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BILLING CODE 3510-24-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 092204C] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Herring Oversight and Advisory Panel and Groundfish Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel in October, 2004 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: The meetings will be held on October 14, 21 & 22, 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Portland, ME and Mansfield, MA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations. *Council address:* New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(978)465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting Dates and Agendas *Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.* — Joint Herring Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel Meeting. Location: The meeting will be held at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:
(207)775-5411. The Herring Committee and Advisory Panel will continue work on the development of alternatives for inclusion in the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for Amendment 1 to the Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Committee and Advisory Panel will review Draft Amendment 1 alternatives (“strawman”) developed by the Herring Plan Development Team
(PDT)and Council staff, as well as any related Herring PDT and Council staff recommendations. The Committee will consider Herring Advisory Panel input and develop recommendations regarding the range of alternatives to be included in the Amendment 1 DSEIS. The Committee and Advisory Panel also will receive an update on the development of options for inclusion in Framework Adjustment 40B to the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) FMP, which may prohibit fishing for herring in the groundfish year-round closed areas. *Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.* — Groundfish Advisory Panel Meeting. Location: Holiday Inn, 1 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone:
(978)535-4600. The Groundfish Advisory Panel will meet to review draft Framework 40B (FW 40B) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). FW 40B will consider modifying the days-at-sea
(DAS)leasing and transfer programs, creating a special access program
(SAP)to target Georges Bank haddock and a SAP to target GOM haddock, modifying the CAII Georges Bank yellowtail flounder SAP, restricting herring fishing in groundfish mortality closed areas, allocating a minimum number of Category B (reserve) DAS to permits that did not receive any DAS under Amendment 13 allocations, modifying incidental catch TACs, changing provisions of the Georges Bank Cod Hook Sector, and providing DAS credit for vessels that standby an entangled large whale. The Panel will review the proposed measures and analyses of the impacts of those measures. They will develop recommendations for the Groundfish Oversight Committee's consideration and may also consider other business. *Friday, October 22, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.* — Groundfish Oversight Committee Meeting. Location: Holiday Inn, 1 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone:
(978)535-4600. The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to review draft Framework 40B (FW 40B) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). FW 40B will consider modifying the days-at-sea
(DAS)leasing and transfer programs, creating a special access program
(SAP)to target Georges Bank haddock and a SAP to target GOM haddock, modifying the CAII Georges Bank yellowtail flounder SAP, restricting herring fishing in groundfish mortality closed areas, allocating a minimum number of Category B (reserve) DAS to permits that did not receive any DAS under Amendment 13 allocations, modifying incidental catch TACs, changing provisions of the Georges Bank Cod Hook Sector, and providing DAS credit for vessels that standby an entangled large whale. The Committee will receive the report of the Advisory Panel and review the proposed measures and analyses of the impacts of those measures. They will develop recommendations for the Council's consideration, which may include the identification of preferred alternatives and/or modifications to the specific measures. The Committee will also review a Groundfish Plan Development Team evaluation of the mortality impacts of proposed experimental fishing impacts on mortality targets. The Committee will meet in a closed session to review applications to the Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel, and may consider other business. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. 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 Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES ) at least 5 days prior to the meeting dates. Dated: September 23, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-2400 Filed 9-27-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 092204B] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Internet Mapping Server (ArcIMS) Workshop. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a workshop to refine the prototype South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Coral and Benthic Habitats Internet Mapping Server. The workshop will take place in St. Petersburg, FL. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . DATES: The workshop will take place October 13-14, 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701; 727/896-8626; fax: 727/893-2947. *Council address:* South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council,; telephone: 843/571-4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; fax: 843/769-4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic Council ArcIMS Workshop will be conducted from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on October 13, 2004 and from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on October 14,2004. The workshop will focus on an internet mapping server (ArcIMS) being developed by the Council in cooperation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). The ArcIMS application is located within the Council's Habitat/Ecosystem website. Workshop participants will review data currently available through the ArcIMS, identify data needs, refine data presentation with emphasis on form, functionality and accessibility. An overall goal of this workshop is to discuss the availability and initiate transfer of data sets applicable to the conservation and management of fishery resources and habitats they depend upon. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified 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 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 October 13, 2004. Dated: September 23, 2004. Alan D. Risenhoover, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E4-2401 Filed 9-27-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [I.D. 081104G] Marine Mammals; NMFS Permit No. 764-1703-01; USFWS Permit No. MA068532 AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Interior. ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that The National Museum of Natural History, Department of Systematic Biology, MRC 108, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [Charles Potter, Principal Investigator], has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 764-1703-00. ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Johnson or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 9, 2003, notice was published in the **Federal Register** (68 FR 58316) that a request for a joint NMFS/USFWS scientific research permit to collect, obtain, and import/export samples taken from marine mammals of the Orders Pinnipedia, Cetacea, Sirenia; and Carnivora (marine and sea otters) had been submitted by the above-named organization. The permit 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 parts 18 and 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 17 and 222-226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 *et seq.* ). On February 5, 2004, a permit was issued to take only those species under the jurisdiction of the NMFS. This permit amendment allows The National Museum of Natural History to salvage and collect, import/export samples, whole carcasses, hard and soft parts from the above mentioned species that are under USFWS jurisdiction, including polar bear that were inadvertently omitted from the original **Federal Register** notice. No live animal takes are authorized. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ), a final determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. 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 such endangered species; and
(3)is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Documents may be reviewed in the following locations: Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376; Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115-0700; phone (206)526-6150; fax (206)526-6426; Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249; Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018; Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700; phone (808)973-2937; fax (808)973-2941; Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298; phone (978)281-9200; fax (978)281-9371; Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320; and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, VA 22203 (1-800-358-2104). Dated: September 16, 2004. Stephen L. Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Dated: September 16, 2004. Charlie R. Chandler, Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 04-21689 Filed 9-27-04; 8:45 am]
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