[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations]
[Department of Commerce Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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Department of Commerce





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                                           
  
  
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

13 CFR Ch. III

15 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I, II, III, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII

19 CFR Ch. III

37 CFR Chs. I, IV, and V

48 CFR Ch. 13

50 CFR Chs. II, III, IV, and VI

Semiannual Agenda of Regulations

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce.

ACTION: October 1994 regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 entitled 
``Regulatory Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(Pub. L. 96-354), the Department of Commerce, in April and October of 
each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regulations 
under development or review over the next 12 months. Rulemaking actions 
are grouped according to prerulemaking, proposed rules, final rules, 
and rulemaking actions completed since the April 1994 agenda. The 
purpose of the agenda is to provide information to the public on 
regulations currently under review, being proposed, or issued by the 
Department. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and views by 
interested members of the public.

    The Department's October 1994 regulatory agenda includes 
regulatory activities that are expected to be conducted during the 
period October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Specific: For additional information about specific regulatory actions 
listed in the agenda, contact the individual identified as the contact 
person.

General: Comments or inquiries of a general nature about the agenda 
should be directed to Michael A. Levitt, Assistant General Counsel for 
Legislation and Regulation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: 202-482-0846.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E.O. 12866 requires agencies to publish an 
agenda of those regulations that are under consideration pursuant to 
this order. By memorandum of June 8, 1994, the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) issued guidelines and procedures for the preparation and 
publication of the October 1994 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of 
Federal Regulations. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 602(a), 
requires agencies to publish, in April and October of each year, a 
regulatory flexibility agenda which contains a brief description of the 
subject area of any rule which is likely to have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Department of Commerce Regulatory Plan

    For this edition of the Department of Commerce's agenda, the 
most important significant regulatory actions are included in The 
Regulatory Plan, which appears in Part II of this issue of the 
Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the 
Table of Contents below and are denoted by a bracketed bold 
reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate Sequence 
Number in Part II.

Explanation of Information Contained in the Agenda

    Within the Department, the Office of the Secretary and various 
operating units may issue regulations. Operating units, such as the 
Economic Development Administration, the Bureau of Export 
Administration, the International Trade Administration, the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Patent and 
Trademark Office, issue the greatest share of the Department's 
regulations.

    A large number of regulatory actions reported in the agenda are 
proposed or final Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 
issued by NIST under Public Law 100-235. FIPS consist of standards 
and guidelines to improve Federal Government use and management of 
computers and information technology. The standards, while often of 
great use to industry and the public, apply only to the Federal 
Government. In developing the standards and guidelines and in 
providing technical guidance and coordination to Federal agencies, 
NIST works closely with private industry standard-setting 
organizations.

    Another large number of regulatory actions reported in the 
agenda deal with fishery management programs of NOAA's National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). To avoid repetition of programs 
and definitions, as well as to provide some understanding of the 
technical and institutional elements of the NMFS programs, a 
section on ``Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS 
Regulatory Entries'' is provided below.

Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries

    The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 
(16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (Act) governs the management of fisheries 
within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The EEZ refers to those 
waters from the outer edge of the State boundaries, generally 3 
nautical miles, to a distance of 200 nautical miles. Fishery 
Management Plans (FMPs) are to be prepared for fisheries which 
require conservation and management measures. Regulations 
implementing these FMPs regulate domestic fishing and foreign 
fishing where permitted. Foreign fishing can be conducted in a 
fishery for which there is no FMP only if a preliminary fishery 
management plan has been issued to govern that foreign fishing. 
Under the Act, eight Regional Fishery Management Councils 
(Councils) prepare FMPs or amendments to FMPs for fisheries within 
their respective areas. In the development of such plans or 
amendments and their implementing regulations, the Councils are 
required by law to conduct public hearings on the draft plans and 
to consider the use of alternative means of regulating.

    The Council process for developing FMPs and amendments makes it 
difficult for NMFS to determine the significance and timing of some 
regulatory actions under consideration by the Councils at the time 
the semiannual regulatory agenda is published.

    The DOC October 1994 regulatory agenda follows.

Dated: August 31, 1994.

Glenn Piercy,

Acting General Counsel.

                                  Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage                                  
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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706         Contract Clauses and Solicitation Provisions for the Commerce Automated Solicitation                
            System................................................................................    0690-AA08 
707         Source Evaluation Procedures and Miscellaneous Revisions to the Commerce Acquisition                
            Regulation............................................................................    0690-AA13 
708         Modify Requirement in the Commerce Acquisition Regulation To Publish Presolicitation                
            Notices in the Commerce Business Daily for DOC Procurements Which Will Be Performed in              
            Foreign Countries.....................................................................    0690-AA18 
709         Modify the Commerce Acquisition Regulation To Use a Deviation Version of a Federal                  
            Acquisition Regulation Clause on the Buy American Trade Agreement Acts................    0690-AA19 
710         Commerce Acquisition Regulation, Changes to the Commerce Ship Construction,                         
            Alteration, and Repair Clauses........................................................    0690-AA21 
711         Testimony by Employees in the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings............    0690-AA22 
712         Standards of Ethical Conduct--Department of Commerce Supplemental Regulations.........    0690-AA23 
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                                Bureau of Economic Analysis--Proposed Rule Stage                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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713         Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad--1994...............................    0691-AA22 
714         Change in Exemption Level for BE-577, Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter with                     
            Foreign Affiliate.....................................................................    0691-AA23 
715         Short Form for Reporting Small Foreign Affiliates in the BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S.               
            Direct Investment Abroad..............................................................    0691-AA25 
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                                  Bureau of Economic Analysis--Final Rule Stage                                 
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716         Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons.........................    0691-AA24 
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                                    Bureau of the Census--Proposed Rule Stage                                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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717         Revision of Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations......................................    0607-AA10 
718         Change in the Definition of ``General Use'' Software From Technical Data to Commodity.    0607-AA16 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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719         Review of Regulations for Economic Development Administration--Department of Commerce.    0610-AA47 
720         Special Economic Development and Adjustment Assistance Grants.........................    0610-AA48 
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                              Economic Development Administration--Final Rule Stage                             
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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721         General Requirements for Financial Assistance--Design, Construction of Buildings To                 
            Accommodate the Physically Handicapped................................................    0610-AA05 
722         General Requirements for Financial Assistance: Employment of Expediters or                          
            Administrative Employees; Compensation of Persons Engaged by or on Behalf of                        
            Applicants............................................................................    0610-AA18 
723         Protection of EDA's Interest in Facilities Acquired, Built, or Improved With EDA Grant              
            Funds.................................................................................    0610-AA35 
724         Public Works--Industrial Parks and Sites..............................................    0610-AA40 
725         General Requirements for Financial Assistance--Electric and Gas Facilities............    0610-AA43 
726         Overall Economic Development Program--Progress Report.................................    0610-AA44 
727         Public Works and Development Facilities Program--Specific Types of Projects--Skill                  
            Training Center Facilities............................................................    0610-AA51 
728         Designation of Areas; Public Works and Development Facilities Program.................    0610-AA54 
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                                   General Administration--Proposed Rule Stage                                  
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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729         Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension...............................................    0605-AA02 
730         Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and              
            Local Governments.....................................................................    0605-AA04 
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                                    General Administration--Final Rule Stage                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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731         New Restrictions on Lobbying..........................................................    0605-AA06 
732         Uniform Administrative Requirement for Grants and Agreement With Institutions of                    
            Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Nonprofits and Commercial Organizations.........    0605-AA09 
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                                International Trade Administration--Prerule Stage                               
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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733         Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties (Reg Plan Seq. No. 19)......................   0625-AA45  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


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734         Procedures for Imposing Sanctions for Violation of an Antidumping or Countervailing                 
            Duty Protective Order.................................................................    0625-AA43 
735         Antidumping and Countervailing Duties; Exclusions.....................................    0625-AA44 
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                              International Trade Administration--Final Rule Stage                              
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736         Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties.............................................    0625-AA32 
737         Short Supply Procedures for ITA.......................................................    0625-AA34 
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                                Bureau of Export Administration--Final Rule Stage                               
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738         Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)......................................    0694-AA02 
739         Revision of Foreign Boycott Provisions of Export Administration Regulations...........    0694-AA11 
740         Transfer of Dual-Use Items From U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List......    0694-AA52 
741         Exports to Iran; Revision of Foreign Policy Controls..................................    0694-AA62 
742         Simplification of the Export Administration Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 20)........    0694-AA67 
743         Equipment Related to the Production of Chemical Weapons and Warfare Agents,                         
            Microorganisms and Toxins; Revisions to Australia Group Members.......................    0694-AA69 
744         Exports of Certain California Crude Oil...............................................    0694-AA70 
745         Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Corrections and Clarifications....    0694-AA72 
746         Implementation of the Cuba Democracy Act..............................................    0694-AA77 
747         Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Exports of Sample Shipments and                 
            Mixtures Containing Chemical Weapons Precursors.......................................    0694-AA78 
748         Revisions to Controls on Missile Technology Items in Cooperation With the Missile                   
            Technology Control Regime.............................................................    0694-AA84 
749         Revisions to Controls on Items of Nuclear Proliferation Concern in Cooperation With                 
            the Nuclear Suppliers Group...........................................................    0694-AA85 
750         Additional Unmandated Restrictions on Reexports to Libya..............................    0694-AA87 
751         Commerce Control List; Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration                    
            Regulations; Advisory Opinions........................................................    0694-AA89 
752         Offsets in Military Exports...........................................................    0694-AA91 
753         Revisions to the EAR To Implement the United Nations Embargo on Arms and Related                    
            Material to Rwanda....................................................................    0694-AA98 
754         Exports to Taiwan: Expansion of Import Certificate/Delivery Verification (IC/DV)                    
            Procedure, Shorter Processing Time Frames and General License GCG.....................    0694-AB00 
755         Effect of Imported Articles on the National Security..................................   0694-AB01  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


