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3. April 4, 1995, 7 p.m., Little

Washington, Department of

Environmental, Health and Natural

Resources, 1424 Carolina Avenue,

Washington, NC; and

4. April 5, 1995, 5 p.m., Grand Hotel,

Oceanfront and Philadelphia Avenue,

Cape May, NJ.

Atlantic sea scallop stocks are overexploited and at low levels of

abundance. Amendment 4 to the FMP

was implemented on March 1, 1994 (59

FR 12, January 19, 1994), and was

intended to eliminate overfishing

through an incremental effort reduction

program, gear modifications such as ring

and mesh size increases, and other

measures. It was also expected that the

number of limited access vessels would

remain stable for the duration of the 7-

year schedule.

Amendment 4 to the FMP states that

vessels with a DAS allocation of 150

days per year will yield revenues that

are insufficient, on average, to cover the

fixed costs for vessels larger than 50

gross registered tons. A DAS allocation

of 150 days is projected for year 4 or 5

of the 7-year schedule, depending on

the initial fishing mortality rate. The

amendment further states that if

recruitment falls to what is considered

to be average or below average levels,

many vessel operations will become

uneconomic, regardless of the

management in place at that time.

During 1994, the first year of effort

reduction under Amendment 4,

recruitment has been below average.

The result has been a request by scallop

advisors to redistribute DAS among the

remaining vessels. The amendment will

not do this until the pause in DAS

reductions, which is scheduled for the

third year. The consolidation of DAS is

expected to allow the remaining vessels

to remain economically viable.

The Council’s Scallop Industry

Advisory Committee believes that

consolidation is needed as soon as

possible to minimize financial failures

caused by present and future reductions

in DAS and poor scallop stock

conditions.

The Council is in the process of

identifying management alternatives to

achieve these goals. The current range of

options includes, but is not limited to,

a private program to buy back vessels,

a government buy-back program, limits

on total allowable catch with individual

transferrable quotas, transferrable DAS,

a use-it-or-lose-it provision under which

vessels that do not use their DAS or

quota allocation will lose their scallop

permits, and a prohibition on

shellstocking.

The Council expects that proposed

regulations implementing the

recommendations of the industry

advisors may have significant economic

and social effects. The Council

recognizes that these effects will extend

beyond the individuals, families and

communities that principally depend on

scallops to other fisheries in the region,

due to the displacement of fishing effort

caused by the scallop regulations. This

displacement could also potentially

affect the status of these other fishery

stocks. For this reason the Council has

determined that it will hold scoping

meetings to determine whether or not an

SEIS is appropriate.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: March 15, 1995.

David S. Crestin,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The industry implementation

team for the Sablefish and Halibut

Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program

will hold a meeting, on April 5–6, 1995,

at the NMFS Regional office, 709 W. 9th

Street, Juneau, AK.

The agenda for the meeting will

include the following subjects:

1. Amount of IFQ fish that can be

retained onboard in a particular area,

2. Clarification of ‘‘prelanding written

clearance’’ and ‘‘preclearance reports’’

requirements,

3. Coordination of the IFQ Program

and Research Plan,

4. Vessel and use caps,

5. Certified mail requirement,

6. Sub-leasing of quota shares or IFQs,

7. Shipping report problems,

8. Clarification that vessel caps do not

include Community Development Quota

allocations,

9. Transshipment reports, and

10. Overage provision.

The Implementation Team will

provide a written report of the meeting

to the North Pacific Fishery

Management Council at its meeting the

week of April 17, 1995, in Anchorage.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

DiCosimo, North Pacific Fishery

Management Council, P.O. Box 103136,

Anchorage, AK 99510; telephone: (907)

271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These

meetings are physically accessible to

people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Helen Allen, (907) 271–2809, at least 5

working days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

David S. Crestin,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

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 meetings,

April 3–7, 1995, at the Red Lion Hotel

Columbia River, Portland, OR;

telephone: (503) 283–2111.

Council Meetings

On April 4, the Council will meet in

a closed session (not open to the public)

to discuss personnel matters and

litigation from 8:00–8:30 a.m. The open

session will begin at 8:30 a.m. on April

4, and each day thereafter at 8:00 a.m.,

and may continue into the evening

hours, if necessary, to complete

business.

The following items are included on

the Council’s agenda:

A. Call To Order

1. Opening remarks, introductions,

roll call; and

2. Approval of proposed agenda.

B. Salmon Management

1. Tentative adoption of 1995 ocean

salmon management measures for

Salmon Technical Team analysis;

2. Methodology reviews;

3. Clarification of tentative 1995

measures, if necessary;

4. Update of Council salmon

management cycle; and

5. Final action on 1995 measures,

including specification of a halibut to

chinook ratio in the 1995 troll fishery.

