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public hearing should contain: (1) The

party’s name, address, and telephone

number; (2) the number of participants;

(3) the reason for attending; and (4) a list

of the issues to be discussed. An

interested party may make an

affirmative presentation only on

arguments included in that party’s case

brief and may make a rebuttal

presentation only on arguments

included in that party’s rebuttal brief.

Parties should confirm by telephone the

time, date, and place of the hearing 48

hours before the scheduled time.

In addition, six copies of the business

proprietary version and six copies of the

nonproprietary version of the case briefs

must be submitted to the Assistant

Secretary no later than 50 days from the

publication of this notice. As part of the

case brief, parties are encouraged to

provide a summary of the arguments not

to exceed five pages and a table of

statutes, regulations, and cases cited.

Six copies of the business proprietary

version and six copies of the

nonproprietary version of the rebuttal

briefs must be submitted to the

Assistant Secretary no later than 5 days

after the filing of case briefs. Written

arguments should be submitted in

accordance with 19 CFR section 351.309

and will be considered if received

within the time limits specified above.

This determination is published

pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of

the Act.

Dated: May 29, 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–14133 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA)

Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and

Atmospheric Research, NOAA, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board

(SAB) was established by a Decision

Memorandum dated September 25,

1997, and is the only Federal Advisory

Committee with responsibility to advise

the Under Secretary of Commerce for

Oceans and Atmosphere on long- and

short-range strategies for research,

education, and application of science to

resource management. SAB activities

and advice provide necessary input to

ensure that National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

science programs are of the highest

quality and provide optimal support to

resource management.

TIME AND DATE: The meeting will be held

Tuesday, June 26, 2001, from 1 p.m. to

5 p.m.; Wednesday, June 27, 2001, from

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, June 28,

from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on Tuesday,

June 26 will be held at the National

Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory,

110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA. On

Wednesday, June 27, and Thursday,

June 28, the meeting will be held at the

West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel, 175 West

Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to

public participation with four 15-

minute time periods set aside for

questions or direct verbal comments

from the public on agenda items and

two 30-minute periods for public

statements on any NOAA-related

subject. The SAB expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted verbal or written statements.

In general, each individual or group

making a verbal presentation will be

limited to a total time of five (5)

minutes. Written comments (at least 35

copies) should be received in the SAB

Executive Director’s Office by June 18,

2001, in order to provide sufficient time

for SAB review. Written comments

received by the SAB Executive Director

after June 18 will be distributed to the

SAB, but many not be reviewed prior to

the meeting date. Approximately thirty

(30) sets will be available for the public

including five (5) seats reserved for the

media. Seats will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Matters to be Considered: The

meeting will include the following

topics: (1) Fisheries science in the

NOAA line offices and their programs,

(2) The role of academia and other

partners in fisheries science, (3)

Impediments to effective NMFS

management and science practices, (4)

Briefings on outcomes of NOAA

Constituents Workshop, (5) Review of

Department of Commerce’s Aquaculture

Guidelines, (6) Review and discussion

of the Report of the Panel on Strategies

for Climate Monitoring, (7) Public Input

Sessions with SAB discussion, and (8)

SAB Sub-Committee and Working

Group Reports.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Michael Uhart, Executive Director,

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm.

10600, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–

713–9121, E-mail:

Michael.Uhart@noaa.gov); or visit the

NOAA SAB website at http://

www.sab.noaa.gov.

Dated: June 1, 2001.

Louisa Koch,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

[FR Doc. 01–14265 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–KD–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 053101G]

Marine Mammals; File No. 756–1630

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Dan Tapster, BBC Natural History Unit,

Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road,

Bristol, BS8 2LR, United Kingdom, has

applied in due form for a permit to take

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops

truncatus) for purposes of commercial/

educational photography.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before July 6,

2001.

ADDRESSES: The application 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

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721

Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)

570–5301; fax (727) 570–5320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynne Barre or Jill Lewandowski, (301)

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216). Section 104 (c)(6) of the

MMPA provides for photography

permits for educational or commercial

purposes involving non-endangered and

non-threatened marine mammals in the

wild. NMFS is currently working on

proposed regulations to implement this

provision. However, in the meantime,

NMFS has received and is processing

this request as a ‘‘pilot’’ application for