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756         Commerce Control List; Items Controlled for Nuclear Nonproliferation Reasons..........    0694-AA66 
757         Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Transfers of Technology to Foreign              
            Nationals in the United States........................................................    0694-AA71 
758         Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations; Clarifications; Savings Clause....    0694-AA73 
759         Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: General License GCG and Editorial               
            Clarifications........................................................................    0694-AA74 
760         Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; Exports to                   
            Vessels and Aircraft..................................................................    0694-AA75 
761         Exports to Argentina: Establishment of Import Certificate/Delivery Verification (IC/                
            DV) Procedure, Shorter Processing Time Frames and General License GCG.................    0694-AA79 
762         Exports to International Waters.......................................................    0694-AA80 
763         Commerce Control List; Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration                    
            Regulations; Fingerprint Equipment and Reexport Policy for the PRC....................    0694-AA81 
764         Electronic Submissions of Validated License Applications..............................    0694-AA82 
765         Changes in Categories 3, 4, and 5 of the Commerce Control List Based on COCOM Review;               
            Expansion of Favorable Consideration Treatment; Etc...................................    0694-AA83 
766         Exports to South Africa; Revision of Foreign Policy Controls..........................    0694-AA86 
767         Establishment of New General License for Shipments to Country Groups QWY and the                    
            People's Republic of China............................................................    0694-AA97 
768         Exports to South Africa; Removal or Foreign Policy Controls...........................    0694-AA99 
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                        National Institute of Standards & Technology--Proposed Rule Stage                       
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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769         FIPS for POSIX System Administration..................................................    0693-AA71 
770         FIPS for IRDS Export/Import File Format...............................................    0693-AA76 
771         Revision of FIPS 177, Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES)..................    0693-AB13 
772         FIPS for Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications...........    0693-AB23 
773         Proposed Revision of FIPS 146-1, Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile                    
            (GOSIP)...............................................................................    0693-AB24 
774         Proposed Revision of FIPS 119, Ada Programming Language...............................    0693-AB25 
775         Revision of FIPS 125-1, MUMPS (Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-                        
            Programming System)...................................................................    0693-AB26 
776         Proposed FIPS for Information Retrieval in the Government Information Locator Service               
            (GILS)................................................................................    0693-AB29 
777         Proposed Revision of FIPS 21-3, COBOL.................................................    0693-AB32 
778         Revision of FIPS 180, Secure Hash Standard............................................    0693-AB33 
779         FIPS for Cryptographic Service Calls..................................................    0693-AB34 
780         Proposed Revision of FIPS 179, Government Network Management Profile (GNMP)...........    0693-AB35 
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                         National Institute of Standards & Technology--Final Rule Stage                         
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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781         FIPS for Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)--Part 2: Shell and Utilities.....    0693-AA70 
782         Fastener Quality......................................................................    0693-AA90 
783         Second Solicitation of Comments on Proposed FIPS for Standard Security Label for                    
            Information Transfer..................................................................    0693-AA99 
784         Proposed FIPS for ODA Raster DAP......................................................    0693-AB12 
785         Proposed FIPS for Administration Standards for the Telecommunications Infrastructure                
            of Federal Buildings..................................................................    0693-AB14 
786         Revision of FIPS 172, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)......................    0693-AB22 
787         FIPS for SQL Environments.............................................................    0693-AB28 
788         Proposed Revision of FIPS 153, Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System                
            (PHIGS)...............................................................................    0693-AB30 
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                         National Institute of Standards & Technology--Completed Actions                        
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 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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789         FIPS 186, Digital Signature Standard (DSS)............................................    0693-AA86 
790         Approval of Withdrawal of FIPS 71, Advanced Data Communication Control Procedures                   
            (ADCCP) and FIPS 78, Guideline for Implementing ADCCP.................................    0693-AA98 
791         FIPS for Standard Page Description Language...........................................    0693-AB03 
792         National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program...................................    0693-AB15 
793         National Voluntary Conformity Assessment Systems Evaluation...........................    0693-AB17 
794         FIPS 173, Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS).......................................    0693-AB18 
795         FIPS for Open Document Architecture (ODA), Interchange Format, Language, and                        
            Associated Profiles...................................................................    0693-AB21 
796         Manufacturing Technology Centers......................................................    0693-AB27 
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                         National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Prerule Stage                         
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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797         Use in Enforcement Proceedings of Information Collected by Voluntary Fishery Data                   
            Collectors............................................................................    0648-AE40 
798         Prescription of Fishways Under Section 18 of the Federal Power Act....................    0648-AG53 
799         New Dealer Reporting Form for Large Pelagics..........................................    0648-AG76 
800         Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coast Red Drum................    0648-AG86 
801         Proposed Regulations for the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary......................    0648-AA33 
802         Proposed Regulations for the Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary.......................    0648-AB64 
803         Regional Marine Research Program......................................................    0648-AF20 
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                      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Proposed Rule Stage                      
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804         Scientific Research--Domestic and Foreign Fishing.....................................    0648-AC61 
805         Procedure for Setting Quotas on Removal of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins From the                    
            Waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida's East Coast.................................    0648-AD39 
806         U.S. General Standards for Grades of Finfish Products.................................    0648-AD53 
807         Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin              
            Islands...............................................................................    0648-AD91 
808         Certificate of Legal Origin for Anadromous Fish Products..............................    0648-AD93 
809         Secretarial Amendment to the FMP for Atlantic Swordfish...............................    0648-AE09 
810         General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries.............................................    0648-AE39 
811         Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Associated Plants and Invertebrates for Puerto               
            Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands......................................................    0648-AE47 
812         Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring..........................................    0648-AE50 
813         Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the                   
            South Atlantic........................................................................    0648-AE52 
814         Sea Turtle Monitoring and Conservation Measures for Nonshrimp Fisheries...............    0648-AE54 
815         Regulatory Amendment on Interactive Communications in the Groundfish Fisheries of the               
            GOA and BSAI..........................................................................    0648-AE78 
816         Amendment 21B to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian                  
            Islands...............................................................................    0648-AE97 
817         Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and                        
            Butterfish............................................................................    0648-AF01 
818         Amendment 21A to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian                  
            Islands To Prohibit Bottom Trawling Adjacent to the Pribilof Islands..................    0648-AF02 
819         Proposed Rule To Require Certain Fish From Mexico To Retain Heads and Tails Intact in               
            Order To Protect the Endangered Totoaba...............................................    0648-AF32 
820         Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf                
            of Mexico and South Atlantic..........................................................    0648-AF37 
821         Regulatory Amendment Implementing Groundfish Gear Changes in the Pacific Coast                      
            Groundfish Fishery....................................................................    0648-AF38 
822         Amendment 9 to the FMP for Atlantic Surf Clams and Ocean Quahogs......................    0648-AF41 
823         Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Fisheries-Related Research.....................    0648-AF50 
824         Regulatory Amendment--Changes to Directed Fishing Regulations For Groundfish Off of                 
            Alaska................................................................................    0648-AF53 
825         Regulatory Amendment Regarding Mesh Size in Trawls and Rock Sole Vessel Incentive                   
            Program Standards in Alaska Groundfish Fisheries......................................    0648-AF57 
826         Regulatory Amendment To Modify Permit Application Requirements for All Fishery                      
            Management Plans in the Western Pacific Region........................................    0648-AF62 
827         Regulatory Amendment To Implement Measures in the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act               
            of 1992...............................................................................    0648-AF69 
828         Regulatory Amendment To Establish a Vessel Monitoring System Within the Pelagic                     
            Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region...............................................    0648-AF77 
829         Regulatory Amendment for Other Species of Reef Fish in the Gulf of Mexico--Red                      
            Grouper, Red Porgy, Amberjack, and Gag Grouper........................................    0648-AF78 
830         Designated Critical Habitat; Johnson's Seagrass.......................................    0648-AF79 
831         Screening of Water Diversions To Protect Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon...    0648-AF80 
832         Fishery Management Plan for the North Pacific Scallop Fisheries.......................    0648-AF81 
833         Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of                    
            Mexico................................................................................    0648-AF83 
834         Amendment 2 to the FMP for Coral and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and South                    
            Atlantic..............................................................................    0648-AF85 
835         Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas............................................    0648-AF86 
836         Fishery Management Plan for Tilefish..................................................    0648-AF87 
837         Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Billfish......................    0648-AF88 
838         Amendment 8 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP To Implement Individual Quotas for the              
            Fixed-Gear Sablefish Fishery (or Regulatory Amendment for Nontrawl Trip Limits).......    0648-AF90 
839         Regulatory Amendment Defining Harvesting Capacity Unit and Management System Under the              
            Western Pacific Pelagics FMP..........................................................    0648-AG04 
840         Foreign Nations' Marine Mammal Program Amendments.....................................    0648-AG05 
841         Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gulf of Maine Population of Harbor Porpoise...    0648-AG06 
842         Direct Take of Threatened Salmon by Native Americans..................................    0648-AG15 
843         Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of                
            Mexico................................................................................    0648-AG23 
844         Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of               
            the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.................................................    0648-AG25 
845         Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South                      
            Atlantic..............................................................................    0648-AG26 
846         Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the                   
            South Atlantic........................................................................    0648-AG27 
847         Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of               
            Mexico................................................................................    0648-AG29 
848         Regulatory Amendment To Consider Use of Open Access and Limited Entry Gear on the Same              
            Trip for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery.........................................    0648-AG30 
849         Regulatory Amendment to Require Accurate Weight Measurements for Alaska Groundfish                  
            Harvests..............................................................................    0648-AG32 
850         Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Tuna Purse Seine Vessel Observer Expenses.....    0648-AG35 
851         General Provisions; Endangered Fish or Wildlife; Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Sea                  
            Turtle Conservation Measures..........................................................    0648-AG38 
852         Fishery Management Plan Amendment To Allow Processing of Nonindividual Fishing Quota                
            Species on Vessels and Disallow Catcher Vessel Halibut IFQ Use on Freezer Vessels.....    0648-AG41 
853         Definition of ``Intermediary Nation''.................................................    0648-AG42 
854         Designated Critical Habitat; Deer Creek Summer Steelhead..............................    0648-AG44 
855         Regulatory Amendment to the Individual Fishing Quota Program for Groundfish off Alaska    0648-AG45 
856         General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries--Standard Definitions/ Guidelines for                     
            Council Operations/Administration: Oath, voting, compensation, insurance, unused leave    0648-AG46 
857         Designated Critical Habitat; Pacific Steelhead........................................    0648-AG49 
858         Designated Critical Habitat; Atlantic Salmon..........................................    0648-AG50 
859         Regulatory Amendment To Change Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements in Alaska                   
            Groundfish Fisheries..................................................................    0648-AG54 
860         Take of Marine Mammals by the U.S. Navy Incidental to Military Activities in the South              
            Atlantic of the United States.........................................................    0648-AG55 
861         Designated Critical Habitat; Pacific Coho Salmon......................................    0648-AG56 
862         Designated Critical Habitat; Pacific Coho Salmon......................................    0648-AG57 
863         Designated Critical Habitat; Umpqua River Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout.....................    0648-AG58 
864         Regulation to Provide Disaster Relief to West Coast Salmon Fisheries..................    0648-AG75 
865         Proposed List of Fisheries as Authorized by Public Law 103-238........................    0648-AG77 
866         Proposed Rule to Authorize the Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals During Commercial                
            Fishing Operations as Directed by Public Law 103-238..................................    0648-AG78 
867         Proposed Rule to Authorize Lethal Takings of Marine Mammals by State Authorities......    0648-AG79 
868         Proposed Rule to Amend Marine Mammal Regulations to Authorize Incidental Takings of                 
            Marine Mammals by Harassment as Authorized by Public Law 103-238......................    0648-AG80 
869         Regulatory Amendment To Impose Restrictions on Fishing Black Rockfish Off Oregon......    0648-AG81 
870         Regulatory Amendment to Modify the Sablefish NonTrawl Regular Season in the Pacific                 
            Coast Groundfish Fishery..............................................................    0648-AG82 
871         Regulatory Amendment for Managing Pelagic Fisheries by U.S. Vessels Beyond EEZ                      
            throughout Pacific....................................................................    0648-AG85 
872         Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico                 
            and the U.S. Virgin Islands...........................................................    0648-AG87 
873         Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef-Associated Plants and                
            Invertebrates for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.............................    0648-AG88 
874         Regulatory Amendment to Establish Additional Special Management Zones for Reef Fish                 
            conservation and management in the Gulf of Mexico.....................................    0648-AG89 
875         Generic Fishery Management Plan Amendment for the Definition of Traps in the Gulf of                
            Mexico................................................................................    0648-AG90 
876         Regulatory Amendment To Establish The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands ``A'' Season                  
            Framework.............................................................................    0648-AG92 
877         Regulatory Amendment For Grid Sorting.................................................    0648-AG93 
878         Regulatory Amendment For The Gulf Of Alaska Seamount Fisheries........................    0648-AG94 
879         Regulatory Amendment For Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands Area Halibut Non-Trawl                     
            Prohibited Species Catch Management and Jig Gear Exemption............................    0648-AG95 
880         Regulatory Amendment To Clarify Criteria And Format For Community Development Plan                  
            Amendments............................................................................    0648-AG96 
881         Regulatory Amendment Allowing Early Individual Fishing Quota Fishing in the Aleutian                
            Islands Area..........................................................................    0648-AG97 
882         Regulatory Amendment Codifying the Community Development Quota Compensation Formula...    0648-AG98 
883         Fishery Management Plan Amendment to Allow One-Time Trade of Groundfish Quota Shares                
            Between Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Areas......................    0648-AG99 
884         Fishery Management Plan Amendment To Supersede Inshore/Offshore Allocation Program for              
            the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Pollock and the Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific               
            Cod...................................................................................    0648-AH00 
885         1995 Catch Sharing Plan and Conservation Measures for Pacific Halibut.................    0648-AH01 
886         Fishery Management Plan Amendment to Increase Personal/Vessel Use Limits In Individual              
            Fishing Quota Fisheries...............................................................    0648-AH02 
887         Amendment 26 To The FMP for the Groundfish Fishery Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian                   
            Islands And Amendment 29 to the FMP For The Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf Of Alaska..    0648-AH03 
888         Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Proposed Rule Prohibiting U.S. Citizens From                
            Encircling Marine Mammals During Tuna Fishing Operations..............................    0648-AH04 
889         Fishery Management Plan for Scup North of Cape Hatteras...............................    0648-AH05 
890         Fishery Management Plan For Black Sea Bass North Of Cape Hatteras.....................    0648-AH06 
891         Regulatory Amendment For Multiple ``A'' Pacific Groundfish Limited Entry Permits Per                
            Vessel................................................................................    0648-AH07 
892         Atlantic Shark Fishery Quota Adjustment...............................................    0648-AH09 
893         Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Mid-Columbia River Summer Chinook                  
            Salmon................................................................................    0648-AH10 
894         Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Puget Sound Salmon Stocks................    0648-AH11 
895         Regulations Governing Processed Fishery Products......................................    0648-AH18 
896         Proposed Rule to Establish Guidelines for Nonlethally Deterring Marine Mammals From                 
            Endangering Personal Safety or Damaging Public or Private Property....................    0648-AH19 
897         Regulatory Amendment to Facilitate Monitoring and Enforcement in the Pacific Coast                  
            Groundfish Fishery....................................................................    0648-AH21 
898         Proposed Regulations for the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary...................    0648-AA74 
899         Proposed Regulations for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary................    0648-AC03 
900         Proposed Regulations for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.........    0648-AC05 
901         The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.................................................    0648-AC78 
902         Proposed Regulations for the Northwest Straits National Marine Sanctuary..............    0648-AC91 
903         Proposed Regulations for the Norfolk Canyon National Marine Sanctuary.................    0648-AC92 
904         Proposed Regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Reg Plan Seq. No.              
            21)...................................................................................    0648-AD85 
905         Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.................................................    0648-AE41 
906         Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.................................................    0648-AE42 
907         National Marine Sanctuary Program, Site Evaluation List...............................    0648-AF23 
908         Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing Space Systems.....................................    0648-AC64 
909         Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Regulations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 22).    0648-AE13 
910         National Weather Service Modernization Criteria.......................................   0648-AF72  
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                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Final Rule Stage                       
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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911         Processed Fishery Products, Processed Products Thereof & Certain Other Processed Food               
            Products: U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Fish Blocks & Products Made Therefrom,                
            Etc...................................................................................    0648-AA46 
912         U.S. General Standards for Grades of Shrimp...........................................    0648-AA47 
913         Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Approaching Humpback Whales in Hawaiian Waters..........    0648-AB79 
914         Fishermen's Protective Act............................................................    0648-AC73 
915         Performance Standards for Tuna Vessel Operators.......................................    0648-AD03 
916         Revised Regulations Governing Permits for the Taking, Importing and Exporting of                    
            Protected Species for Scientific Research and Public Display..........................    0648-AD11 
917         Secretarial Fishery Management Plan for Sharks of the Atlantic Ocean..................    0648-AD12 
918         Regulations Governing the Take of Dolphins Incidental to Removing Oil and Gas                       
            Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.......................................................    0648-AD25 
919         Regulatory Amendment--U.S. Nationals Fishing in Russian Fisheries.....................    0648-AD29 
920         U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Fish Portions.....................................    0648-AD92 
921         Regulatory Amendment To Implement Permit, Reporting, and Recordkeeping and Observer                 
            Requirements for Processing Vessels Over 125 Feet and Their Catcher Vessels; Pacific                
            Coast Groundfish......................................................................    0648-AE01 
922         U.S. Standards for Grades of Whole or Dressed Fish....................................    0648-AE69 
923         U.S. Standards for Grades of North American Freshwater Catfish and Products Made                    
            Therefrom.............................................................................    0648-AE70 
924         U.S. Standards for Grades of Fish Fillets.............................................    0648-AE71 
925         Amendment 35 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA and Amendment 31 to the FMP for                   
            Groundfish of the BSAI to revise IFQ transfer Provisions..............................    0648-AE79 
926         Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Dolphin Mortality Limits During Purse Seine                 
            Sets on Marine Mammals in the Eastern Tropical Pacific................................    0648-AF07 
927         Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; ``Dolphin-Safe'' Tuna Labeling................    0648-AF08 
928         Fishing Vessel Capital Construction Fund Procedures--Eligibility for Safety                         
            Improvements..........................................................................    0648-AF22 
929         Amendment To Enhance Data on Bycatch and Establish a Pilot Program for Donation of                  
            Atlantic Swordfish....................................................................    0648-AF42 
930         Fishing Vessel Obligation Guarantee Program...........................................    0648-AF48 
931         Regulatory Amendment To Require Bluefin Tuna Statistical Documents....................    0648-AF74 
932         Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for Crustacean Fisheries of the Western                  
            Pacific Region........................................................................    0648-AF82 
933         Regulatory Amendment to Impose Trip Limits on Commercial Catches of Atlantic Sharks...    0648-AG02 
934         Regulatory Adjustments to 1994-1995 Atlantic Tuna Fisheries...........................    0648-AG14 
935         Financial Disclosure of Fishery Management Council Nominees, Members, and Executive                 
            Directors.............................................................................    0648-AG16 
936         Regulatory Amendment Designating ``Routine'' Trip Limits in the Pacific Coast                       
            Groundfish Fishery....................................................................    0648-AG31 
937         Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Prohibition on Setting on Any Northeastern                  
            Offshore Spotted Dolphin..............................................................    0648-AG33 
938         Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking of Marine Mammals Under the ATA Permit               
            After February 28, 1994...............................................................    0648-AG36 
939         Sea Turtle Conservation Measures; Section 10 Incidental Take Permits; Final Rule......    0648-AG37 
940         Flotation Devices in Bottom-Opening, Single-Grid Turtle Excluder Devices in the                     
            Southeastern United States............................................................    0648-AG71 
941         Final Notice of Changes in the Management Regimes for Atlantic Migratory King and                   
            Spanish Mackerel and Gulf Group of King Mackerel......................................    0648-AH17 
942         General Authorization for Scientific Research Involving Level B Harassment............    0648-AH20 
943         Final Regulations for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary...................    0648-AC94 
944         Implementation of Coastal Zone Management Act Appeal Fees.............................    0648-AD83 
945         Technical Conforming Changes to Existing NOAA Regulations To Implement 1990                         
            Reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act....................................    0648-AE11 
946         Civil Procedure Regulations...........................................................    0648-AF96 
947         NOAA Climate and Global Change Program--Proposal Submission Guidelines................    0648-AG51 
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                       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Completed Actions                       
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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948         Regulatory Amendment--Standard Product Recovery Rates for Alaska Groundfish...........    0648-AD44 
949         Regulatory Amendments to Implement the North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan..........    0648-AD80 
950         Amendment 11 to the FMP for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries off the Coast              
            of Washington, Oregon, and California.................................................    0648-AE05 
951         Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western                 
            Pacific Region........................................................................    0648-AE35 
952         Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the                   
            South Atlantic........................................................................    0648-AE51 
953         Amendment 23 to the FMP for BSAI Groundfish, Amendment 28 to the FMP for GOA                        
            Groundfish, and Amendment 4 to the FMP for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab                      
            Fisheries in the BSAI.................................................................    0648-AE62 
954         Regulatory Amendment To Revise Requirements for Reporting and Recordkeeping...........    0648-AE63 
955         Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of               
            the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.................................................    0648-AE98 
956         Designated Critical Habitat; Northern Right Whale.....................................    0648-AF06 
957         Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering                
            Sea and Aleutian Islands..............................................................    0648-AF17 
958         Regulatory Amendment--Northeast Region General Fisheries Permit and Reporting                       
            Procedures............................................................................    0648-AF33 
959         Amendment 5 to the FMP for American Lobster...........................................    0648-AF39 
960         Regulatory Amendment to the Domestic Groundfish Observer Program......................    0648-AF54 
961         1994 Management Measures for Commercial, Recreational, and Treaty Indian Salmon                     
            Fisheries off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California........................    0648-AF61 
962         Regulatory Amendment for Atlantic Sharks To Enhance Data Collection, Management, and                
            Enforcement...........................................................................    0648-AF63 
963         Regulatory Amendment To Place Restrictions on Vessels and Processors Affiliated with                
            Donut Hole Operations.................................................................    0648-AF65 
964         Regulatory Amendment on Total Weight Measurements for the Bering Sea and Aleutian                   
            Islands Area Community Development Quota Fisheries....................................    0648-AF66 
965         Regulatory Amendment To Establish Permit Consolidation Procedures Under the Pacific                 
            Coast Groundfish FMP Limited Entry Program............................................    0648-AF76 
966         Amendment 7 to the FMP for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico..............    0648-AF84 
967         Automated Broker Interface System in Lieu of the Paper NOAA Form 370 for Entry of                   
            Certain Fish Products.................................................................    0648-AF92 
968         Regulatory Amendment To Establish the 1994-96 Allocation of Pacific Whiting...........    0648-AF95 
969         Implementation of a Mandatory Observer Program for the Hawaii-Based Longline Fishery                
            (Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific)............................................    0648-AF97 
970         Establish Pilot Program To Allow Retention of Undersized Swordfish for Donation to                  
            Needy.................................................................................    0648-AF99 
971         Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder Fishery............    0648-AG00 
972         Regulatory Amendment to Modify the Process for Announcing Annual Quotas Under the                   
            Northern Anchovy Fishery Management Plan..............................................    0648-AG03 
973         Definition of ``Import'' as It Pertains to the Regulations Restricting Exports to the               
            United States of Yellowfin Tuna and Certain Other Fish and Fish Products..............    0648-AG07 
974         Regulatory Amendment To Clarify Permits, Exempted Gear, Trip Limits, Calculation of                 
            Allocations, and Sablefish Regular Season in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Limited                   
            Entry Fishery.........................................................................    0648-AG08 
975         Conservation Measures for Pacific Halibut and 1994 Catch Sharing Plan.................    0648-AG09 
976         Implementing a Clarification to a Portion of Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management                  
            Plan for the Summer Flounder Fishery..................................................    0648-AG10 
977         Amendment 6 (Secretarial Amendment) to the Fishery Management Plan for Northeast                    
            Multispecies Fishery..................................................................    0648-AG18 
978         Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab                  
            Fisheries.............................................................................    0648-AG20 
979         Determinations and Appeals for Limited Access Management of Pacific Halibut and                     
            Sablefish In and Off Alaska...........................................................    0648-AG21 
980         FMP Amendments to Raise CDQ Allocation Limit From 12 to 33 Percent....................    0648-AG22 
981         Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of              
            Mexico................................................................................    0648-AG24 
982         Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of               
            Mexico................................................................................    0648-AG28 
983         Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals: Dolphin-Safe Requirement for the U.S. Market                
            as of June 1, 1994....................................................................    0648-AG34 
984         Regulatory Amendment for Area 4B Halibut Set-aside and Trip Limit.....................    0648-AG39 
985         Regulatory Amendment to Reduce Likelihood of Premature Fishery Closures in the Gulf of              
            Alaska Groundfish Fisheries...........................................................    0648-AG43 
986         Total Allowable Catch Determination for Atlantic Swordfish for 1994...................    0648-AG47 
987         Regulatory Amendment To Restrict Use of Catcher Vessel Quota Shares by Solely Owned                 
            Corporations..........................................................................    0648-AG48 
988         Regulatory Amendment To Increase Observer Coverage in Bering Sea Area 517 and the                   
            Catcher Vessel Operational Area.......................................................    0648-AG52 
989         Pacific Coast Groundfish Limited-Entry Fishery; Final Rule To Extend for 15 Days the                
            Current 3-Month Suspension of the Vessel Size Endorsement Requirement.................    0648-AG60 
990         Proposed Rule and Subsidence Harvest Estimate for the 1994 Fur Seal Harvest on the                  
            Pribilof Islands......................................................................    0648-AG61 
991         Short-Term Area Restrictions to Shrimping From Cape Canaveral, FL, to the Virginia-                 
            North Carolina Border To Protect Leatherback Sea Turtles..............................    0648-AG62 
992         Implementation of Framework Adjustment 1 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery                      
            Management Plan.......................................................................    0648-AG64 
993         Revision to Amendment 5 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.........    0648-AG66 
994         Emergency Rule To Prohibit the Taking of Live Rock in the Exclusive Economic Zone Off               
            the Southern Atlantic States..........................................................    0648-AG68 
995         Use of Limited Tow Times in Lieu of Turtle Excluder Devices in a Restricted Area Off                
            North Carolina........................................................................    0648-AG69 
996         Emergency Interim Rule To Limit Chum Salmon Bycatch in the BSAI Management Area During              
            the 1994 Pollock Non-roe Season.......................................................    0648-AG72 
997         Final Rule To Implement Measures In Framework 1 To The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery                 
            Management Plan.......................................................................    0648-AG83 
998         Framework Adjustment 3 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan..........    0648-AG84 
999         Regulatory Amendment to Council Guidelines on Conduct of Meetings (Voting Procedures).    0648-AG91 
1000        Final Rule to Implement Measures In Framework 4 To The Northeast Multispecies Fishery               
            Management Plan.......................................................................    0648-AH08 
1001        Emergency Interim Rule To Designate Separate Trawl Fishing Categories in the GOA and                
            Change Directed Fishing Standards.....................................................    0648-AH12 
1002        Technical Amendment of Amendment 5 to the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan........    0648-AH13 
1003        Emergency Interim Rule For Haddock Protection.........................................    0648-AH14 
1004        Emergency Interim Rule To Protect Small Sea Scallops..................................    0648-AH15 
1005        Emergency Rule To Prohibit The Taking Of Live Rock In the Exclusive Economic Zone of                
            the Gulf Of Mexico....................................................................    0648-AH16 
1006        Emergency Rule to Authorize Additional Harvest of the Gulf Of Alaska Sablefish Total                
            Allowable Catch.......................................................................    0648-AH22 
1007        Final Regulations for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.....................    0648-AC93 
1008        Amendments to the National Marine Sanctuary Regulations To Conform Them With Changes                
            to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA).......................    0648-AF75 
1009        Guidelines for the Processing of Applications for Nondiscretionary Financial                        
            Assistance From NOAA..................................................................    0648-AF59 
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                    National Telecommunications and Information Administration--Prerule Stage                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1010        Establishment of the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Grant Program..    0660-AA04 
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                 National Telecommunications and Information Administration--Proposed Rule Stage                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1011        Implementation of the Land Mobile Spectrum Efficiency Plan............................    0660-AA07 
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                  National Telecommunications and Information Administration--Final Rule Stage                  
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1012        Transfer of Spectrum From the Federal Government to the FCC...........................    0660-AA05 
1013        Requiring Proof of Compliance with FCC Licensing Requirements.........................    0660-AA08 
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                                   Patent and Trademark Office--Prerule Stage                                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1014        Patent Application Electronic Submission Rules........................................    0651-AA50 
1015        Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees.................................................    0651-AA74 
1016        Early Publication of Patent Applications..............................................    0651-AA75 
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                                Patent and Trademark Office--Proposed Rule Stage                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1017        Trademark Procedures..................................................................    0651-AA46 
1018        Patent Term Extension Application Requirements........................................    0651-AA52 
1019        Changes in Computer Program Listings Filed in Patent Applications.....................    0651-AA58 
1020        Procedures for Amending Patent Applications...........................................    0651-AA62 
1021        Changes in Patent and Trademark Assignment Practice...................................    0651-AA64 
1022        Cross Appeals in PTO Disciplinary Proceedings.........................................    0651-AA65 
1023        Establishing Prior Invention To Overcome Cited Patent.................................    0651-AA67 
1024        Changes to Mailing Procedures.........................................................    0651-AA70 
1025        Changes to Patent Interference Procedural Rules.......................................    0651-AA71 
1026        Changes in Requirements for Addressing Trademark Applications and Trademark-Related                 
            Papers................................................................................    0651-AA73 
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                                  Patent and Trademark Office--Final Rule Stage                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1027        Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Provisions......................................    0651-AA72 
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                                 Patent and Trademark Office--Completed Actions                                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1028        Patent Interference Practice..........................................................    0651-AA53 
1029        Patent Interference Practice; Patentability of Claims.................................    0651-AA66 
1030        Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees.................................................    0651-AA68 
1031        Revision of Certain Patent and Trademark Automation Fees..............................    0651-AA69 
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                                    Technology Administration--Prerule Stage                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1032        Promotion of Private Sector Industrial Technology Partnerships........................    0692-AA13 
1033        Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under                 
            Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements...............................    0692-AA14 
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                                 Technology Administration--Proposed Rule Stage                                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1034        Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions..............................................    0692-AA04 
1035        Administration of a Uniform Patent Policy With Respect to Domestic Rights in                        
            Inventions Made by Government Employees...............................................    0692-AA05 
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                        United States Travel and Tourism Administration--Final Rule Stage                       
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1036        Guidelines and Procedures To Provide Financial Assistance to Cooperative Tourism                    
            Marketing Programs for International Tourism Trade Development........................    0644-AA02 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
 
Office of the Secretary (OS)
  
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706. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMERCE 
AUTOMATED SOLICITATION SYSTEM

Legal Authority:  41 USC 251 et seq; PL 98-369; PL 98-577

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1301 to 1353

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce is currently reviewing 
standardized contract clauses and solicitation provisions for inclusion 
in a planned departmentwide automated solicitation system. A proposed 
amendment to the Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) would illustrate 
and incorporate these standardized clauses and provisions. This should 
ultimately be less burdensome to Department contractors and potential 
contractors, since the clauses and provisions would be used uniformly 
throughout the Department.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Shirl Kinney, Director, Office of Acquisition 
Management, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-2773

RIN: 0690-AA08
_______________________________________________________________________

707. SOURCE EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO THE 
COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATION

Legal Authority:  41 USC 251 et seq

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1301 to 1353

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed amendment will revise the CAR to incorporate 
references to the Department's Acquisition Manual chapter on formal 
source selection procedures and will also add agency procedures in 
those areas of the CAR where the FAR specifies that agency procedures 
are required. In addition, the proposed amendment will update the CAR 
to conform with the latest policies and procedures of the FAR.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Shirl Kinney, Director, Office of Acquisition 
Management, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-2773

RIN: 0690-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________

708. MODIFY REQUIREMENT IN THE COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATION TO PUBLISH 
PRESOLICITATION NOTICES IN THE COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY FOR DOC 
PROCUREMENTS WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Legal Authority:  41 USC 251 et seq

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1305

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Revise the Commerce Acquisition Regulation, part 5, to 
reflect class deviation that presolicitation Commerce Business Daily 
notices are not required for foreign procurements. The current 
procedures are burdensome and delay the procurements needlessly. Most 
of the potential sources are foreign firms and publishing the 
presolicitation notices does not achieve Government goals of increasing 
competition among U.S. firms. The revised regulation will require 
notices to be provided if there are a significant number of U.S. firms 
doing business in the location and these firms are able to provide the 
required supplies or services.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Shirl Kinney, Director, Office of Acquisition 
Management, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-2773

RIN: 0690-AA18
_______________________________________________________________________

709. MODIFY THE COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATION TO USE A DEVIATION 
VERSION OF A FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CLAUSE ON THE BUY AMERICAN 
TRADE AGREEMENT ACTS

Legal Authority:  41 USC 251 et seq

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1325; 48 CFR 1352

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Revise the Commerce Acquisition Regulation to authorize the 
use of a contract clause which deviates from the FAR Clause at 52.225-9 
``Buy American Act-Trade Agreements Act-Balance of Payments Program'' 
and the provision at 52.225-7 ``Buy American Act-Trade Agreement Act-
Balance of Payment Program Certificate.'' The revision will permit the 
case of a provision and clause which does not give U.S. firms a 
disadvantage against foreign firms. Recently the FAR provision and 
clause were found to be in violation of the Trade Agreement Act. The 
proposed CAR Regulation will remain in effect only until the FAR is 
revised to correct this problem. The rule is in accord with the 
Governmentwide policies established by the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Shirl Kinney, Director, Office of Acquisition 
Management, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-2773

RIN: 0690-AA19
_______________________________________________________________________

710. COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATION, CHANGES TO THE COMMERCE SHIP 
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND REPAIR CLAUSES

Legal Authority:  41 USC 251 et seq

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1317; 48 CFR 1352

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce is revising parts 1317 and 1352 of 
the Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) in regard to the clauses 
required for use in contracts for ship construction, ship alteration, 
and ship repair. These changes are needed to incorporate language 
applicable to the requirements of the Fleet Replacement and 
Modernization (FRAM) program and to give Department of Commerce 
contracting officers more flexibility in drafting appropriate terms and 
conditions for contracts involving ship construction, alteration, and 
repair.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  373 Ship and Boat Building and Repairing

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Shirl Kinney, Director, Office of Acquisition 
Management, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-2773

RIN: 0690-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________

711.  TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES IN THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS IN 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 15 USC 1501; 15 USC 1512; 15 USC 1513; 15 
USC 1515; 15 USC 1518; Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1950; 44 USC 3101

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 15a

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce is amending 15 CFR part 15a which 
prescribes policies to be followed with respect to the testimony of 
Department employees regarding official matters, and the production of 
Department documents in legal proceedings. These regulations serve as a 
statement of policy and the amendments expand the scope of the existing 
regulations and provide for more comprehensive standards and guidelines 
for Department components, employees, other federal agencies, and the 
public in general regarding the appropriate procedures concerning 
testimony and the production of documents.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/09/94                    59 FR 46598
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/94
Final Action                    04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: M. Timothy Conner, Attorney-Adviser, Department of 
Commerce, Office of the Secretary, Room 5890, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1067

RIN: 0690-AA22
_______________________________________________________________________

712.  STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 5 USC 7301; 5 USC 7353; 5 USC app (Ethics 
in Government Act); 26 USC 7214(b); EO 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 
Comp, p 215 as modified; EO 12831, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp, p 
306; 5 CFR 2635.105

