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accepted until 15 days after the public

meeting. Please direct written comments

to Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy

Coordination Division, Office of Ocean

and Coastal Resource Management,

NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910. When

the evaluation is completed, OCRM will

place a notice in the Federal Register

announcing the availability of the Final

Evaluation Findings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy

Coordination Division, Office of Ocean

and Coastal Resource Management,

NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, (301)

713–3090, ext. 126.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

11.419, Coastal Zone Management Program

Administration.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Dave Evans,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Ocean Services and Coastal Zone.

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Monitor National Marine Sanctuary;

Notice of Intent to Issue a Special Use

Permit; Request for Applications for

Special Use Permit; Request for

Comments; Correction

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves

Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: In the public notice of intent

to issue, and request for applications for

a special use permit to conduct nonresearch diving at the Monitor National

Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) (60 FR

63508, December 11, 1995) make the

following corrections:

On page 63508, in the second column,

the fax number listed in the addresses

section should be changed to: 804–591–

7310.

On page 63509, in the second column,

last paragraph, item #3, should be

corrected to read:

3. The permittee shall use only

vessels that meet all applicable U.S.

Coast Guard (USCG) certification and

license requirements and that are

appropriately inspected, certified, and

licensed. A low profile vessel of less

than 45 feet in length is preferred.

This correction clarifies that the 45

foot vessel length is a preference rather

than a requirement. Due to the logistics

of this activity and the weather and

current conditions frequently found at

the Monitor site, NOAA prefers that

vessels be no larger than 45 feet in

length. However, NOAA did not intend

to preclude the use of larger vessels

provided that applicants who wish to

use a larger vessel explain in their

application why this is appropriate.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

David L. Evans,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator,

Ocean Services and Coastal Zone

Management.

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Monterey Bay National Marine

Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves

Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Monterey Bay National Marine

Sanctuary Advisory Council open

meeting.

SUMMARY: The Advisory Council was

established in December 1993 to advise

NOAA’s Sanctuaries and Reserves

Division regarding the management of

the Monterey Bay National Sanctuary.

The Advisory Council was convened

under the National Marine Sanctuaries

Act.

Time and Place: Friday, January 26, 1996,

from 9:00 until 1:00. The meeting will be

held at the Hudson House on Point Lobos

State Reserve, Highway One, Carmel,

California.

Agenda: General issues related to the

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary are

expected to be discussed, including an

update from the Sanctuary Manager, reports

from the working groups, an update on the

status of the Sanctuary Foundation and

Sanctuary license plate, and a discussion of

efforts to sustain the State Mussel Watch

Program.

Public Participation: The meeting will be

open to the public. Seats will be available on

a first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

Delay at (408) 647–4246 or Elizabeth

Moore at (301) 713–3141.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

David L. Evans,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Ocean Services and Coastal Zone

Management.

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New England Fishery Management

Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Public meeting.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold a 2-day public meeting to consider

actions affecting New England fisheries

in the exclusive economic zone.

DATES: The meeting will begin on

Thursday, January 25, 1996, at 10 a.m.

and on Friday, January 26, 1996, at 8:30

a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the King’s Grant Inn, Route 128 and

Trask Lane, Danvers, MA; telephone:

(617) 231–0422.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas G. Marshall, Executive Director,

New England Fishery Management

Council (617) 231–0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

January 25, 1996

The January 25 session will begin

with a report on the 21st Stock

Assessment Workshop presented by the

staff of the Northeast Fisheries Science

Center. Analyses will be reviewed for

the following species/stocks: Longfinned squid (Loligo); short-finned

squid (Illex), Atlantic herring, winter

flounder, and the northeast groundfish

complex.

The afternoon agenda will include

reports from the Council’s Sea Scallop,

Marine Mammal, and Northeast

Multispecies (Groundfish) Committees.

The Sea Scallop Committee will discuss

Framework Adjustment 7 to the Atlantic

Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

(FMP). The Council will also review

public hearing comments on, and

possibly approve, Amendment 6 to the

Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP. The

amendment would establish a

temporary experimental use area 10

miles (18.5 km) south of Martha’s

Vineyard for sea scallop research,

enhancement, and aquaculture. The

Marine Mammal Committee will discuss

Framework Adjustment 13 to the

Northeast Multispecies FMP. The

Groundfish Committee will consider

final approval of Amendment 7 to the

Northeast Multispecies FMP, a program

that would rebuild severely overfished

cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder

and other depleted groundfish stocks.

Late in the afternoon, the Council will

discuss and provide input to NOAA on
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the pending Fishing Capacity Reduction

Program.

