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Pacific Region, 50 CFR 660.50(b)(2),

NMFS is required to publish by

February 28 of each year, the harvest

guidelines for lobster Permit Area 1

around the NWHI. The year 2000 NWHI

lobster fishery was closed because of

concerns raised by NMFS scientists

about the health of the fishery and as a

precautionary measure to prevent

overfishing of the lobster resources.

Furthermore, NMFS is under a Court

Order issued by the U.S. District Court

for the District of Hawaii to keep the

crustacean fisheries closed until an

Environmental Impact Statement and a

Biological Opinion have been prepared

and issued for the crustacean fisheries.

In addition, recently issued Executive

Orders 13178 and 13196 appear to close

indefinitely the entire NWHI crustacean

fishery. Given these events, NMFS

announces that it will not be publishing

any harvest guidelines for this fishery

for the year 2001. Although no

regulatory action has been taken to close

the NWHI lobster fishery for 2001,

NMFS anticipates that this will occur in

the near future. Therefore, no harvest of

NWHI lobster resources will be allowed

and effectively the harvest guideline

will be zero. In addition, there is still

uncertainty regarding the model

assumptions used by NMFS scientists to

estimate the exploitable lobster

population. However, as indicated in

the NMFS 2001 ‘‘Report to Congress’’ on

the status of fisheries, the lobster stock

is not overfished. NMFS intends to

conduct biological research on the

status of NWHI lobster resources and to

examine the resulting data for

indications as to the appropriate

direction for future fishery management

actions.

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

Dated: February 15, 2001.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board; Notice of

Meeting

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

Meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

(DSB) Task Force on Intelligence Needs

for Homeland Defense Follow-On

Initiative will meet in closed session on

February 27–28, 2001; March 27–28

2001; and April 24–25, 2001, at

Strategic Analysis, Inc., 3601 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201. This

Task Force will explore the intelligence

ramifications posed by a changing

spectrum of threat regimes, including

biological, chemical, information,

nuclear, and radiological weapons.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense and the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition, Technology &

Logistics on scientific and technical

matters as they affect the perceived

needs of the Department of Defense. At

these meetings, the Defense Science

Board Task Force will: consider the

broad spectrum of intelligence issues

from early threat detection to

deterrence, through response including

attribution; evaluate the collection and

analysis of target-related information

and weapon unique information;

examine the role of HUMINT against

these missions as well as the technology

that the HUMINT collectors need to be

equipped with; consider strategic

indications and warning and tactical

warning dissemination and how the two

need to be merged; analyze

methodology to correlate large data

flows spatially temporally and

functionally (Low SNR); and assess the

robustness of today’s intelligence

apparatus for coping with these

challenges.

In accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined

that these Defense Science Board

meetings, concern matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), and that accordingly

these meetings will be closed to the

public.

Due to critical mission requirements

and scheduling conflicts, there is

insufficient time to provide timely

notice required by section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act and

Subsection 101–6.1015(b) of the GSA

Final Rule on Federal Advisory

Committee Management, 41 CFR Part

101–6, which further requires

publication at least 15 calendar days

prior to the meeting of the Task Force.

Dated: February 14, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board; Notice of

Meeting

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

Meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

(DSB) Task Force on Training for Future

Conflicts will meet in closed session on

February 28, 2001, at SAIC, 4001 N.

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201.

This Task Force will focus on

identifying and characterizing what

education and training are demanded by

Joint Vision 2010/2020, and will

address the development and

demonstration time phasing over the

next two decades for the combined triad

of technology modernization,

operational concepts, and training.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense and the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition, Technology &

Logistics on scientific and technical

matters as they affect the perceived

needs of the Department of Defense. At

these meetings, the Defense Science

Board Task Force will also identify

those approaches and techniques that

potential enemies might take that could

prepare them to revolutionize their

warfare capabilities, thereby achieving a

training surprise against the U.S. or its

allies. This review will include, but not

be limited to, unique training/education

developments which might be spawned

by allies or an adversary, training

techniques and methodologies which

might be transferred from the U.S. or

through third parties, and finally, the

possibilities emerging as a result of the

globalization of military and

information technologies, related

commercial services and their

application by other nations.

In accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined

that this Defense Science Board

meeting, concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), and that accordingly

this meeting will be closed to the

public.

Due to critical mission requirements

and scheduling conflicts, there is

insufficient time to provide timely

notice required by section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act and

Subsection 101–6.1015(b) of the GSA

Final Rule on Federal Advisory

Committee Management, 41 CFR Part

101–6, which further requires

publication at least 15 calendar days

prior to the meeting of the Task Force.