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High School, Goodman Auditorium, 411

5th Avenue, South, Virginia, MN 55792;

on Sunday, July 15, 2001 at the

Northern Michigan University’s

University Center, Michigan Room,

1401 Presque Isle, Marquette, MI 49855;

and on Thursday, July 19, 2001 at the

Newport Gateway, 19900 MacArthur

Boulevard, Suite 300 (Food and Drug

Administration Office), Irvine, CA

92612. All hearings will begin at 12

noon local time and conclude at 7 PM

local time.

Procedure for Requesting Participation

The Department encourages interested

public participants to present their

views orally at the hearings. Any person

wishing to make an oral presentation at

the hearings must submit a written

request to the Department of Commerce

at the address indicated in the

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The

request to participate in the hearings

must be accompanied by 3 copies of a

summary of the oral presentation. The

written request and summary must be

received by the Department no later

than Monday, June 25, 2001. In

addition, the request to speak should

contain (1) the name and address of the

person requesting to make a

presentation; (2) a daytime phone

number where the person who would be

making the oral presentation may be

contacted before the hearing; (3) the

organization or company they represent;

(4) an e-mail address, if available, and

(5) the location you will attend to make

your presentation.

Please note that the submission of

comments for presentation at the public

hearings is separate from the request for

written comments contained in the

February 6, 2001 and April 18, 2001

Federal Register notices. Since it may

be necessary to limit the number of

persons making presentations, the

written request to participate in the

public hearing should describe the

individual’s interest in the hearings and,

where appropriate, explain why the

individual is a proper representative of

a group or class of persons that has such

an interest. If all interested parties

cannot be accommodated at the

hearings, the summaries of the oral

presentations will be used to allocate

speaking time and to ensure that a full

range of comments is heard.

Each person selected to make a

presentation will be notified by the

Department of Commerce no later than

8 PM EDT on Friday, June 29, 2001. The

Department will arrange the

presentation times for the speakers.

Attendees will be seated on a first-come,

first-served basis. Persons selected to be

heard are requested to bring 100 copies

of their oral presentation and of all

exhibits to the hearing site on the day

of the hearing. All such material must

be of a size consistent with ease of

handling, transportation and filing.

While large exhibits may be used during

a hearing, copies of such exhibits in

reduced size must be provided to the

panel. Written submissions by persons

not selected to make presentations will

be made part of the public record of the

proceeding. Any person, whether

presenting or not, may submit a written

statement through August 17, 2001; 30

days after the last hearing date.

Confidential business information may

not be submitted at a public hearing. In

the event confidential business

information is submitted it will be

handled according to the same

procedures applicable to such

information provided in the course of an

investigation. See 15 CFR 705.6. Each

hearing will be stenographically

reported. Transcripts of the hearings

may be purchased after the hearings

have been completed from the

Department for actual cost of

duplication.

Copies of the requests to participate in

the public hearings, and the transcripts

of the hearings will be maintained on

the Bureau of Export Administration’s

web page, which can be found at

http://www.bxa.doc.gov (see Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) heading). If the

requesters cannot access the web site,

they may call (202) 482–2165 for

assistance. The records related to this

assessment are made accessible in

accordance with the regulations

published in part 4 of title 15 of the

Code of Federal Regulations (15 CFR 4.1

et seq.)

Conduct of the Hearing

The Department reserves the right to

select the persons to be heard at the

hearings, to schedule their respective

presentations, and to establish the

procedures governing the conduct of the

hearing. Each speaker will be limited to

10 minutes, and comments must be

directly related to the criteria listed in

15 CFR part 705.4 of the regulations.

A Commerce Department official will

be designated to preside at the hearings.

The presiding officer shall determine all

procedural matters during the hearings.

Representatives from the Commerce

Department and other U.S. Government

agencies will make up the hearing

panel. This will be a fact-finding

proceeding; it will not be a judicial or

evidentiary-type hearing. Only members

of the hearing panel may ask questions,

and there will be no cross-examination

of persons presenting statements.

However, questions submitted to the

presiding officer in writing may, at the

discretion of the presiding officer, be

posed to the presenter. No formal rules

of evidence will apply to the hearings.

Any further procedural rules for the

proper conduct of the hearing will be

announced by the presiding officer.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be received by the Department of

Commerce no later than Friday, June 29,

2001 at the address indicated in the

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

Dated: June 8, 2001.

Matthew S. Borman,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–15024 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061101B]

Pacific Albacore Logbook

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Al Coan, Southwest

Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla

Shores Drive, P.O. Box 271, La Jolla, CA

92038–0271 (phone 858–546–7079).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract

Fishermen participating on the Pacific

albacore tuna fishery are asked to

voluntarily complete and submit

logbooks documenting their catch and

effort on fishing trips. Persons

possessing High Seas Fishing

Compliance Act permits are required to

submit such logbooks. The information

obtained is used by the agency to assess

the status of albacore stocks and to

monitor the fishery.

II. Method of Collection

A logbook form is used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0223.

Form Number: NOAA Form 88–197.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour

for a trip logbook.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 400.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $128.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 8, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15056 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061101C]

Cooperative Tagging Center; Fish

Tagging Report

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Dr. Eric D. Prince, F/

SEC2, Room 320A, 75 Virginia Beach

Drive, Miami, FL 33149–1003 (phone

305–361–4248).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Cooperative Tagging Center

attempts to determine the migratory

patterns and other biological

information about billfish, tunas, and

other game fish. Volunteer anglers are

asked to tag and release their catch.

Anglers provide information about the

fish tagged and the location of tagging.

II. Method of Collection

Respondents fill out and mail in a

Fish Tagging Report card when they tag

a fish.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0247.

Form Number: NOAA Form 88–162.

Type of Review:

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 360.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 8, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15057 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[061101G]

Individual Fishing Quotas Program for

Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the

Alaska Fisheries

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,