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of Commerce with the concurrence of the Office 
of Government Ethics (OGE) proposes to issue supplemental standards of 
ethical conduct for the officers and employees of the Department. The 
proposed rule will supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for 
Employees of the Executive Branch issued by the Office of Government 
Ethics. 5 CFR Part 2635.
The proposed rule is a necessary supplement to the standards issued by 
OGE because it addresses ethical issues unique to the Department. The 
proposed rule establishes regulations which: (1) define ``Agency 
Designee'' for purposes of the Standards of Conduct; (2) designate 
agency components for purposes of the gift and outside employment 
rules; (3) limit employees from acquiring or retaining conflicting 
financial interests; (4) provide rules for seeking advice concerning 
determinations of appearances of impropriety; and (5) establish rules 
for prior approval regarding outside employment and activities.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Karen Kucik, Attorney Advisor, Department of Commerce, 
Office of the Secretary, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Rm. 
5882, Washington, DC 20230, 202 219-9132

RIN: 0690-AA23

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
 
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  
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713. BENCHMARK SURVEY OF U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT ABROAD--1994

Legal Authority:  22 USC 3101 to 3108 Int'l Investment & Trade in Serv 
Survey Act

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 806

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend rule 15 CFR 806.16 to provide for the 
conduct of the BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 
Abroad--1994, as required by the International Investment and Trade in 
Services Survey Act, 22 USC 3101 to 3108 (see especially section 4(b) 
of the Act). The existing rule covers a similar survey for 1989 which 
has been completed and which the new survey will update.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/26/94                    59 FR 44090
NPRM Comment Period End         10/11/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Betty L. Barker, Chief, International Investment 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Room 
7006, BE-50, Washington, DC 20230, 202 606-9800

RIN: 0691-AA22
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714. CHANGE IN EXEMPTION LEVEL FOR BE-577, DIRECT TRANSACTIONS OF U.S. 
REPORTER WITH FOREIGN AFFILIATE

Legal Authority:  22 USC 3101 to 3108 Int'l Investment & Trade in Serv 
Survey Act

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 806.14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 806.14 to raise 
the exemption level for reporting on the BE-577, Direct Transactions of 
U.S. Reporter with Foreign Affiliate, to $20 million, from $15 million.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95
Final Action Effective          02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Betty L. Barker, Chief, International Investment 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BE-50), 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 606-9800

RIN: 0691-AA23
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715.  SHORT FORM FOR REPORTING SMALL FOREIGN AFFILIATES IN THE 
BE-11, ANNUAL SURVEY OF U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT ABROAD

Legal Authority:  22 USC 3101 to 3108 Int'l Investment & Trade in Serv 
Survey Act

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 806.14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend existing 15 CFR 806.14 to create Form 
BE-11B(SF), or Short Form, for reporting small, majority-owned foreign 
affiliates in the BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 
Abroad. Small affiliates are those with assets, sales, or net income 
above the $15 million reporting threshold for the BE-11 survey, but 
with no one of the three items exceeding $50 million. The existing Form 
BE-11B will be relabeled Form BE-11B(LF), or Long Form, and will be 
used for reporting majority-owned foreign affiliates with assets, 
sales, or net income exceeding $50 million. The Short Form is being 
introduced to bring the annual survey into conformity with exemption 
levels and reporting requirements proposed for reporting in the 1994 
BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. (BEA is also 
evaluating whether to raise the threshold for reporting in the BE-11 
survey from $15 million to $20 million.)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/95
Final Action                    01/00/96
Final Action Effective          02/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Betty L. Barker, Chief, International Investment 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BE-50), 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 606-9800

RIN: 0691-AA25
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  
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716. FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS AND UNAFFILIATED FOREIGN PERSONS

Legal Authority:  22 USC 3101 to 3108 Int'l Investment & Trade in Serv 
Survey Act; 15 USC 4908 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 801

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will create a rule to conduct a new annual survey 
of cross-border financial services transactions by U.S. financial 
services providers or intermediaries with unaffiliated foreign persons. 
Data reported on this survey will be used to extend into non-benchmark 
years universe estimates developed from the proposed BE-80, Benchmark 
Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial 
Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/28/94                    59 FR 38387
NPRM Comment Period End         09/12/94
Final Action                    10/00/94
Final Action Effective          11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Betty L. Barker, Chief, International Investment 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, (BE-50), 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 606-9800

RIN: 0691-AA24

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
 
Bureau of the Census (CENSUS)
  
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717. REVISION OF FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  13 USC 301 to 307

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 30.1 to 30.92

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Review of 15 CFR 30 for changes to conform to the harmonized 
system for imports and exports as mandated by the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988. This review will combine elements of 
housekeeping changes, updating obsolete information, clarification, 
conforming to the harmonized system (including metric measurements), 
and bringing the system in line with current reporting practices. There 
should be no added burden or costs to the public because there are no 
additional information or reporting requirements.
The benefits of these changes will be to allow direct comparisons 
between U.S. imports and exports and to allow comparisons between trade 
balances of the United States and its major trading partners.
Additionally, section 30.54 will be revised to raise the exemption from 
Shipper's Export Declaration filing requirements for exports by mail 
from $500 to $2500. This will reduce the reporting burden on the 
public, particularly small shippers.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    10/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  All

Agency Contact: Harold Blyweiss, Chief, Regulations Branch, Foreign 
Trade Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 
Washington, DC 20233, 301 763-5310

RIN: 0607-AA10
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718. CHANGE IN THE DEFINITION OF ``GENERAL USE'' SOFTWARE FROM TECHNICAL 
DATA TO COMMODITY

Legal Authority:  13 USC 301 to 307

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 30.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Census Bureau proposes to change the definition of 
``General Use'' software from technical data to commodity. This will 
involve changes to the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations. ``General 
Use'' software as a commodity will be valued on the transaction value 
and will be included in the merchandise trade statistics.
This will complement data collected in surveys by the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis on software as a service transaction. There will be 
some increase in reporting burden on exporters.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Interim Final Rule              10/00/95
Final Action                    10/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  All

Agency Contact: Harold L. Blyweiss, Chief, Regulations Branch, Foreign 
Trade Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 
Washington, DC 20233, 301 763-5310

RIN: 0607-AA16

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                              Prerule Stage
 
Economic Development Administration (EDA)
  
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719. REVIEW OF REGULATIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION--
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR ch III

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EDA is in the process of reviewing its regulations to update 
and streamline those in need of revision.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., Room 
7001, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 
482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA47
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720. SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 308

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EDA intends to initiate regulatory action to revise the rules 
governing the use of loan funds under its Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) 
program. The proposed regulatory action is contingent upon legislation 
being enacted which would provide that EDA funds lose their Federal 
character after the first round of grant funds has been loaned out. The 
legislation would also provide for its retroactive application.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., Room 
7001, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 
482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA48
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
Economic Development Administration (EDA)
  
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721. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION 
OF BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

Legal Authority:  42 USC 4151 to 4156; 42 USC 3211; DOC Organization 
Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 309.14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations will be changed to conform to the recently 
amended DOC rule at 15 CFR part 8b.18 (55 FR 29318, July 18, 1990), to 
include references to Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              11/00/94
Final Action                    02/00/95
Final Action Effective          02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Operations and Administration, 
14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Room 7001, Washington, DC 20230, 
202 482-5441

RIN: 0610-AA05
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722. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: EMPLOYMENT OF 
EXPEDITERS OR ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES; COMPENSATION OF PERSONS ENGAGED 
BY OR ON BEHALF OF APPLICANTS

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 309

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends EDA's general requirements regulation, 
employment of expediters or administrative employees, concerning EDA 
positions involving discretion, to conform to the reorganization of EDA 
pursuant to Department of Commerce Organization Order 45-1. Old 
positions which are no longer in existence are deleted. New comparable 
positions are listed in the amended regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              05/20/85                       50 FR 97
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-5441

RIN: 0610-AA18
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723. PROTECTION OF EDA'S INTEREST IN FACILITIES ACQUIRED, BUILT, OR 
IMPROVED WITH EDA GRANT FUNDS

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 314

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EDA intends to initiate regulatory action to protect its 
interests by enabling EDA to expend funds to care for property acquired 
by virtue of its lien interest in property purchased or improved with 
EDA grant funds, including liquidation, litigation, or any other 
necessary action. The proposed regulatory action is contingent upon 
legislation being enacted which authorizes EDA to expend funds and take 
other actions to protect its ownership rights in property purchased or 
improved with EDA grant funds.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA35
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724. PUBLIC WORKS--INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND SITES

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 305

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The requirement for a property value agreement from the owner 
of a private industrial park or site will be less restrictive, so that 
such an agreement will only be required where there is an apparent or 
actual incidence of the private owner's failure to deal at arm's 
length, or if the Assistant Secretary chooses for any other reason to 
impose the requirements for such an agreement.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              02/00/95
Final Action                    04/00/95
Final Action Effective          04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA40
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725. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--ELECTRIC AND GAS 
FACILITIES

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 309.4

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EDA will amend its rule on financing gas or electrical 
facilities to omit references to primary or secondary functions, to be 
consistent with the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
(PWEDA)(42 USC 3214(e)).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              05/03/90                    55 FR 18594
Final Action                    11/00/95
Final Action Effective          11/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA43
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726. OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM--PROGRESS REPORT

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 304.8

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EDA will amend its reporting requirements for Overall 
Economic Development Program (OEDP) periodic revisions to coincide with 
the previous project's final report, and the time of submission of the 
next grant period work program and application. This change applies to 
EDA's planning grant recipients.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              05/00/95
Final Action                    07/00/95
Final Action Effective          07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA44
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727. PUBLIC WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES PROGRAM--SPECIFIC TYPES OF 
PROJECTS--SKILL TRAINING CENTER FACILITIES

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 305.45

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of the amendment to 13 CFR 305.45 is to clarify 
EDA's policies on skill training programs and sheltered workshops. 
Projects involving bona fide training are to be encouraged when they 
provide education for workers who can then move into the private 
sector. Projects involving sheltered workshops should also be 
encouraged because they often provide jobs to long-term unemployed, 
which are comparable to those in the private sector.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              04/07/92                    57 FR 11674
Final Action                    03/00/95
Final Action Effective          03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., Room 
7001, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 
482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA51
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728. DESIGNATION OF AREAS; PUBLIC WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES 
PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  42 USC 3211; DOC Organization Order 10-4, as amended

CFR Citation:  13 CFR 302; 13 CFR 305

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of these proposed amendments is to more 
accurately reflect current policies, recent census data, and median 
family incomes in order to bring current data into play in determining 
eligibility. The intended effect is to designate the most distressed 
areas and to fund needed economic development projects in accordance 
with current data.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              04/01/94                    59 FR 15328
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Awilda Marquez, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, 
Economic Development Administration, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room 7001, Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4687

RIN: 0610-AA54

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
 
General Administration (ADMIN)
  
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729. NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION

Legal Authority:  EO 12549, Debarment and Suspension; EO 12689; 5 USC 
301

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 26

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Executive Order 12689, signed August 16, 1989, calls for 
agency debarment and suspension actions under procurement or 
nonprocurement activities to have reciprocal Governmentwide effect. The 
common rule will be amended to reflect the requirements contained in 
the Executive order.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John J. Phelan III, Acting Director, Office of Federal 
Assistance, Department of Commerce, Office of Administration, 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4115

RIN: 0605-AA02
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730. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 24

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On June 9, 1987, a notice of a proposed rule establishing 
Governmentwide administrative requirements for grants and cooperative 
agreements to States and local governments was published in the Federal 
Register (52 FR 21820-21862). On March 11, 1988, a final rule was 
published in the Federal Register (53 FR 8033-8103) and was made 
effective October 1, 1988. Subsequently, a November 4, 1988 NPRM was 
published in the Federal Register (53 FR 44715-44819) that proposed to 
amend the common rule to incorporate requirements for grantees that are 
universities or nonprofit organizations. Based on comments received in 
response to the NPRM, however, OMB published a notice (55 FR 45289-
45290) cancelling plans for such changes. Currently, an interagency 
task force is now in the process of updating and revising the 
requirements for States and local governments, and Commerce regulations 
published at 15 CFR 24 will be amended to accommodate these 
modifications.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: John J. Phelan III, Acting Director, Office of Federal 
Assistance, Department of Commerce, Office of Administration, 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-5817

RIN: 0605-AA04
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
General Administration (ADMIN)
  
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731. NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING

Legal Authority:  31 USC 1352; PL 101-121, sec 319; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 28

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The interim final rule is in response to section 319 of PL 
101-121. Section 319 generally prohibits recipients of Federal 
contracts, grants, and loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying 
the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in 
connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan. Section 319 also 
requires that each person who requests or receives a Federal contract, 
grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or a Federal commitment to insure 
or guarantee a loan, must disclose lobbying.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              02/26/90                     55 FR 6736
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/27/90


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: John J. Phelan III, Acting Director, Office of Federal 
Assistance, Department of Commerce, Office of Administration, 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4115

RIN: 0605-AA06
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732.  UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENT 
WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS AND OTHER NONPROFITS AND 
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 29, 1993, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Agreements, with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other 
Non-Profit Organizations'' was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 
62992). In the published revised circular, OMB specified as ``required 
action'' that Federal agencies responsible for awarding and 
administering grant and other agreements to recipients described 
therein, shall adopt the language of the Circular unless other 
provisions are required by Federal Statute or exceptions or deviations 
are approved by OMB. This interim final rule adopts the provisions of 
the Circular and its language to the maximum extent feasible with minor 
language changes made to make the language apply specifically to the 
DOC and its operating units. This rule also contains certain policies 
that have been DOC policy for many years that may differ from the 
language of Circular A-110, but are consistent with and further 
implements the intent of Circular A-110 with DOC.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John J. Phelan III, Acting Director, Office of Federal 
Assistance, Department of Commerce, Office of Administration, 14th 
Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4115

RIN: 0605-AA09

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                              Prerule Stage
 
International Trade Administration (ITA)
  
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733. ANTIDUMPING DUTIES; COUNTERVAILING DUTIES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 19 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 0625-AA45
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
International Trade Administration (ITA)
  
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734. PROCEDURES FOR IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF AN ANTIDUMPING OR 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY PROTECTIVE ORDER

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 19 USC 1677f

CFR Citation:  19 CFR 354

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department needs to enhance the administrative efficiency 
of its investigations of alleged violations of administrative 
protective orders (APOs) and of the process for imposing sanctions for 
violations, as well as the fairness of the procedures to all concerned 
parties. The Department is considering (1) expedited procedures for 
certain APO violations that are uncontested, inadvertent, and 
technical; (2) providing for warnings to be issued where a finding of a 
violation would lead to unjustifiably harsh sanctions; (3) where 
warranted, permitting the agency to dismiss a charge without prejudice 
without the appointment or approval of an administrative law judge; (4) 
providing for a sunset provision that is fairer to past violators and 
that eases the administrative burden; and (5) permitting a private 
reprimand as a sanction without requiring as a precondition that 
parties engage in settlement discussions. The Department expects to 
benefit from gains in administrative efficiency and fairness without 
incurring any additional costs.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joan MacKenzie, Senior Attorney, Department of 
Commerce, International Trade Administration, Room H4621, 14th Street & 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1310

RIN: 0625-AA43
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735. ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES; EXCLUSIONS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; PL 96-39; PL 98-573; PL 100-418

CFR Citation:  19 CFR 353; 19 CFR 355

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: ITA is proposing to amend its regulations to eliminate 
company-specific exclusions and to require the suspension of 
liquidation for all entries from companies receiving a zero or de 
minimis rate in an antidumping or countervailing duty investigation. 
Experience has shown that company-specific exclusions may result in the 
evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty liability by firms 
funneling sales of subject merchandise through companies that have been 
excluded from an order. Once a company is excluded, it is extremely 
difficult for the ITA to gather information regarding that company's 
selling practices or, when necessary, to subject its exports to the 
outstanding order. Eliminating exclusions will enable ITA, in 
appropriate circumstances, to examine the selling practices of a 
company receiving a zero or de minimis rate before its entries are 
liquidated.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William D. Hunter, Counselor to the Chief Counsel for 
Import Administration, Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, Room 3622, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4224

RIN: 0625-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
International Trade Administration (ITA)
  
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736. ANTIDUMPING DUTIES; COUNTERVAILING DUTIES

Legal Authority:  19 USC 1671 et seq; 19 USC 1673 et seq

CFR Citation:  19 CFR 353; 19 CFR 355

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Revisions to the current antidumping duty and countervailing 
duty regulations are needed in order to conform those regulations to 
certain statutory amendments made by the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988. Those amendments deal with (1) downstream 
product monitoring; (2) consultations with the International Trade 
Commission on certain scope rulings; (3) procedures for administrative 
protective orders; (4) correction of ministerial errors; and (5) 
effective dates. The revisions will enable the Department to apply the 
new statutory provisions in an orderly and efficient basis.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/09/90                     55 FR 9046


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: William D. Hunter, Counselor to the Chief Counselor for 
Import Administration, Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, Room 3622, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4224

RIN: 0625-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________

737. SHORT SUPPLY PROCEDURES FOR ITA

Legal Authority:  PL 101-221

CFR Citation:  19 CFR 357

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The authority for this program expired on March 31, 1992, 
when the steel voluntary restraint agreements terminated. Accordingly, 
the regulations will be withdrawn.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/12/90                     55 FR 1348


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeffrey C. Lowe, Attoney-Advisor, Department of 
Commerce, International Trade Administration, Room 3622, 14th Street & 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1439

RIN: 0625-AA34

_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
 
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
  
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738. DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (DPAS)

Legal Authority:  50 USC app 2061 et seq; 50 USC app 468; EO 12656; EO 
12742; EO 12929

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) 
implements the priorities and allocations authority of title I of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the priorities 
authority of section 18 of the Selective Service Act of 1948. The DPAS 
was published as a final rule on July 30, 1984. Based on the findings 
and recommendations of an interagency sponsored study concerning the 
controlled materials program, and comments from both defense agency and 
industry users, this proposed rule would amend the DPAS to remove the 
controlled materials provisions and make certain revisions to its 
procedural requirements. These amendments will have no costs associated 
with them, would reduce the regulatory and information reporting burden 
on industry and make the DPAS more effective and efficient, result in 
cost savings for defense contractors, would update certain other 
provisions to conform to statutory and jurisdictional changes, and 
would make the DPAS more compatible with current industry practices.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  Multiple

Agency Contact: Richard V. Meyers, DPAS Program Manager, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Office of Industrial 
Resources Admin., National Security Preparedness Div., Room 3878, 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-3634

RIN: 0694-AA02
_______________________________________________________________________

739. REVISION OF FOREIGN BOYCOTT PROVISIONS OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION 
REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; EO 12002; 
EO 12058; EO 12214; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 769

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department proposes to revise the foreign boycott 
provisions of the Export Administration Regulations. The revisions 
would clarify the application of: (1) the intent provision to the 
reporting requirement; (2) the jurisdictional requirements relating to 
the implementation of letters of credit; (3) the furnishing information 
prohibitions to information about the nationality of directors and 
about blacklisted persons; (4) the shipping requirement exception to 
refusals to use blacklisted vessels; and (5) the import and shipping 
document exception to information about the nationality of carriers and 
residence of manufacturers or suppliers. The revisions are intended to 
clarify areas of confusion. In addition, the proposal would remove many 
references and provisions dealing with effective dates and grace 
periods that are no longer applicable.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/26/89                    54 FR 39415
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/89
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Diamond, Acting Director, Compliance Policy 
Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-4550

RIN: 0694-AA11
_______________________________________________________________________

740. TRANSFER OF DUAL-USE ITEMS FROM U.S. MUNITIONS LIST TO THE COMMERCE 
CONTROL LIST

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7420; 10 USC 74301(e); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC USC 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 799.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The COCOM Industrial List (IL) controls so-called dual-use 
items, which have both civil and military uses. There is not a direct 
correspondence between the IL and BXA's Commerce Control List (CCL) 
because some IL items are controlled by the State Department in the 
U.S. munitions list.
In his November 15, 1990, memorandum of disapproval of H.R. 4653, the 
President determined that, ``By June 1, 1991, the United States will 
remove from the U.S. munitions list all items contained on the COCOM 
dual-use list unless significant U.S. national security interests would 
be jeopardized.'' This rule will implement BXA controls through the CCL 
on those items removed from the U.S. munitions list as a result of the 
President's decision.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Transfer of Communications 
Satellites                      10/23/92                    57 FR 48312
Navigation and Avionics         06/23/93                    58 FR 34211
Final Rule: Transfer of 
Commercial Communication 
Satellites                      09/08/93                    58 FR 47322
Transfer of Items From the USMI 
to the CCL; Imposition of 
Certain Foreign Policy Controls 10/26/93                    58 FR 57549
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jerold Beiter, Electronics Engineer, Office of 
Technology and Policy Analysis, Department of Commerce, Bureau of 
Export Administration, Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1641

RIN: 0694-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________

741. EXPORTS TO IRAN; REVISION OF FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 771; 15 CFR 785; 15 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule amends the Export Administration 
Regulations by revising the special country policies and provisions, 
consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 1992, 
to establish a policy of denial for all items that require a validated 
license for Iran, except items subject to short supply controls.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________

742. SIMPLIFICATION OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 20 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 0694-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________

743. EQUIPMENT RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND WARFARE 
AGENTS, MICROORGANISMS AND TOXINS; REVISIONS TO AUSTRALIA GROUP MEMBERS

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 773; 15 CFR 778; 15 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) maintains the 
Commerce Control List (CCL), which appears in the Export Administration 
Regulations (EAR). This rule amends the CCL by revising Export Control 
Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 1B70 and 1C61. These ECCNs control dual-
use items that can be used in the production of chemical and biological 
weapons (CBW). The changes made by this rule are intended to conform 
the list of CBW-related items controlled by the United States to the 
lists of items agreed to and adopted by the countries participating in 
the Australia Group (AG). In addition, this rule revises the list of 
countries participating in the AG to include Argentina and Hungary, 
since both countries now participate in the AG.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/18/94                    59 FR 12824
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA69
_______________________________________________________________________

744. EXPORTS OF CERTAIN CALIFORNIA CRUDE OIL

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7420; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend the short supply regulations to allow 
export of up to 25,000 barrels per day of California heavy crude oil 
having a gravity of 20 degrees API or lower.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/24/94                    59 FR 13900
NPRM Comment Period End         04/25/94
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________

745. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; CORRECTIONS AND 
CLARIFICATIONS

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule makes the following clarifications and corrections 
to the Export Administration Regulations: Establishes a standard 
savings clause to protect exporters from sudden increases in controls; 
revises General License GCG to ensure that BXA has the opportunity to 
review sensitive exports such as those controlled for missile 
technology or chemical or biological warfare reasons; clarifies the 
countries eligible for General License GFW; clarifies procedures for 
submitting classification requests; and makes typographical corrections 
to previously issued regulations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________

746. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CUBA DEMOCRACY ACT

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Cuba Democracy Act required certain actions to tighten 
the embargo on Cuba. This includes changes in general license 
provisions for ship stores and new controls on medicines. These changes 
will complement regulations already issued by the Department of the 
Treasury.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA77
_______________________________________________________________________

747. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS: EXPORTS OF 
SAMPLE SHIPMENTS AND MIXTURES CONTAINING CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRECURSORS

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12750

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 778; 15 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) maintains the 
Commerce Control List (CCL), which appears in the Export Administration 
Regulations (EAR). This rule amends the CCL by revising Export Control 
Classification Number (ECCN) 1C60. These ECCNs control dual-use 
precursors and intermediate chemicals that can be used in the 
production of chemical warfare agents. The changes made by this rule 
are based on recent discussions in the Australia Group (AG) or 
identified for intercessional resolution.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/04/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA78
_______________________________________________________________________

748. REVISIONS TO CONTROLS ON MISSILE TECHNOLOGY ITEMS IN COOPERATION 
WITH THE MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The United States participates in the Missile Technology 
Control Regime (MTCR), which meets twice each year to promote effective 
multilateral export controls on items that could be used in developing 
missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction. These 
meetings generally result in changes to controls that must be reflected 
in the Export Administration Regulations. BXA anticipates that a rule 
will be published following each semiannual meeting of the MTCR.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA84
_______________________________________________________________________

749. REVISIONS TO CONTROLS ON ITEMS OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION CONCERN IN 
COOPERATION WITH THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354 app; 50 USC 2401 app et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 
11912; EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The United States participates in the Nuclear Suppliers Group 
(NSG) which meets twice each year to promote effective multilateral 
export controls on items that could be used in developing nuclear 
weapons. These meetings generally result in changes to controls that 
must be reflected in the Export Administration Regulations. BXA 
anticipates that a rule will be published following each semiannual 
meeting of the NSG.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________

750. ADDITIONAL UNMANDATED RESTRICTIONS ON REEXPORTS TO LIBYA

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The United Nations agreed on an additional measure in 
response to Libya's refusal to extradite suspects in the bombing of Pan 
Am Flight 103. These new sanctions include denial of exports that would 
assist in movement of oil and gas within Libya. Equipment subject to 
these new restrictions is already controlled, and the policy is being 
implemented in licensing decisions. This rule merely adds the existing 
policy to the regulations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Expect Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA87
_______________________________________________________________________

751. COMMERCE CONTROL LIST; REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXPORT 
ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; ADVISORY OPINIONS

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule clarifies and makes editorial corrections to a 
number of sections of the Export Administration Regulations. In 
particular, the rule specifies that requests for advisory opinions 
concerning license requirements must identify the actual exporter, adds 
a new note to a Commerce Control List (CCL) entry, corrects the 
eligibility paragraphs of two CCL entries, clarifies which items may be 
reexported from COCOM participating and cooperating countries to the 
People's Republic of China, and makes other editorial corrections.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA89
_______________________________________________________________________

752. OFFSETS IN MILITARY EXPORTS

Legal Authority:  50 USC app 2099

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 701

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This new regulation will implement section 309 of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950, amended. This authority requires that U.S. 
firms entering into defense-related offset agreements concluded with 
foreign governments or companies associated with military export sales 
valued in excess of $5 million in value, furnish information regarding 
the agreements to the Department of Commerce. Compliance with this rule 
will involve minimal cost and time as the information requested is 
readily available to respondents and will primarily affect large 
defense contractors rather than small business entities.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Karen Swasey, Offsets Program Manager, Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Office of Industrial 
Resource Administration, Strategic Analysis Division, Room 3878, 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-3795

RIN: 0694-AA91
_______________________________________________________________________

753.  REVISIONS TO THE EAR TO IMPLEMENT THE UNITED NATIONS 
EMBARGO ON ARMS AND RELATED MATERIAL TO RWANDA

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2570 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 785; 15 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Reacting to the turmoil and slaughter of innocent civilians 
in Rwanda and fulfilling United States obligations to implement an 
international arms embargo mandated by the United Nations Security 
Council, the President has banned the sale and supply of arms and 
related material to Rwanda. To supplement the State Department controls 
on items on the U.S. Munitions List, the BXA is designating certain 
items on the Commerce Control List that are subject to the arms embargo 
and a policy of denial to Rwanda. No items may be exported to Rwanda 
under any general license including shipments of limited value.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________

754.  EXPORTS TO TAIWAN: EXPANSION OF IMPORT CERTIFICATE/DELIVERY 
VERIFICATION (IC/DV) PROCEDURE, SHORTER PROCESSING TIME FRAMES AND 
GENERAL LICENSE GCG

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12058

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 770; 15 CFR 771; 15 CFR 775

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: As part of the Department of Commerce initiative to 
streamline export licensing requirements for exports to countries that 
are demonstrating increased ability to safeguard reexports of U.S.-
origin strategic goods and technology, the Bureau of Export 
Administration (BXA) is extending to Taiwan export licensing benefits 
available under the provisions of section 5(k) of the Export 
Administration Act of 1979, as amended (EAA).

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AB00
_______________________________________________________________________

755.  EFFECT OF IMPORTED ARTICLES ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY

Legal Authority:  19 USC 1862

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 705

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended 
(19 USC 1862) provides for the investigation of imports of articles 
which threaten to impair the national security. The implementing 
regulation, ``Effect of Imported Articles on the National Security'' 
(15 CFR 705), prescribes procedures to be followed by the Department of 
Commerce to commence and conduct such an investigation. Because of 
recent amendments to the Act, this regulation must be revised to set 
forth requirements for additional action to be taken by the Secretary 
of Commerce upon commencing, conducting, and completing an 
investigation, and reporting the disposition of an investigation to the 
Congress, and by the President in making a determination to take action 
against the imports of the article.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Karen Swasey, Section 232 Investigations Program 
Manager, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, 
Office of Industrial Resource Administration, Strategic Analysis 
Division, Room 3878, Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-3795

RIN: 0694-AB01
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
756. COMMERCE CONTROL LIST; ITEMS CONTROLLED FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
REASONS

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 771; 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 773; 15 CFR 774; 15 CFR 
778; 15 CFR 786; 15 CFR 787; 15 CFR 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/09/94                    59 FR 10958
Final Action Effective          03/09/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher, 202 482-4479

RIN: 0694-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________

757. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; TRANSFERS OF 
TECHNOLOGY TO FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/22/94                    59 FR 13449
Final Action Effective          03/22/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________

758. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; CLARIFICATIONS; 
SAVINGS CLAUSE

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0694-AA82       07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA73
_______________________________________________________________________

759. REVISIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS: GENERAL LICENSE 
GCG AND EDITORIAL CLARIFICATIONS

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0694-AA72       07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA74
_______________________________________________________________________

760. REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION 
REGULATIONS; EXPORTS TO VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0694-AA67       07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________

761. EXPORTS TO ARGENTINA: ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPORT CERTIFICATE/DELIVERY 
VERIFICATION (IC/DV) PROCEDURE, SHORTER PROCESSING TIME FRAMES AND 
GENERAL LICENSE GCG

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/15/94                    59 FR 30682
Final Action Effective          06/15/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA79
_______________________________________________________________________

762. EXPORTS TO INTERNATIONAL WATERS

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0694-AA67       07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA80
_______________________________________________________________________

763. COMMERCE CONTROL LIST; REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE EXPORT 
ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; FINGERPRINT EQUIPMENT AND REEXPORT POLICY FOR 
THE PRC

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA81
_______________________________________________________________________

764. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS OF VALIDATED LICENSE APPLICATIONS

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 700 to 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0694-AA67       07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willard Fisher, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA82
_______________________________________________________________________

765. CHANGES IN CATEGORIES 3, 4, AND 5 OF THE COMMERCE CONTROL LIST BASED 
ON COCOM REVIEW; EXPANSION OF FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TREATMENT; ETC

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 770; 15 CFR 772; 15 CFR 773; 15 CFR 775; 15 CFR 
776; 15 CFR 778; 15 CFR 779; 15 CFR 785; 15 CFR 799

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/16/94                    59 FR 25303
Final Action Effective          05/16/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharron Cook, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA83
_______________________________________________________________________

766. EXPORTS TO SOUTH AFRICA; REVISION OF FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 771; 15 CFR 785; 15 CFR 779

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/25/94                    59 FR 14360
Final Action Effective          03/28/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________

767.  ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW GENERAL LICENSE FOR SHIPMENTS TO 
COUNTRY GROUPS QWY AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Legal Authority:  18 USC et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 7240; 
10 USC 7430(a); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139(a); 
43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; EO 12058; 
EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 771; 15 CFR 774; 15 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls 
(COCOM) agreed to cease functioning on March 31, 1994. The current 
control lists will be retained by the member nations until a successor 
regime is established. To help make the transition, the United States 
established a new General License GLX, which allows certain shipments 
to civil end-users and end-uses in formerly proscribed destinations. 
The new general license will reduce paperwork and licensing delays for 
exporters, and will focus controls on exports that are of direct 
strategic concern.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/04/94                    59 FR 15621
Final Action Effective          04/04/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patricia Muldonian, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-2440

RIN: 0694-AA97
_______________________________________________________________________

768.  EXPORTS TO SOUTH AFRICA; REMOVAL OR FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS

Legal Authority:  18 USC 2510 et seq; 30 USC 185; 42 USC 6212; 10 USC 
7240; 10 USC 7430(e); 50 USC 1710 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 
2139(a); 43 USC 1354; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 46 USC 466(c); EO 11912; 
EO 12058; EO 12735

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 771; 15 CFR 773; 15 CFR 779; 15 CFR 785; 15 CFR 
786; 15 CFR 799

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On May 25, 1994, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) 
passed Resolution 919 lifting the arms embargo against South Africa, 
and withdrawing their recommendation for other voluntary restrictions 
on sales to the South African military and police. In recognition of 
the UNSC action and the installation of a democratically elected, 
nonracial government in South Africa, the Bureau of Export 
Administration is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 
to eliminate controls established to implement an arms embargo and to 
remove specific controls to the South African military and police.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          05/25/94
Final Action                    06/15/94                    59 FR 30684

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hillary Hess, Export Administration Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-4819

RIN: 0694-AA99

_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
 
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
769. FIPS FOR POSIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will adopt a set of specifications on an 
interim basis to provide functional system administration requirements 
for POSIX operating system implementations. Actual utility names and 
options for system administration will be specified in a future 
revision to this FIPS. This standard will facilitate the interchange of 
computer programs among different vendor systems and architectures.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________

770. FIPS FOR IRDS EXPORT/IMPORT FILE FORMAT

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will adopt an American National Standard being 
developed by Standards Committee X3H4. The standard will specify the 
precise format of files used to exchange information between IRDSs. The 
specification will complete the IRD-IRD Interface, the functionality of 
which is specified in FIPS PUB 156.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AA76
_______________________________________________________________________

771. REVISION OF FIPS 177, INITIAL GRAPHICS EXCHANGE SPECIFICATION (IGES)

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will update FIPS 177 by adopting revised 
voluntary industry specifications for IGES. The revision will enable 
the Federal Government to maintain compatibility with industry 
practices for the representation and exchange of product definition 
data used in computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing 
systems.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB13
_______________________________________________________________________

772. FIPS FOR BUILDING GROUNDING AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This FIPS will adopt a voluntary industry standard to enable 
the planning, design, and installation of telecommunications grounding 
systems within a building to support a multivendor, multiproduct 
environment.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB23
_______________________________________________________________________

773. PROPOSED REVISION OF FIPS 146-1, GOVERNMENT OPEN SYSTEMS 
INTERCONNECTION PROFILE (GOSIP)

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard defines communications protocols that enable 
systems developed by different vendors to interoperate and that enable 
the users of different applications on these systems to exchange 
information. A revision will be proposed to expand the options for 
protocol selection and meet changing government requirements.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB24
_______________________________________________________________________

774. PROPOSED REVISION OF FIPS 119, ADA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revised FIPS will adopt revised voluntary industry 
specifications (ANSI/ISO/IEC 8652:1994) for the Ada programming 
language. This proposed revision will supersede FIPS PUB 119 in its 
entirety.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/11/94                    59 FR 35315
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/94                    59 FR 35315
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB25
_______________________________________________________________________

775. REVISION OF FIPS 125-1, MUMPS (MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL 
UTILITY MULTI-PROGRAMMING SYSTEM)

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revised FIPS will adopt revised voluntary industry 
specifications (ANSI/MDC/ X11.1-199X) for the MUMPS programming 
language. This proposed revision will supersede FIPS PUB 125-1 in its 
entirety.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/05/94                    59 FR 34414
NPRM Comment Period End         10/03/94                    49 FR 34414
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB26
_______________________________________________________________________

776.  PROPOSED FIPS FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IN THE GOVERNMENT 
INFORMATION LOCATOR SERVICE (GILS)

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This FIPS will select options from voluntary industry 
standard Z39.50-1992, Information Retrieval Application Service 
Definition and Protocol Specification for Open Systems Interconnection, 
to meet Federal Government requirements for the operation of the 
Government Information Locator Service (GILS).

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/05/94                    59 FR 34412
NPRM Comment Period End         10/03/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Compute Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB29
_______________________________________________________________________

777.  PROPOSED REVISION OF FIPS 21-3, COBOL

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will modify the FIPS to reflect corrections and 
clarifications made to the COBOL specifications by a voluntary industry 
standards committee. This standard promotes the portability of COBOL 
programs among different computer systems.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/11/94                    59 FR 35312
NPRM Comment Period End         10/11/94                    59 FR 35312
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB32
_______________________________________________________________________

778.  REVISION OF FIPS 180, SECURE HASH STANDARD

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will correct a minor technical flaw that was 
discovered in the secure hash algorithm. The algorithm computes a 
condensed message digest that represents the original message and that 
can be used in computing a digital signature.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/11/94                    59 FR 35317
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/94                    59 FR 35317
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB33
_______________________________________________________________________

779.  FIPS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC SERVICE CALLS

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will specify a set of generic cryptographic 
service calls, or applications program interface (API), for application 
programs to interface with a cryptographic module for requesting 
cryptographic functions. The service calls will specify the interface 
for common cryptographic functions such as message encryption and 
decryption, message authentication, digital signature generation and 
verification, key management, and user authentication.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB34
_______________________________________________________________________

780.  PROPOSED REVISION OF FIPS 179, GOVERNMENT NETWORK 
MANAGEMENT PROFILE (GNMP)

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed revision will remove the requirement for 
mandatory use of FIPS 179 and expand agency options for network 
management to open, voluntary standards, including those based on Open 
Systems Interconnection (OSI) protocols.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB35
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
781. FIPS FOR PORTABLE OPERATING SYSTEM INTERFACE (POSIX)--PART 2: SHELL 
AND UTILITIES

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will adopt Draft International Standard ISO/IEC 
9945-2:1992, Information Technology--Portable Operating System 
Interface (POSIX)--Part 2: Shell and Utilities as a FIPS. This standard 
will extend the functionality of the POSIX standard by providing an 
interactive interface for users to control processing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/07/89                    54 FR 24375
NPRM Comment Period End         09/05/89                    54 FR 24375
Second NPRM                     01/28/94                     59 FR 4034
Second NPRM Comment Period End  04/28/94                     59 FR 4034
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________

782. FASTENER QUALITY

Legal Authority:  PL 101-592

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 280

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, May 15, 1991.

Abstract: This rule will implement the Fastener Quality Act. In 1990, 
Congress enacted the Fastener Quality Act (the Act) to protect public 
safety, deter introduction of nonconforming fasteners into commerce, 
improve traceability of fasteners used in critical applications, and 
provide customers with greater assurance that fasteners meet stated 
specifications. The Act requires that certain fasteners sold in 
commerce conform to the specifications to which they are represented to 
be manufactured; provides for accreditation of laboratories engaged in 
fastener testing; and requires the inspection, testing, and 
certification (in accordance with standardized methods) of fasteners 
used in critical applications.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/92                    57 FR 37032
NPRM Comment Period End         11/02/92                    57 FR 37032
Final Action                    04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Belinda L. Collins, FQA Program Manager, Office of 
Standards Services, Department of Commerce, National Institute of 
Standards & Technology, Room A603 Administration, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899, 301 975-4000

RIN: 0693-AA90
_______________________________________________________________________

783. SECOND SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS ON PROPOSED FIPS FOR STANDARD 
SECURITY LABEL FOR INFORMATION TRANSFER

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will specify the format for security labels to 
be used in information transfer. Security labels will facilitate the 
institution of controls to prevent accidental or intentional 
disclosure, modification, or destruction of data.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/21/92                    57 FR 37948
NPRM Comment Period End         11/19/92
Second NPRM                     01/28/94                     59 FR 4031
Second NPRM Comment Period End  03/29/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AA99
_______________________________________________________________________

784. PROPOSED FIPS FOR ODA RASTER DAP

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will specify an interchange format suitable for 
the transfer of raster images between systems designed for raster 
graphics applications. The standard will enable users to transfer 
documents between different equipment designed for raster processing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/28/94                     59 FR 4032
NPRM Comment Period End         04/28/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB12
_______________________________________________________________________

785. PROPOSED FIPS FOR ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS FOR THE 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will adopt ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-1993, 
Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure of 
Commercial Buildings. The standard will provide the administrative 
requirements for the telecommunications equipment spaces, cable 
pathways, grounding, wiring, and termination hardware that support the 
distribution of information within a new, existing, or renovated office 
building or campus.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/15/93                    58 FR 19663
NPRM Comment Period End         07/15/93                    58 FR 19663
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB14
_______________________________________________________________________

786. REVISION OF FIPS 172, VHSIC HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE (VHDL)

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revised FIPS will adopt revised voluntary industry 
specifications for the VHDL programming language contained in ANSI/IEEE 
1076-1993. This proposed revision will supersede FIPS PUB 172 in its 
entirety.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/12/94                    59 FR 17336
NPRM Comment Period End         07/11/94                    59 FR 17336
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB22
_______________________________________________________________________

787.  FIPS FOR SQL ENVIRONMENTS

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This standard will define conformance profiles that can be 
used by both vendors and users to specify exact requirements for how 
various products fit into an SQL environment. The initial emphasis is 
on SQL external repository interface profiles for non-SQL data 
repositories.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM Comment Period End         06/20/94
NPRM                            06/22/94                    59 FR 32186
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB28
_______________________________________________________________________

788.  PROPOSED REVISION OF FIPS 153, PROGRAMMER'S HIERARCHICAL 
INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS SYSTEM (PHIGS)

Legal Authority:  PL 100-235

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will add features to the current standard for 
PHIGS, which defines basic functionality for control and data 
interchange between an application program and its graphic support 
systems. New graphics features will be provided in the revision which 
will adopt voluntary industry specifications for PHIGS.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/17/94                    59 FR 31209
NPRM Comment Period End         09/15/94                    59 FR 31209
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  357 Computer and Office Equipment

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, Computer Specialist, Department of 
Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, B151 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB30
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
789. FIPS 186, DIGITAL SIGNATURE STANDARD (DSS)

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/19/94                    59 FR 26208
Final Action Effective          12/01/94                    59 FR 26208

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AA86
_______________________________________________________________________

790. APPROVAL OF WITHDRAWAL OF FIPS 71, ADVANCED DATA COMMUNICATION 
CONTROL PROCEDURES (ADCCP) AND FIPS 78, GUIDELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING ADCCP

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/22/94                    59 FR 32186
Final Action Effective          06/22/94                    59 FR 32186

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AA98
_______________________________________________________________________

791. FIPS FOR STANDARD PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Not in best interest 
of the Government to propose 
FIPS.                           07/29/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB03
_______________________________________________________________________

792. NATIONAL VOLUNTARY LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 7; 15 CFR 285

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/03/94                    59 FR 22742
Final Action Effective          06/02/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Albert Tholen, 301 975-4017

RIN: 0693-AB15
_______________________________________________________________________

793. NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS EVALUATION

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 286

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/22/94                    59 FR 19129
Final Action Effective          05/23/94                    59 FR 19129

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Donaldson, 301 975-4029

RIN: 0693-AB17
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794. FIPS 173, SPATIAL DATA TRANSFER STANDARD (SDTS)

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/10/94                    59 FR 29985
Final Action Effective          12/30/94                    59 FR 29985

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB18
_______________________________________________________________________

795. FIPS FOR OPEN DOCUMENT ARCHITECTURE (ODA), INTERCHANGE FORMAT, 
LANGUAGE, AND ASSOCIATED PROFILES

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Not in best interest 
of the Government to propose 
FIPS                            07/29/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Shirley Radack, 301 975-2833

RIN: 0693-AB21
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796.  MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

Legal Authority:  15 USC 278K

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 290

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the procedures which implement the Regional 
Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program by 
revising the matching fund requirements in the fifth and sixth years of 
operation to reflect program experience during the first five years. 
The maximum allowable Federal funding will be one third of total 
expenses during years five and six. The rule also revises the 
requirements for cash match. At least half of the match must be cash or 
full-time personnel loaned to the operating organizations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/27/94                     59 FR 3803
NPRM Comment Period End         02/28/94
Final Action                    05/02/94                    59 FR 22504
Final Action Effective          05/02/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Peter Heydemann, Director, Technology Services, 
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, 
Room A365 Physics, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301 975-4500

RIN: 0693-AB27

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                              Prerule Stage
 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  
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    NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

_________________________________________________________________________
797. USE IN ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS OF INFORMATION COLLECTED BY VOLUNTARY 
FISHERY DATA COLLECTORS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1853(f)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 904; 50 CFR 11; 50 CFR 12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Problem: The National Marine Fisheries Service requires 
scientific data about the state of various fisheries in order to 
provide better management. In the past, much of this data has been 
collected by voluntary fishery data collectors placed aboard private 
vessels by NMFS. Owners and operators of these vessels have expressed 
concern that information collected by these voluntary fishery data 
collectors might be used against them in a subsequent enforcement 
proceeding, thereby affecting their willingness to take on these 
collectors. Solution: The newly enacted statute ``restricts'' the use 
of data obtained by voluntary fishery data collectors in subsequent 
enforcement proceedings brought pursuant to the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, 16 USC 1801, the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act, 16 USC 1361, and the Endangered Species Act, 16 USC 
1531.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: Regulations will likely appear at 15 CFR part 
905.

Agency Contact: Joel LaBissonniere, Attorney, Office of General 
Counsel--Enforcement and Litigation, Department of Commerce, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Fourth 
Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 427-2202

RIN: 0648-AE40
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798. PRESCRIPTION OF FISHWAYS UNDER SECTION 18 OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 791a et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 405 (New)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce 
(Departments) seek advance comments on a proposed rule to implement the 
Departments' authority to prescribe fishways under section 18 of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA). The proposed rule is a procedural rule that 
identifies how the Departments would prescribe fishways included in 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licenses for hydropower 
facilities. It includes a definition of fishways that comports with the 
language of the National Energy Policy Act of 1992 (PL 102-496). The 
Departments' objectives are to codify agency practice as well as 
provide applicants with notice of the Departments' information needs 
and prescription procedures. This should eliminate unnecessary costs, 
confusion, and procedural burdens on hydropower project sponsors while 
protecting important fishery resources affected by hydropower projects.
The Departments are interested in advance comments on the proposed 
procedures and definitions. The no-action option will be used as a 
baseline for analysis. Benefits and costs (cont)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/94
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: of the proposal have not been 
quantified. However, the process of licensing hydropower facilities 
requires an economic and environmental analysis for each action.

