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reward is given for tag recoveries.

Archival tag researchers would submit

registration and reporting information in

accordance with regulatory

requirements.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0338.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular Submission. Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

organizations, not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents:

23.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 13.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: None.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: January 2, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–1263 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 a.m.]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 011298B]

South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a meeting of its Snapper

Grouper Assessment Group.

DATES: The meeting will convene on

February 4, 1998, at 1:30 p.m. and

adjourn at 5:30 p.m.; reconvene on

February 5, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30

p.m. and, on February 6, 1998,

reconvene at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at

12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting 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, 1

Southpark Circle, Southpark Building,

Suite 306, Charleston, South Carolina

29407–4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

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

(803) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meetings will be held to:

1. Review wreckfish landings and

make recommendations to the Council

for setting the 1998/99 wreckfish

framework actions, including total

allowable catch;

2. Review Special Management Zone

requests received by the Council;

3. Refine appropriate criteria for

developing marine fishery reserves

based on the Plan Development Team

report;

4. Review the revised Oculina

research plan;

5. Determine the current status of the

snapper grouper species, as well as

project the change in this status that

will result from regulations in Snapper

Grouper Amendment 9; and,

6. Develop recommendations on

information prepared by Council staff

concerning new definitions for

overfishing, optimum yield (OY) and

maximum sustainable yield (MSY)

levels or spawning potential ratio

proxies for MSY and OY.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Group for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Council action during this

meeting. Group 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 January 28, 1998.

Dated: January 13, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1243 Filed 1–16–98 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 011298A]

Caribbean 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 Caribbean Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

Administrative Committee will hold

public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

February 9, 1998 through February 12,

1998. The Council will meet on

Wednesday, February 11, 1998, from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and reconvene on

Thursday, February 12, 1998, at 9:00

a.m., and adjourn at approximately

noon. The Administrative Committee

will meet on Monday, February 9, 1998,

from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Marriott’s Frenchman’s Reef Beach

Resort, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands;

telephone: 809–776–8500. Council address: Caribbean Fishery

Management Council, 268 Munoz

Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan,

Puerto Rico 00918–2577; telephone:

(787) 766–5926; fax: (787) 766–6239.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Miguel A. Rolon, Council Executive

Director, telephone: (787) 766–5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Council will hold its 93rd regular public

meeting to discuss the draft Amendment

1 to the Fishery Management Plan for

Corals and Reef Associated Plants and

Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the

United States Virgin Islands that would

establish a Marine Conservation District

(MCD). The Council will consider

establishment of a proposed ‘‘no-take’’

MCD in the EEZ due south of St. John,

U.S. Virgin Islands. The Administrative

Committee will discuss the results of

the CY 96 audit; the CY 98 budget;

Scientific and Statistical Committee/

Advisory Panel membership, and other

administrative matters. Following

adjournment of the Administrative

Committee’s public meeting, the

Committee will convene a closed

session to discuss personnel matters.