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G. Appeals Process under the

Moratorium

H. Reporting Requirements to

Maintain the New Gulf Permit/

Endorsement

The Alternatives included in the

amendment were developed by the AP

and the Council.

Copies of the agenda can be obtained

by calling 813-228-2815.

Although other non-emergency issues

not on the agenda may come before the

panels for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal action during these meetings.

Actions of the panels will be restricted

to those issues specifically identified in

the agendas and any issues arising after

publication of this notice that require

emergency action under Section 305(c)

of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided

the public has been notified of the

Council’s intent to take action to

address the emergency.

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 February 22, 2001.

Dated: February 9, 2001.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 020801B]

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’s (Council) Coastal

Pelagic Species Management Team

(CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species

Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a

joint work session, which is open to the

public.

DATES: The CPSMT and CPSAS will

meet on Friday, March 9, 2001, from 8

a.m. until business for the day is

completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be

held in the Deschutes Room at the

DoubleTree Hotel - Columbia River,

1401 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland,

OR 97217; (503) 283-2111.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Waldeck, Pacific Fishery Management

Council; (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary purpose of this meeting is to

continue work on several issues relative

to capacity in the finfish limited entry

fishery. This work is in response to a

Council request for the CPSMT and

CPSAS to develop recommendations for

a capacity goal for the limited entry

fishery and several other capacityrelated issues, including transferability

of limited entry permits. The CPSMT

and CPSAS are scheduled to provide

their recommendations to the Council at

the April 2001 Council meeting.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in the CPSMT/CPSAS

meeting agenda may come before the

CPSMT and/or CPSAS for discussion,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal CPSMT nor CPSAS action during

these meetings. CPSMT and/or CPSAS

action will be restricted to those issues

specifically listed in this document and

any issues arising after publication of

this document that require emergency

action under section 305(c) of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

provided the public has been notified of

the CPSMT’s and/or CPSAS’s intent to

take final action to address the

emergency.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms.

Carolyn Porter at (503) 326-6352 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: February 9, 2001.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D.020101A]

Marine Mammals; File No. 782-1613

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the National Marine Mammal

Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries

Service, has applied in due form for a

permit to take California sea lions

(Zalophus californianus), harbor seals

(Phoca vitulina), and northern elephant

seals (Mirounga angustirostris) and

incidentally take northern fur seals

(Callorhinus ursinus) for purposes of

scientific research.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before March 16,

2001.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-

2289);

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802-

4213 (562/980-4001); and

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand

Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (201/

526-6150).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tammy Adams or Ruth Johnson, 301/

713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216).

The applicant is requesting

permission to conduct three research

projects on three species of pinnipeds

breeding in San Miguel Island,

California: (1) population assessment of

California sea lions (CSL); (2) ecology of

infectious diseases and cancers in CSL;

and (3) foraging ecology of harbor seals

and northern elephants. The objectives

are to: (1) monitor trends in population

parameters and health of CSL; (2)

identify the intrinsic and extrinsic

factors that affect the susceptibility to

infectious diseases and the development

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of cancer in CSL; and (3) describe the

environmental factors that influence the

foraging ecology of harbor seals and

northern elephant seals. Population

assessment of CSL is a continuation of

a long-term program designed to meet

the needs of the NMFS mandate to

monitor population health of pinnipeds.

Northern fur seals may be incidentally

harassed during the conduct of these

activities.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits

and Documentation Division, F/PR1,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713-0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: February 8, 2001.

Trevor R. Spradlin,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Request of the Cantor Exchange (CX)

for Approval of its US Treasury TenYear Note Futures Contract

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of terms

and conditions of a commodity futures

contract.

SUMMARY: The Cantor Exchange (CX or

Exchange) has requested that the

Commission approve its US Treasury

Ten-Year Note futures contract,

pursuant to the provisions of Section

5c(c)(2)(A) of the Commodity Exchange

Act as amended. The Acting Director of

the Division of Economic Analysis

(Division) of the Commission, acting

pursuant to the authority delegated by

the Commission Regulation 140.96, has

determined that publication of the

proposal for comment is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in

considering the views of interest

persons, and is consistent with the

purposes of the Commodity Exchange

Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

481–5521 or by electronic mail to

secretary(@)cftc.gov. Reference should

be made to the CX US Treasury TenYear Note futures contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Thomas Leahy of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC

(202) 418–5278. Facsimile number:

(202) 418–5527. Electronic mail:

tleahy@cftc.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the terms and conditions will be

available for inspection at the Office of

the Secretariat, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Copies of the

terms and conditions can be obtained

through the Office of the Secretariat by

mail at the above address or by phone

at (202) 418–5100.

Other materials submitted by the CX

in support of the request for approval

may be available upon request pursuant

to the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552) and the Commission’s

regulations thereunder (17 CFR part 145

(1997)), except to the extent they are

entitled to confidential treatment as set

forth in 17 CFR 145.5 and 145.9.

Requests for copies of such materials

should be made to the FOI, Privacy and

Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the

Office of Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the CX should send such comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581 by the specified

date.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 8,

2001.

Richard A. Shilts,

Acting Director.

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Petition Requesting Performance

Standard for Bicycle Handlebars

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commission has received

a petition (HP 01–1) requesting that the

Commission issue a performance

standard for bicycle handlebars

regarding energy dissipation and

distribution during impact. The

Commission solicits written comments

concerning the petition.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must

receive comments on the petition by

April 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition,

preferably in five copies, should be

mailed to the Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301)

504–0800, or delivered to the Office of

the Secretary, Room 501, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, Maryland

20814. Comments may also be filed by

telefacsimile to (301) 504–0127 or by

email to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments

should be captioned ‘‘Petition HP 01–1,

Petition for Bicycle Handlebar

Performance Standard.’’ A copy of the

petition is available for inspection at the

Commission’s Public Reading Room,

Room 419, 4330 East-West Highway,

Bethesda, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rockelle Hammond, Office of the

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207;

telephone (301) 504–0800, ext. 1232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission has received

correspondence from Flaura Koplin

Winston, MD. Ph.D., Director, The

Interdisciplinary Pediatric Injury

Control Research Center, Children’s

Hospital of Philadelphia, requesting that

the Commission issue a rule prescribing

performance standards for bicycle