Agency Contact: John Hall, Chief, Anadromous Fish Habitat, Conservation 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, NMFS - F/HP4, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2325

RIN: 0648-AG53
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799.  NEW DEALER REPORTING FORM FOR LARGE PELAGICS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 et seq; 16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285; 50 CFR 630; 50 CFR 678

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Establishes a new dealer reporting system for ex-vessel 
buyers of Atlantic highly migratory species: Sharks, tunas, and 
swordfish. Replaces and consolidates current dealer reporting systems 
which differ by region and species.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries, 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG76
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800.  AMENDMENT 1 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC 
COAST RED DRUM

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 647

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Amendment 1 would implement a rebuilding schedule for the 
overfished Atlantic coast red drum resource.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           01/00/95
NPRM                            09/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/95
Final Action                    12/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG86
_______________________________________________________________________

    NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY/OFFICE OF COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

_________________________________________________________________________
801. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE KEY LARGO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1434

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 929

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are being revised to implement the Florida 
Keys National Marine Sanctuary Protection Act (Pub. L. 101-605) by 
incorporating the Key Largo Sanctuary into the Florida Keys National 
Marine Sanctuary management plan and regulations.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Neither an RIA nor an RFA is required or will 
be prepared.

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AA33
_______________________________________________________________________

802. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE LOOE KEY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 937

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are being revised to implement the Florida 
Keys National Marine Sanctuary Protection Act (Pub. L. 101-605) by 
incorporating the Looe Key Sanctuary into the Florida Keys National 
Marine Sanctuary management plan and regulations.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AB64
_______________________________________________________________________

    OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

_________________________________________________________________________
803. REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1447 et seq; PL 101-593

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations will state Regional Boards structure, proposed 
review process for plans, and research proposals.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/94
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Graham, Chief, Environmental Studies, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 
713-2435

RIN: 0648-AF20
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  

    NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

_________________________________________________________________________
804. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH--DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN FISHING

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 611; 50 CFR 620

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would define scientific research and experimental 
fishing under the Magnuson Act and add several prohibitions to the 
general regulations governing domestic fisheries.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  091 Commercial Fishing

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Mgmt., Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________

805. PROCEDURE FOR SETTING QUOTAS ON REMOVAL OF ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE 
DOLPHINS FROM THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND FLORIDA'S EAST COAST

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations will establish a procedure for setting and 
revising quotas to govern the removal of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins 
(Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Mexico and Florida's east coast. 
Regulations will be supported by an EIS that will provide a 
comprehensive review of the status of stocks of bottlenose dolphins in 
the southeast region and the validity of the 2 percent rule for 
determining the allowable take to the extent reliable data are 
available. These regulations and quotas will take into account other 
types of taking such as those that may occur incidentally to commercial 
fisheries.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           05/31/90                    55 FR 22042
ANPRM Comment Period End        07/02/90
NPRM                            12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: Action to be taken will be reevaluated in the 
context of the Marine Mammal Protection Act as reauthorized in 1994.

Agency Contact: Katherine Wang, Fishery Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 
301 713-2289

RIN: 0648-AD39
_______________________________________________________________________

806. U.S. GENERAL STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FINFISH PRODUCTS

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 263 subparts A to E

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this notice is to invite written comments to 
evaluate national interest in deleting nine (9) current U.S. grade 
standards covering finfish products and the development of a new U.S. 
General Standards for Grades of Finfish Products that would be 
applicable to all species and cover the major market forms, i.e., whole 
and dressed, steaks, and fillets.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           04/15/94                    59 FR 18091
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/02/94                    59 FR 23095
NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Moreau, Director, Technical Services Unit, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9319

RIN: 0648-AD53
_______________________________________________________________________

807. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE QUEEN CONCH FISHERY OF PUERTO RICO 
AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq, Magnuson Fishery Conservation & 
Mgmt. Act

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the fishery 
management council.

Abstract: This new Fishery management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery 
of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will establish Federal 
management measures to rebuild the overfished queen conch resource off 
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Proposed measures include 
minimum size restrictions and bag limits for commercial and 
recreational fisheries.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AD91
_______________________________________________________________________

808. CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL ORIGIN FOR ANADROMOUS FISH PRODUCTS

Legal Authority:  PL 101-627, sec 801; Fishery Conservation Amendments 
of 1990

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 247

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, May 27, 1991.
Final regulations are required by PL 101-627, section 801(d) within 180 
days of November 28, 1990, provided an agreement is in place with 
another country under section 801(a) of PL 101-627.

Abstract: The regulation will provide for the issuance of Certificates 
of Legal Origin for anadromous fish and anadromous fish products 
legally harvested by vessels of the United States. The certificates 
will be issued pursuant to agreements between the United States and 
other countries negotiated under section 801(a) of PL 101-627.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: These regulations cannot be put into effect 
until the United States enters into an agreement with another country 
under section 801(a) of PL 101-627. The Department of State has not yet 
negotiated such an agreement. Accordingly, there is no timetable for 
implementing these regulations.

Agency Contact: Alan Mager, Special Agent, Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NMFS, Office of 
Enforcement, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 427-
2300

RIN: 0648-AD93
_______________________________________________________________________

809. SECRETARIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FMP FOR ATLANTIC SWORDFISH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq, Magnuson Fishery Conservation & 
Mgmt. Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after beginning of review.

Abstract: PL 101-627 (signed into law November 7, 1990) transferred 
full responsibility for the management of swordfish, including 
preparation of fishery management plans and amendments, from the 
regional fishery management councils to the Secretary of Commerce. The 
Secretary will prepare an amendment to the FMP for Atlantic swordfish 
that will reduce fishing mortality, prevent overfishing, rebuild an 
overexploited resource, and be consistent with conservation measures 
recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of 
Atlantic Tunas. The existing FMP management measures remain in effect 
until superseded by Secretarial actions. Management measures to reduce 
overfishing may include a moratorium on issuance of new fishing permits 
or a limited entry system. In addition, quotas will be adjusted.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AE09
_______________________________________________________________________

810. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR DOMESTIC FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801-81 Magnuson Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 620

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The amendments to the Magnuson Act of November 14, 1990, 
added several new prohibitions such as the ban on large-scale driftnet 
fishing and the prohibition on assaulting observers. The regulations at 
50 CFR 620 contain the prohibitions that apply generally to domestic 
fishing regulated under the Magnuson Act. The regulations must be 
amended to reflect the recent amendments to the Magnuson Act and to 
update and improve current language generally. The alternative would be 
to leave the regulatory language as it is now. This would be 
unacceptable because it would leave the regulation out of date and 
inconsistent with the current statutory language. The benefits would be 
to improve the current regulations and to clarify the scope of the new 
statutory language. There are no potential costs identified.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Carol Messing, Staff Attorney, Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of General 
Counsel, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Room 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 
427-2202

RIN: 0648-AE39
_______________________________________________________________________

811. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CORALS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS AND 
INVERTEBRATES FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from a regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Corals and Associated 
Plants and Invertebrates for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 
will address the impacts of human activities on the condition of coral 
reefs in Federal waters off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
and related habitats, and respond to the rapidly expanding fishery for 
aquarium species, especially in Puerto Rico. Specifically, the FMP 
would: (1) prohibit the harvest of stony corals, sea fans, gorgonians, 
and live rock, except for scientific research, education, and habitat 
restoration; (2) limit harvest of other invertebrates to dip nets and 
slurp guns, with certain exceptions; (3) prohibit the use of chemicals 
and explosives; and (4) require permits and reporting to improve data 
collection.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AE47
_______________________________________________________________________

812. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC HERRING

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq, Magnuson Fishery Conservation & 
Mgmt. Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 648

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: This fishery management plan would implement management 
measures for Atlantic herring in the EEZ off New England and the Mid-
Atlantic States.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/95
Final Action                    10/00/95
Final Action Effective          11/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9300

RIN: 0648-AE50
_______________________________________________________________________

813. AMENDMENT 7 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SNAPPER-GROUPER 
FISHERY OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 646

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from a regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: Amendment 7 would: (1) establish size limits for hogfish and 
mutton snapper; (2) extend permitting requirements to dealers and 
headboats/charterboats; (3) specify allowable search; (4) modify the 
management unit to include scup; (5) only off North Carolina, allow 
sink net fishermen fishing for spot, croaker, and weakfish to make 
multigear trips, and allow retention of all fish harvested with black 
sea bass pots and/or bandit gear that meet the minimum size limits.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/19/94                    59 FR 47833
NPRM Comment Period End         10/31/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AE52
_______________________________________________________________________

814. SEA TURTLE MONITORING AND CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR NONSHRIMP 
FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 217; 50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to protect sea turtles through the 
implementation of sea turtle conservation measures on nonshrimp 
fisheries. Bottom trawlers in the mid-Atlantic take sea turtles when 
not using turtle excluder devices (TEDs) and may jeopardize the 
continued existence of endangered sea turtles. NMFS proposes to require 
TEDs in all bottom trawlers operating from Texas through Delaware. 
Other nonshrimp fisheries using tow lines, gill nets, or other gear 
probably take significant numbers of sea turtles. In order to better 
quantify that level of take, NMFS proposes to require observers in all 
fisheries suspected of taking turtles in all U.S. waters.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/10/92                    57 FR 30709
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/08/92
Notice of Intent To Do an EIS   05/06/94                    59 FR 23698
NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Public Compliance Cost: Initial Cost: $25,000; Yearly Recurring Cost: 
$12,500; Base Year for Dollar Estimates: 1992

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Agency Contact: Russell Bellmer, Chief, Endangered Species Division, 
Office of Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 
East-West Highway, SSMC1, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2319

RIN: 0648-AE54
_______________________________________________________________________

815. REGULATORY AMENDMENT ON INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE GROUNDFISH 
FISHERIES OF THE GOA AND BSAI

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendment will determine requirements for interactive 
communications in the groundfish fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska and 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area to enhance reporting and 
recordkeeping.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/95
Final Action                    08/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, P.O. Box 
21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AE78
_______________________________________________________________________

816. AMENDMENT 21B TO THE FMP FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF THE BERING 
SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the fishery 
management council.

Abstract: Amendment authorizes measures pertaining to salmon bycatch in 
the trawl fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Salmon 
time/area closures.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/95
Final Action                    10/00/95
Final Action Effective          11/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, P.O. Box 
21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________

817. AMENDMENT 5 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC MACKEREL, 
SQUID, AND BUTTERFISH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 655

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the fishery 
management council.

Abstract: Amendment 5 would establish a moratorium on entry of vessels 
and add a requirement for mandatory reporting.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AF01
_______________________________________________________________________

818. AMENDMENT 21A TO THE FMP FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF THE BERING 
SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TO PROHIBIT BOTTOM TRAWLING ADJACENT TO THE 
PRIBILOF ISLANDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the fishery 
management council.

Abstract: This action would prohibit trawling adjacent to the Pribilof 
Islands to protect important crab habitat areas.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, P. O. Box 
21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF02
_______________________________________________________________________

819. PROPOSED RULE TO REQUIRE CERTAIN FISH FROM MEXICO TO RETAIN HEADS 
AND TAILS INTACT IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENDANGERED TOTOABA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq, Endangered Species Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In response to a petition, the National Marine Fisheries 
Service may propose to regulate the importation of certain fish from 
Mexico by requiring those fish to be imported with heads and tails 
intact. This action, if warranted, would be in order to prevent the 
illegal importation of totoaba, an endangered scianid fish, which when 
in fillet form is indistinguishable from the other species. 
Preliminarily, NMFS has determined that this rule, if promulgated, will 
have a minimal economic impact on importers, as major importers require 
fish imports to retain heads in order to determine freshness.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, 
SSMC1, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AF32
_______________________________________________________________________

820. AMENDMENT 4 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SPINY LOBSTER 
FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 640

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the fishery 
management council.

Abstract: Amendment 4 would: (1) establish a year-round daily bag limit 
of two lobsters for all fishermen north of the Florida/Georgia border; 
and (2) provide an exemption for spiny lobsters caught on hook-and-line 
headboats from North Carolina through the Atlantic side of the Florida 
Keys.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    02/00/95
Final Action Effective          03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________

821. REGULATORY AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTING GROUNDFISH GEAR CHANGES IN THE 
PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment implements groundfish gear changes 
that would update the definitions and specifications for legal 
groundfish gear to conform with changes in the fishery, technology, and 
State regulations. It would also simplify the marking requirement for 
commercial vertical hook-and-line gear that is closely tended.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AF38
_______________________________________________________________________

822. AMENDMENT 9 TO THE FMP FOR ATLANTIC SURF CLAMS AND OCEAN QUAHOGS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 652

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days from date amendment review begins and council is sent copy 
for comments.

Abstract: This amendment would manage the fishery for mahogany clams 
(ocean quahogs) off a portion of the coast of Maine, in the EEZ.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/95
Final Action                    09/00/95
Final Action Effective          10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AF41
_______________________________________________________________________

823. TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO FISHERIES-RELATED RESEARCH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1631 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 228

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service has received requests 
from its regional offices to take small numbers of marine mammals 
incidental to fisheries-related research over the next 5 years. This 
activity would be allowed under section 101(a)(5) of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act, if NMFS makes certain findings and regulations are 
issued that cover monitoring and reporting.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/09/91                    56 FR 64234
ANPRM Comment Period End        01/08/92                    56 FR 64234
NPRM                            04/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, 
SSMC1, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________

824. REGULATORY AMENDMENT--CHANGES TO DIRECTED FISHING REGULATIONS FOR 
GROUNDFISH OFF OF ALASKA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to clarify, simplify, and framework 
directed fishing standards in the Alaska groundfish fisheries.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/94
Final Action                    11/00/94
Final Action Effective          12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________

825. REGULATORY AMENDMENT REGARDING MESH SIZE IN TRAWLS AND ROCK SOLE 
VESSEL INCENTIVE PROGRAM STANDARDS IN ALASKA GROUNDFISH FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment specifies trawl mesh size to reduce 
bycatch of undersized fish and reduce waste in the Alaska groundfish 
fisheries.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/95
Final Action                    09/00/95
Final Action Effective          10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF57
_______________________________________________________________________

826. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO MODIFY PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ALL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 680; 50 CFR 681; 50 CFR 683; 50 CFR 685

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would amend the rules and forms for 
Federal fishing permit applications to minimize problems for fishermen 
completing applications and administrators determining whether 
applicants qualify for permits.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/95
Final Action                    04/00/95
Final Action Effective          05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF62
_______________________________________________________________________

827. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC 
ANADROMOUS STOCKS ACT OF 1992

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would prohibit net fishing for 
salmon outside of Alaska waters.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/95
Final Action                    12/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF69
_______________________________________________________________________

828. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH A VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM WITHIN 
THE PELAGIC FISHERIES OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 685

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendment implements an automated vessel monitoring 
system (VMS) as a pilot project for at least 3 years. Holders of 
permits for vessels operating in the pelagic longline fishery around 
Hawaii are required to carry VMSs as provided by NMFS. The VMS provides 
the ability to monitor the location of fishing vessels to ensure 
adequate surveillance and enforcement of areas around the Hawaiian 
Islands closed to longline fishing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF77
_______________________________________________________________________

829. REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR OTHER SPECIES OF REEF FISH IN THE GULF OF 
MEXICO--RED GROUPER, RED PORGY, AMBERJACK, AND GAG GROUPER

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 641

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the framework regulatory adjustment procedures of the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of 
Mexico, this action may establish new management measures for red 
grouper, red porgy, greater amberjack, gag grouper, black sea bass, red 
snapper, and gray triggerfish. These measures, based on new stock 
assessments in 1994, may include commercial quotas, bag limits, trip 
limits, and minimum size limits.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AF78
_______________________________________________________________________

830. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; JOHNSON'S SEAGRASS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed 
that Johnson's seagrass be listed as threatened under the Endangered 
Species Act (ESA). Section 4(b)(2) of the ESA requires that critical 
habitat be designated for a listed species after taking into 
consideration the economic impact, and any other relevant impact, of 
specifying any particular area as critical habitat. Critical habitat is 
the specific area within the geographical range of the species that has 
physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the 
species and which may require special management consideration or 
protection. Section 4(b)(6)(C) of the ESA requires that a regulation 
designating critical habitat be published concurrently with a final 
listing determination unless critical habitat is not then determinable. 
In that case a final designation of critical habitat may be extended 
for up to one year. NMFS intends to designate critical habitat 
concurrently with a final listing determination.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/04/94                    59 FR 39716
NPRM Comment Period End         10/13/94
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Margaret C. Lorenz, Marine Resource Management 
Specialist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AF79
_______________________________________________________________________

831. SCREENING OF WATER DIVERSIONS TO PROTECT SACRAMENTO RIVER WINTER-RUN 
CHINOOK SALMON

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227; 50 CFR 222

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS is considering proposing regulations under the 
Endangered Species Act that would establish screening requirements for 
water diversions from the Sacramento River and Delta to protect a 
listed species, the winter-run chinook salmon. There are over 2,000 
unscreened diversions along the River and Delta. NMFS is concerned that 
these unscreened diversions may cause substantial losses of juvenile 
salmon.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/18/93                    58 FR 53703
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/18/93
Extension of Comment Period for 
90 Days                         01/20/94                     59 FR 3068


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Margaret C. Lorenz, Protected Species Management, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Room 8249 - SSMCI, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AF80
_______________________________________________________________________

832. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC SCALLOP FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 673

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the North 
Pacific Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: This action would establish a Fishery Management Plan which 
establishes a system for conservation and management of Alaska's 
scallop fishery; establishes a moratorium on the entry of new vessels 
into the scallop fishery to control continued growth in fishing 
capacity while alternative management measures to address the 
overcapacity problem are developed.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: Control date notice for North Pacific Scallop 
Fisheries 06/15/94 59 FR 30772; 04/24/94 - Effective Date

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF81
_______________________________________________________________________

833. AMENDMENT 7 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SHRIMP FISHERY OF 
THE GULF OF MEXICO

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 658

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from a regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: Amendment 7 would: (1) move unharvested royal red shrimp from 
the category of total allowable level of foreign fishing to the 
category of domestic quota; (2) revise the overfishing definition for 
royal red shrimp; (3) provide a definition of overfishing for white 
shrimp; and (4) provide for a framework adjustment for the overfishing 
definition for brown, white, and pink shrimp.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/12/94                    59 FR 46810
NPRM Comment Period End         10/24/94
Final Action                    11/00/94
Final Action Effective          12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AF83
_______________________________________________________________________

834. AMENDMENT 2 TO THE FMP FOR CORAL AND CORAL REEFS OF THE GULF OF 
MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 638

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from a regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: Amendment 2 would: (1) establish an annual harvest quota for 
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 252,000 pounds harvest for 1994 
through 1996 from the Pasco-Hernando County line to the Monroe-Collier 
County line, Florida, with no chipping permitted in that area; (2) ban 
harvest or possession of wild live area; (3) prohibit the use of power-
assisted tools to break up or dislodge live rock pieces in the Gulf EEZ 
off Florida south of the Pasco/Hernando County line; (4) establish a 
daily vessel live rock trip limit of 25 5-gallon buckets south of the 
Pasco/Hernando County line; (5) establish an annual quota of 1995; (6) 
ban the harvest of wild live rock in the South Atlantic south of the 
Broward-Dade County line, Florida, for 1994 and 1995; (6) ban the 
harvest of wild live rock in the South Atlantic EEZ no later than 
January 1, 1996; and (7) prohibit chipping of live rock during the 
harvest period and allow no take or possession in the EEZ north of Dade 
County, Florida.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/28/94                    59 FR 49377
NPRM Comment Period End         11/07/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________

835. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC TUNAS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after beginning of review.

Abstract: This Fishery Management Plan will establish management 
measures for Atlantic tunas under authority of the Magnuson Act, as 
well as the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, as set forth in the 1990 
amendments to the Magnuson Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/95
Final Action                    01/00/96
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-7334

RIN: 0648-AF86
_______________________________________________________________________

836. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR TILEFISH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from a regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: This FMP would manage tilefish (Lopholatilus 
chamaeleonticeps) in the EEZ along the Atlantic Coast north of the 
Virginia/North Carolina border to rebuild the stock.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Allen Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9300

RIN: 0648-AF87
_______________________________________________________________________

837. AMENDMENT 1 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ATLANTIC BILLFISH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 644

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after beginning of review.

Abstract: This amendment will define overfishing for Atlantic billfish, 
clarify the plan objectives and the definition of optimum yield, and 
implement regulatory changes to reduce fishing mortality.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/95
Final Action                    08/00/95
Final Action Effective          09/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-7334

RIN: 0648-AF88
_______________________________________________________________________

838. AMENDMENT 8 TO THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FMP TO IMPLEMENT 
INDIVIDUAL QUOTAS FOR THE FIXED-GEAR SABLEFISH FISHERY (OR REGULATORY 
AMENDMENT FOR NONTRAWL TRIP LIMITS)

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Regulations would implement Amendment 8 to the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish FMP to establish an individual quota system for sablefish 
caught with fixed gear off Washington, Oregon, and California. 
Alternatively a regulatory amendment may implement trip limits in the 
nontrawl sablefish fishery.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AF90
_______________________________________________________________________

839. REGULATORY AMENDMENT DEFINING HARVESTING CAPACITY UNIT AND 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UNDER THE WESTERN PACIFIC PELAGICS FMP

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 685

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Amendment 7 to the Western Pacific Pelagics FMP established a 
new limited entry program for the longline fishery, based in Hawaii and 
a framework procedure for adjusting harvesting capacity in the fleet. 
This rulemaking would implement the harvesting capacity management 
system, under which individual vessels would be assigned harvesting 
capacity units that can be transferred independently of the vessels. 
This would allow market forces to determine whether individuals retain 
or transfer their permits and/or harvesting capacity units.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/95
Final Action                    06/00/95
Final Action Effective          07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG04
_______________________________________________________________________

840. FOREIGN NATIONS' MARINE MAMMAL PROGRAM AMENDMENTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24(e)(5)(v)(B)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will change the requirement that foreign nations 
make changes to their marine mammal programs within 180 days of the 
date such changes are effective for U.S. fishermen. This is necessary 
to provide more time for foreign governments to make such changes.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG05
_______________________________________________________________________

841. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE GULF OF MAINE POPULATION OF 
HARBOR PORPOISE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq, Endangered Species Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
The ESA requires critical habitat designation within one year of the 
listing date. The listing has not been made final to date.

