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5Applicants represent that, during the Notice

Period, the application will be amended to reflect

this representation.

interests of various contractowners

might at some time be in conflict; and

(c) The Board of the Fund will

monitor for any material conflicts and

determine what action, if any, should be

taken.

8. All reports received by the Board

regarding potential or existing conflicts,

and all action of the Board with respect

to determining the existence of a

conflict, notifying Participating

Insurance Companies of a conflict, and

determining whether any proposed

action adequately remedies a conflict,

will be properly recorded in the minutes

or other appropriate records, and such

minutes or other records shall be made

available to the Commission upon

request.

9. If and to the extent Rule 6e–2 or

Rule 6e–3(T) are amended, or Rule 6e–

3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief

from any provision of the 1940 Act or

the rules thereunder with respect to

mixed and shared funding on terms and

conditions materially different from any

exemptions granted in the order

requested, then the Portfolios and/or the

Participating Insurance Companies, as

appropriate, shall take such steps as

may be necessary to comply with Rule

6e–2 and Rule 6e–3(T), as amended, and

Rule 6e–3, as adopted, to the extent

such rules are applicable.

10. The Portfolios will comply with

all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring

voting by shareholders (which, for these

purposes, shall be the persons having a

voting interest in the shares of the

Portfolios), and, in particular, each

Portfolio either will provide for annual

meetings (except insofar as the

Commission may interpret Section 16 of

the 1940 Act not to require such

meetings) or, as each Portfolio currently

intends, comply with Section 16(c) of

the 1940 Act (although the Portfolios are

not trusts described in this section) as

well as with Section 16(a) and, if and

when applicable, Section 16(b).5

Further, each Portfolio will act in

accordance with the Commission’s

interpretation of the requirements of

Section 16(a) with respect to periodic

elections of directors and with whatever

rules the Commission may adopt with

respect thereto.

11. The Participating Insurance

Companies and/or Offitbank shall, at

least annually, submit to the Board of

the Fund such reports, materials or data

as the Board may reasonably request so

that the Board may fully carry out the

obligations imposed upon it by these

stated conditions, and said reports,

materials, and data shall be submitted

more frequently if deemed appropriate

by the Board. The obligations of the

Participating Insurance Companies to

provide these reports, materials, and

data upon reasonable request of the

Board shall be a contractual obligation

of all Participating Insurance Companies

under their Participation Agreements.

Conclusion

For the reasons stated above,

Applicants assert that the requested

exemptions, in accordance with the

standards of Section 6(c), are

appropriate in the public interest and

consistent with the protection of

investors and the purposes fairly

intended by the policy and provisions of

the 1940 Act.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, pursuant to

delegated authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–1233 Filed 1–18–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Oceans and International

Environmental and Scientific Affairs

[Public Notice 2150]

Conservation Measures for Antarctic

Fishing Under the Auspices of the

Commission for the Conservation of

Antarctic Marine Living Resources

AGENCY: Bureau of Oceans and

International Environmental and

Scientific Affairs, State Department.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: At its Thirteenth Meeting in

Hobart, Tasmania, October 26 to

November 4, the Commission for the

Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

Resources (CCAMLR), of which the

United States is a member, adopted the

conservation measures and the

resolution listed below, pending

countries’ approval, pertaining to

fishing in the CCAMLR Convention

Area in Antarctic waters. These were

agreed upon in accordance with Article

IX, paragraph 6(A) of the Convention for

the Conservation of Antarctic Marine

Living Resources. The measures restrict

overall catches of certain species of fish,

prohibit the taking of certain species of

fish, list the fishing seasons, define the

reporting requirements, and specify

measures that must be taken to

minimize the incidental taking of nontarget species.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

the measures or desiring more

information should submit written

comments on or before February 8,

1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Erica Keen, Division of Polar Affairs,

Office of Oceans Affairs (OES/OA/PA),

Room 5801, Department of State,

Washington, D.C. 20520, (202)647–3262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Conservation Measures Adopted at the

Thirteenth Annual Meeting of CCAMLR

At its Thirteenth Annual Meeting in

Hobart, Tasmania, October 26 to

November 4, 1994, the Commission on

the Conservation of Antarctic Marine

Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted

the following conservation measures

and resolution. The conservation

measures addressing catch limitations

were adopted in accordance with

Conservation measure 7/V and therefore

enter into force immediately.

