[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6108]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 030701C]


Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of 
Availability of Draft Biological Opinion

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft biological opinion on 
authorization of the pelagic fisheries under the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Pelagics Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability of a draft biological opinion 
on authorization of the pelagic fisheries under the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Pelagics Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region.

DATES: The draft document is now available.

ADDRESSES: For copies of the document contact Dr. Charles Karnella, 
NMFS, Pacific Islands Area Office (PIAO), 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 
1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Karnella, PIAO, at 808-973-
2937.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Endangered Species Act draft biological 
opinion on authorization of the pelagic fisheries under the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Pelagics Fisheries of the Western Pacific 
Region is now available for review. The document is available from the 
NMFS Southwest Region at http://swr.ucsd.edu/; hard copies are 
available upon request (see ADDRESSES).

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 7, 2001.
William T. Hogarth,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 01-6108 Filed 3-9-01; 8:45 am]
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