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Regional Administrator, Southeast

Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center

Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702–2432;

phone (727) 570–5301; fax (727) 570–

5320; and

Protected Species Program Manager,

Pacific Islands Area Office, 1601

Kapiolani Blvd., Room 1110, Honolulu,

HI 96814–4700; phone (808) 973–2935;

fax (808) 973–2941.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

E. Ruth Johnson,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 050901E]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

advisory entities will hold public

meetings.

DATES: The Council and its advisory

entities will meet June 10-15, 2001. The

Council meeting will begin on Tuesday,

June 12, at 8 a.m., reconvening each day

through Friday. All meetings are open to

the public, except a closed session will

be held from 8 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. on

Tuesday, June 12 to address litigation

and personnel matters. The Council will

meet as late as necessary each day to

complete its scheduled business.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Park Plaza Hotel, 1177 Airport

Boulevard, Burlingame, CA 94010;

telephone: 650–342–9200.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director;

telephone: (503)326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following items are on the Council

agenda, but not necessarily in this order.

All items listed are subject to potential

Council action.

A. Call to Order

1. Opening Remarks, Introductions,

2. Roll Call

3. Executive Director’s Report

4. Approve Agenda

5. Approve March 2001 and April

2001 Minutes

B. Salmon Management

1. NMFS Report

2. Sequence of Events and Status of

Fisheries

C. Groundfish Management

1. NMFS Report

2. Sablefish Three-Tier Program

Qualification with Setnet Landings

3. Marine Recreational Fisheries

Statistics Survey Update

4. Status of the 2001 Stock

Assessment Review Panel Meetings

5. Stock Assessment Priorities for

2002

6. Experimental Fishing Permit (EFP)

Applications

7. Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish

Permit Stacking and Season for 2001

and beyond

8. Incidental Pacific Halibut Harvest

Restrictions for the Primary, Limited

Entry Longline Sablefish Fishery North

of Point Chehalis, Washington

9. Strategic Plan Implementation

10. Rebuilding Plans for Canary

Rockfish, Cowcod, Pacific Ocean Perch,

Bocaccio, Lingcod, Widow Rockfish,

and Darkblotched Rockfish

11. Preliminary Harvest Levels for

2002

12. American Fisheries Act

Management Measures

13. Status of Fisheries and Inseason

Adjustments

14. Full Retention Measures

D. Habitat Issues

Essential Fish Habitat Issues

E. Marine Reserves

1. Review of West Coast Marine

Reserves Efforts

2. Marine Reserves in the Channel

Island National Marine Sanctuary

F. Highly Migratory Species

Management

1. International Highly Migratory

Species (HMS) Discussions and Actions

2. Public Review Draft of the HMS

Fishery Management Plan (FMP)

3. Draft FMP Public Hearing Schedule

G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

1. Exempted Fishing Permit

Applications

2. Pacific Mackerel Harvest Guideline

and Other Specifications for 2002

3. Market Squid Maximum

Sustainable Yield (MSY) Methodology

Review Workshop

H. Administrative and Other Matters

1. Report of the Budget Committee

2. Status of Legislation

3. Appointments to Advisory Bodies

or Other Council Positions

4. Council Staff Work Load Priorities

5. September 2001 Council Meeting

Draft Agenda

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY

MEETINGS

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2001

Scientific and Statistical Committee

Highly Migratory Species

Subcommittee 10 a.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001

Council Secretariate 7 a.m.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8

a.m.

Budget Committee 10 a.m.

Habitat Steering Group 1 p.m.

Highly Migratory Species Advisory

Subpanel 1 p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2001

Council Secretariate 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8

a.m.

Habitat Steering Group 8 a.m.-noon

Highly Migratory Species Advisory

Subpanel 8 a.m.-noon

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.

Groundfish Management Team: As

necessary

Enforcement Consultants:

Immediately following Council Session

Groundfish FMP EIS Scoping Meeting

7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2001

Council Secretariate 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: As

necessary

Groundfish Management Team: As

necessary

Enforcement Consultants: As

necessary

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001

Council Secretariate 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Groundfish Management Team: As

necessary

Enforcement Consultants: As

necessary

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2001

Council Secretariate 7 a.m.

California State Delegation 7 a.m.

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.

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Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.

Enforcement Consultants: As

necessary

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before this Council for discussion, those

issues may not be the subject of formal

Council action during this meeting.

Council action will be restricted to those

issues specifically listed in this notice

and any issues arising after publication

of this notice that require emergency

action under section 305(c) of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

provided the public has been notified of

the Council’s intent to take final action

to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter

at (503) 326–-6352 at least 5 days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Technology Administration

[Docket No.: 010514126–1126–01]

RIN 0692–ZA00

Under Secretary/Office of Technology

Policy Grants Program

AGENCY: Technology Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Office of Technology

Policy, Technology Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce invites

proposals from eligible organizations for

funding projects under the Under

Secretary/Office of Technology Policy

(US/OTP) Grants Program. Under this

program, the Under Secretary/Office of

Technology Policy will provide grants

and cooperative agreements in the

following areas: Identifying Government

Policies That Affect Innovation,

Supporting State and Local Efforts to

Harness Technology for Economic

Development, and Facilitating

Technology Development and Transfer.

DATES: The US/OTP Grants Program

proposals must be received no later than

the close of business September 30,

2001. Proposals received after June 30,

2001 will continue to be processed and

considered for funding but may be

funded in the next fiscal year, subject to

the availability of funds.

ADDRESSES: Applicants are requested to

submit one signed original and two

copies of the proposal, along with a

Grant Application, (Standard Form 424

REV. 7/97 and other required forms),

clearly marked to identify the field of

research, to: Jon Paugh; Office of

Technology Policy; Technology

Competitiveness Staff, Room 4418;

United States Department of Commerce;

14th & Constitution Ave.; Washington,

DC 20239; Tel: (202) 482–2100; E-mail:

otptech@ta.doc.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Laney-Cummings; Office of

Technology Policy; Technology

Competitiveness Staff, Room 4418;

United States Department of Commerce;

14th & Constitution Ave.; Washington,

DC 20239; Tel: (202) 482–2100; E-mail:

otptech@ta.doc.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: The authority for the US/OTP

Grants Program is as follows: As authorized

by 15 U.S.C. 3704 (b) and (c) and 15 U.S.C.

3706, the Office of Technology Policy

conducts directly, and supports through

grants and cooperative agreements, a program

of policy analysis and development relating

to technological innovation and its

contribution to economic growth and

industrial competitiveness.

Background: The responsibilities of

the Office of Technology Policy (OTP)

are defined by the Stevenson-Wydler

Technology Innovation Act, 15 U.S.C.

3701 et seq., and related legislation,

detailed below. The Stevenson-Wydler

Technology Innovation Act requires the

Assistant Secretary for Technology

Policy, who serves as Director of OTP,

to support the Under Secretary for

Technology in carrying out the Act’s

policy responsibilities by:

• Conducting technology policy

analyses to improve United States

industrial productivity, technology, and

innovation, and cooperate with United

States industry in the improvement of

its productivity, technology, and ability

to compete successfully in world

markets;

• Identifying technological needs,

problems, and opportunities within and

across industrial sectors that, if

addressed, could make a significant

contribution to the economy of the

United States;

• Supporting studies and policy

experiments, in cooperation with other

Federal agencies, to determine the

effectiveness of measures with the

potential of advancing U.S.

technological innovation;

• Encouraging and assisting joint

initiatives by State or local

governments, regional organizations,

private businesses, institutions or higher

education, nonprofit organizations, or

Federal laboratories to encourage

technology transfer, to stimulate

innovation, and to promote an

appropriate climate for investment in

technology-related industries;

• Serving as a convener for

discussions among U.S. companies on

topics of interest to industry and labor,

including discussions regarding

manufacturing or emerging

technologies.

In addition, the Stevenson-Wydler

Technology Innovation Act, the Federal

Technology Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C.

3710, the Bayh-Dole Act, 15 U.S.C. 200

et seq., and implementing regulations

found at 37 CFR Parts 401, 404, and 501

give OTP specific responsibilities to

encourage cooperation between

government, universities and industry

in the development and diffusion of

new technologies. OTP is to:

• Provide services to Federal agencies

in support of the commercialization of

technology developed at Federal

laboratories

• Monitor agency use of cooperative

agreements and prepare regular reports

on agency use of those mechanisms

• Develop policies and issue

regulations governing ownership and

licensing of patents arising from

Federally-funded research at

universities and in small businesses

• Issue regulations governing

licensing of Federally owned inventions

by the federal agencies

• Decide disputes regarding

ownership of patents between Federal

agencies and their employees.

Program Description and Objectives:

Specific examples of policy-related

activities that OTP may wish to support

through grants or cooperative

agreements are presented here in terms

of OTP’s areas of policy activity:

I. Identifying Government Policies

That Affect Innovation—OTP is

interested in identifying and analyzing

government policy areas with a marked

effect on private sector innovation. To

this end, OTP is interested in proposals

for projects related to emerging policy

issues that affect the business

environment for innovation—for

example, regulatory barriers, tax and

accounting rules, legal issues such as

intellectual property rights or liability,

investment incentives, capital

availability, ethical issues, or workforcerelated issues. Preferences will be given

to issues that impact multiple business

sectors or that may have spillover effects

for the U.S. economy.