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duties of the Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration.

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Bernard T. Carreau,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

National Estuarine Research Reserve

System

AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division,

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, National Ocean Service,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of approval and

availability of revision to the Final

Revised Management Plan for the Jobos

Bay National Estuarine Research

Reserve, 2001–2005.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office

of Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, has approved the revised

Management Plan for the Jobos Bay

National Estuarine Research Reserve

(JBNERR). The JBNERR was designated

in 1981 and has been operating under a

Management Plan approved in 1982.

Pursuant to Section 315 of the Coastal

Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C.

Section 1461, and Section 921.33(c) of

the implementing regulations, a state

must revise its management plan at least

every five years, or more often if

necessary. This revision is Puerto Rico’s

effort to comply with this requirement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nathalie Peter, OCRM, Estuarine

Reserves Division, 1305 East-West

Highway, 11th Floor (N/ORM5), Silver

Spring, Maryland 20910. (301) 713–

3155, Extension 119.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

JBNERR Management Plan Revision

contains the program mission, goals and

objectives of the JBNERR, and

establishes policies that will protect the

natural resources and ecological

integrity of the reserve. It provides

guidance for reserve operation and

management with the objective of

providing long-term opportunities for

research, education and stewardship.

The JBNERR Management Plan

Revision was prepared by the Puerto

Rico Department of Natural and

Environmental Resources (DNER). It

was presented at a public hearing at the

JBNERR Visitors Center on March 30,

1999. The Puerto Rico Planning Board

adopted the plan on March 3, 2000,

under Resolution Number JB–2000–PM–

JOBANERR. It was subsequently

approved by an Executive Order signed

by the Governor on December 29, 2000.

The Planning Board approval process

renders the JBNERR Management Plan

an enforceable document to be upheld

by the Government of Puerto Rico.

The JBNERR Management Plan

Revision submitted for the Planning

Board approval process contained an

action plan covering the years 2000–

2004. NOAA is approving the

Management Plan revision for the years

2001–2005. To remedy the discrepancy

in the five-year time period, NOAA has

requested and DNER has agreed to

submit a supplemental 2005 action plan

and update for NOAA approval in 2004.

Revisions to the JBNERR Management

Plan include the following:

1.Updated and detailed boundary

maps and maps of natural resources and

land uses within and adjacent to the

reserve.

2. A full discussion of the

management issues at the reserve.

3. A section detailing staffing needs,

roles, and responsibilities.

4. A facilities description. Under a

NOAA matching grant, the DNER has

renovated a historic building to serve as

the Visitors Center. This central facility

consists of administrative offices, an

information center, a conference and

exhibit area, and a laboratory.

5. A new section addressing resource

protection that includes goals and

objectives; a management sector zoning

plan establishing preservation,

conservation, and limited use sectors;

and resource protection guidelines that

prohibit jet skis and allow seasonal

hunting in designated areas.

6. Appendices that provide a set of

regulations for the use and protection of

JBNERR resources; summaries of the

commonwealth legal authorities

applicable to the reserve; a surveillance

and enforcement plan for the DNER

Ranger Corps; and guidelines for

research, monitoring, manipulation, and

education activities to be undertaken at

the reserve.

The chief areas of concentration for

the JBNERR in the next four years are

as follows:

1. Establishing a Citizens’ Advisory

Committee, Research Advisory

Committee, and Education Advisory

Committee.

2. Increasing coordination among

Federal and local agencies related to

surveillance and enforcement.

3. Expanding the reserve’s role in

protecting and restoring reserve

resources through boundary delineation

and increased signage, acquisition, the

special area planning process, and

action on the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency consent order related

to the northern boundary of the reserve.

4. Improving the transfer of estuarine

information between reserve programs

and external groups (e.g. local

neighbors, local and commonwealth

decision-makers in the scientific,

governmental and educational

communities) through exhibits,

newsletters, interpretive trails, teaching

guides and curriculum materials, and

coastal decision-maker workshops.

5. Encouraging community

stewardship of the estuary and

watershed through an expanded

outreach program and enhanced access

to the reserve.

6. Initiating a reserve volunteer

program.

7. Completing an environmental

characterization and site profile for the

reserve.