Abstract: Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) NMFS will 
propose to designate critical habitat for the Gulf of Maine harbor 
porpoise population following listing this population under the ESA. 
Under the ESA, NMFS may extend a designation of critical habitat for 
one year following listing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: Proposed designation is dependent upon final 
determination to list the Gulf of Maine population of harbor porpoise 
as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Deadlines and action 
dates are also dependent upon the date of final listing. This date has 
yet to be established.

Agency Contact: Michael Payne, Fishery Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG06
_______________________________________________________________________

842. DIRECT TAKE OF THREATENED SALMON BY NATIVE AMERICANS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS has under consideration a proposal to allow terminal 
area tribes (Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce) to directly harvest 
threatened Snake River chinook salmon in the terminal areas. Pursuant 
to the Endangered Species Act, large numbers of these fish can be taken 
incidentally to other actions, but there is no allowance for even a 
small directed take of these fish.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR8, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG15
_______________________________________________________________________

843. AMENDMENT 5 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE STONE CRAB 
FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 654

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from a Regional 
Fishery Management Council

Abstract: Amendment 5 would establish a moratorium on registration of 
commercial vessels for up to four years to establish compatibility with 
a Florida statute implementing a moratorium on permits; and provide a 
framework measure under which rules consistent with those adopted by 
Florida can be implemented for the EEZ off Florida by regulatory 
amendment as approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95
Final Action Effective          02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG23
_______________________________________________________________________

844. AMENDMENT 8 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR COASTAL MIGRATORY 
PELAGIC RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 642

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from a Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Amendment 8 management measures being considered include: 
permits for commercial mackerel dealers; a 3,000-lb. commercial daily 
trip limit for Atlantic group king mackerel; an extension of the cobia 
management area to include the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from 
Virginia to New York; reestablishment of the boundary separating Gulf 
and Atlantic groups of king mackerel; a daily commercial trip limit for 
cobia; at sea vessel-to-vessel transfer of Atlantic group Spanish 
mackerel among commercial vessels in the EEZ off Florida; and a 
framework provision under which the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council would have the authority to propose management measures 
(quotas, trip limits, etc.) for Gulf group king mackerel in the 
seasonal (November-March) area off the Florida east coast.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/95
Final Action                    09/00/95
Final Action Effective          10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG25
_______________________________________________________________________

845. AMENDMENT 1 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SHRIMP FISHERY OF 
THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 659

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from a Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Amendment 1 would add rock shrimp to the management unit of 
the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South 
Atlantic (FMP). Management options for the rock shrimp fishery in the 
U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the east coast of Florida (EEZ 
area from Duval County south to and including St. Lucie County) 
considered under Amendment 1 include: area restrictions, fishing 
seasons, trawl net mesh sizes, count entry systems (including 
individual transferable quotas and a transferable quotas and a license 
limitation system).

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/95
Final Action                    06/00/95
Final Action Effective          07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG26
_______________________________________________________________________

846. AMENDMENT 8 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SNAPPER-GROUPER 
FISHERY OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 646

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from a Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Amendment 8 would establish an individual transferable quota 
system for the snowy grouper and tilefish fishery in the U.S. exclusive 
economic zone of the South Atlantic.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/96
Final Action                    04/00/96
Final Action Effective          05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG27
_______________________________________________________________________

847. AMENDMENT 8 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF FISH 
RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 641

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from a Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Amendment 8 would implement an individual transferable quota 
and/or license limitation system to control access to the red snapper 
fishery, and would include an allocation of quota shares with an 
appeals process.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/95
Final Action                    06/00/95
Final Action Effective          07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG29
_______________________________________________________________________

848. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO CONSIDER USE OF OPEN ACCESS AND LIMITED 
ENTRY GEAR ON THE SAME TRIP FOR THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will consider whether or not to allow a vessel to 
use both open access gear and limited entry gear on the same fishing 
trip. Allowing both gears on the same trip causes potential problems in 
enforcement and determination of which trip limits apply.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/95
Final Action                    08/00/95
Final Action Effective          09/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG30
_______________________________________________________________________

849. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE ACCURATE WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS FOR 
ALASKA GROUNDFISH HARVESTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulatory amendment to require accurate catch weights be 
provided for all groundfish harvested off Alaska. This may require that 
certified scales be placed onboard each vessel and that catch weights 
be measured for each species.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/95
Final Action                    04/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 98802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG32
_______________________________________________________________________

850. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS: TUNA PURSE SEINE VESSEL 
OBSERVER EXPENSES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to amend its regulations governing the 
reimbursement of tuna vessel owners for the cost of carrying NMFS 
observers (50 CFR 216.24(f)(4)). The regulations require that a U.S.-
flag tuna purse seine vessel holding a certificate of inclusion under 
the general permit issued to the American Tunaboat Association carry an 
observer when assigned by the Director, Southwest Region, NMFS. The 
regulations currently require that NMFS reimburse vessel operators for 
all costs associated with carrying the observers. The proposed rule 
change would require that ``the vessel owner shall incur all reasonable 
costs directly related to the quartering and maintaining of such 
observers on board such vessels.''

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 301 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG35
_______________________________________________________________________

851. GENERAL PROVISIONS; ENDANGERED FISH OR WILDLIFE; THREATENED FISH AND 
WILDLIFE; SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION MEASURES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 217; 50 CFR 220; 50 CFR 221; 50 CFR 222; 50 CFR 
223; 50 CFR 224; 50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS proposes to make both technical and substantive changes 
to the ESA regulations. These changes would make the implementing 
regulations easier to understand and to enforce. NMFS also proposes to 
substantively change ESA regulations by prohibiting the take of 
threatened, as well as endangered, species. NMFS also proposes to amend 
the regulations to allow non-Federal parties to incidentally take 
threatened species with an incidental take permit.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/10/92                    57 FR 30709
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/08/92
NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Heather Weiner, Endangered Species Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC 3, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2319

RIN: 0648-AG38
_______________________________________________________________________

852. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW PROCESSING OF 
NONINDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA SPECIES ON VESSELS AND DISALLOW CATCHER 
VESSEL HALIBUT IFQ USE ON FREEZER VESSELS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from the Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Allow processing (freezing) of non-individual fishing quota 
species on vessels using catcher vessel individual fishing quota and 
disallowing catcher vessel halibut individual fishing quota use on 
freezer vessels.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/95
Final Action                    03/00/95
Final Action Effective          04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 902 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG41
_______________________________________________________________________

853. DEFINITION OF ``INTERMEDIARY NATION''

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.3; 50 CFR 216.24(e)(5)(xiv)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS will promulgate a rule to revise the definition of 
``intermediary nation'' to coincide with statutory changes in the 
definition.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG42
_______________________________________________________________________

854. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; DEER CREEK SUMMER STEELHEAD

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, September 21, 1995.
Endangered Species Act sec. 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: The regulation will propose critical habitat designation for 
the Deer Creek summer steelhead, if the species is proposed for listing 
under the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95
Final Action                    03/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR8, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG44
_______________________________________________________________________

855. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA PROGRAM FOR 
GROUNDFISH OFF ALASKA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: To provide geographic locations of primary ports; require 
landing and weighing of all individual fishing quota species on first 
landing of any species; authorize International Pacific Halibut 
Commission biologists to board vessels and inspect individual fishing 
quota fish; hail weights: ``accurate'' for clearing in Bellingham, and 
``estimate'' for landing in Alaska; landings in three ports in Canada; 
underage carryover to next year; change definition of ``trip''; and 
clarify that use of catcher vessel individual fishing quota must not 
violate catcher vessel length categories.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95
Final Action Effective          03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Post Office Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG45
_______________________________________________________________________

856. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR DOMESTIC FISHERIES--STANDARD DEFINITIONS/ 
GUIDELINES FOR COUNCIL OPERATIONS/ADMINISTRATION: OATH, VOTING, 
COMPENSATION, INSURANCE, UNUSED LEAVE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 620; 50 CFR 601; 50 CFR 605

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would standardize definitions for: vessels-for-
hire engaged in recreational fishing (VHERF), charter boat, headboat; 
and marine recreational and commercial fishing and fishermen. This 
action would also revise the Oath of Office taken by members appointed 
to the Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils), revise Council 
members' compensation, revise procedures for voting on a motion, revise 
procurement section to allow Councils to purchase property insurance, 
and revise procedures for the payment of unused annual/sick leave upon 
retirement or death.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/95
Final Action                    02/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries, 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG46
_______________________________________________________________________

857. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; PACIFIC STEELHEAD

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, February 16, 1996.
Endangered Species Act section 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: The regulation will propose critical habitat designation for 
coastal steelhead populations that are proposed for listing under the 
Endangered Species Act in California, Oregon, and Washington.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR8, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG49
_______________________________________________________________________

858. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; ATLANTIC SALMON

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, October 1, 1994.
Endangered Species Act sec 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: The regulation will propose to designate critical habitat for 
Atlantic salmon, if the species is proposed for listing under the 
Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway F/PR8, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG50
_______________________________________________________________________

859. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO CHANGE RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS IN ALASKA GROUNDFISH FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would revise recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements to establish separate reporting areas for 
Federal and State waters and revises requirements for reporting and 
recordkeeping for harvesting and processing of groundfish off Alaska; 
provides authority to collect information with new forms.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG54
_______________________________________________________________________

860. TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS BY THE U.S. NAVY INCIDENTAL TO MILITARY 
ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC OF THE UNITED STATES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 228

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Navy has requested NMFS to issue regulations that 
would authorize a small take of marine mammals incidental to ship shock 
trials and small-scale underwater explosive tests in oceanic waters 
offshore Florida. Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, NMFS is 
allowed to authorize these takings if certain findings are made and 
regulations are issued that include requirements for monitoring and 
reporting.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC 1, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AG55
_______________________________________________________________________

861. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; PACIFIC COHO SALMON

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, October 20, 1995.
Endangered Species Act sec. 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: The regulation will propose critical habitat designation for 
coastal coho salmon populations that are proposed for listing under the 
Endangered Species Act in California, Oregon, and Washington.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95
Final Action                    03/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR8, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG56
_______________________________________________________________________

862. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; PACIFIC COHO SALMON

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, July 21, 1995.
Endangered Species Act sec. 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: The regulation will propose critical habitat designation for 
coastal coho salmon populations that are proposed for listing under the 
Endangered Species Act in California, Oregon, and Washington. The only 
portion of this under statutory deadline is the Oregon portion. NMFS 
expanded the status review to include populations in California and 
Washington.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR8, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG57
_______________________________________________________________________

863. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; UMPQUA RIVER SEA-RUN CUTTHROAT TROUT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, April 1, 1995.
Endangered Species Act sec. 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: NMFS has issued a proposed rule to list the Umpqua River 
cutthroat trout in Oregon as endangered under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973. NMFS has also determined that the Umpqua River cutthroat 
trout is a ``species'' as interpreted under the ESA. Upon completion of 
an analysis on the critical habitat for the Umpqua River cutthroat 
trout, NMFS plans to propose critical habitat for the species.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR8, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG58
_______________________________________________________________________

864.  REGULATION TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF TO WEST COAST SALMON 
FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 4101 to 4107

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action will provide disaster assistance to 
commercial fishermen in the salmon fisheries off the coasts of 
Washington, Oregon, and California. The Secretary of Commerce declared 
that a fishery resource disaster exists in these fisheries due to 
extremely low stock abundances of chinook and coho salmon. Assistance 
under the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 in the amount of 
$12 million has been requested by the Secretary. The President must 
request and the Congress grant the request for disaster assistance. 
This regulatory action would impose specific conditions governing the 
award of the proposed assistance intended to alleviate economic 
hardship to eligible industry participants.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG75
_______________________________________________________________________

865.  PROPOSED LIST OF FISHERIES AS AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 103-
238

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq The Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, July 28, 1994.

Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. 
103-238) modified the scope for classification of commercial fisheries 
based upon their incidental take rate of marine mammals. The amended 
MMPA provides for the focus of incidental takings to be on the 
mortality and serious injury and less upon harassment takings. In 
addition, the MMPA now distinguishes between incidental and intentional 
takings during commercial fishing operations. As a result, NMFS is 
proposing to amend its List of Commercial Fisheries based upon the 
statutory modifications.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/01/94                    59 FR 45263
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vicki Credle, Fishery Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG77
_______________________________________________________________________

866.  PROPOSED RULE TO AUTHORIZE THE INCIDENTAL TAKING OF MARINE 
MAMMALS DURING COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS AS DIRECTED BY PUBLIC LAW 
103-238

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq The Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 229

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, September 1, 1995.

Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. 
103-238) created new sections 117 and 118 which mandate a new program 
for managing incidental takes during commercial fishing operations. 
These sections, which will be implemented through rulemaking, among 
other things:(1) prohibit intentional takings; (2) require independent 
regional advisory scientific review groups; (3) require marine mammal 
stock assessment reports; (4) establish incidental take reduction 
teams, plans and review procedures for strategic marine mammal stocks; 
(5) require conformance to the greatest extent practicable with Federal 
and state fishery management plans; and (6) require reporting and 
monitoring of incidental takes resulting in mortality or serious 
injury.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Vicki Credle, Fishery Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG78
_______________________________________________________________________

867.  PROPOSED RULE TO AUTHORIZE LETHAL TAKINGS OF MARINE MAMMALS 
BY STATE AUTHORITIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq The Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 1, 1995.

Abstract: Section 120 of the MMPA as amended in 1994 provides the 
Secretary the discretion to authorize the intentional lethal taking of 
individually identifiable pinnipeds which are having a significant 
negative impact on salmonids that are either 1) listed under the ESA, 
2) approaching a threatened or endangered status, or 3) migrate through 
the Ballard Locks in Seattle. The process for determining whether to 
implement the authority commences with a State developing and 
submitting an application that provides a detailed description of the 
interaction problem. If warranted by scientific evidence, NMFS is to 
establish a Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force to address the 
situation described in the application and publish a notice in the 
Federal Register requesting public comment on the application. Within 
60 days after establishment, and after reviewing public comments in 
response to the Federal Register notice, the Pinniped-Fishery 
Interaction Task Force is to recommend approval or denial of the 
proposed intentional lethal taking along with recommendations on the 
proposed location, time, and method of such taking, criteria for 
evaluating the success of the action, and the duration (cont)

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: of the recommendations, NMFS 
must either approve or deny the application.

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226, 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AG79
_______________________________________________________________________

868.  PROPOSED RULE TO AMEND MARINE MAMMAL REGULATIONS TO 
AUTHORIZE INCIDENTAL TAKINGS OF MARINE MAMMALS BY HARASSMENT AS 
AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC LAW 103-238

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq The Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 228

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 1, 1995.

Abstract: On April 30, 1994, the President signed Pub. L. 103-238, the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994. One part of this law 
amended section 101(a)(5) to establish an expedited process by which 
citizens of the United States, who engage in a specified activity 
(other than commercial fishing) within a specific geographic region, 
can apply for an authorization to incidentally take small numbers of 
marine mammals by harassment. The proposed rule, if implemented, would 
establish specific time limits for public notice and comment on any 
requests for authorization which would be granted under this rule; 
implement procedures for the establishment of scientific peer review 
groups to review an applicant's monitoring plan when the taking may 
affect the availability of a stock for subsistence uses; and limit 
authorizations to a period of 1 year.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226, 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AG80
_______________________________________________________________________

869.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON FISHING 
BLACK ROCKFISH OFF OREGON

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action will impose trip limits and time/area 
closures on black rockfish fishing off the coast of Oregon in order to 
preserve declining stocks of black rockfish. Restrictions on harvest 
and areas fished will adversely affect fishermen in the short term, but 
these measures are designed to protect black rockfish and encourage the 
rebuilding of stocks in the long term. These measures are to be 
developed by the State of Oregon and complement measures in state 
waters.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG81
_______________________________________________________________________

870.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE SABLEFISH NONTRAWL 
REGULAR SEASON IN THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: By amending the Pacific Coast groundfish Federal regulations, 
this regulatory action will modify the regular season for the Sablefish 
nontrawl fishery.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95
Final Action Effective          02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG82
_______________________________________________________________________

871.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR MANAGING PELAGIC FISHERIES BY U.S. 
VESSELS BEYOND EEZ THROUGHOUT PACIFIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 685

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment would extend permit, reporting, and 
observer placement requirements on longline vessels of the U.S. that 
are fishing stocks in the management unit for the Fishery Management 
Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region beyond the 
exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean. The rule is necessary for 
comprehensive monitoring of all vessels fishing common stocks and 
possibly affecting the status of the shared stocks, other fishery 
interests, or protected resources so that the need for conservation and 
management measures can be determined.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    04/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90804-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG85
_______________________________________________________________________

872.  AMENDMENT 3 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF 
FISH FISHERY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 669

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from a Region al 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Amendment 3 would revise the overfishing definition for red 
hind to ensure better conservation of this highly utilized resource.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG87
_______________________________________________________________________

873.  AMENDMENT 1 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CORALS AND 
REEF-ASSOCIATED PLANTS AND INVERTEBRATES FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. 
VIRGIN ISLANDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Amendment 1 would establish marine conservation districts to 
conserve representative reef areas and fishery habitat in the U.S. 
exclusive economic zone of the Caribbean.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG88
_______________________________________________________________________

874.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL SPECIAL 
MANAGEMENT ZONES FOR REEF FISH CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE GULF OF 
MEXICO

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 641

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would amend the regulations implementing the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of 
Mexico (FMP) in accordance with a framework regulatory procedure for 
establishing additional special management zones (SMZs) intended to 
protect reef fish resources associated with artificial reefs or fish 
attraction devices in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of 
Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
expected to propose two SMZs consisting of large ocean tracts in the 
EEZ off Alabama in which fishing would be controlled by gear 
restrictions and bag limits. These SMZ tracts were originally proposed 
by the Council under FMP Amendment 5 but were disapproved by NOAA/NMFS 
based on potential adverse effects on the vermilion snapper fishery 
conducted in these areas.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95
Final Action Effective          02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG89
_______________________________________________________________________

875.  GENERIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE 
DEFINITION OF TRAPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 640; 50 CFR 641; 50 CFR 654; 50 CFR 658

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from a Region al 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: This amendment would: (1) modify the construction 
specifications for a spiny lobster trap used in the exclusive economic 
zone (EEZ), and establish specifications for a stone crab trap in the 
EEZ; (2) prohibit the use of blue crab traps in the EEZ off Florida; 
and (3) establish geographic and reef fish bycatch restrictions for 
traps other than reef fish traps.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/95
Final Action                    09/00/95
Final Action Effective          10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG90
_______________________________________________________________________

876.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH THE BERING SEA AND 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ``A'' SEASON FRAMEWORK

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment delays the start date of the 
pollock ``A'' season for the offshore component fishery.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/26/94                    59 FR 49051
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/94
Final Action                    11/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Original action delaying the start date of the 
pollock ``A'' season each year was withdrawn by the Council 02/25/94, 
because of the lack of industry consensus which prevented Council 
action; continued reduction in season length and associated loss in 
revenues prompted Council consideration and approval at its June 
meeting.

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG92
_______________________________________________________________________

877.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR GRID SORTING

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Mandatory requirement for specified trawl operations to 
install sorting grids to facilitate more timely return to the sea of 
bycatch of halibut, thereby reducing halibut bycatch mortality.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/95
Final Action                    12/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG93
_______________________________________________________________________

878.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA SEAMOUNT 
FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: To provide effective management tools for monitoring 
groundfish catch harvested seaward of the EEZ to discourage illegal 
harvests in the EEZ.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95
Final Action                    07/00/95
Final Action Effective          08/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG94
_______________________________________________________________________

879.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 
AREA HALIBUT NON-TRAWL PROHIBITED SPECIES CATCH MANAGEMENT AND JIG GEAR 
EXEMPTION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: To authorize annual specification on how unused portions of 
seasonal halibut bycatch allowances specified for the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands non-trawl fisheries are rolled over to subsequent 
season; authorize exemption of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands jig gear 
fisheries from halibut bycatch restrictions.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/95
Final Action                    02/00/95
Final Action Effective          03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG95
_______________________________________________________________________

880.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY CRITERIA AND FORMAT FOR 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Housekeeping measures to clarify management organization 
informational needs, submission of annual reports, changes to community 
development plan amendments triggered by change of more than 10 percent 
in the budget, etc.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG96
_______________________________________________________________________

881.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT ALLOWING EARLY INDIVIDUAL FISHING 
QUOTA FISHING IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: To alter season opening date for sablefish in the Aleutian 
Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish 
fishery to relieve restrictions on a small number of vessels that 
traditionally fish in that area.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG97
_______________________________________________________________________

882.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT CODIFYING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
QUOTA COMPENSATION FORMULA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Community development quota compensation formula codification 
for the individual fishing quota program for Pacific halibut and 
sablefish fixed gear fisheries off Alaska.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/29/94                    59 FR 49637
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG98
_______________________________________________________________________

883.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW ONE-TIME TRADE 
OF GROUNDFISH QUOTA SHARES BETWEEN GULF OF ALASKA AND BERING SEA AND 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREAS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: One-time trade of groundfish quota shares between Gulf of 
Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands areas regardless of vessel 
and block categories.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95
Final Action Effective          03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG99
_______________________________________________________________________

884.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO SUPERSEDE INSHORE/
OFFSHORE ALLOCATION PROGRAM FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLAND 
POLLOCK AND THE GULF OF ALASKA POLLOCK AND PACIFIC COD

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action effective 110 days after receipt from the 
Regional Fishery Management Council

Abstract: Existing inshore/off shore allocation program expires at the 
end 1995. A new FMP amendment would supersede the allocation program 
for BSAI pollock and GOA pollock and Pacific cod among inshore/offshore 
components and CDQ fisheries.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/95
Final Action                    11/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AH00
_______________________________________________________________________

885.  1995 CATCH SHARING PLAN AND CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR 
PACIFIC HALIBUT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 773 to 773K

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 301

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation implements measures for the conservation of 
Pacific halibut in the northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea and the 
management of fishing by U.S. International Pacific Halibut Commission.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/95
Final Action                    02/00/95
Final Action Effective          03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AH01
_______________________________________________________________________

886.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE PERSONAL/
VESSEL USE LIMITS IN INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and Final Action 110 days after receipt from the Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: Increase personal/vessel use limits to relieve potentially 
unnecessary restrictions on Individual Fishing Quota use.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/95
Final Action                    11/00/95
Final Action Effective          12/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AH02
_______________________________________________________________________

887.  AMENDMENT 26 TO THE FMP FOR THE GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF THE 
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND AMENDMENT 29 TO THE FMP FOR THE 
GROUNDFISH FISHERY OF THE GULF OF ALASKA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from the regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: Authorize voluntary retention and processing of salmon taken 
as bycatch in the Alaska trawl fisheries for donation to food bank 
organizations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95
Final Action                    07/00/95
Final Action Effective          08/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: Original action would have required all trawl 
vessels participating in the groundfish fishery to register to fish in 
either the western central Gulf of Alaska or the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands area, but not both was withdrawn 02/25/94, because 
Council decided not to go forward with this action. Council expects to 
take final action on the revised abstract for this amendment at their 
September 1994 meeting.

