[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7886]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020697A]


Formation of Advisory Panels for National Academy of Sciences 
Study on Individual Fishing Quotas; Extension of Deadline

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice extending deadline for nominations.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS is extending the deadline for 
sending nominations for two advisory panels for an Individual Fishing 
Quota study to be conducted by the National Academy of Sciences' 
National Research Council. The advisory panel formation complies with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended 
by the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The deadline for application 
is being extended to ensure that all interested parties have sufficient 
time to respond to this notice, and to ensure that NMFS has the widest 
range of applicants from which to select panel members.

DATES: Interested parties should submit a statement of interest by 
April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send statements of interest to the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD, 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Gautam, (301) 713-2328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties should refer to the 
previous Federal Register notice on this subject (I.D. 020697A), 
published February 25, 1997, at 62 FR 8429, for further information 
about the role of the advisory panels and what to include in a 
statement of interest. NMFS will announce the selection of advisory 
panel members no later than May 1, 1997.

    Dated: March 24, 1997.
Rolland A. Schmitten,
Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-7886 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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