8. Designing and implementing a

long-term environmental monitoring

program that incorporates the national

System-Wide Monitoring Program.

9. Actively promoting collaborative

research activities.

Copies of the document can be

obtained from the Jobos Bay National

Estuarine Research Reserve, Department

of Natural and Environmental

Resources, Call Box B, Aguirre, Puerto

Rico, 00704. (787) 853–4617.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number

11.420

Dated: May 3, 2001.

Ted Lillestolen,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean

Services and Coastal Zone Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric

Research; Notice of Solicitation for

NOAA Science Advisory Board

Members

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for NOAA

Science Advisory Board members.

SUMMARY: The Under Secretary for

Oceans and Atmosphere is soliciting

nominations for membership on the

NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB).

The SAB is the only Federal Advisory

Committee with responsibility to advise

the Under Secretary of Commerce for

Oceans and Atmosphere on long- and

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short-range strategies for research,

education, and application of science to

resource management and

environmental assessment and

prediction. The SAB was originally

chartered under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2., on

September 25, 1997, with the General

Services Administration’s concurrence.

DATES: Resumes should be sent to the

address specified and must be received

by June 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Michael S. Uhart,

Executive Director; NOAA Science

Advisory Board; 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 11142; Silver Spring,

Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Michael Uhart at the address given

above; telephone (301) 713–9121 or fax

(301) 713–3515.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SAB

activities and advice provide necessary

input to ensure that NOAA science

programs are of the highest quality and

provide optimal support to resource

management and environmental

assessment and prediction. The panel

provides advice to the Under Secretary

of Commerce for Oceans and

Atmosphere on such matters as:

(a) climate monitoring, assessment,

and prediction;

(b) recovering protected and

endangered species;

(c) R & D leading to advances in shortterm weather warning and forecast

services;

(d) the effective collection,

management, and utilization of

environmental data;

(e) assessment, development,

utilization, and conservation of ocean

and coastal resources;

(f) the integration of technology and

scientific information into decisionmaking and operational processes; and

(g) such other matters as the Under

Secretary refers to the panel for review

and advice.

The SAB is to consist of 15 members

reflecting the full breadth of NOAA’s

areas of responsibility. The SAB meets

at least twice each year, exclusive of

subcommittee, task force, and working

group meetings. Panel members must be

willing to participate in periodic

reviews of the conduct, support, and use

of science in NOAA laboratories and

programs. Panel members are appointed

for a 3-year term.

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Louisa Koch,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042601F]

Marine Mammals; File No. 633–1483–02

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS),

P.O. Box 1036, Provincetown, MA

02657 (Executive Director: Mr. Peter

Borrelli, Principal Investigator: Dr.

Charles A. Mayo) has been issued an

amendment to scientific research Permit

No. 633–1483–01

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone

(301)713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376; and

Northeast Region, NMFS, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298; phone (978) 281–9200; fax

(978) 281–9371.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams (301)

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 31, 2000, notice was published

in the Federal Register (65 FR 64932)

that an amendment of Permit No. 633–

1483–01, issued June 14, 1999, and

published June 22, 1999 (64 FR 33270),

had been requested by the above-named

organization. The requested amendment

has been granted under the authority of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.), the Regulations Governing the

Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),

and the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered and threatened species (50

CFR 222-226).

Project I: Amendment No. 2

authorizes attachment of a non-invasive

optical device (‘‘critter cam’’) to seven

North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod

Bay for collecting video documentation

of the zooplankton stream passing by

feeding whales in order to better assess

the decision-making of the whales

during foraging and the quality of the

food layer supporting the whales. This

documentation will provide a

subsurface tool for supplementing CCS’

on-going oceanographic surveys and for

‘‘ground-truthing’’ current estimates of

prey patch density and area in Cape Cod

Bay.

Issuance of this amendment, as

required by the ESA was based on a

finding that such permit (1) was applied

for in good faith, (2) will not operate to

the disadvantage of the endangered

species which is the subject of this

permit, and (3) is consistent with the

purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: May 8,2001.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

People’s Republic of China

May 9, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of these limits, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, refer to the Office of Textiles

and Apparel website at http://

www.otexa.ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted for swing

and carryover.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS