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Council FMPs: Atlantic Squid, Mackerel

and Butterfish; Summer Flounder and

Whiting. These discussions will also

include issues related to mackerel jointventure allocations and discards in the

summer flounder fishery.

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 Council action during this

meeting. Council action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

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 Paul J. Howard

(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to

the meeting dates.

Dated: July 13, 1998.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19010 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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Administration

[I.D. 071098G]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s Groundfish

Management Team will hold a public

meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Monday, August 10, beginning at 1 p.m.

and may go into the evening until

business for the day is completed. The

meeting will reconvene from 8 a.m. to

5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11,

Wednesday, August 12, and Thursday,

August 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Facility, 7600 Sand Point Way NE,

Room 2079, Building 4, Seattle, WA;

telephone: (206) 526–6150.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Glock, Groundfish Fishery Management

Coordinator; telephone: (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first

day of the meeting will be dedicated to

reevaluation of the appropriateness of

F40≠ as the proxy for maximum

sustainable yield for rockfish. Agenda

items scheduled also include review of

recent stock assessments, development

of preliminary recommendations for

1999 harvest levels and management

measures, inseason management

projections, final review of fishery

management plan amendments,

preliminary preparation of the annual

stock assessment and fishery evaluation

(SAFE) document, a proposal to allow

landing of fish in excess of cumulative

limits (overages), lingcod and rockfish

allocation, research and data needs, and

stocks to be assessed in 1999.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Team for discussion, in accordance with

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be of formal action

during this meeting. Action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.

John Rhoton at (503) 326–6352 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: July 13, 1998.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council) Ad

Hoc Allocation Committee will hold a

meeting which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin on

Monday, August 3, at 10 a.m. and will

continue through Tuesday, August 4,

1998, as necessary.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Pacific Fishery Management Council

Office, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite

224, Portland, OR.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie

Walker, Fishery Management Analyst;

telephone: (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting is to prepare

options for allocation of lingcod and

bocaccio rockfish between the

recreational and commercial fisheries

and between gear sectors of the limited

entry fleet. The committee will also

discuss longer-term priorities for

allocation of other rockfish species. In

addition, the committee will discuss

alternative groundfish management

strategies, such as permit stacking, a

shorter limited entry season, and

species endorsements. The committee

will prepare a report to present to the

Council at its September meeting.

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 those issues

specifically identified in the agenda

listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.

John Rhoton at (503) 326–6352 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: July 10, 1998.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Administration

[I.D. 071098E]

Marine Mammals; File No. 738–1454

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Ms. Carole Conway, Genomic Variation

Laboratory, Department of Animal

Science, Meyer Hall, University of

California, Davis, CA 95616–3322, has

been issued a permit to import blue

whale (Balaenoptera musculus) skin

samples for purposes of scientific

research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(562/980–4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara

Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

13, 1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 26574) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take blue whales (Balaenoptera

musculus) had been submitted by the

above-named individual. The requested

permit has been issued under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),

and the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR

parts 217–227).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit, and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: July 10, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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Administration

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Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. Fred Sharpe, Behavioral Ecology

Research Group, Department of

Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser

University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A

1S6,has been issued a permit to take

North Pacific humpback whales

(Megaptera novaeangliae) and killer

whales (Orcinus orca) for purposes of

scientific research.

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, Director,

Alaska Region, NMFS, 709 W. 9th Street,

Federal Building, P.O. Box 21668,

Juneau, Alaska 99802 (907/586–7012).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

11, 1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 25834) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take North Pacific humpback whales

and killer whales had been submitted by

the above-named individual. The

requested permit has been issued under

the authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

Issuance of this amendment, as

required by the ESA, was based on a

finding that such permit: (1) Was

applied for in good faith; (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the

endangered species which is the subject

of this permit; and (3) is consistent with

the purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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Administration

[I.D. 060898B]

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

Mason Weinrich, Cetacean Research

Unit, P.O. Box 59, Gloucester, MA, has

been issued an amendment to scientific

research Permit No. 959.

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, Northeast

Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930–2298

(508/281–9250).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 4,

1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 24530) that an

amendment of permit No. 959, issued

June 19, 1995 (60 FR 30844), had been

requested by the above-named

individual. The requested amendment

has been issued under the authority of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act

of1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.), the Regulations Governing the

Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

Issuance of this amendment, as

required by the ESA, was based on a

finding that such permit: (1) Was

applied for in good faith; (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the

endangered species which is the subject

of this permit; and (3) is consistent with

the purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA.