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specialists). The concept and design are

tested by internal staff and a select

sample of respondents to confirm its

appropriateness, user-friendliness, and

to estimate burden (including hours and

cost) of the proposed collection of

information. Collection techniques are

discussed and included in the research

concept design discussions to define the

most time-, cost-efficient and accurate

collection media.

The clearance operates in the

following manner: A block of hours is

reserved at the beginning of each year,

and the particular activities that will be

conducted under the clearance are not

specified in advance. The Census

Bureau provides information to OMB

about the specific activities on a flow

basis throughout the year. OMB is

notified of each activity in a letter that

gives specific details about the activity,

rather than by means of individual

clearance packages. At the end of each

year, a report is submitted to OMB that

summarizes the number of hours used

as well as the nature and results of the

activities completed under the

clearance.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, Federal

Government, State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Executive Order

12862 (Setting Customer Service

Standards).

OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall,

(202) 395–7313.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–19205 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 071398B]

Highly Migratory Species and Billfish

Advisory Panels; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Atlantic Highly Migratory

Species (HMS) and Billfish Advisory

Panels (APs) will hold a joint meeting

to discuss bycatch reduction issues in

HMS fisheries, followed by a meeting of

the HMS AP to discuss shark

management measures for inclusion in

the draft HMS fishery management plan

(FMP).

DATES: The joint HMS/Billfish Advisory

Panel meeting will be held Monday,

July 27, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. The HMS AP meeting will be held

Monday, July 27, 1998, from 7:00 to 9:00

p.m. and Tuesday, July 28, 1998, from

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the meeting

location. There will be a public

comment period on issues that the APs

are discussing on Monday, July 27,

1998, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The APs will meet at the

Ramada Plaza Hotel, 901 N. Fairfax

Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Written

comments should be submitted to, and

informational materials related to the

AP meeting are available from, Liz

Lauck, Highly Migratory Species

Management Division, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz

Lauck or Pat Wilbert, telephone: (301)

713–2347, fax: (301) 713–1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMS

and Billfish APs were established under

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. The APs will

assist the Secretary of Commerce in

collecting and evaluating information

relevant to the development of an FMP

for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, and

sharks, and an amendment to the

Billfish FMP. All AP meetings are open

to the public and will be attended by

members of the AP, including appointed

members, representatives of the five

fishery Management Councils that work

with Atlantic HMS, and the Chair, or his

representative, of the U.S. Advisory

Committee to the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas. A public comment

period is scheduled for Monday, July

27, 1998, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the

meeting location. Comments are

solicited on bycatch reduction measures

and shark management measures that

should be considered for inclusion in

the draft FMP documents. See

ADDRESSES to request informational

materials related to the AP discussion or

to submit public comments on bycatch

reduction or shark management

measures. Agenda items for the joint

HMS/Billfish AP meeting to discuss

bycath management include discussion

of:

1. Consideration of protected resource

issues in bycatch management for HMS

fisheries;

2. Gear modifications that could be

considered to reduce bycatch in HMS

fisheries; and

3. The possible use of time and area

closures to reduce bycatch in HMS

fisheries.

Agenda items for the HMS AP

meeting to discuss shark management

include discussion of:

1. A review of preliminary or final

results from the June 1998 Shark

Evaluation Workshop;

2. Rebuilding scenarios for the

overfished large coastal shark

management sub-unit;

3. Issues related to operation of the

commercial and recreational shark

fisheries, which could include

permitting and reporting, mitigating

derby conditions in the fishery, and

enforcement concerns;

4. Research and management needs

for the small coastal and pelagic shark

management sub-units; and

5. Current international management

activities related to Atlantic sharks.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Pat

Wilbert, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 713–

2347; fax: (301) 713–1917, at least 7

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19159 Filed 7–14–98; 4:04 pm]

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