24918 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 97 / Friday, May 17, 1996 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 050996F]

Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting.

DATES: This meeting will be held on

June 12, 1996, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Radisson Bay Harbor Inn, 7700

Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa,

FL; telephone: 813–281–8900.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 5401

West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331,

Tampa, FL 33609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Leard, Senior Fishery Biologist,

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; telephone: 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting will be to review

Draft Amendment 9 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Shrimp

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, U.S.

Waters with Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),

Regulatory Impact Review (RIR), Initial

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and

Social Impact Assessment (SIA). The

amendment is intended to address the

Council’s commitment to reduce the

bycatch mortality of red snapper,

particularly juveniles, from shrimp

trawls. The amendment includes a

review of previous actions and their

effects on bycatch as well as various

alternatives.

The Shrimp Scientific and Statistical

Committee (SSC) will review the draft

amendment with various management

alternatives for gear including: (1) Status

Quo - no change to existing gear

regulations; and (2) Requiring Bycatch

Reduction Devices (BRDs) in all areas of

the exclusive economic zone. They will

also look at area specific usage of BRDs

including requiring BRDs: (1) inside the

100 fathom contour; (2) inside the 100

fathom contour and west of Cape San

Blas, Florida; and (3) between the 10

and 100 fathom contours. Other

alternatives that will be discussed

include: Area closures, seasonal

closures, BRD testing criteria, and a

protocol for BRD certification. The

Shrimp SSC will also consider a

Regulatory Impact Review, which

mainly reviews the economic

ramifications of the proposed

amendment; a Social Impact

Assessment; and any environmental

consequences. Also considered will be

the effects of other Federal laws and

regulations.

The Shrimp SSC is comprised of

scientists that have specialized in

working with the shrimp fishery of the

Gulf and have been appointed to advise

the Council on shrimp management.

Special Acommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Anne Alford at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) by June 5, 1996.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Richard H. Schaefer,

Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and

Management, National Marine Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12449 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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[I.D. 050996E]

Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

6, 1996, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and will

conclude at 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Tampa Airport Hilton at Metro

Center, 2225 North Lois Avenue,

Tampa, FL; 813–877–6688.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 5401

West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331,

Tampa, FL 33609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT: Antonio B. Lamberte,

Economist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council; telephone: 813–

228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting is to review

Draft Amendment 9 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Shrimp

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, U.S.

Waters with Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement,

Regulatory Impact Review (RIR), Initial

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and

Social Impact Assessment (SIA). The

amendment is intended to address the

Council’s commitment to reduce the

bycatch mortality of red snapper,

particularly juveniles, from shrimp

trawls. The amendment includes a

review of previous actions and their

effects on bycatch as well as various

alternatives.

The Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) will

review the draft amendment with

various management alternatives for

gear including: (1) Status Quo - no

change to existing gear regulations; and

(2) Requiring Bycatch Reduction

Devices (BRD) in all areas of the

exclusive economic zone. They will also

look at area specific usage of BRDs

including requiring BRDs: (1) inside the

100 fathom contour; (2) inside the 100

fathom contour and west of Cape San

Blas, Florida; and (3) between the 10

and 100 fathom contours. Other

alternatives that will be discussed

include: area closures, seasonal

closures, BRD testing criteria, and a

protocol for BRD certification. The SEP

will focus their review on the economic

and social impacts of these various

alternatives, as these impacts are

discussed in the RIR and the SIA.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Anne Alford at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) by May 30, 1996.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Richard H. Schaefer,

Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and

Management, National Marine Fisheries

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12451 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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[I.D. 050996G]

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

hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

31, 1996, beginning at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Council office.
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Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director,

Pacific Fishery Management Council,

2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224,

Portland, OR; telephone: (503) 326–

6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Council

appointed ad hoc committee will

discuss how to implement a system

which allows landing of groundfish in

excess of limits and the use of the

proceeds to fund fishery programs.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Eric

W. Greene at (503) 326–6352 at least 5

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Richard H. Schaefer,

Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and

Management, National Marine Fisheries

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12450 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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[I.D. 042996A]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification to

permit no. 898 (P772#65).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on

May 6, 1996 Permit No. 898, issued to

the National Marine Fisheries Service,

Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La

Jolla, CA 92038, was modified.

ADDRESSES: The modification and

related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries

Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Suite

13130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/

713–2289);

Director, Southwest Region, National

Marine Fisheries Service, 501 West

Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long

Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–4001);

and

Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,

Southwest Region, National Marine

Fisheries Service, 2570 Dole Street,

Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822–2396

(808/973–2987).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject modification has been issued

under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

provisions of § 216.33(d) and (e) of the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.), and the provisions of § 222.25 of

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

The permittee is authorized to

capture, restrain, sedate, and instrument

up to 25 adult male Hawaiian monk

seals. Nine of these animals may be

instrumented with portable camcorders.

The permit has been modified to

authorize the instrumentation of up to

three (adult males only) of these 12 seals

with Global Positioning System units in

lieu of camcorders. This modification

involves no increase in the originally

authorized take.

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources.

[FR Doc. 96–12444 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Notice of Public Hearing

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

Service announces the convening of a

public hearing to be held on Thursday,

May 23, 1996 from 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

in Indianapolis, Indiana. Members of

the public are invited to participate.

The hearing will address three

questions: (1) How best can national

service improve communities? (2) What

role can service play in making

participants better citizens? (3) What is

the appropriate role of the federal

government in supporting service?

DATES: The public hearing will be held

on Thursday, May 23, 1996, from 2:00

p.m.–5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held at University Place Conference

Center and Hotel, 850 West Michigan

Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 46202, on the

campus of Indiana University/Purdue

University Indianapolis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, contact Rhonda

Taylor, Associate Director of Special

Projects and Initiatives, Corporation for

National Service at (202) 606–5000, ext.

282. TTD Number: (202) 565–2799. This

notice may be requested in an

alternative format for the visually

impaired.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Corporation for National Service is a

federal government corporation that

engages Americans of all ages and

backgrounds in community-based

service. This service addresses the

nation’s educational, public safety,

human, and environmental needs to

achieve direct and demonstrable results.

In doing so, the Corporation fosters civic

responsibility, strengthens the ties that

bind us together as a people, and

provides educational opportunity for

those who make a substantial

commitment to service.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

Terry Russell,

General Counsel, Corporation for National

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12437 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of Staged Entry for

Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber,

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products and Silk

Apparel Products Produced or

Manufactured in the People’s Republic

of China

May 15, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

earlier directives with respect to textile

products from China.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927–6703. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

Notices published in the Federal

Register on December 6, 1995 and

December 19, 1995 (60 FR 62413 and 60