Notices. Notice of public hearings on Amendment 2 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP); request for comments; correction

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BILLING CODE 3510-GT-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No. 052404C] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings; Correction AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public hearings on Amendment 2 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP); request for comments; correction. SUMMARY: On May 28, 2004, NMFS published a notice announcing that the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) would be conducting public hearings on Amendment 2 to the Monkfish FMP.

The notice inadvertently referred to the public hearings on Amendment 2 as “scoping meetings.” In addition, the notice provided an incorrect fax number for the New England Fishery Council. This action corrects those errors. DATES: Written comments on the proposals will be accepted through July 28, 2004. The public hearings will begin Tuesday, June 15, 2004, and end on June 24, 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the May 28, 2004, **Federal Register** notice for meeting dates, times, and locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard,

(978)465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30624), NMFS published a notice in the **Federal Register** announcing that the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) proposed to take action to address the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996, as well as a number of issues concerning the management of the monkfish fishery identified during the public scoping process. The May 27, 2004, notification inadvertently identified the upcoming public hearings as “scoping meetings”. According to the Department's environmental review procedures for complying with the National Environmental Policy 1 Act, the formal scoping process officially begins with publication in the **Federal Register** of a Notice of Intent

(NOI)to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). NMFS published an NOI to prepare a Monkfish Supplemental EIS and notice of public scoping on December 10, 2001 (66 FR 63666). A notice of supplemental scoping meetings was published in the **Federal Register** on August 23, 2004 (67 FR 54609). The Councils have concluded their formal scoping process for Amendment 2. On April 30, 2004, a Notice of Availability for the Draft Supplemental EIS for Amendment 2 was published in the **Federal Register** . The New England and Mid-Atlantic Councils will now hold a series of public hearings to solicit comments on the proposals contained in the DSEIS and its related public hearing document. Also, the May 28th **Federal Register** notification indicated that comments on the public hearing document may be faxed to the New England Council. However, an incorrect fax number was provided. This document corrects those errors. In FR Doc. E4-1223 appearing on page 30624 in the **Federal Register** of Friday, May 28, 2004, the following corrections are made: 1. On page 30624, in the first column, in the ADDRESSES section, line 11, remove the fax number “(978) 465-0492” and in its place add “(978) 465-3116”. 2. On page 30624, in the first column, in the ADDRESSES section, line 12, remove the word “scoping”. 3. On page 30624, in the third column, under section “Meeting Dates, Times, and Locations”, second line of the first sentence in this section, remove the word “scoping”. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: June 8, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-1346 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 060804D] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings 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) Scientific and Statistical Committee

(SSC)and NOAA Fisheries will hold a workshop to promote the exchange of data, information, ideas, and solutions for recreational catch per unit effort

(CPUE)statistics as indicators of West Coast groundfish stock abundance. DATES: The two-day workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29 and will continue until business for the day is completed. The workshop will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 and will continue until business is completed. Public comments will be allowed at times to be specified by the chair. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Meeting Room 188, 110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Steve Ralston, SSC Groundfish Subcommittee Chair, telephone:

(831)420-3949; Mr. John DeVore, Pacific Fishery Management Council, telephone:

(503)820-2280; or Ms. Stacey Miller, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, telephone:

(206)860-3480. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Recreational CPUE Statistics Workshop is to review existing sources of recreational data on the West Coast and to reach a broad consensus and understanding of the availability of recreational fisheries data and methods to calculate CPUE statistics for use in stock assessments. The importance of recreational CPUE statistics in groundfish stock assessments has grown in recent years. Council- sponsored assessments of bocaccio, cabezon, cowcod, black rockfish, lingcod, and yelloweye rockfish have all evaluated time series of recreational CPUE as indicators of stock abundance. As more of the minor groundfish species become assessed, CPUE statistics derived from catch rates in sport fisheries will likely play an important role in stock evaluation. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may come before the workshop participants for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal workshop action during this meeting. Workshop 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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the workshop participants' intent to take final 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 Ms. Carolyn Porter at

(503)820-2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: June 8, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-1339 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 060804E] 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) Ad Hoc Groundfish Trawl Individual Quota Analytical Team (TIQ Analytical Team) will hold a working meeting which is open to the public. DATES: The TIQ Analytical Team working meeting will begin Thursday, July 1, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is completed. The meeting will reconvene from 8 a.m. and continue until business for the day is complete on Friday, July 2, 2004. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The Embassy Suites Hotel, 7900 NE. 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97220; telephone:

(503)460-3000 *Council address:* Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE. Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Seger, Staff Officer (Economist); telephone:

(503)820-2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the TIQ Analytical Team meeting is to plan a preliminary analysis for a generalized individual fishing quota

(IFQ)program for the groundfish trawl fishery and identify specific tasks to be carried out. Related data collection issues will also be discussed. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the TIQ Analytical Team meeting agenda may come before the group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal committee action during these meetings. TIQ Analytical Team action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and to any issues arising after publication of this notice requiring emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the group'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

(GMT)will hold a working meeting to develop the draft environmental impact statement for harvest specifications and management measures for 2005-06 West Coast groundfish fisheries. This meeting is open to the public. DATES: The GMT working meeting will convene on Monday, June 28, 2004 at 1 p.m. and may go into the evening until business for the day is completed. The GMT meeting will reconvene from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 through Thursday, July 1 until business for the day is completed. ADDRESSES: The GMT working meeting will be held at the Pacific Fishery Management Council office, West Conference Room, 7700 NE. Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: 503-820-2280. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Pacific Fishery Management Council Staff Officer for Groundfish; 503-820-2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the GMT working meeting is to develop the draft environmental impact statement for harvest specifications and management measures for 2005-2006 West Coast groundfish fisheries and address other assignments relating to groundfish management. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the GMT for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal GMT action during this meeting. GMT action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice requiring emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the GMT'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 503-820-2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: June 8, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-1342 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting. SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Munitions System Reliability will meet in closed session on June 25, 2004, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This Task Force will review the efforts thus far to improve the reliability of munitions systems and identify additional steps to be taken to reduce the amount of unexploded ordnance resulting from munitions failures. The Task Force will: conduct a methodologically sound assessment of the failure rates to U.S. munitions in actual combat use; review ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of unexploded ordnance resulting from munitions systems failures, and evaluate whether there are ways to improve or accelerate these efforts; and identify other feasible measures the U.S. can take to reduce the threat that failed munitions pose to friendly forces and noncombatants. 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: conduct a methodologically sound assessment of the failure rates of U.S. munitions in actual combat use; review ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of unexploded ordnance resulting from munitions systems failures, and evaluate whether there are ways to improve or accelerate these efforts; and identify other feasible measures the U.S. can take to reduce the threat that failed munitions pose to friendly forces and noncombatants. 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 Task Force meetings concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these meetings will be closed to the public. Dated: June 8, 2004. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 04-13351 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]

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Notice of public hearings on Amendment 2 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP); request for comments; correction

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