Conservation Measures Adopted in

1994

Conservation Measure 18/XIII

Procedure for According Protection to

CEMP Sites

The Commission,

Bearing in mind that the Scientific

Committee has established a system of

sites contributing data to the

CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring

Program (CEMP), and that additions

may be made to this system in the

future;

Recalling that it is not the purpose of

the protection accorded to CEMP sites

to restrict fishing activity in adjacent

waters;

Recognizing that studies being

undertaken at CEMP sites may be

vulnerable to accidental or willful

interference;

Concerned, therefore, to provide

protection for CEMP sites, scientific

investigations and the Antarctic

marine living resources therein, in

cases where a Member or Members of

the Commission conducting or

planning to conduct CEMP studies

believes such protection to be

desirable;

hereby adopts the following

Conservation Measure in accordance

with Article IX of the Convention:

1. In cases where a Member or

Members of the Commission

conducting, or planning to conduct,

CEMP studies at a CEMP site believe it

desirable that protection should be

accorded to the site, it, or they, shall

prepare a draft management plan in

accordance with Annex A to this

Conservation Measure.
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1Except for waters adjacent to the Kerguelen and

Crozet Islands.

2Except for waters adjacent to the Prince Edward

Islands.

3The streamer lines under test should be

constructed and operated taking full account of the

principles set out in WG–IMALF–94/19 and

available from the CCAMLR Secretariat.

2. Each such draft management plan

shall be sent to the Executive Secretary

for transmission to all Members of the

Commission for their consideration at

least three months before its

consideration by WG–EMM.

3. The draft management plan shall be

considered in turn by WG–EMM, the

Scientific Committee and the

Commission. In consultation with the

Member or Members of the Commission

which drew up the draft management

plan, it may be amended by any of these

bodies. If a draft management plan is

amended by either WG–EMM or the

Scientific Committee, it shall be passed

on in its amended form either to the

Scientific Committee or the Commission

as the case may be.

4. If, following completion of the

procedures outlined in paragraphs 1 to

3 above, the Commission considers it

appropriate to accord the desired

protection to the CEMP site, the

Commission shall adopt a Resolution

calling on Members to comply, on a

voluntary basis, with the provisions of

the draft management plan, pending the

conclusion of action in accordance with

paragraphs 5 to 8 below.

5. The Executive Secretary shall

communicate such a Resolution to

SCAR, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative

Parties and, if appropriate, the

Contracting Parties to other components

of the Antarctic Treaty System which

are in force.

6. Unless, before the opening date of

the next regular meeting of the

Commission, the Executive Secretary

has received:

(i) An indication from an Antarctic

Treaty Consultative Party that it desires

the resolution to be considered at a

Consultative Meeting; or

(ii) An objection from any other

quarter referred to in paragraph 5 above;

the Commission may, by means of a

conservation measure, confirm its

adoption of the management plan for

the CEMP site and shall include the

management plan in Annex B to

Conservation Measure 18/XIII.

7. In the event that an Antarctic

Treaty Consultative Party has indicated

its desire for the Resolution to be

considered at a Consultative Meeting,

the Commission shall await the outcome

of such consideration, and may then

proceed accordingly.

8. If objection is received in

accordance with paragraphs 6(ii) or 7

above, the Commission may institute

such consultations as it may deem

appropriate to achieve the necessary

protection and to avoid interference

with the achievement of the principles

and purposes of, and measures

approved under, the Antarctic Treaty

and other components of the Antarctic

Treaty System which are in force.

