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the comment period, the Council will

decide on framework action. A

document regarding this issue is

available from the Council office (see

ADDRESSES).

From 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., a Public

Scoping Meeting will be held beginning

at 3:00 p.m. to address (1) a coral

framework action to establish additional

Habitat Areas of Particular Concern and

(2) the development of a comprehensive

FMP amendment addressing permit

renewal timeframes, operator permits, a

consolidated controlled access system

and the Atlantic Coast Cooperative

Statistics Program’s (ACCSP) permits

and reporting. A scoping document

addressing these issues is available from

the Council office (see ADDRESSES).

From 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Spiny Lobster Committee.

From 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Marine Reserves Committee and make

any required modifications to the MOU

between the Council and Gray’s Reef

National Marine Sanctuary.

From 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Highly Migratory Species Committee.

From 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Controlled Access Committee and

approve draft Amendment 5 to the

Shrimp FMP, addressing rock shrimp

limited access, for the public hearing.

From 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the

Council will hear a report on the joint

meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council and the

Caribbean Fishery Management Council

regarding the Dolphin/Wahoo FMP and

take any action required.

11. Council Session: March 9, 2001,

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

From 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Advisory Panel Selection Committee

and appoint new advisory panel

members (closed session).

From 9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., the

Council will hear a report from the joint

Executive and Finance Committee and

approve amending the $65,000 into the

current budget.

From 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., the

Council will discuss and make

recommendations on potential changes

to NMFS final rule regarding allowable

gear.

From 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the

Council will hear an update on

economic activities and issues.

From 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., the

Council will hear an update on social

activities and issues.

From 10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the

Council will hear an update on the

ACCSP.

From 11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the

Council will hear a report on the

Ecosystem Management Workshop.

From 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the

Council will hear status reports from

NMFS on the: 2000/2001 Mackerel

Framework, resubmitted Calico Scallop

FMP, resubmitted Sargassum FMP,

Golden Crab Amendment 3, and

Dolphin Emergency Rule request. The

Council will also hear NMFS status

reports on landings for Atlantic king

mackerel, Gulf king mackerel, Atlantic

Spanish mackerel, snowy grouper &

golden tilefish, wreckfish, greater

amberjack and south Atlantic

octocorals.

From 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, the

Council will hear agency and liaison

reports, and discuss other business and

upcoming meetings.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before this Council for discussion, those

issues may not be the subjects of formal

Council action during this meeting.

Council action will be restricted to those

issues specifically listed in this notice

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 final action to address the

emergency.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by February 26, 2001.

Dated: February 20, 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. 020701A]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 779-1339-

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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Southeast Fisheries Science Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service, 75

Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149

(Principal Investigator: Dr. Keith D.

Mullin) has been issued an amendment

to scientific research Permit No. 779-

1339-02.

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713-

2289);

Regional Administrator, Southeast

Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center

Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-

2432 (813/570-5312); and

Regional Administrator, Northeast

Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive,

Gloucester, MA 01930, (978/281-9250).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams, 301/

713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 13, 2000, notice was

published in the Federal Register (65 FR

55224) that an amendment of Permit No.

779-1339, issued July 8, 1997 (62 FR

38069), had been granted to the abovenamed organization. The requested

amendment was been granted under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216)but

did not include an increase in takes for

endangered species. This amendment is

granted under the authority of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing endangered

and threatened species (50 CFR parts

222-227).

Permit 779-1339 authorized the

Holder to: (1) harass cetaceans for the

purpose of estimating abundance,

collecting behavioral data, photography

and biopsy sampling, and (2) collect and

import biopsy tissue samples taken with

a projectile dart from cetaceans. This

amendment increased the number of

humpback whale biopsy samples that

could be taken annually.

Issuance of this amendment, as

required by the ESA, was based on a

finding that such permit (1) was applied

for in good faith, (2) will not operate to

the disadvantage of the endangered

species which is the subject of this

permit, and (3) is consistent with the

purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA.

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Dated: February 20, 2001.

Eugene Nitta,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 010801B]

Marine Mammals; File No. 473–1433-

02.

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Permit No. 473–1433–01, issued to

Janice Straley, University of Southeast

Alaska, 1332 Seward Avenue, Sitka,

Alaska 99835–9498, was amended.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices: Permits and

Documentation Division, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska Region,

NMFS, 709 West 9th Street, 4th Floor,

Juneau, Alaska 99801, (907/586–7221).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill

Lewandowski, 301/713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

15, 2000, notice was published in the

Federal Register (65 FR 49785) that an

amendment of Permit No. 473–1433,

issued December 23, 1997 (62 FR

67052), had been requested by the

above-named individual. The requested

amendment has been granted under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),

and the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered and threatened species (50

CFR 222–226).

The permit has been amended to

authorize: (1) 100 sperm whale takes

(Physeter catodon) by photoidentification; (2) 5 sperm whale takes

by suction cup tagging for critter cam;

and (3) 25 sperm whale takes for

harassment incidental to suction cup

tagging with critter cam. No comments

were received from the public on this

permit amendment.

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit, and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: February 16, 2001.

Eugene T. Nitta,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

(DSB) Task Force Precision Targeting

will meet in closed session March 29–

30, 2001; April 19–20, 2001; May 10–11,

2001; June 14–15, 2001; and July 26–27,

2001, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive,

Arlington, VA 22201. The Task Force

will examine the full range of the

precision weapons targeting in tactical

military operations, from target

execution, location, and identification

through mission execution and damage

assessment. Target types will include

fixed installations and both

transportable and mobile military force

elements.

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. The

Task Force will review: All planned

precision weapons programs and

procurements to determine the degree to

which these weapons are compatible

with targeting requirements for different

target classes; the degree to which

existing and planned reconnaissance

and surveillance assets are used to

effectively develop target sets, real time

targeting data and perform battle

damage assessment under varied

degrees of cover, concealment and

deception; our ability to identify and

precisely locate targets while

minimizing false alarms using automatic

target recognition techniques and

precision location technologies; and our

ability to attack moving targets.

In accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 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.

Dated: February 16, 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

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

(DSB) Task Force on Managed

Information Dissemination Follow-On

Initiative will meet in closed session on

February 22–23, 2001, at SAIC, 4001 N.

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. The Task

Force will review the need and

feasibility of a coordinated information

dissemination capability within the U.S.

Government encompassing tactical,

operational, and strategic information.

Specifically, they will investigate:

detailed and actionable

recommendations with respect to

enabling ‘‘channels’’ and establishing

appropriate ‘‘brand identity’’; DoD’s role

in a U.S. strategic information

dissemination capability; policy, legal,

and economic issues hindering U.S.

capabilities; and identify new and

emerging technologies capable of

enhancing U.S. capabilities.

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 review and

evaluate the Department’s ability to

provide information.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 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