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AH03
_______________________________________________________________________

888.  TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS: PROPOSED RULE 
PROHIBITING U.S. CITIZENS FROM ENCIRCLING MARINE MAMMALS DURING TUNA 
FISHING OPERATIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory, March 1, 1994.

Abstract: This rule will propose implementation of section 301 of the 
International Dolphin Conservation Act, which makes it unlawful for any 
person or vessel that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States, intentionally to set a purse seine net or to encircle any 
marine mammal during any tuna fishing operation after February 28, 
1994, with certain exceptions.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AH04
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889.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SCUP NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 635

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 1994.

Abstract: A new fishery management plan for scup (Stenotomus chrysops) 
north of Cape Hatteras will be implemented. Proposed management 
measures are unknown at this time (October, 1994), and may include but 
are not limited to a minimum fish size, gear specifications, seasons, 
and limited access to the fishery.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Regional Director, 
Northeast Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 
508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AH05
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890.  FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BLACK SEA BASS NORTH OF CAPE 
HATTERAS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 637

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, November 15, 1994.

Abstract: A new fishery management plan for black sea bass 
(Centropristis striata) occurring north of Cape Hatteras will be 
implemented. Proposed management measures are unknown at this time 
(October, 1994) and may include but are not limited to a minimum fish 
size, gear specifications, seasons, and limited access to the fishery.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 518 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AH06
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891.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR MULTIPLE ``A'' PACIFIC GROUNDFISH 
LIMITED ENTRY PERMITS PER VESSEL

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action would amend Pacific Coast groundfish 
regulations to allow multiple ``A'' limited entry permits per vessel. 
This effectively may be accomplished by attaching trip limits to the 
permits rather than to the vessels.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AH07
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892.  ATLANTIC SHARK FISHERY QUOTA ADJUSTMENT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 678

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Adjustment of annual quotas for the Atlantic Shark fishery.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/01/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries, 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AH09
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893.  PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE MID-
COLUMBIA RIVER SUMMER CHINOOK SALMON

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq The Endangered Species Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, June 3, 1995.
Endangered Species Act section 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: The regulation will propose critical habitat for the mid-
Columbia River summer chinook salmon if the species is proposed for 
listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fishery Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 
301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AH10
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894.  PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR PUGET SOUND 
SALMON STOCKS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq The Endangered Species Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, March 15, 1995.
Endangered Species Act section 4(b)(3)(D)(ii)

Abstract: NMFS will propose critical habitat for Puget Sound salmon 
stocks if the species is/are proposed for listing under the Endangered 
Species Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marta Nammack, Fisheries Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AH11
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895.  REGULATIONS GOVERNING PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 260

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS is amending its regulations to introduce new marks for 
use on inspected products and in inspected facilities. NMFS is also 
proposing new language associated with one of its marks to more 
accurately reflect its regulatory requirements. NMFS' actions are a 
result of industry and consumer comments.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rita Creitz, Program Analyst, Inspection Services 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 310 713-2355

RIN: 0648-AH18
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896.  PROPOSED RULE TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR NONLETHALLY 
DETERRING MARINE MAMMALS FROM ENDANGERING PERSONAL SAFETY OR DAMAGING 
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq The Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 1, 1995.

Abstract: On April 30, 1994, the President signed Pub. L. 103-238, the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994. One part of this law 
implemented a new section 101(a)(4) to authorize the nonlethal 
harassment takings by citizens of the United States to deter marine 
mammals from: (1) Damaging commercial fishing gear or catch; (2) 
damaging private property; (3) endangering public safety; or (4) 
damaging public property. The amendments require a list of guidelines 
for use in safely deterring marine mammals and provide for prohibiting 
certain deterrent measures that may have a significant adverse impact 
on marine mammals.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226, 301 713-2055

RIN: 0648-AH19
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897.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO FACILITATE MONITORING AND 
ENFORCEMENT IN THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will implement new regulatory provisions and 
modify existing regulatory provisions to facilitate monitoring of 
fishing activities and enforcement in the Pacific Coast groundfish 
fishery. It also will make miscellaneous technical clarifications to 
existing regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/95
Final Action                    09/00/95
Final Action Effective          10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AH21
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    NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY/OFFICE OF COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

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898. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE FAGATELE BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 941

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These existing regulations are to be revised to improve 
enforcement of prohibited activities, provide additional protective 
provisions, and update permit requirements.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/95
Final Action                    11/00/95
Final Action Effective          01/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AA74
_______________________________________________________________________

899. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE 
SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 935

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These existing regulations are to be revised to improve 
enforcement of prohibited activities, provide additional protective 
provisions, and update permit requirements.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AC03
_______________________________________________________________________

900. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE GULF OF THE FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE 
SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 936

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These existing regulations are being revised to improve 
enforcement of prohibited activities, provide additional protective 
provisions, and update permit requirements.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/95
Final Action                    08/00/95
Final Action Effective          10/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________

901. THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 924

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are being revised to update site management 
provisions.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________

902. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTHWEST STRAITS NATIONAL MARINE 
SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations will protect the conservational, 
recreational, ecological, historical, research, educational, and 
esthetic qualities of the waters of northern Puget Sound in the State 
of Washington, if the area is designated as a national marine 
sanctuary.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    02/00/96
Final Action Effective          06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AC91
_______________________________________________________________________

903. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE NORFOLK CANYON NATIONAL MARINE 
SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 939

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations will protect the ecological, recreational, 
and esthetic resources of the waters surrounding Norfolk Canyon if the 
area is designated as a national marine sanctuary.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AC92
_______________________________________________________________________

904. PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 21 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 0648-AD85
_______________________________________________________________________

905. THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations will protect the ecological, recreational, 
and esthetic resources of the waters surrounding Thunder Bay if the 
area is designated as a national marine sanctuary.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AE41
_______________________________________________________________________

906. GRAY'S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 938

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are being revised to update site management 
provisions.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AE42
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907. NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM, SITE EVALUATION LIST

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 to 1434

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NOAA plans to amend the National Marine Sanctuary Program 
regulations which implement the Site Evaluation List development 
process. NOAA will integrate the procedures and criteria for 
identifying, evaluating, and selecting sites of special historical 
significance with the procedures and criteria for identifying, 
evaluating, selecting, and ranking sites of special natural resource 
significance. The purpose of integrating the two processes is to 
develop a single, comprehensive SEL which will include sites of both 
natural resource and historical, cultural, and human use value.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca M. Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and 
Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Mgmt., 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Ocean Services, 1305 East-West Highway (N/
0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AF23
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    OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

_________________________________________________________________________
908. LICENSING OF PRIVATE REMOTE-SENSING SPACE SYSTEMS

Legal Authority:  15 USC 4244; PL 102-555

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 960

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Pub. L. 102-555 amends the Land Remote Sensing 
Commercialization Act of 1984 to transfer the LANDSAT program from the 
Department of Commerce to a joint NASA/DOD office. However, title II 
retains the basic provisions of title IV of the previous act 
authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to license private operators of 
land remote sensing space systems who are subject to U.S. jurisdiction. 
The Secretary is required to consult with the Secretaries of Defense 
and State, who are responsible for determining conditions to protect 
national security and foreign policy concerns, respectively. The recent 
Act removes a regulatory restriction which required operators to make 
the data available to all customers on the same terms and conditions.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           01/18/89                    54 FR 01945
NPRM                            01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Catherine Shea, Staff Attorney, Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1325 East-West 
Highway, Room 18109, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-0053

RIN: 0648-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________

909. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION REGULATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 22 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 0648-AE13
_______________________________________________________________________

910. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION CRITERIA

Legal Authority:  PL 102-567; 15 USC 313 note

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 947; 15 CFR 946 app A

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 29, 1993.

Abstract: The Secretary of Commerce shall contract with the National 
Research Council, who shall review the scientific and technical 
modernization criteria for proposed certification actions to automate 
or close field offices of the National Weather Service.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95
Final Action                    05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nicholas Scheller, Implementation Manager, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Room 
17146, 1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-0454

RIN: 0648-AF72
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  

    NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

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911. PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF & CERTAIN 
OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS: U.S. STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FROZEN FISH 
BLOCKS & PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM, ETC

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630, Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 264A

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The revised rule will expand the coverage of established 
voluntary standards for grades of fishery products to include new 
products made from fish blocks. The standards will take into account 
new technology and equipment. These standards will be used in a 
voluntary program of fishery products inspection and certification by 
the NMFS. Industry has shown a high level of interest and support for 
the revisions.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/21/89                    54 FR 38881
NPRM Comment Period End         11/06/89
Extension of Comment Period     12/29/89                    54 FR 53660
NPRM Comment Period End         01/29/90                    54 FR 53660
Interim Final Rule              10/16/90                    55 FR 41856
Final Action                    03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  091 Commercial Fishing; 209 Miscellaneous Food 
Preparations and Kindred Products

Additional Information: Neither an RIA nor an RFA is required or will 
be prepared.

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Moreau, Director, Technical Services Unit, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9319

RIN: 0648-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________

912. U.S. GENERAL STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF SHRIMP

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 265A

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will establish general quality grading 
standards for all nonbreaded forms of fresh or frozen shrimp. These 
grading standards will provide for the systematic differentiation of 
the quality of shrimp into categories -- U.S. grades A, B, and 
Substandard. The proposed standards will be applied to all commercial 
species of fresh or frozen shrimp in raw or cooked states in all 
nonbreaded market forms. The adoption of grading standards is expected 
to facilitate trade in shrimp of all commercial species, as consumers 
will be able to select shrimp on the basis of identified quality. 
Industry has shown great interest in and support for the standards.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/20/82                    47 FR 21840
NPRM Comment Period End         08/18/82                    47 FR 21840
NPRM                            09/21/89                    54 FR 38885
NPRM Comment Period End         11/06/89
Extension of Comment Period     12/29/89                    54 FR 53660
NPRM Comment Period End         01/29/90                    54 FR 53660
Interim Final Rule              10/24/91                    56 FR 55090
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  091 Commercial Fishing; 209 Miscellaneous Food 
Preparations and Kindred Products

Additional Information: Neither an RIA nor an RFA is required or will 
be prepared.

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Moreau, Director, Technical Services Unit, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9319

RIN: 0648-AA47
_______________________________________________________________________

913. ENDANGERED FISH AND WILDLIFE; APPROACHING HUMPBACK WHALES IN 
HAWAIIAN WATERS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 222.31

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 1, 1995.

Abstract: In waters of the United States surrounding the State of 
Hawaii, it is lawful for a person to approach no closer than 100 yards 
to a humpback whale, regardless of whether the approach is made in 
waters designated under Section 222.31 of Title 50 as cow-calf waters. 
This final rule will conform to the requirements of the MMPA Amendments 
of 1994.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/24/86                    51 FR 42271
NPRM Comment Period End         12/24/86                    51 FR 42271
Interim Final Rule              11/23/87                    52 FR 44912
Final Action                    10/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  091 Commercial Fishing

Agency Contact: Jim Lecky, Chief, Protected Species Management 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________

914. FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT

Legal Authority:  22 USC 1980

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 258

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Reinstating regulations inadvertently dropped when the 
Fishermen's Guaranty Fund Program was transferred to the State 
Department. Revisions to program procedures deriving from an Internal 
Control Review completed in May 1992, will be incorporated in the 
regulations as well as clarifications suggested by the General Counsel. 
These revised procedures will reduce the risk that fraudulent claims 
will be paid and clarify procedures for applicants.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Cooper, Program Leader, Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2396

RIN: 0648-AC73
_______________________________________________________________________

915. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR TUNA VESSEL OPERATORS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NOAA has established a system of performance standards for 
operators of U.S.-flag tuna purse seine fishing vessels that catch 
yellowfin tuna associated with marine mammals in the eastern tropical 
Pacific Ocean.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/01/89                    54 FR 46086
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/89
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/16/90
Interim Final Rule              05/17/90                    55 FR 20458
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      09/03/90
Final Action                    05/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________

916. REVISED REGULATIONS GOVERNING PERMITS FOR THE TAKING, IMPORTING AND 
EXPORTING OF PROTECTED SPECIES FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLIC DISPLAY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq, Marine Mammal Protection Act; 16 
USC 1531 et seq, Endangered Species Act; 16 USC 1151 et seq, Fur Seal 
Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216; 50 CFR 215; 50 CFR 222

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 1, 1995.

Abstract: These proposed revisions would update and consolidate 
existing permit regulations that have been promulgated for the taking, 
import, export, or conduct of an otherwise prohibited activity 
involving protected species (i.e., marine mammals and endangered or 
threatened species) for purposes of scientific research, public 
display, or enhancement under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the 
Endangered Species Act, and the Fur Seal Act. These revisions would 
implement amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act enacted in 
1988 and 1994, and clarify when a permit is required and the scope and 
extent of permit authority under these Acts. The final rule would add 
permit-specific and generally applicable terms and conditions, which 
would clarify permit requirements and review procedures, and would 
amend the criteria for deciding whether to issue or deny permits, and 
revise administrative requirements and procedures. These revisions are 
intended to provide a comprehensive regulatory foundation for these 
special exception permits and to make administration of the NMFS permit 
program more efficient, consistent and predictable. The NMFS is 
proposing to (cont)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/14/93                    58 FR 53320
NPRM Comment Period End         01/28/94                    58 FR 68848
Interim Final Rule              01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: consolidate permit regulations 
into a single part of title 50.

Agency Contact: Art Jeffers, Chief, Public Display and Education 
Branch, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2289

RIN: 0648-AD11
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917. SECRETARIAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SHARKS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 678

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days after and final action 110 days after beginning of review.

Abstract: The Secretarial Fishery Management Plan establishes a new 
management program intended to: (1) prevent overfishing of Atlantic 
Ocean sharks; (2) encourage management of sharks throughout their 
range; (3) establish a data collection, research and fishery monitoring 
program; (4) prohibit the practice of ``finning''; and (5) optimize 
benefits and minimize wastes of shark resources. Proposed measures 
include: (1) annual commercial quotas; (2) recreational bag limits; (3) 
prohibition on ``finning''; (4) commercial fishing permits; (5) 
prohibition on sale of recreational catch; (6) reporting of catch and 
effort information by commercial vessels and by those operating 
recreational fishing tournaments; (7) an annual fishing year beginning 
July 1 of each year; (8) a requirement for all fishermen to cut the 
fishing line for all sharks not taken as part of the quota or bag 
limit; and (9) commercial fishery closures after attainment of annual 
quotas.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Sectors Affected:  091 Commercial Fishing

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: Will involve new collections of information 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Mgmt., Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AD12
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918. REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKE OF DOLPHINS INCIDENTAL TO REMOVING 
OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1371(a)(5); 16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 228

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS has received an amended request from the American 
Petroleum Institute for the take of bottlenose and spotted dolphins 
incidental to the removal of oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of 
Mexico. This activity would be allowed under section 101(a)(5) of the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act if the Service makes certain findings and 
if regulations are issued that cover monitoring and reporting.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/17/93                    58 FR 33425
NPRM Comment Period End         08/16/93
Final Action                    11/00/94
Final Action Effective          11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Fishery Biologist, Department 
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 
301 713-2323

RIN: 0648-AD25
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919. REGULATORY AMENDMENT--U.S. NATIONALS FISHING IN RUSSIAN FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 299

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulation specifies procedures for U.S. nationals 
fishing in the Russian economic zone. Procedures include annual 
permits, port calls, visas, emergency medical treatment, exchange of 
crews, research vessels, and Russian-imposed sanctions. U.S. nationals 
are required to comply with permit requirements, comply with Russian 
law, provide information contained in permits, report on and keep 
records for 3 years on fish and fish products on board when departing 
and reentering the EEZ, protect marine mammals, and cooperate with 
enforcement procedures.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/17/89                    54 FR 29896
Second Interim Final Rule       07/30/92                    57 FR 33649
Second Interim Final Rule 
Comment Period End              09/14/92                    57 FR 33649
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  091 Commercial Fishing

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AD29
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920. U.S. STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FROZEN FISH PORTIONS

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630, Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 264; 50 CFR 269

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The revised rule will expand coverage of established 
voluntary standards for grades of frozen fish portions. The standards 
will take into account new technology and equipment. These standards 
will be used in a voluntary program of fishery products inspection and 
certification by NMFS. Industry has shown a high level of interest and 
support for the revisions.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/11/90                    55 FR 23565
NPRM Comment Period End         08/27/90                    55 FR 23565
Interim Final Rule              03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Moreau, Director, Technical Services Unit, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9319

RIN: 0648-AD92
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921. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT PERMIT, REPORTING, AND 
RECORDKEEPING AND OBSERVER REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING VESSELS OVER 125 
FEET AND THEIR CATCHER VESSELS; PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations would implement a comprehensive data collection 
and regulatory program for all processing vessels longer than 125 feet 
and for all harvesting vessels that deliver their catch to those 
vessels in the groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and 
California. This program would consist of: (1) a requirement that 
processing vessels carry NMFS-certified observers; (2) a requirement 
for a mandatory Federal permit; (3) recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements; and (4) a definition for ``fishing trip'' for processing 
vessels over 125 feet in length for the purpose of applying trip 
landing and frequency limits.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/19/92                    57 FR 54552
NPRM Comment Period End         12/21/92
Final Action                    04/00/95
Final Action Effective          05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AE01
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922. U.S. STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF WHOLE OR DRESSED FISH

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 261

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS is testing an alternative set of U.S. standards for 
grades of whole or dressed fish for use in NMFS's National Seafood 
Inspection Program. The test standards recognize advances made by 
industry in process controls. The test standards allow for evaluation 
of flavor, odor, and texture in the pre-processing state, evaluation of 
physical defects in the thawed/fresh state, and evaluation for 
dehydration in the frozen state. Products graded using the test 
standards will be allowed to make reference to applicable grades on the 
label of the product.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Moreau, Director, Technical Services Unit, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9319

RIN: 0648-AE69
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923. U.S. STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF NORTH AMERICAN FRESHWATER CATFISH AND 
PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630; Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 
(84 Stat. 2090)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 267

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS is testing an alternative set of U.S. standards for 
grades of North American freshwater catfish and products made therefrom 
for use in NMFS's National Seafood Inspection Program. The test 
standards recognize advances made by industry in process controls. The 
test standards allow for evaluation of flavor, odor, and texture in the 
pre-processing state, evaluation of physical defects in the thawed/
fresh state, and evaluation for dehydration in the frozen state. 
Products graded using the test standards will be allowed to make 
reference to applicable grades on the label of the product.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Moreau, Director, Technical Services Unit, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9319

RIN: 0648-AE70
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924. U.S. STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FISH FILLETS

Legal Authority:  7 USC 1621 to 1630; Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 
(84 Stat. 2090)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 263

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS is testing an alternative set of U.S. standards for 
grades of fish fillets for use in NMFS's National Seafood Inspection 
Program. The test standards recognize advances made by industry in 
process controls. The test standards allow for evaluation of flavor, 
odor, and texture in the pre-processing state, evaluation of physical 
defects in the thawed/fresh state, and evaluation for dehydration in 
the frozen state. Products graded using the test standards will be 
allowed to make reference to applicable grades on the label of the 
product.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Moreau, Director, Technical Services Unit, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9139

RIN: 0648-AE71
_______________________________________________________________________

925. AMENDMENT 35 TO THE FMP FOR GROUNDFISH OF THE GOA AND AMENDMENT 31 
TO THE FMP FOR GROUNDFISH OF THE BSAI TO REVISE IFQ TRANSFER PROVISIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days from receipt from the Regional 
Fishery Management Council.

Abstract: This action provides issuance of Individual Fishing Quotas 
(IFQ) quota shares in blocks; revises regulations to prevent 
individuals who receive an initial allocation of quota share in in 
southeastern Alaska from taking advantage of the hired master allowance 
provided to corporations that receive an initial allocation of quota 
share in the southeast by transferring an individual quota share to a 
solely owned corporation.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/28/94                    59 FR 33272
NPRM Comment Period End         08/08/94
Final Action                    10/00/94
Final Action Effective          11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, P.O. Box 
21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________

926. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS; DOLPHIN MORTALITY LIMITS 
DURING PURSE SEINE SETS ON MARINE MAMMALS IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim final rule will amend the current performance 
standards in the MMPA regulations to ensure that U.S. vessels can be 
legally prevented from making sets on tuna associated with dolphins in 
the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean once the vessels' dolphin mortality 
limit is reached. This rule also implements portions of the 
International Dolphin Conservation Act of 1992.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/19/93                    58 FR 29127
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF07
_______________________________________________________________________

927. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS; ``DOLPHIN-SAFE'' TUNA 
LABELING

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216; 50 CFR 247

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will finalize the interim final rule implementing 
the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. The interim final 
rule: (1) identified fish and fish products subject to importation 
requirements mandated by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended 
by the DPC14; (2) specified the use and contents of a new NOAA form 
required to import into the United States certain fish and fish 
products potentially harvested with methods injurious to marine 
mammals; (3) required importers of certain fish and fish products 
harvested by nations that engage in high seas large-scale driftnet 
fishing to provide certification by a responsible government official 
of the harvesting nation that the items to be imported were not 
harvested with large-scale driftnets in certain areas of the high seas; 
and (4) regulated the use of labels suggesting that tuna products are 
``dolphin safe.'' This rule also implements portions of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/19/91                    56 FR 47418
Final Action                    10/00/94
Final Action Effective          11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF08
_______________________________________________________________________

928. FISHING VESSEL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND PROCEDURES--ELIGIBILITY FOR 
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

Legal Authority:  46 USC 1177

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 259

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: To allow use of capital construction funds for approved 
safety improvement projects.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/18/92                    57 FR 54356
NPRM Comment Period End         12/18/92
Final Action                    04/00/95
Final Action Effective          05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles L. Cooper, Program Leader, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2396

RIN: 0648-AF22
_______________________________________________________________________

929. AMENDMENT TO ENHANCE DATA ON BYCATCH AND ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM 
FOR DONATION OF ATLANTIC SWORDFISH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 to 971h

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action would establish a pilot program to allow 
donation, on an experimental basis, of dead, undersized Atlantic 
swordfish to charitable organizations for data collection and 
humanitarian purposes.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/23/93                    58 FR 68109
NPRM Comment Period End         02/09/94
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 06/24/94                    59 FR 29770
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________

930. FISHING VESSEL OBLIGATION GUARANTEE PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  46 USC 1271 to 1279

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 255

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will add definitions of ``aquaculture'' and 
``underutilized species.''

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/95
Final Action Effective          06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael L. Grable, Division Chief, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2390

RIN: 0648-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________

931. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE BLUEFIN TUNA STATISTICAL DOCUMENTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendment would establish the requirement that bluefin 
tuna imported into Customs territory of the United States be 
accompanied by a statistical document indicating harvesting nation and 
area of catch.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/16/94                    59 FR 30896
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AF74
_______________________________________________________________________

932. AMENDMENT 8 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CRUSTACEAN FISHERIES 
OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 681

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
NPRM 15 days and final action 110 days after receipt from a regional 
fishery management council.