9. The management plan of any site

may be amended by decision of the

Commission. In such cases full account

shall be taken of the advice of the

Scientific Committee. Any amendment

which increases the area of the site or

adds to categories or types of activities

that would jeopardize the objectives of

the site shall be subject to the

procedures set out in paragraphs 5 to 8

above.

10. Entry into a CEMP site included

in Annex B shall be prohibited except

for the purposes authorized in the

relevant management plan for the site

and in accordance with a permit issued

under paragraph 11.

11. Each Contracting Party shall, as

appropriate, issue permits authorizing

its nationals to carry out activities

consistent with the provisions of the

management plans for CEMP sites and

shall take such other measures, within

its competence, as may be necessary to

ensure that its nationals comply with

the management plans for such sites.

12. Copies of such permits shall be

sent to the Executive Secretary as soon

as practical after they are issued. Each

year the Executive Secretary shall

provide the Commission and the

Scientific Committee with a brief

description of the permits that have

been issued by the Parties. In cases

where permits are issued for purposes

not directly related to the conduct of

CEMP studies at the site in question, the

Executive Secretary shall forward a

copy of the permit to the Member or

Members of the Commission conducting

CEMP studies at that site.

13. Each management plan shall be

reviewed every five years by WG–EMM

and the Scientific Committee to

determine whether it requires revision

and whether continued protection is

necessary. The Commission may then

act accordingly.

Conservation Measure 29/XIII 1 2

Minimization of the Incidental Mortality

of Seabirds in the Course of Longline

Fishing or Longline Fishing Research in

the Convention Area

The Commission,

Noting the need to reduce the incidental

mortality of seabirds during longline

fishing by minimizing their attraction

to the fishing vessels and by

preventing them from attempting to

seize baited hooks, particularly during

the period when the lines are set,

Agrees to the following measures to

reduce the possibility of incidental

mortality of seabirds during longline

fishing.

1. Fishing operations shall be

conducted in such a way that the baited

hooks sink as soon as possible after they

are put in the water. Only thawed bait

shall be used.

2. Longlines shall be set at night only

(i.e., between the times of nautical

twilight). During longline fishing at

night, only the minimum ship’s lights

necessary for safety shall be used.

3. Trash and offal should not be

dumped while longlines are being set or

hauled; if discharge of offal is

unavoidable, this discharge shall take

place as far as possible and/or on the

opposite side of the vessel from the area

of the vessel where longlines are set or

hauled.

4. Every effort should be made to

ensure that birds captured alive during

longlining are released alive and that

wherever possible hooks are removed

without jeopardizing the life of the bird

concerned.

5. A streamer line designed to

discourage birds from settling on baits

during deployment of longlines shall be

towed. Specification of the streamer line

and its method of deployment is given

in the Appendix to this Measure. Details

of the construction relating to the

number and placement of swivels may

be varied so long as the effective sea

surface covered by the streamers is no

less than that covered by the currently

specified design. Details of the device

dragged in the water in order to create

tension in the line may also be varied.

6. Other variations in the design of

streamer lines can be tested on vessels

carrying two observers, at least one

appointed in accordance with the

CCAMLR Scheme of International

Scientific Observation, providing that

all other elements of this Conservation

Measure are complied with.3

Appendix to Conservation Measure 29/XIII

1. The streamer line is to be suspended at

the stern from a point approximately 4.5 m

above the water and such that the line is

directly above the point where the baits hit

the water.

2. The streamer line is to be approximately

3 mm diameter, have a minimum length of

150 m and have a device at the end to create

tension so that the main line streams directly

behind the ship even in cross winds.

3. At 5 m intervals commencing from the

point of attachment to the ship five branch

streamers each comprising two strands of

approximately 3 mm diameter cord should be
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attached. The length of the streamer should

range between approximately 3.5 m nearest

the ship to approximately 1.25 m for the fifth

streamer. When the streamer line is deployed

the branch streamers should reach the sea

surface and periodically dip into it as the

ship heaves. Swivels should be placed in the

streamer line at the towing point, before and

after the point of attachment of each branch

streamer and immediately before any weight

placed on the end of the streamer line. Each

branch streamer should also have a swivel at

its attachment to the streamer line.

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F4703

Prohibition of Directed Fishery on

Notothenia gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus

aceratus, Pseudochaenichthys georgianus,

Notothenia squamifrons and

Patagonotothen guntheri, in Statistical

Subarea 48.3 for the 1994/95 and 1995/96

Seasons

This Conservation Measure is adopted in

accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:

Directed fishing on Notothenia

Gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus aceratus,

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus, Notothenia

squamifrons and Patagonotothen guntheri in

Statistical Subarea 48.3 is prohibited in the

1994/95 and 1995/96 seasons, defined as the

period from 5 November 1994 to the end of

the Commission meeting in 1996.

Conservation Measure 77/XIII

Catch Limit on Dissostichus eleginoides in

Statistical Subarea 48.4 for the 1994/95

Season

1. The total catch of Dissostichus

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.4 caught

in the 1994/95 season shall be limited to 28

tonnes.

2. For the purposes of the fishery for

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical

Subarea 48.4, the 1994/95 fishing season is

defined as the period from 15 December 1994

to the end of the Commission meeting in

1995, or until the TAC is reached, whichever

is sooner.

3. For the purpose of implementing this

Conservation Measure:

(i) the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting

System set out in Conservation Measure 51/

XII shall apply in the 1994/95 season,

commencing on 15 December 1994.

(ii) the Effort and Biological Data Reporting

System set out in Conservation Measure 81/

XIII shall apply in the 1994/95 season,

commencing on 15 December 1994.

F4703

Precautionary Catch Limits on

Champsocephalus gunnari and

Dissostichus eleginoides in Division 58.5.2

1. In accordance with the management

advice of the 1994 meeting of the Scientific

Committee:

(i) A precautionary TAC of 311 tonnes in

any one season shall be set for

Champsocephalus gunnari in Division

58.5.2; and

(ii) A precautionary TAC of 297 tonnes in

any one season shall be set for Dissostichus

eleginoides in Division 58.5.2. This TAC may

only be taken by trawling.

2. The five-day catch and effort reporting

system set out in Conservation Measure 51/

XII and the monthly effort and biological data

reporting system set out in Conservation

Measure 52/XI shall apply.

3. The fishing season shall commence in

each year at the close of the annual meeting

of the Commission and shall continue until

the respective precautionary catch limits are

reached, or until 30 June, whichever comes

first.

4. For the purposes of implementing this

Conservation Measure, the catches shall be

reported to the Commission on a monthly

basis.

5. Those limits shall be kept under review

by the Commission, taking into account the

advice of the Scientific Committee.

Conservation Measure 79/XIII

Limits on the Exploratory Crab Fishery in

Statistical Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95

Season

The following Conservation Measure is

adopted in accordance with Conservation

Measure 7/V:

1. The crab fishery is defined as any

commercial harvest activity in which the

target species is any member of the crab

group (Order Decapoda, Suborder Reptantia).

2. The crab fishery shall be limited to one

vessel per Member.

3. The total catch of crab from Statistical

Subarea 48.3 shall not exceed 1 600 tonnes

during the 1994/95 fishing season.

4. Each Member intending to participate in

the crab fishery shall notify the CCAMLR

Secretariat at least there months in advance

of starting fishing of the name, type, size,

registration number, radio call sign, and

research and fishing operations plan of the

vessel that the Member has authorized to

participate in the crab fishery.

