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to the frontiers of tomorrow. Highlights

of the meeting include eight forums

featuring national and international

experts in various technology fields; an

opportunity to meet with NIST

scientists at Poster Sessions

demonstrating advances in the

chemical, physical, and biological areas

of science that have direct impact on

advances in all technologies; an ATP/

Industry Showcase, featuring quality

projects that have received ATP funding

assistance; a Venture Capital forum to

hear how venture capital firms decide

which technologies to fund out of an

expanding universe of emerging

technologies; and interactive

networking opportunities with leaders

in ‘‘cutting edge’’ technologies and ATP

program managers and business experts.

Information on the meeting agenda and

the registration requirements can be

found at the ATP website at

www.atp.nist.gov. There is a registration

fee of $525.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

Karen H. Brown,

Acting Director.

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Call for Applications for Alternate

Representatives to the Coral Reef

Ecosystem Reserve Council for the

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral

Reef Ecosystem Reserve

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary

Program (NMSP), National Ocean

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for

applications.

SUMMARY: On December 4, 2000,

Executive Order 13178 established the

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral

Reef Ecosystem Reserve (Reserve). The

Executive Order requires the Secretary

of Commerce or his or her designee

(hereafter Secretary) to establish a Coral

Reef Ecosystem Reserve Council

(Reserve Council) to provide advice and

recommendations on the development

of the Reserve Operations Plan and the

designation and management of a

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

National Marine Sanctuary by the

Secretary. The Secretary, through the

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

(ONMS), established the Reserve

Council and is now seeking applicants

for alternates to the citizen/constituent

representatives on the Reserve Council.

Previous applicants do not need to

reapply and will still be considered in

the competitive pool.

DATES: Completed applications must be

postmarked no later than June 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be

obtained from Robert Smith or Aulani

Wilhelm, Northwest Hawaiian Islands

Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, National

Ocean Service, P.O. Box 43, Hawaii

National Park, Hawaii 96718–0043, or

online at: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov.

Completed applications should be

sent to the same address as above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Aulani Wilhelm at (808) 295–1234, or

aulani.wilhelma@noaa.gov, or visit the

web site at: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 4, 2000, Executive Order

13178 established the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem

Reserve, pursuant to the National

Marine Sanctuaries Act, as amended by

the National Marine Sanctuaries

Amendments Act of 2000. The Reserve

encompasses an area of the marine

waters and submerged lands of the

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,

extending approximately 1200 nautical

miles long and 100 nautical miles wide.

The Reserve is adjacent to and seaward

of the seaward boundary of Hawaii State

waters and submerged lands and the

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge,

and includes the Hawaiian Islands

National Wildlife Refuge to the extent it

extends beyond Hawaii State waters and

submerged lands. The Reserve will be

managed by the Secretary of Commerce

pursuant to the National Marine

Sanctuaries Act and the Executive

Order. The Secretary has also initiated

the process to designate the Reserve as

a National Marine Sanctuary. The

management principles and

implementation strategy and

requirements for the Reserve are found

in the Executive Order, which is part of

the application kit and can be found on

the web site listed above.

In designating the Reserve, the

Secretary of Commerce was directed to

establish a Coral Reef Ecosystem

Reserve Council, pursuant to section

315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries

Act, to provide advice and

recommendations on the development

of the Reserve Operations Plan and the

designation and management of a

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

National Marine Sanctuary by the

Secretary. The National Marine

Sanctuary System (NMSS) has

established the Reserve Council and is

not accepting applications from

interested individuals for alternates for

the following fourteen citizen/

constituent positions on the Council:

1. Three Native Hawaiian

representatives, including one Native

Hawaiian elder, with experience or

knowledge regarding Native Hawaiian

subsistence, cultural, religious, or other

activities in the Northwestern Hawaiian

Islands.

2. Three representatives from the nonFederal science community with

experience specific to the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands and with expertise in

at least one of the following areas:

A. Marine mammal science.

B. Coral reef ecology.

C. Native marine flora and fauna of

the Hawaiian Islands.

D. Oceanography.

E. Any other scientific discipline the

Secretary determines to be appropriate.

3. Three representatives from nongovernmental wildlife/marine life,

environmental, and/or conservation

organizations.

4. One representative from the

commercial fishing industry that

conducts activities in the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands.

5. One representative from the

recreational fishing industry that

conducts activities in the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands.

6. One representative from the oceanrelated tourism industry.

7. One representative from the nonFederal community with experience in

education and outreach regarding

marine conservation issues.

8. One citizen-at-large representative.

All individuals who have previously

applied do not need to reapply and

remain in the competitive pool for the

alternates.

