Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 18 /Wednesday, January 28, 1998 / Notices 4225

Groundfish Advisory Panel and Plan

Development Team reports on a

proposal to protect Gulf of Maine cod

submitted by the Gulf of Maine

Fishermen’s Alliance; review of

overfishing definitions, stock status, and

effort reduction requirements to meet

the Sustainable Fisheries Act

requirements; development of related

management options where appropriate.

Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 10 a.m.—

Joint New England Fishery Management

Council Herring Committee and Atlantic

States Marine Fisheries Commission

Herring Section Meeting

Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury

Street (Route 1), Peabody, MA 01960;

telephone: (978) 535-4600.

Further development of management

measures for inclusion in a Herring

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) public

hearing document.

Wednesday and Thursday, February

11-12, 1998, 9:30 a.m.—Monkfish

Committee Meeting

Location: Airport Holiday Inn, 225

McClellan Highway, East Boston, MA

02128; telephone: (617) 569-5250.

Development of recommendations for

final management measures; review of

draft submission documents for

Amendment 9 to the Northeast

Multispecies FMP.

Thursday, February 12, 1998, 9:30

a.m.—Joint Habitat Committee and

Advisory Panel Meeting

Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury

Street (Route 1), Peabody, MA 01960;

telephone: (978) 535-4600.

Further development of essential fish

habitat designations for Councilmanaged species.

Wednesday, February 18, 1998, 8:30

a.m.—Scallop Committee Meeting

Location: Radisson Hotel, 2081 Post

Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:

(401) 739-3000.

Development of management

measures to address the requirement of

the Sustainable Fisheries Act

concerning overfishing; development of

objectives for an open/closed area

management program; development

framework adjustments to the

Multispecies and Scallop FMPs to open

the areas of Georges Bank now closed to

scallop fishing for groundfish

conservation purposes.

Monday, February 23, 1998, 10 a.m.—

Interspecies Committee Advisory Panel

Meeting

Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury

Street (Route 1), Peabody, MA 01960;

telephone: (978) 535-4600.

Discussion of long-range management

strategies; update on efforts to eliminate

inconsistencies in vessel upgrading

provisions; development of policy

statement concerning the introduction

of fish harvesting innovations and new

fisheries technology.

Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 10 a.m.—

Interspecies Committee Meeting

Location: Sheraton Portsmouth, 250

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801;

telephone: (603) 431-2300.

Same agenda as Advisory Panel

meeting listed above.

Although other issues not contained

in these agendas 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 agendas

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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)

at least 5 days prior to the meeting

dates. Requests for special

accommodations should be addressed to

the New England Fishery Management

Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA

01906-1097; telephone: (781) 231-0422.

Dated: January 23, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–2242 Filed 1-26-98; 3:07 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 011398A]

Marine Mammals; Scientific Research

Permit No. 550–1441 (File No. P36D)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Bernd Wursig, Director, Marine

Mammal Research Program, Texas A&M

University, 4700 Avenue U/Building

303, Galveston, Texas 77551, has been

issued a permit to take Atlantic

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops

truncatus) for purposes of scientific

research.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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); and

Regional Administrator, Southeast

Regional Office, NMFS, NOAA, 9721

Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813/570–

5301).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 29, 1997, notice was published

in the Federal Register (62 FR 56151),

that the above-named applicant had

submitted a request for a scientific

research permit to harass bottlenose

dolphins during the course of: (1) photoidentification and boat-based behavioral

studies; (2) biopsy sampling of 100

individuals for genetic and contaminant

studies; and (3) acoustic playback

experiments to test the behavioral

reaction of the dolphins to ‘‘pingers’’

used to deter marine mammal

entanglement in commercial fishing

gear. 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.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking

and Importing of Marine Mammals (50

CFR Part 216).

Dated: January 21, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–2075 Filed 1–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Thursday,

February 5, 1998.

LOCATION: Room 420, East-West Towers,

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

(Previously scheduled for Wednesday,

January 28, 1998)

STATUS: Open to the Public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:

Bicycle Helmets: The Commission

will consider options for a final safety

standard for bicycle helmets.

For a recorded message containing the

latest agenda information, call (301)

504–0709.

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Sadye E. Dunn, Office of

the Secretary, 4330 East-West Highway,

Bethesda, MD 20207 (301) 504–0800.