5. All vessels fishing for crab shall report

the following data to CCAMLR by 31 August

1995 for crabs caught prior to 31 July 1995:

(i) The location, date, depth, fishing effort

(number and spacing of pots and soak time),

and catch (numbers and weight) of

commercially sized crabs (reported on as fine

a scale as possible, but no coarser than 0.5°

latitude by 1° longitude) for each 10-day

period;

(ii) The species, size, and sex of a

representative subsample of crabs sampled

according to the procedure set out in Annex

79/A (between 35 and 50 crabs shall be

sampled every day from the line hauled just

prior to noon) and by-catch caught in traps;

and

(iii) Other relevant data, as possible,

according to the requirements set out in

Annex 79/A.

6. For the purposes of implementing this

Conservation Measure, the 10-day catch and

effort reporting system set out in

Conservation Measure 61/XII shall apply.

7. Data on catches taken between 31 July

1995 and 31 August 1995 shall be reported

to CCAMLR by 30 September 1995 so that the

data will be available to the Working Group

on Fish Stock Assessment.

8. Crab fishing gear shall be limited to the

use of crab pots (traps). The use of all other

methods of catching crabs (e.g., bottom

trawls) shall be prohibited.
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1Pending the provision of a more appropriate

definition, the term fishing ground is defined here

as the area within a single fine-scale grid rectangle

(0.5° latitude by 1° longitude).

9. The crab fishery shall be limited to

sexually mature male crabs—all female and

undersized male crabs caught shall be

released unharmed. In the case of Paralomis

spinosissima and P. formosa, males with a

minimum carapace width of 102 mm and 90

mm, respectively, may be retained in the

catch.

10. Crab processed at sea shall be frozen as

crab sections (minimum size of crabs can be

determined using crab sections).

Conservation Measure 80/XIII

Limits on the Fishery for Dissostichus

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 for

the 1994/95 Season

This Conservation Measure is adopted in

accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:

1. The total catch of Dissostichus

eleginoides in Statistical Subarea 48.3 caught

during the 1994/95 season shall be limited to

2800 tonnes.

2. For the purposes of the fishery for

Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical

Subarea 48.3, the 1994/95 fishing season is

defined as the period from 1 March to 31

August 1995, or until the TAC is reached,

whichever is the sooner.

3. Each vessel participating in the

Dissostichus eleginoides fishery in Statistical

Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 season shall

have a scientific observer, appointed in

accordance with the Scheme of International

Scientific Observation of CCAMLR, on board

throughout all fishing activities within the

fishing period.

4. For the purpose of implementing this

Conservation Measure:

(i) The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting

System set out in Conservation Measure 51/

XII shall apply in the 1994/95 season,

commencing on 1 March 1995;

(ii) The Effort and Biological Data

Reporting System set out in Conservation

Measure 81/XIII shall apply in the 1994/95

season, commencing on 1 March 1995.

Conservation Measure 81/XIII

Effort and Biological Data Reporting System

for Dissostichus eleginoides in Statistical

Subareas 48.3 and 48.4 for the 1994/95

Season

This Conservation Measure is adopted in

accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:

1. At the end of each month each

Contracting Party shall obtain from each of

its vessels the haul-by-haul data required to

complete the CCAMLR fine-scale catch and

effort data form for longline fisheries (Form

C2, latest version). These data shall include

numbers of seabirds or marine mammals of

each species caught and released or killed. It

shall transmit those data to the Executive

Secretary not later than the end of the

following month.

2. At the end of each month, each

Contracting Party shall obtain from each of

its vessels a representative sample of length

composition measurements from the fishery

(Form B2, latest version). It shall transmit

those data to the Executive Secretary not later

than the end of the following month.

3. For the purpose of implementing this

Conservation Measure:

(i) Length measurements of fish should be

of total length to the nearest centimeter

below;

(ii) Representative samples of length

composition should be taken from a single

fishing ground.1 In the event that the vessel

moves from one fishing ground to another

during the course of a month, then separate

length compositions should be submitted for

each fishing ground.

4. Should a Contracting Party fail to

transmit the fine scale catch and effort data

or length composition data to the Executive

Secretary by the deadline specified in

paragraph 2, the Executive Secretary shall

issue a reminder to the Contracting Party. If

at the end of a further two months those data

have still not been provided the Executive

Secretary shall notify all Contracting parties

of the closure of the fishery to vessels of the

Contracting Party which has failed to supply

the data as required.