The Reserve Council also includes

one representative from the State of

Hawaii (and an alternate as appropriate)

as appointed by the Governor; the

manager of the Hawaiian Islands

Humpback Whale National Marine

Sanctuary as a non-voting member; and

one representative each, as non-voting

members, from the Department of the

Interior, Department of State, National

Marine Fisheries Service, Marine

Mammal Commission, U.S. Coast

Guard, Department of Defense, National

Science Foundation, National Ocean

Service, and the Western Pacific

Regional Fishery Management Council.

The non-voting representatives and

their alternates are chosen by the

agencies and other entities which they

represent on the Council. The charter

for the Council can be found in the

application kit, or on the web site listed

above.

Applicants for the fourteen alternate

positions now sought from the citizen/

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constituent portion of the Council are

chosen based upon their particular

expertise and experience in relation to

the seat for which they are applying;

community and professional affiliations;

and philosophy regarding the

conservation and management of marine

resources. Applicants who are chosen as

alternates represent a seat in the absence

of the primary Council member and/or

may also complete the term if a primary

member resigns. Alternates hold the

same privileges as members when they

are representing the member at a

Council meeting. When the member is

present at meetings, the alternate may

participate as a member of the public.

Alternates should expect to serve twoto three-year terms, pursuant to the

Council’s charter and matching those

terms held by the primary seat for

which the alternate is chosen. Persons

who are interested in applying for

membership on the Council may obtain

an application from either the person or

website identified above. Completed

applications must be sent to the address

listed above and must be received by

June 4, 2001.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Section 1431 et seq.;

Pub. L. 106–513.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Ted I. Lillestolen,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Oceans

and Coastal Zone Management.

[FR Doc. 01–11234 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen

Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary

System (NMSS), National Ocean Service

(NOS, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for

applications.

SUMMARY: The Stellwagen Bank National

Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS or

Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the

following fifteen vacant seats on its

Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council):

Research (2); Conservation (2);

Education (2); Marine Transportation

(1); Fixed gear Fishing (1); Mobile gear

Fishing (1); Recreation (1); Whale

Watching Industry (1); Business/

Industry (1); and Citizen-at-Large (3).

Applicants are chosen based upon their

particular expertise and experience in

relation to the seat for which they are

applying; community and professional

affiliations; philosophy regarding the

conservation and management of marine

resources; and the length of residence in

the area affected by the Sanctuary.

Applicants who are chosen as members

should expect to serve two or three-year

terms, pursuant to the Council’s Charter.

Alternates to the fifteen members will

also be chosen from the same pool of

applicants.

DATES: Applications are due by June 8,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be

obtained from Sandi Dentino at

Stellwagen Bank National Marine

Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster Road,

Scituate, MA 02066. Completed

applications should be sent to the same

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandi Dentino, Stellwagen Bank

National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward

Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

SBNMS Advisory Council was

established in 1998 to assure continued

public participation in the management

of the Sanctuary. The past Council was

dissolved in 2000 and this recruitment

will establish a new Council to advise

the new Superintendent. Since its

establishment, the original Council has

played a vital role in the decisions

affecting the Sanctuary and surrounding

waters.

The Council’s fifteen voting members

represent a variety of local user groups,

as well as the general public. Six exofficio members will represent state and

federal governmental jurisdictions.

The Council represents the

coordination link between the

Sanctuary and the state and federal

management agencies, user groups,

researchers, educators, policymakers,

and other various groups that help to

focus efforts and attention on Sanctuary

issues.

The Council functions in an advisory

capacity to the Sanctuary

Superintendent and is instrumental in

helping to develop policies and program

goals, and to identify education,

outreach, research, long-term

monitoring, resource protection and

revenue enhancement priorities. The

Council works in concert with the

Sanctuary Superintendent by keeping

him informed about issues of concern

throughout the Sanctuary, offering

recommendations on specific issues,

and aiding the Superintendent in

achieving the goals of the Sanctuary

program within the context of SBNMS

programs and policies.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Section 1431 et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary

Program)

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Ted I. Lillestolen,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Oceans

and Coastal Zone Management.

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BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042501G]

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Oregon Department of Fish and

Wildlife (ODFW) has submitted four

Fisheries Management and Evaluation

Plans (FMEP) pursuant to the protective

regulations promulgated for Middle

Columbia River (MCR) steelhead under

the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The

FMEPs specify the future management

of inland recreational fisheries

potentially affecting the MCR steelhead.

This document serves to notify the

public of the availability of the FMEPs

for review and comment before a final

approval or disapproval is made by

NMFS.

DATES: Written comments on the draft

FMEPs must be received at the

appropriate address or fax number (see

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific

standard time on June 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the draft FMEPs

should be addressed to Richard Turner,

Sustainable Fisheries Division, Hatchery

and Inland Fisheries Branch, 525 N.E.

Oregon Street, Suite 510, Portland, OR

97232 or faxed to 503–872–2737. The

documents are also available on the

Internet at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/.

Comments will not be accepted if

submitted via e-mail or the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Turner, Portland, OR at phone

number 503–736–4737 or e-mail:

rich.turner@noaa.gov.