19610 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 86 / Thursday, May 2, 1996 / Notices

LLVs is expected to result at worst, in

a temporary reduction in utilization of

the haulout as seals leave the beach for

the safety of the water. The launching is

not expected to result in any reduction

in the number of harbor seals, and they

are expected to continue to occupy the

same area. In addition, there will not be

any impact on the habitat itself. Based

upon studies conducted for previous

space vehicle launches at Vandenberg,

significant long-term impacts on harbor

seals at Vandenberg are unlikely.

Proposed Authorization

NMFS proposes to issue an incidental

harassment authorization for 1 year for

launches of LLVs at SLC–6 provided the

monitoring and reporting requirements

currently in effect are continued. NMFS

has preliminarily determined that the

proposed launches of LLVs at SLC–6

would result in the harassment taking of

only small numbers of harbor seals, will

have a negligible impact on the harbor

seal stock and will not have an

unmitigable adverse impact on the

availability for subsistence uses.

Information Solicited

NMFS requests interested persons to

submit comments, information, and

suggestions concerning this request (see

ADDRESSES).

Dated: April 25, 1996.

Patricia A. Montanio,

Acting Office Director, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting of its salmon

stock review team for Puget Sound

chinook and Strait of Juan de Fuca coho

salmon stocks.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

15, 1996, beginning at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Point-No-Point Treaty Council

office, 7999 NE Salish Lane, Kingston,

WA 98346; telephone: (360) 297–3422.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Coon, Fishery Management Coordinator

(Salmon); telephone: (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this meeting is to complete

a review of the status of some Puget

Sound chinook and Strait of Juan de

Fuca coho stocks as required under the

Council’s salmon fishery management

plan when a stock fails to meet its

spawning escapement objective for three

consecutive years. This meeting will

focus on Strait of Juan de Fuca coho.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Lawrence D. Six at (503) 326–6352 at

least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 24, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10842 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting of an ad-hoc

work group to review, prioritize and

recommend a schedule for developing

amendments to the salmon fishery

management plan.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

13, 1996, beginning at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Council office.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Coon, Fishery Management Coordinator

(Salmon); telephone: (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several

potential amendments to the salmon

fishery management plan were raised

during a scoping session at the

Council’s April 1996 meeting. Due to

the number and complexity of the issues

and the limited time available, the

Council elected to convene a work

group to provide an initial review of the

amendment issues and provide

recommendations to the Council at the

next Council meeting. The amendment

issues include:

(1) incorporating formal management

objectives for stocks listed under the

Endangered Species Act;

(2) allowing the landing of salmon

caught incidentally in the Pacific

whiting trawl fishery for the purpose of

monitoring the bycatch;

(3) updating the framework plan;

(4) responding to requirements

resulting from the reauthorization of the

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and

Management Act;

(5) review of the overfishing

definition; and

(6) consideration of management

recommendations from the recent

National Research Council report on

salmon.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Eric

Greene at (503) 326–6352 at least 5 days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold a joint public meeting of its

Snapper Grouper Committee, Controlled

Access Committee, Snapper Grouper

Advisory Panel; and a joint meeting of

its Executive and Finance Committees.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

May 20–22, 1996. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Town and Country Inn, 2008

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC

29407; telephone: (803) 571-1000.

Council address: South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, One

Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston,

SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information