Conservation Measure 82/XIII

Protection of the Cape Shirreff CEMP Site

1. The Commission noted that a program

of long-term studies is being undertaken at

Cape Shirreff and the San Telmo Islands,

Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, as

part of the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring

Program (CEMP). Recognizing that these

studies may be vulnerable to accidental or

willful interference, the Commission

expressed its concern that this CEMP site, the

scientific investigations, and the Antarctic

marine living resources therein be protected.

2. Therefore, the Commission considers it

appropriate to accord protection to the Cape

Shirreff CEMP site, as defined in the Cape

Shirreff management plan.

3. Members shall comply with the

provisions of the Cape Shirreff CEMP site

management plan, which is recorded in

Annex C of Conservation Measure 18/IX.

4. To allow Members adequate time to

implement the relevant permitting

procedures associated with this measure and

the management plan, Conservation 82/XIII

shall become effective as of 1 May 1995.

5. In accordance with Article X, the

Commission shall draw this Conservation

Measure to the attention of any State that is

not a Party to the Convention and whose

nationals or vessels are present in the

Convention Area.

Conservation Measure 84/XIII

Precautionary TAC for Electrona carlsbergi in

Statistical Subarea 48.3 for the 1994/95

Season

This Conservation Measure is adopted in

accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:

1. For the purposes of this Conservation

Measure the fishing season for Electrona

carlsbergi is defined as the period from 5

November 1994 to the end of the Commission

meeting in 1995.

2. The total catch of Electrona carlsbergi in

the 1994/95 season shall not exceed 200 000

tonnes in Statistical Subarea 48.3.

3. In addition, the total catch of Electrona

carlsbergi in the 1994/95 season shall not

exceed 43 000 tonnes in the Shag Rocks

region, defined as the area bounded by

52°30′S, 40°W; 52°30′S, 44°W; 54°30′S, 40°W

and 54°30′S, 44°W.

4. In the event that the catch of Electrona

carlsbergi is expected to exceed 20 000

tonnes in the 1994/95 season, a survey of

stock biomass and age structure shall be

conducted during that season by the

principal fishing nations involved. A full

report of this survey including data on stock

biomass (specifically including area

surveyed, survey design and density

estimates), age structure and the biological

characteristics of the by-catch shall be

available for discussion at the 1995 meeting

of the Working Group on Fish Stock

Assessment.

5. The directed fishery for Electrona

carlsbergi in Statistical Subarea 48.3 shall

cose if the by-catch of any of the species

named in Conservation Measure 85/XIII

reaches its by-catch limit or if the total catch

of Electrona carlsbergi reaches 200 000

tonnes, whichever comes first.

6. The directed fishery for Electrona

carlsbergi in the Shag Rocks region shall

close if the by-catch of any of the species

named in Conservation Measure 85/XIII

reaches its by-catch limite or if the total catch

of Electrona carlsbergi reaches 43 000 tonnes,

whichever comes first.

7. If, in the course of the directed fishery

for Electrona carlsbergi, the by-catch of any

one haul of any of the species named in

Conservation Measure 85/XIII exceeds 5%,

the fishing vessel shall move to another

fishing ground within the subarea.

8. For the purpose of implementing this

Conservation Measure:

(i) The Catch Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 40/X shall apply in

the 1994/95 season;

(ii) The Data Reporting System set out in

Conservation Measure 54/XI shall apply in

the 1994/95 season.

Conservation Measure 85/XIII

Limitation of the By-catch of Notothenia

gibberifrons, Chaenocephalus aceratus,

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus,

Notothenia rossii and Notothenia

squamifrons, in Statistical Subarea 48.3 for

the 1994/95 Season.