C. Habitat Issues

Consider recommendation of the

habitat steering group.
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D. Groundfish Management

1. Status of Federal regulations

implementing Council actions;

2. 1995 harvest guideline for

sablefish;

3. Status of fisheries and inseason trip

limit adjustments;

4. Rockfish sport bag limit off

Washington;

5. Oregon data collection activities;

6. Review of surveys and assessments

for Dover sole, thornyheads and

sablefish;

7. Plans for NMFS groundfish

research in Newport, OR;

8. Review of overfishing definition;

9. Review of groundfish management

cycle; and

10. Groundfish management team

reports on new issues.

E. Administrative Matters and Other

Matters

1. Budget Committee report;

2. Status of legislation;

3. June meeting agenda;

4. Operating procedures;

5. Shark baiting in the Monterey Bay

National Marine Sanctuary;

6. Management of the Dungeness crab

fishery; and

7. Summary of research indicating

reduced zooplankton productivity off

California.

Other Meetings

The Scientific and Statistical

Committee will meet on April 3, at 9:00

a.m., and April 4, at 8:00 a.m., to

address scientific issues on the Council

agenda.

The Salmon Technical Team will

meet, as necessary (irregular hours),

throughout the week, April 3–7, to

prepare impact analyses of the proposed

salmon management measures for 1995.

The Groundfish Management Team

will meet on April 3, at 8:00 a.m., to

address groundfish management items

on the Council agenda.

The Groundfish Advisory Subpanel

will meet on April 3, at 1:00 p.m., on

April 4, at 8:00 a.m., and on April 5 (if

necessary) at 7:00 a.m., to address

groundfish management items on the

Council agenda.

The Salmon Advisory Subpanel will

meet on April 3, at 9:00 a.m., and at 8:00

a.m. each day thereafter through April 7,

to address salmon management items on

the Council agenda.

The Habitat Steering Group will meet

on April 3, at 10:00 a.m., to consider

activities affecting the habitat of fish

stocks managed by the Council.

The Committee on Council

Procedures will meet on April 3, at 1:00

p.m., to recommend revisions to the

Council’s operating procedures.

The Budget Committee will meet on

April 3, at 3:00 p.m., to review the

status of the fiscal year 1995 Council

budget and discuss funding priorities

for fiscal year 1996.

The Observer/Data Collection

Program Steering Committee will meet

on April 3, at 7:00 p.m., to review

proposed Oregon State data collection

program and related issues.

The Enforcement Consultants will

meet on April 4, at 7:00 p.m., to address

enforcement issues related to Council

agenda items.

The Groundfish Permit Review Board

will meet on April 7, at 8:00 a.m., for

orientation of new members and to hear

appeals. The hearing on appeals will

begin at 10:00 a.m.

Detailed agendas for the above

advisory meetings will be available from

the Council after March 23, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director,

Pacific Fishery Management Council,

2130 SW. Fifth Avenue, Suite 224,

Portland, OR 97201; telephone: (503)

326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

meeting is physically accessible to

people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Michelle Perry Sailer at (503) 326–6352,

at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

David S. Crestin,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

public display permit (P585).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. Emil Popescu, 1829 La Vante

Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89109, has

applied in due form for a public display

permit.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910, (301/713–2289); and

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200,

Long Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–

4015).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this application

should be submitted to the Chief,

Permits Division, F/PR1, Office of

Protected Resources, 1335 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910,

within 30 days of the publication of this

notice. Those individuals requesting a

hearing should set forth the specific

reasons why a hearing on this particular

application would be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

copies of this application are being

forwarded to the Marine Mammal

Commission and the Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested to import

three captive Patagonian sea lions

(Otaria byronia), under the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The animals are to be held by Mr.

Popescu (Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service License No. 88–C–

112) at the Bonnie Springs Ranch Zoo,

Old Nevada, NV 89004 (Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service License

No. 88–C–013). The Bonnie Springs

Ranch Zoo is open to the public on a

regularly scheduled basis without

admission charge. Mr. Popescu will

offer an educational program that is

based on the standards of both the

American Zoo and Aquarium

Association and the Alliance of Marine

Mammal Parks and Aquariums. The

display program for the animals will be

conducted primarily at the Bonnie

Springs Ranch Zoo, but a display will

also take place in the Riviera Hotel.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Art Jeffers,

Acting Chief, Division of Permits &

Documentation, National Marine Fisheries

Service.

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