[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41558-41559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19905]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080201A]


Notice of Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the North Pacific Research Board Voting 
Members to nominate a new member.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Research Board (Board) will meet August 14, 
2001, at 3 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest 
Conference Room, Room 541B, Federal Building, Juneau, AK in order to 
nominate a new Board member. The meeting is open to the public. Members 
of the public may address the Board or submit written comments.

DATES: August 14, 2001, 3 p.m., Alaska local time.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries related to the Board's meeting should be submitted 
to Bill Hines, International Coordinator, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 
21668, Juneau, AK, 99802, Attn: Lori Gravel, or delivered to Room 453 
of the Federal Building, 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Hines, 907-586-7224 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 401(a) of Public Law (Pub.L.) 105-83, as amended by Pub.L. 
106-113, established the Environmental Improvement and Restoration 
Fund. Twenty percent of the interest proceeds from this fund, which 
contains one half of the amount awarded to the United States in the 
case, United States v.

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Alaska, 521 U.S. 1 (1997) is used by the Department of Commerce to 
finance fisheries and marine research in the Bering Sea, North Pacific 
Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. These research activities are administered by 
the North Pacific Research Board. The remaining 80 percent of the 
interest earned from this fund is used by Bureau of Land Management, 
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and USDA Forest 
Service to address maintenance backlogs.
    Recent changes to the Board's original legislation detailed in 
Pub.L. 106-554, empower 5 members of the 20-member Board to make all 
decisions of the Board, including grant recommendations. The amendment 
also created a twentieth member, who shall represent fishing interests 
and shall be nominated by the Board and appointed by the Secretary of 
Commerce. The Board shall nominate this twentieth member at its 
upcoming meeting.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting will be physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Bill Hines (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 2, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-19905 Filed 8-7-01; 8:45 am]
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