This Conservation Measure is adopted in

accordance with Conservation Measure 7/V:

In any directed fishery in Statistical

Subarea 48.3, during the 1994/95 season

commencing 5 November 1994, the by-catch

of Notothenia gibberifrons shall not exceed

1 470 tonnes; the by-catch of Chaenocephalus

aceratus shall not exceed 2 200 tonnes; and

the by-catch of Pseudochaenichthys

georgianus, Notothenia rossii, and

Notothenia squamifrons shall not exceed 300

tonnes each.

Conservation Measure 86/XIII

Prohibition of Directed Fishery on

Champsocephalus gunnari in Statistical

Subarea 48.3 in the 1994/95 Season.

The Commission adopted this

Conservation Measure in accordance with

Conservation Measure 7/V:

Directed fishing on Champsocephalus

gunnari is prohibited in Statistical Subarea

48.3 in the 1994/95 season, defined as the

period from 5 November 1994 to the end of

the Commission meeting in 1995.
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1Conservation Measures 5/V and 6/V, which

prohibit directed fishing for Notothenia rossii in

Subareas 48.1 and 48.2 respectively, remain in force

but are currently encompassed within the

provisions in Conservation Measures 72/XII and 73/

XII.

Conservation Measure 87/XIII

Limitation of Total Catch of Notothenia

squamifrons in Statistical Division 58.4.4

(Ob and Lena Banks) in the 1994/95 and

1995/96 Seasons

1. The total catch of Notothenia

squamifrons for the entire two year period

shall not exceed 1 150 tonnes, which shall

be made up of 715 tonnes on Lena Bank and

435 tonnes on Ob Bank.

2. The two year period shall be from 5

November 1994 to the end of the Commission

meeting in 1996.

3. For the purpose of implementing this

conservation measure:

(i) The Five-day Catch and Effort reporting

system set out in Conservation Measure 51/

XII shall apply in the period 1994 to 1996

commencing on 5 November 1994;

(ii) The Monthly Effort and Biological Data

Reporting System set out in Conservation

Measure 52/XI shall apply for the target

species Notothenia squamifrons, and the bycatch species Dissostichus eleginoides

commencing on 5 November 1994;

(iii) Data on the numbers of seabirds of

each species killed or injured in incidents

involving the net monitor cable shall also be

reported to the Commission;

(iv) Age frequency, length frequency and

age/length keys for Notothenia squamifrons,

Dissostichus eleginoides and any other

species forming a significant part of the catch

shall be collected and reported to each

annual meeting of the Working Group on

Fish Stock Assessment for each Bank

separately on forms B2 and B3; and

(v) The Fishery for Notothenia squamifrons

will be subject to review at the 1995 annual

meetings of the Scientific Committee and the

Commission.

4. Each vessel participating in the fishery

in Statistical Division 58.4.4 in the 1994/95

and 1995/96 seasons shall have a scientific

observer, appointed in accordance with the

Scheme of International Scientific

Observation of CCAMLR, on board

throughout all fishing activities within the

fishing period.

Resolution Adopted in 1994

Resolution 11/XIII

Cape Shirreff CEMP Protected Area

1. The Commission noted that a program

of long-term studies is being undertaken and

is planned at Cape Shirreff and the San

Telmo Islands, Livingston Island, South

Shetland Islands, as part of the CCAMLR

Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP).

Recognizing that these studies may be

vulnerable to accidental or willful

interference, the Commission expressed its

concern that this CEMP site, the scientific

investigations, and the Antarctic marine

living resources therein be protected.

2. Therefore, the Commission considers it

appropriate to accord protection to Cape

Shirreff and the San Telmo Islands by

establishing the ‘‘Cape Shirreff CEMP

Protection Area’’.

3. Members are requested to comply, on a

voluntary basis, with the provisions of the

management plan for the Cape Shirreff CEMP

Protected Area, until such time as

Conservation Measure 82/XIII comes into

effect.

