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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.

[FR Doc. 01–11233 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

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.