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opportunity, non-discrimination, and

civil rights;

(2) Provides leadership and guidance

to create a work environment that

values and encourages diversity in the

workplace;

(3) Is responsible for developing,

implementing, and evaluating programs

and policies to foster a workplace whose

diversity reflects the diverse makeup of

the Nation, enhances the mission of the

Commission, and demonstrates the

value and effectiveness of a diverse

workforce;

(4) Is responsible for developing,

implementing, and evaluating programs

and policies that promote

understanding among members of the

Commission’s workforce of their

differences and the value of those

differences and provide a channel for

communication among diverse members

of the workforce at all levels;

(5) Develops, implements, and

evaluates programs and policies to

ensure that all members of the

Commission’s workforce and candidates

for employment have equal access to

opportunities for employment, career

growth, training, and development and

are protected from discrimination and

harassment;

(6) Develops and recommends

Commission-wide workforce diversity

goals and reports on achievements;

(7) Is responsible for developing,

implementing, and evaluating programs

and policies to enable all Bureaus and

Offices to manage a diverse workforce

effectively and in compliance with all

equal employment opportunity and civil

rights requirements;

(8) Works closely with the Associate

Managing Director—Human Resources

Management to ensure compliance with

Federal and Commission recruitment

and staffing requirements;

(9) Manages the Commission’s equal

employment opportunity compliance

program. Responsibilities in this area

include processing complaints alleging

discrimination, recommending to the

Chairman final decisions on EEO

complaints within the Commission, and

providing counseling services to

employees and applicants on EEO

matters;

(10) Develops and administers the

Commission’s program of accessibility

and accommodation for disabled

persons in accordance with applicable

regulations;

(11) Represents the Commission at

meeting with other public and private

groups and organizations on matters

counseling workplace diversity and

equal employment opportunity and

workplace diversity issues;

(12) Maintains liaison with and

solicits views of organizations within

and outside the Commission on matters

relating to equal opportunity and

workplace diversity.

3. A new centered heading and a new

Section 0.391 is added to Subpart B to

read as follows:

Office of Workplace Diversity

§ 0.391 Authority delegated.

The Director, Office of Workplace

Diversity, or his/her designee, is hereby

delegated authority to:

(a) Manage the Commission’s internal

EEO compliance program pursuant to

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,

as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of

1973, as amended, the Age

Discrimination in Employment Act of

1967, as amended, the Equal Pay Act,

and other applicable laws, rules,

regulations, and Executive Orders, with

authority that includes appointing EEO

counselors, investigators, and

mediators; investigating complaints of

employment discrimination, and

recommending to the Chairman final

agency decisions on EEO complaints;

(b) Mediate EEO complaints;

(c) Develop the Commission’s

affirmative action goals and objectives;

(d) Collect and analyze data on the

Commission’s affirmative action and

EEO activities and accomplishments;

(e) Prepare and release reports on

EEO, affirmative action, workplace

diversity, and related subjects;

(f) Review personnel activities,

including hiring, promotions,

discipline, training, awards, and

performance recognition for

conformance with EEO and workplace

diversity goals, objectives and

requirements;

(g) Conduct studies and collect data

on workplace diversity issues and

problems;

(h) Assume representational role on

behalf of the Commission at

conferences, meetings, and negotiations

on EEO and workplace diversity issues;

(i) Develop programs and strategies

designed to foster and encourage

fairness, equality, and inclusion of all

employees in the workforce.

[FR Doc. 96–1419 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 642

[Docket No. 950725189–5260–02; I.D.

012396A]

Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources

of the Gulf of Mexico and South

Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Trip limit reduction.

SUMMARY: NMFS reduces the

commercial trip limit in the hook-andline fishery for king mackerel in the

Florida west coast sub-zone to 50 king

mackerel per day in or from the

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This

trip limit reduction is necessary to

protect the overfished Gulf king

mackerel resource.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The 50–fish commercial

trip limit is effective 12:01 a.m., local

time, January 24, 1996, and remains in

effect through June 30, 1996, unless

changed by further notification in the

Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark F. Godcharles, 813–570–5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish

(king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, cero,

cobia, little tunny, dolphin, and, in the

Gulf of Mexico only, bluefish) is

managed under the Fishery

Management Plan for the Coastal

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf

of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP).

The FMP was prepared by the Gulf of

Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery

Management Councils (Councils) and is

implemented by regulations at 50 CFR

part 642 under the authority of the

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and

Management Act.

Based on the Councils’ recommended

total allowable catch and the allocation

ratios in the FMP, NMFS implemented

a commercial quota for the Gulf

migratory group of king mackerel in the

Florida west coast sub-zone at 865,000

lb (392,357 kg). That quota was further

divided into two equal quotas of

432,500 lb (196,179 kg) for vessels in

each of two groups by gear types—

vessels fishing with run-around gillnets

and vessels using hook- and line gear.

In accordance with 50 CFR

642.28(b)(2)(ii), from the date that 75

percent of the sub-zone’s commercial

quota has been harvested until a closure

of the Florida west coast sub-zone has
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been effected or the fishing year ends,

king mackerel in or from the EEZ may

be possessed on board or landed from a

permitted vessel in amounts not

exceeding 50 per day.

NMFS has determined that 75 percent

of the commercial hook-and-line quota

for Gulf group king mackerel from the

Florida west coast sub-zone was reached

on January 23, 1996. Accordingly, a 50–

fish trip limit applies to vessels in the

commercial hook-and-line fishery for

king mackerel in or from the EEZ in the

Florida west coast sub-zone effective

12:01 a.m., local time, January 24, 1996.

The Florida west coast sub-zone

extends from the Alabama/Florida

boundary (87°31′06′′ W. long.) to: (1)

The Dade/Monroe County, FL boundary

(25°20.4′ N. lat.) from November 1

through March 31; and (2) the Monroe/

Collier County, FL boundary (25°48′ N.

lat.) from April 1 through October 31.

Classification

This action is taken under 50 CFR

642.28(c) and is exempt from review

under E.O. 12866.

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

Dated: January 23, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–1484 Filed 1–23–96; 5:02 pm]

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