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9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.—Receive a

presentation on the NMFS FMP Review

and Approval Process.

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.—Receive a

report on the NMFS Billfish/Highly

Migratory Species APs meetings.

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.—Receive a

report on the International Commission

for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Advisory Committee meeting.

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.—Receive

Enforcement Reports.

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.—Receive

Directors’ Reports.

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.—Other

business to be discussed. Under Other

Business the Council will consider state

regulation of the line of separation for

the Stone Crab/Shrimp Fisheries for

southwest Florida.

1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.—Convene a

workshop with members of the Gulf

Council, South Atlantic Council, and

Florida Marine Fisheries Commission

regarding management of mackerels, but

particularly focusing on issues related to

recreational sales, minimum size limits,

and sale of cut-off (damaged) king and

Spanish mackerel.

May 11

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.—(CLOSED

SESSION) Convene the AP Selection

Committee to consider the user group

and geographic representation of the

Reef Fish AP as well as consider

appointing a sustainable fisheries

generic amendment AP.

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.—(CLOSED

SESSION) Convene the Ad Hoc Marine

Reserve Committee to select Scientific

and Statistical Committee members.

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.—Convene the

Habitat Protection Committee to review

a preliminary draft of the Essential Fish

Habitat Generic Amendment and to

consider a Corps of Engineers permit

application for enlargement of the

Gulfport, Mississippi harbor facility.

May 12

8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.—Convene the

Mackerel Management Committee to

review reports of the Mackerel Stock

Assessment Panel and Socioeconomic

Panel along with recommendations of

the Mackerel AP and Scientific

Statistical Committee (SSC) regarding

TAC for king and Spanish mackerel

during the 1998–99 fishing season. The

Committee will then develop

recommendations to the Council on

TAC and possibly other framework

measures. The Mackerel Management

Committee will also discuss possible

management of dolphin and wahoo.

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Reef Fish Management Committee to

review summaries of public comments

from public hearings, the

recommendations of the APs and SSCs,

and develop recommendations to the

Council on the alternatives of Draft Reef

Fish Amendment 16B. They will also

consider Federal actions regarding the

TAC for red snapper and any need for

further Council action, as well as the

NMFS news release on TAC for red

snapper.

5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.—Convene the

Shrimp Management to consider the

NMFS news release on TAC for red

snapper.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation 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 Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) by May 4,

1998.

Dated: April 22, 1998.

George H. Darcy,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council (MAFMC); Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council’s (MAFMC)

Coastal Migratory Committee

(Committee) and the Atlantic States

Marine Fisheries Commission’s Bluefish

Board (Board) will hold a public

meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Thursday, May 14, 1998, from 10:00

a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn Philadelphia

International Airport, 45 Industrial

Highway, Essington, PA; telephone:

610–521–2400.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Moore, Ph.D., Acting

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council;

telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 16.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this meeting is to review the

recommendations of the MAFMC

Scientific and Statistical Committee

regarding the status of the bluefish

stock. The Committee and Board may

recommend management measures

compatible with the new assessment

information.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Committee 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

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Joanna Davis at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the

meeting date.

Dated: April 23, 1998.

George H. Darcy,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, Natioal Marine Fisheries Service.

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council and the New

England Fishery Management Council

will hold a Joint Dogfish Committee

meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Tuesday, May 12, 1998, from 10:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m. through Wednesday, May

13, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
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ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn Philadelphia

International Airport, 45 Industrial

Highway, Essington, PA; telephone:

610–521–2400.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Moore, Ph.D., Acting

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council;

telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 16.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this meeting is to discuss

and recommend qualifying criteria for

limited access permits, adopt the

definition of overfishing, discuss and

adopt a stock rebuilding strategy, and

discuss and adopt draft management

measures for the dogfish public hearing

document.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Committee 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

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Joanna Davis at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the

meeting date.

Dated: April 22, 1998.

George H. Darcy,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council) Coastal

Pelagic Species Plan Development Team

(CPSPDT) and Coastal Pelagic Species

Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold

public meetings.

DATES: The CPSPDT meeting will be

held on Thursday, May 14, 1998, in La

Jolla, CA, at 10:00 a.m. and may go into

the evening until business for the day is

completed. The CPSAS meeting will be

held on Wednesday, May 20, 1998, in

Long Beach, CA, at 10:00 a.m. and may

go into the evening until business for

the day is completed. Persons wishing

to attend these meetings should see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting in La Jolla will

be held at NMFS Southwest Fisheries

Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores

Drive, Room C–127, La Jolla, CA. The

meeting in Long Beach will be held at

NMFS Southwest Regional Office, 501

W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long

Beach, CA.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Doyle Hanan, telephone: (619) 546–

7170; or Dr. Larry Jacobson, telephone:

(619) 546–7117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary purpose of the CPSPDT meeting

is to continue revisions to the draft

fishery management plan amendment

and to prepare a draft amendment

package for presentation to the Council

at its June meeting. The primary

purpose of the CPSAS meeting is to

review documents developed by the

CPSPDT.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda, may come before these

groups for discussion, according to 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

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 Mr. Larry Six at

(503) 326–6352 at least 5 days prior to

the meeting date.

Dated: April 23, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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[I.D. 041698B]

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

Mr. Michael deGruy, The Film Crew,

629 State Street, Suite 222, Santa

Barbara, California 93101, has been

issued an amendment to photography

Permit No. 860–1374.

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

13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/

713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(562/980–4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 3, 1997, notice was

published in the Federal Register (63

FR 11423) that an amendment of Permit

No. 860–1374, issued on October 15,

1997 (62 FR 54836), had been requested

by the above-named individual. The

requested amendment 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 (CFR part 216).

Permit No. 860–1374 authorizes the

permit holder to take by Level B

harassment gray whales (Eschrichtius

robustus) and northern elephant seals

(Mirounga angustirostris) in California

waters for purposes of commercial

photography. The Permit has been

amended to include 50 California sea

lions (Zalophus californianus).

Dated: April 24, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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