this information collection

should contact the CFTC Clearance

Officer, 1155 21st Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418–5160.

Title: Rules Pertaining to the

Operations and Activities of Commodity

Pool Operators and Commodity Trading

Advisors and to Monthly Reporting by

Futures Commission Merchants.

Control Number: 3038–0005.

Action: Extension.

Respondents: Commodity Pool

Operations, Commodity Trading

Advisors.

Estiamted Annual Burden: 55,725.58.

Respondents Regulation (17 CFR) Estimated # of Respondents Annual Responses Est. Avg. Hours. Per Response

CPO/CTA Part 4 4,174 11,243.25 124.75

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15,

1998.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Public Information Collection

Requirement

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Renew

Information Collection #3038–0023—

Regulations and forms relating to

registration with the commission.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission is planning to

renew information collection #3038–

0023, Regulations and Forms Relating to

Registration with the Commission

which is due to expire on June 30, 1998.

The Commodity Exchange Act, as

amended, requires the registration of all

futures commission merchants, floor

traders, floor brokers, associated

persons, commodity trading advisors,

commodity pool operators, introducing

brokers, and leverage transaction

merchants. In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Commission solicits comments to: (1)

Evaluate whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (2)

evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of information including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) minimize the burden

of the collection of the information on

those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the submission

may be obtained from the CFTC

Clearance Officer, 1155 21st Street NW,

Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418–5160.

Title: Regulations and Forms Relating

to Registration with the Commission.

Control Number: 3038–0023.

Action: Extension.

Respondents: Commission

Registrants.

Estimated Annual burden: 27,467

hours.