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proposed and final rulemakings

published in the Federal Register after

January 1, 1999. The President also

directed agencies to consider rewriting

existing regulations in plain language

when they have the opportunity and

resources to do so. For an example of a

rule drafted in plain language, you can

refer to RSPA’s notice of proposed

rulemaking entitled ‘‘Revised and

Clarified Hazardous Materials Safety

Rulemaking and Program Procedures,’’

which was published December 11,

1998 (63 FR 68624). This NPRM

proposed to rewrite 49 CFR Part 106 and

Subpart A of Part 107 in plain language

and to create a new Part 105 that would

contain definitions and general

procedures. We are currently evaluating

comments received in response to the

NPRM.

B. Review Schedule

In conjunction with our section 610

reviews, we will be performing plain

language reviews of the HMR over a tenyear period on a schedule consistent

with the section 610 review schedule.

Thus, our review of Parts 174 and 177

will also include a plain language

review to determine if the regulations

can be reorganized and/or rewritten to

make them easier to read, understand,

and use. We are also considering a

petition for rulemaking jointly filed by

the Association of American Railroads

and the American Trucking

Associations (P–1355) proposing that

we consolidate the requirements of Parts

174 and 177 into a new Part 174. The

petition further proposes to delete

certain requirements in Parts 174 and

177 that are obsolete, duplicative, or do

not ‘‘add to the safe transportation of

hazardous materials.’’ We encourage

interested persons to submit draft

regulatory language that clearly and

simply communicates regulatory

requirements, and other

recommendations, such as for putting

information in tables or consolidating

regulatory requirements, that may make

the regulations easier to use.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 5,

2001, under authority delegated in 49 CFR

Part 106.

Robert A. McGuire,

Associate Administrator for Hazardous

Materials Safety, Research and Special

Programs Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 216

[Docket No.000801223-0223-01; I.D.

062000A]

RIN 0648-AO24

Taking and Importing Marine

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals

Incidental to Operation of a Low

Frequency Sound Source by the North

Pacific Acoustic Laboratory;

Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Correction to a notice of

proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to the notice of proposed

rulemaking that was published on

December 22, 2000. These corrections

are necessary to ensure reviewers

provide comments appropriate for the

proposed action.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Scripps

Institution of Oceanography (Scripps)

application may be obtained by writing

to Donna Wieting, Chief, Marine

Mammal Conservation Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-

3226.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 713-

2055, ext 128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 22, 1999, NMFS published a

notice (64 FR 57026) that NMFS had

received a request from Scripps for a

small take of certain marine mammal

species incidental to the operation of a

low frequency sound source previously

installed off the north shore of Kauai,

HI, by the Acoustic Thermometry of

Ocean Climate project.

Need for Correction

As published, the notice contains an

error by requesting comment on the

impact of explosives on marine

mammals. As the Scripps’ acoustic

source is considered an intermittent

sound source and does not result in

effects on marine mammals similar to

that which would result if the source

were an explosive, the sentence may

prove to be misleading and, therefore, is

in need of correction. While NMFS

welcomes comment on its criterion for

explosive effects on marine mammals, it

specifically requests comment in this

document on the effects of intermittent

noise on marine mammals.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the publication on

December 22, 2000, of the notice of

proposed rulemaking (I.D. 062000A),

which was the subject of FR Doc. 00-

32725, is corrected as follows:

On page 80822, in the first column,

under the heading of Response to

Comment 23, the last sentence

beginning on line 10, is corrected to

read: ‘‘NMFS invites comment on the

criterion for assessing impacts from

intermittent noise sources on marine

mammals.’’

Dated: January 5, 2001.

William T. Hogarth,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 010401A]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meetings and Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), NationalOceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of salmon

management options; public meetings

and hearings.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) has

begun its annual preseason management

process for the 2001 ocean salmon

fisheries. This document announces the

availability of Council documents as

well as the dates and locations of

Council meetings and public hearings

that comprise the Council’s complete

schedule of events for determining the

annual proposed and final

modifications to ocean salmon fishery

management measures. The agendas for

the March and April Council meetings

will be published in subsequent Federal

Register documents prior to the actual

meetings.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon

management options must be received

by March 28, 2001, at noon Pacific

Time. For dates and times of the public

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meetings and hearings see

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Documents containing the

salmon management options will be

available from and written comments

should be sent to Jim Lone, Chairman,

Pacific Fishery Management Council,

2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224,

Portland, Oregon, 97201; phone: 503-

326-6352; fax: 503-326-6831. For

locations of the public meetings and

hearings, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Coon at 503-326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dates, Times, and Locations

Schedule For Document Availability

February 27, 2001: ‘‘Review of 2000

Ocean Salmon Fisheries’’ and

‘‘Preseason Report I-Stock Abundance

Analysis for 2001 Ocean Salmon

Fisheries’’ will be available to the public

from the Council office.

March 20, 2001: ‘‘Preseason Report II’’

and the public hearing schedule will be

mailed to the public. The report will

include a description of the adopted

salmon management options and a

summary of their biological and

economic impacts.

April 13, 2001: Newsletter describing

adopted ocean salmon fishing

management measures will be mailed to

the public.

May 1, 2001: Federal regulations will

be implemented and ‘‘Preseason Report

III- Analysis of Council-Adopted Ocean

Salmon Management Measures for 2001

Ocean Salmon Fisheries’’ will be

available from the Council office (see

ADDRESSES).

Public Hearings

Public hearings will be held on March

26 to 28, 2001, to receive comments on

the proposed ocean salmon fishery

management options adopted by the

Council. All public hearings begin at 7

p.m. on the dates and at the locations

specified here.

March 26, 2001: Chateau Westport,

710 W Hancock, Westport, WA.

March 26, 2001: Red Lion Hotel, 1313

N Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR.

March 27, 2001: Red Lion Hotel

Eureka, 1929 Fourth Street, Eureka, CA.

April 2-6, 2001: Council and advisory

entities meet at the Red Lion Hotel

Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, to adopt

2001 management measures for

implementation by NMFS.

April 3, 2001: Testimony on the

management options will be taken

during the Council meeting at the Red

Lion Hotel Sacramento, Sacramento,

CA.

Public Meetings

January 16-19, 2001: The Salmon

Technical Team (STT) will meet at the

Council office in a public work session

to draft ‘‘Review of 2000 Ocean Salmon

Fisheries’’ and to consider any other

estimation or methodology issues

pertinent to the 2001 ocean salmon

fisheries.

February 13-16, 2001: The STT will

meet at the Council office in a public

work session to draft ‘‘Preseason Report

I-Stock Abundance Analysis for 2000

Ocean Salmon Fisheries’’ and to

consider any other estimation or

methodology issues pertinent to the

2001 ocean salmon fisheries.

March 5-9, 2001: Council and

advisory entities will meet at the

Doubletree Hotel - Columbia River, 1401

North Hayden Island Drive, Portland,

OR to adopt the 2001 salmon

management options for public review.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in the STT meeting agendas

may come before the STT for

discussion, those issues may not be the

subject of formal STT action during

these meetings. STT action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

listed in this document and to any

issues arising after publication of this

document that require emergency action

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and

Management Act, provided the public

has been notified of the STT’s intent to

take final action to address the

emergency.

Special Accommodations

The meetings and hearings are

physically accessible to people with

disabilities. Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter

at503-326-6352 (voice), or 503-326-6831

(fax) at least 5 days prior to the meeting

date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. et seq.

Dated: January 8, 2001.

Clarence Pautzke,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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