Abbreviated Rulemaking—Atlantic Sea

Scallops

At the recommendation of its Scallop

Committee, the Council will consider

final action on Framework Adjustment

7 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP under

the framework for abbreviated

rulemaking procedure contained in 50

CFR 650.40. The Council proposes to

extend the current rule specifying a

maximum crew size of seven until a

plan amendment allows the

consolidation of days-at-sea now

allocated to individual scallop vessels,

or until the Council changes the crew

size through other action.

Abbreviated Rulemaking Action—

Northeast Multispecies

The Council will consider final action

on Framework Adjustment 13 to the

Northeast Multispecies FMP under the

framework for abbreviated rulemaking

procedure contained in 50 CFR 651.40.

The action is intended to further reduce

the bycatch of harbor porpoise in the

Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery by

initiating time-area closures in the midcoast and southern New England

regions during the spring.

The Council will consider public

comments at a minimum of two Council

meetings prior to making any final

recommendations to the Director,

Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional

Director), under the provisions for

abbreviated rulemaking cited above. If

the Regional Director concurs with the

measures proposed by the Council, he

will publish them as a final rule in the

Federal Register.

January 26, 1996

If necessary, the Council will begin

the January 26 session with further

discussion of Amendment 7 to the

Northeast Multispecies FMP. Other

items of business involving groundfish

management include NMFS

consultation with the Council

concerning decisions on small mesh

fisheries certification as defined in the

Northeast Multispecies FMP and initial

discussion of a program to consolidate

fishing effort in the groundfish fleet.

The afternoon agenda will conclude

with reports from the Council

Chairman, Council Executive Director,

NMFS Regional Director, Northeast

Fisheries Science liaison, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council liaison,

and representatives from the

Department of State, Coast Guard, Fish

and Wildlife Service, and the Atlantic

States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Any other outstanding business will be

addressed at this time.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Douglas G. Marshall (see ADDRESSES) at

least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

advisory bodies will meet the week of

January 29, 1996, in Anchorage, AK.

The Council will also hold a joint

meeting with the Alaska Board of

Fisheries (ABOF) on January 30. Other

committee and workgroup meetings

may be held on short notice during the

week; notices will be posted at the

meeting site. All meetings are open to

the public with the exception of Council

executive sessions to discuss personnel

issues, international issues, and

litigation.

DATES: The Advisory Panel and

Scientific and Statistical Committee

meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. on

January 29, 1996, and continue through

January 31. The Council will meet

jointly with the ABOF on January 30,

tentatively set to begin at 10:30 a.m.,

and begin their normal plenary session

at 8:00 a.m. on January 31, 1996,

continuing into February 4.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held

at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W.

3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Council staff, telephone: 907–271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

agenda for the joint meeting of the

Council and the ABOF on January 30,

1996, includes the following subjects.

1. Reports on the North Pacific

Fisheries Research (Observer) Plan, crab

stocks 1995/96 fishery updates, and an

update on Bering Sea/Aleutians Islands

(BSAI) crab research.

2. A report on the use of length baseanalysis to estimate Bristol Bay red king

crab abundance.

3. Discussion of Council action on

Bering Sea trawl closures to protect

crab.

4. Discussion of Tanner crab bycatch

cap transfers between Zones 1 and 2 in

the BSAI.

5. Proposals before the Board of

Fisheries that require Council

consultation.

6. Report on plans by the State of

Alaska for managing groundfish and

scallops in 1996.

The agenda for the Council’s plenary

session, beginning on January 31, 1996

includes:

1. Report from NMFS on domestic

fisheries and the Sablefish and Halibut

Individual Fishery Quota (IFQ)

fisheries.

2. Review of management actions

under the Sablefish and Halibut IFQ

program, including:

(a) Final review of a ‘‘buydown’’

amendment.

(b) Initial review of a ‘‘sweep-up’’

amendment.

3. Under the Council’s

Comprehensive Rationalization Plan,

the Council will discuss:

(a) Further consideration of pollock

IFQs.

(b) Further development of a work

plan and alternatives for vessel bycatch

allowances.

4. Discussion of Council operations.

5. Discussion of any issues on crab

raised during the joint Council/ABOF

meeting.

6. Final review of research priorities.

7. Status reports on the analytical

efforts toward improved retention and

utilization amendments.

8. The following amendments and

groundfish management issues will also

be discussed:

(a) Initial review of overfishing

definition amendments.

(b) Final action on a halibut

gridsorting amendment.

(c) Final action on pollock trimester

allocations in the Gulf of Alaska.

(d) Council direction to staff for

analysis of a change in the opening date

for the BSAI pollock ‘‘B’’ season.

(e) A report on activities of the

Salmon Foundation.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language