4. It was agreed that, in accordance with

Article X, the Commission would draw this

Resolution to the attention of any State that

is not a Party to the Convention and whose

nationals or vessels are present in the

Convention Area.

Other Conservation Measures in Force

The Commission agreed that Conservation

Measures 2/III (as amended by 19/IX which

came into force on 1 November 1991 except

for waters adjacent to Kerguelen and Crozet

Islands), 3/IV, 4/V, 5/V, 6/V, 7/V, 19/IX, 30/

X (which came into force on 3 May 1992,

except for waters adjacent to Kerguelen

Crozet Islands), 31/X (which came into force

on May 1992, except for waters around

Kerguelen and Crozet Islands and around the

Prince Edward Islands), 40/X, 45/XI, 51/XII,

52/XI, 54/XI, 61/XII, 62/XI, 63/XII, 64/XII,

65/XII, 72/XII, 73/XII, 75/XII, should remain

in force.1

Catch Reporting

Catches of E. carlsbergi shall be reported to

the Secretariat at the end of each calendar

month, according to the system described in

Conservation Measure 40/X. In addition,

biological data should be reported every

month in accordance with Conservation

Measure 54/XI.

Catches of D. eleginoides shall be reported

to the Secretariat at the end of five-day

intervals, according to the system described

in Conservation Measure 51/XII. In addition,

biological data should be reported every

month in accordance with Conservation

Measure 81/XIII.

Catches of C. gunnari shall be reported to

the Secretariat at the end of five-day

intervals, according to the system described

in Conservation Measures 51/XII. In addition,

biological data should be reported every

month in accordance with Conservation

Measure 52/XI.

Catches of N. Squamifrons shall be

reported to the Secretariat at the end of fiveday intervals, according to the system

described in Conservation Measure 51/XII. In

addition, biological data should be reported

every month in accordance with

Conservation Measure 52/XI.

Catches of crabs shall be reported to the

Secretariat at the end of ten-day intervals,

according to the system described in

Conservation Measure 61/XII. In addition,

data on all crabs caught caught prior to 31

July 1995 shall be reported to CCAMLR by

31 August 1995, in accordance with

Conservation Measures 79/XIII.

Catches for scientific research shall be

reported to the Secretariat according to the

CCAMLR within season catch and effort

reporting systems whenever the catch within

the period exceeds five tons, unless more

specific regulations apply to the particular

species.

Dated: January 6, 1995.

R. Tucker Scully,

Director, Office of Oceans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–1280 Filed 1–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Public Notice No. 2149]

United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC): Study Groups B

and D; Meeting

The Department of State announces

that the United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC), Study Group B

Group will meet on Thursday, March

30, 1995 at 9:30 a.m., Room 1912 of the

Department of State, and that Study

Group D will also hold a meeting: The

meeting of Study Group D will be held

on Wednesday, March 29, 1995, Room

1205, at 9:30 a.m. Both meetings will be

held at the Department of State, in the

rooms notified herein, 2201 C Street

NW., Washington, DC 20520.

The agenda for Study Group D will

include a report of the March meeting

of ITU–T Study Group 8, and

consideration of U.S.A. and company

contributions to the April meeting of

ITU–T Study Group 14, as well as the

June meeting of ITU–T Study Group 7.

Other matters within the competence of

Study Group D, including Rapporteur

meeting reports may be considered

during that meeting.

The agenda for Study Group B will

include a review of the results of the

ITU–T Study Group 10 meeting

(October 1994) as well as the results of

the November Study Group 13 meeting.

Consideration of contributions to

upcoming meetings of ITU–T Study

Group 11 in April, 1995 and the ITU–

T Study Group 9 meeting, in June of

1995 will also be considered on the

agenda of that meeting. Persons

presenting contributions to Study Group

D should bring 20 copies of such

contributions to the meeting. Persons

presenting contributions to the meeting

of Study Group B should bring 35

copies.

Members of the General Public may

attend and join in the discussions,

subject to the control of the Chair.

Persons intending to attend the above

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