Abstract: This Amendment would resolve administrative problems 
associated with implementation of the annual administrative quota 
system and renewal of limited entry permits in situations where the 
preliminary quota determination for the Hawaiian lobster fishery would 
result in a low or zero quota. Changes in notification and reporting 
procedures would also enhance enforcement and monitoring efforts.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/09/94                    59 FR 40515
NPRM Comment Period End         09/23/94
Final Action                    11/00/94
Final Action Effective          12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF82
_______________________________________________________________________

933. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO IMPOSE TRIP LIMITS ON COMMERCIAL CATCHES OF 
ATLANTIC SHARKS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 678

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements commercial trip limits for permitted 
vessels fishing for Atlantic large coastal pelagic sharks in order to 
lower daily landings, to extend the open season, and to reduce the 
likelihood that the semiannual quota will be exceeded.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/94
Final Action Effective          10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Mgmt., Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG02
_______________________________________________________________________

934. REGULATORY ADJUSTMENTS TO 1994-1995 ATLANTIC TUNA FISHERIES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 971 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 285

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will establish fishing category quotas for the 
1994-1995 bluefin tuna fishing season and revise regulations concerning 
incidental take of bluefin.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/14/94                    59 FR 17723
Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Mgmt., Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG14
_______________________________________________________________________

935. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL NOMINEES, 
MEMBERS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 601

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises regulations concerning the practices, 
procedures and operations of the Regional Fishery Management Councils 
under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. It 
increases the detail and availability of information in required 
financial disclosures of Councils' nominees, voting members, and 
Executive Directors and is intended to reduce the likelihood of 
financial conflicts of interest.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/11/94                    59 FR 11557
Final Action                    06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG16
_______________________________________________________________________

936. REGULATORY AMENDMENT DESIGNATING ``ROUTINE'' TRIP LIMITS IN THE 
PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This abbreviated rule would enable timely inseason 
adjustments to trip limits for certain species, such that the harvest 
guidelines or allocations for those species are not exceeded. The 
species include groundfish caught incidental to the California halibut 
or sea cucumber fishery, and lingcod.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/94
Final Action Effective          01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG31
_______________________________________________________________________

937. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS: PROHIBITION ON SETTING ON 
ANY NORTHEASTERN OFFSHORE SPOTTED DOLPHIN

Legal Authority:  13 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, December 31, 1994.
27 January 94 court order (amended) requires that NMFS issue final 
regulations within 30 days of the date of the final order.

Abstract: The United States District Court for the Northern District of 
California issued an order on January 27, 1994, that requires NMFS to 
issue final regulations, within 40 days of the date of the order, 
prohibiting the encirclement of any schools of dolphins where an 
official U.S. or Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission observer 
observes any northeastern offshore spotted dolphins in such school 
prior to release of the net skiff, and incorporating such prohibition 
into the comparability standards developed pursuant to section 
1371(a)(2)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG33
_______________________________________________________________________

938. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS; TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS 
UNDER THE ATA PERMIT AFTER FEBRUARY 28, 1994

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, March 1, 1994.

Abstract: The International Dolphin Conservation Act provides that, if 
no major purse seine tuna fishing country enters into an agreement for 
a moratorium on setting on marine mammals during the course of 
commercial fishing operations, the total dolphin mortalities authorized 
under the general permit issued to the American Tunaboat Association 
shall not exceed the number of dolphin mortalities which occurred under 
the permit during the preceding year.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/00/94
Final Action                    03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, Acting Director, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG36
_______________________________________________________________________

939. SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION MEASURES; SECTION 10 INCIDENTAL TAKE 
PERMITS; FINAL RULE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS regulations currently require non-Federal entities to 
obtain an ESA section 10 incidental take permit if endangered species 
of sea turtles may be taken incidental to fishing activities. This 
rule, if implemented, would require incidental take permits for 
threatened species of sea turtles, as well.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/21/94                    59 FR 37213
NPRM Comment Period End         08/22/94
Final Action                    11/00/94
Final Action Effective          12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Russell Bellmer, Chief, Endangered Species Division, 
Office of Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC 3, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2319

RIN: 0648-AG37
_______________________________________________________________________

940.  FLOTATION DEVICES IN BOTTOM-OPENING, SINGLE-GRID TURTLE 
EXCLUDER DEVICES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS has issued a rule to require shrimp trawlers using 
Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean 
areas to attach floatation devices to the TEDs if they are single-grid 
TEDs with bottom escape openings. Floatation devices adequate to lift 
TEDs from the seafloor are specified. This action is necessary to 
improve the ability of bottom-opening single-grid TEDs to safely 
exclude sea turtles.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/20/94                    59 FR 33447
Date Effective                  07/08/94                    59 FR 33447
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Heather Weiner, Endangered Species Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910-3226, 301 713-2319

RIN: 0648-AG71
_______________________________________________________________________

941.  FINAL NOTICE OF CHANGES IN THE MANAGEMENT REGIMES FOR 
ATLANTIC MIGRATORY KING AND SPANISH MACKEREL AND GULF GROUP OF KING 
MACKEREL

Legal Authority:  18 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 642

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule changes the total allowable catch for the Atlantic 
groups of king and Spanish mackerel and the commercial vessel trip 
limits for Gulf group king mackerel.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/09/94                    59 FR 40509
NPRM Comment Period End         08/24/94
Final Action                    10/00/94
Final Action Effective          10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AH17
_______________________________________________________________________

942.  GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INVOLVING 
LEVEL B HARASSMENT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1151 et seq Fur Seal Act; 16 USC 1631 et seq 
Marine Mammal Protection Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 215; 50 CFR 216

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, August 30, 1994.

Abstract: This interim final rule is required by the 1994 amendments to 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act. These regulations establish a general 
authorization for bona fide scientific research on non-endangered and 
non-threatened marine mammals that may result in harassment with only 
the potential to disturb. Inclusion under the general authorization is 
achieved by letter of intent to the National Marine Fisheries Service 
and a letter of confirmation from the Service.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              10/03/94                    59 FR 50372
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/17/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: The National Marine Fisheries Service and the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are discussing whether to issue this 
rule jointly.

Agency Contact: Ann Terbush, Chief, Permits Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910-3226, 301 713-2289

RIN: 0648-AH20
_______________________________________________________________________

    NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY/OFFICE OF COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

_________________________________________________________________________
943. FINAL REGULATIONS FOR THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1431 et seq; PL 102-587, sec 2202

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 940

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations will protect the ecological, recreational, 
and esthetic resources of the waters surrounding the Stellwagen Bank 
National Marine Sanctuary, designated by Congress in Pub. L. 102-587, 
section 2202.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/08/91                     56 FR 5282
NPRM Comment Period End         04/08/91
Final Rule                      10/19/93                    58 FR 53865
Notice of Effectiveness of Final 
Rule                            10/00/94
Second NPRM                     10/00/94
Notice of Amendment to Final 
Rule                            12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves 
Division, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1305 East-West Highway (N/0RM2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AC94
_______________________________________________________________________

944. IMPLEMENTATION OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT APPEAL FEES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1451 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 930

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will implement new authority under the 
Coastal Zone Management Act to charge fees for appeals.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Margo F. Jackson, Asst. General Counsel for Ocean 
Services, Office of General Counsel, Department of Commerce, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East-West Highway, 6th 
Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-2967

RIN: 0648-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________

945. TECHNICAL CONFORMING CHANGES TO EXISTING NOAA REGULATIONS TO 
IMPLEMENT 1990 REAUTHORIZATION OF THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1451 et seq

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 923; 15 CFR 926; 15 CFR 927; 15 CFR 931

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will make technical conforming changes to 
NOAA's existing regulations which are necessary to implement the 1990 
reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy Coordination Division, 
Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Mgmt., Department of Commerce, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East-West Highway 
(N/0RM4), Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 713-3087

RIN: 0648-AE11
_______________________________________________________________________

    OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

_________________________________________________________________________
946. CIVIL PROCEDURE REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 to 1882; 16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 1361 
to 1407; 16 USC 3371 to 3378; 16 USC 1431 to 1439; 16 USC 773 to 773k; 
16 USC 951 to 961; 16 USC 1021 to 1032; 16 USC 3631 to 3644; 42 USC 
9101 et seq; 30 USC 1401 et seq; 16 USC 971 to 971i; 16 USC 781 et seq; 
16 USC 972 to 972b; 16 USC 916 to 916l; ...

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 904

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend NOAA's regulations to make them 
consistent with a Federal District Court ruling on the Agency's 
consideration of a respondent's ability to pay when assessing a civil 
penalty. The amendment removes a provision which places the burden on 
the respondent to raise and prove inability to pay an assessed penalty 
when the statute involved requires NOAA to take ability to pay into 
account.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/02/93                    58 FR 58484
Final Action                    04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hugh Schratwieser, Attorney Adviser, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation (GCEL), 
8484 Georgia Ave. 4th Fl, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301 427-2202

RIN: 0648-AF96
_______________________________________________________________________

947. NOAA CLIMATE AND GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM--PROPOSAL SUBMISSION 
GUIDELINES

Legal Authority:  49 USC 1463; 15 USC 313; 15 USC 2921

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will specify criteria and procedures for 
eligibility, submission and evaluation, and selection for proposals for 
funding that are under the NOAA Climate and Global Change Program's 
annual program announcement. The intent of the program is to improve 
the ability to observe, understand, predict, and respond to changes in 
the environment of our planet. The NOAA program is an element of the 
interagency U.S. Global Change Research Program. NOAA's program is 
designed to complement other agency contributions to that national 
effort.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Irma DuPree, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Global Programs, 1100 Wayne 
Avenue, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910-5603, 301 427-2089

RIN: 0648-AG51
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
948. REGULATORY AMENDMENT--STANDARD PRODUCT RECOVERY RATES FOR ALASKA 
GROUNDFISH

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/05/94                    59 FR 50699
Final Action Effective          11/04/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________

949. REGULATORY AMENDMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES 
RESEARCH PLAN

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 301; 50 CFR 671; 50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675; 50 CFR 
677

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/06/94                    59 FR 46126
Final Action Effective          10/06/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AD80
_______________________________________________________________________

950. AMENDMENT 11 TO THE FMP FOR COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SALMON 
FISHERIES OFF THE COAST OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 661

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/04/94                    59 FR 23013
Final Action Effective          04/29/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AE05
_______________________________________________________________________

951. AMENDMENT 7 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE PELAGIC FISHERIES 
OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 685

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/25/94                    59 FR 26979
Final Action Effective          06/24/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AE35
_______________________________________________________________________

952. AMENDMENT 6 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SNAPPER-GROUPER 
FISHERY OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 646

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/26/94                    59 FR 27242
Final Action Effective          06/27/94                    59 FR 27242

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________

953. AMENDMENT 23 TO THE FMP FOR BSAI GROUNDFISH, AMENDMENT 28 TO THE FMP 
FOR GOA GROUNDFISH, AND AMENDMENT 4 TO THE FMP FOR THE COMMERCIAL KING 
AND TANNER CRAB FISHERIES IN THE BSAI

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 671; 50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675; 50 CFR 676

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/24/94                    59 FR 43534

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AE62
_______________________________________________________________________

954. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING AND 
RECORDKEEPING

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Duplicate of RIN 0648-AG54      07/18/94

RIN: 0648-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________

955. AMENDMENT 7 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR COASTAL MIGRATORY 
PELAGIC RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 642

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/25/94                    59 FR 43779
Final Action Effective          09/23/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AE98
_______________________________________________________________________

956. DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT; NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 226

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/03/94                    59 FR 28793
Final Action Effective          07/05/94                    59 FR 28793

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Michael Payne, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AF06
_______________________________________________________________________

957. AMENDMENT 25 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE GROUNDFISH 
FISHERY OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/20/94                    59 FR 18757
Final Action Effective          05/20/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF17
_______________________________________________________________________

958. REGULATORY AMENDMENT--NORTHEAST REGION GENERAL FISHERIES PERMIT AND 
REPORTING PROCEDURES

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 622; 50 CFR 625; 50 CFR 628; 50 CFR 649 to 652; 
50 CFR 655

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/31/94                    59 FR 44959

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., 508 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AF33
_______________________________________________________________________

959. AMENDMENT 5 TO THE FMP FOR AMERICAN LOBSTER

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 649

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/22/94                    59 FR 31938
Final Action Effective          07/20/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., 508 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AF39
_______________________________________________________________________

960. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO THE DOMESTIC GROUNDFISH OBSERVER PROGRAM

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/29/94                    59 FR 22133
Final Action Effective          07/01/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________

961. 1994 MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COMMERCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND TREATY 
INDIAN SALMON FISHERIES OFF THE COASTS OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND 
CALIFORNIA

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 661

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/04/94                    59 FR 22999
Final Action Effective          05/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Stelle, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AF61
_______________________________________________________________________

962. REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR ATLANTIC SHARKS TO ENHANCE DATA COLLECTION, 
MANAGEMENT, AND ENFORCEMENT

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 678

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0648-AD12       07/20/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AF63
_______________________________________________________________________

963. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON VESSELS AND PROCESSORS 
AFFILIATED WITH DONUT HOLE OPERATIONS

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0648-AG85       08/15/93

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF65
_______________________________________________________________________

964. REGULATORY AMENDMENT ON TOTAL WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS FOR THE BERING SEA 
AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA FISHERIES

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/16/94                    59 FR 25346
Final Action Effective          06/15/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AF66
_______________________________________________________________________

965. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH PERMIT CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURES 
UNDER THE PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH FMP LIMITED ENTRY PROGRAM

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/14/94                    59 FR 17726
Final Action Effective          04/08/94                    59 FR 17726

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AF76
_______________________________________________________________________

966. AMENDMENT 7 TO THE FMP FOR THE REEF FISH RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF 
MEXICO

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 641

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/11/94                     59 FR 6588
Final Action Effective          02/07/94                     59 FR 6588

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AF84
_______________________________________________________________________

967. AUTOMATED BROKER INTERFACE SYSTEM IN LIEU OF THE PAPER NOAA FORM 370 
FOR ENTRY OF CERTAIN FISH PRODUCTS

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.24

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/06/94                    59 FR 16144
Final Action Effective          05/06/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF92
_______________________________________________________________________

968. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH THE 1994-96 ALLOCATION OF PACIFIC 
WHITING

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/13/94                    59 FR 17491
Final Action Effective          04/08/94                    59 FR 17491

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AF95
_______________________________________________________________________

969. IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANDATORY OBSERVER PROGRAM FOR THE HAWAII-BASED 
LONGLINE FISHERY (PELAGIC FISHERIES OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 685

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/19/94                    59 FR 18499
Final Action Effective          04/23/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AF97
_______________________________________________________________________

970. ESTABLISH PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW RETENTION OF UNDERSIZED SWORDFISH 
FOR DONATION TO NEEDY

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Duplicate of RIN 
0648-AF42                       07/20/94

RIN: 0648-AF99
_______________________________________________________________________

971. AMENDMENT 6 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SUMMER FLOUNDER 
FISHERY

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 625

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/03/94                    59 FR 28809
Final Action Effective          07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., 508 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AG00
_______________________________________________________________________

972. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE PROCESS FOR ANNOUNCING ANNUAL 
QUOTAS UNDER THE NORTHERN ANCHOVY FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 662

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/21/94                    59 FR 18977
Final Action Effective          04/20/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG03
_______________________________________________________________________

973. DEFINITION OF ``IMPORT'' AS IT PERTAINS TO THE REGULATIONS 
RESTRICTING EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES OF YELLOWFIN TUNA AND CERTAIN 
OTHER FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216.3; 50 CFR 216.24(e)(1)(ii)

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/14/94                    59 FR 35864

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, 310 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG07
_______________________________________________________________________

974. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY PERMITS, EXEMPTED GEAR, TRIP LIMITS, 
CALCULATION OF ALLOCATIONS, AND SABLEFISH REGULAR SEASON IN THE PACIFIC 
COAST GROUNDFISH LIMITED ENTRY FISHERY

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/06/94                      59 FR 698
Final Action Effective          01/01/94                      59 FR 698

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG08
_______________________________________________________________________

975. CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR PACIFIC HALIBUT AND 1994 CATCH SHARING 
PLAN

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 301

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/02/94                    59 FR 22522
Final Action Effective          05/01/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG09
_______________________________________________________________________

976. IMPLEMENTING A CLARIFICATION TO A PORTION OF AMENDMENT 2 TO THE 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERY

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 625

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/15/94                    59 FR 11934
Final Action Effective          04/13/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., 508 281-9200

RIN: 0648-AG10
_______________________________________________________________________

977. AMENDMENT 6 (SECRETARIAL AMENDMENT) TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 
FOR NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FISHERY

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 651

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/22/94                    59 FR 32134
Final Action Effective          06/30/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AG18
_______________________________________________________________________

978. AMENDMENT 2 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL KING 
AND TANNER CRAB FISHERIES

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 671

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/01/94                    59 FR 28276
Final Action Effective          06/27/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG20
_______________________________________________________________________

979. DETERMINATIONS AND APPEALS FOR LIMITED ACCESS MANAGEMENT OF PACIFIC 
HALIBUT AND SABLEFISH IN AND OFF ALASKA

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 677

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/01/94                    59 FR 28281
Final Action Effective          07/01/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG21
_______________________________________________________________________

980. FMP AMENDMENTS TO RAISE CDQ ALLOCATION LIMIT FROM 12 TO 33 PERCENT

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/24/94                    59 FR 43502
Final Action Effective          09/23/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG22
_______________________________________________________________________

981. AMENDMENT 10 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF FISH 
RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 641

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn by Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council.     07/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG24
_______________________________________________________________________

982. AMENDMENT 9 TO THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE REEF FISH 
RESOURCES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 641

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/02/94                    59 FR 39301
Final Action Effective          07/27/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG28
_______________________________________________________________________

983. TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS: DOLPHIN-SAFE REQUIREMENT FOR 
THE U.S. MARKET AS OF JUNE 1, 1994

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 216; 50 CFR 247

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/13/94                    59 FR 30305
Final Action Effective          06/02/94                    59 FR 30305

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rodney McInnis, 301 980-4001

RIN: 0648-AG34
_______________________________________________________________________

984. REGULATORY AMENDMENT FOR AREA 4B HALIBUT SET-ASIDE AND TRIP LIMIT

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 301

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/26/94                    59 FR 27241
Final Action Effective          06/06/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG39
_______________________________________________________________________

985. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF PREMATURE FISHERY 
CLOSURES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA GROUNDFISH FISHERIES

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/27/94                    59 FR 38132
Final Action Effective          08/09/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG43
_______________________________________________________________________

986. TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH DETERMINATION FOR ATLANTIC SWORDFISH FOR 1994

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 630

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn based on annual stock 
assessment; no quota adjustment 
needed                          07/10/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG47
_______________________________________________________________________

987. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO RESTRICT USE OF CATCHER VESSEL QUOTA SHARES 
BY SOLELY OWNED CORPORATIONS

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 676

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Merged with RIN 0648-AE79       08/05/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG48
_______________________________________________________________________

988. REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO INCREASE OBSERVER COVERAGE IN BERING SEA 
AREA 517 AND THE CATCHER VESSEL OPERATIONAL AREA

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Accomplished Without Rulemaking 07/18/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG52
_______________________________________________________________________

989.  PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH LIMITED-ENTRY FISHERY; FINAL RULE 
TO EXTEND FOR 15 DAYS THE CURRENT 3-MONTH SUSPENSION OF THE VESSEL SIZE 
ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 663

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule would extend for 15 days the current 3-month 
suspension of the vessel size endorsement requirement for vessels 
operating in the limited-entry fishery for Pacific groundfish off 
Washington, Oregon, and California.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          03/31/94                    59 FR 15345
Final Action                    04/01/94                    59 FR 15345

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William Stelle, Director, Northwest Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 
WA 98115-0070, 206 526-6150

RIN: 0648-AG60
_______________________________________________________________________

990.  PROPOSED RULE AND SUBSIDENCE HARVEST ESTIMATE FOR THE 1994 
FUR SEAL HARVEST ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1151; 16 USC 1361

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 215

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory.
By April 1 of each year, the Assistant Administrator will publish a 
summary of previous year's harvest and proposed estimates for that 
year's harvest.

Abstract: NMFS is proposing that the number of fur seals to be taken 
for subsistence purposes on the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, be the same 
in 1994 as in 1992 and 1993: 281-500 fur seals for St. George Island 
and 1,645-2,000 for St. Paul Island, Pribilofs. NMFS also proposes that 
these estimates be applicable for a 3-year period, beginning in 1994. 
This is a proposed amendment to section 215.32 of the Fur Seal Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/13/94                    59 FR 25024
NPRM Comment Period End         06/13/94                    59 FR 25024
Final Action                    07/12/94                    59 FR 35471
Final Action Effective          07/12/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Michael Payne, Fishery Biologist, Department of 
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3226, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG61
_______________________________________________________________________

991.  SHORT-TERM AREA RESTRICTIONS TO SHRIMPING FROM CAPE 
CANAVERAL, FL, TO THE VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER TO PROTECT 
LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 217; 50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS issued a temporary restriction that established waters 
from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the North Carolina-Virginia border as 
a conservation zone and notified shrimpers that short-term area 
closures may have been necessary if high numbers of leatherback turtles 
were observed in the area.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          06/03/94
Final Action                    06/08/94                    59 FR 29545

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Margaret Lorenz, Marine Resource Management Specialist, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226, 301 713-2322

RIN: 0648-AG62
_______________________________________________________________________

992.  IMPLEMENTATION OF FRAMEWORK ADJUSTMENT 1 TO THE NORTHEAST 
MULTISPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 651

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Framework 1 to the FMP for the NE Multispecies fishery 
changes the beginning date of given fishing year to May 1, and the 
ending date to April 30 of the following year. This action was 
primarily taken to ensure the first year of implementation of the days-
at-sea program was administered over a full 12-month period rather than 
less than twelve months.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          05/01/94
Final Action                    05/03/94                    59 FR 22760

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Regional Director, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AG64
_______________________________________________________________________

993.  REVISION TO AMENDMENT 5 TO THE NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 651

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revised portion of Amendment 5 to the FMP exempts 
fishermen from certain provisions in the FMP related to the winter 
flounder fishery under certain conditions when fishing in state waters.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/13/94                    59 FR 25026
Withdrawn                       06/13/94                    59 FR 40510

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Regional Director, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AG66
_______________________________________________________________________

994.  EMERGENCY RULE TO PROHIBIT THE TAKING OF LIVE ROCK IN THE 
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF THE SOUTHERN ATLANTIC STATES

Legal Authority:  18 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 638

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The emergency rule prohibits all taking of live rock in the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the southern Atlantic States from the 
NC/VA boundary to the Dade/Broward County in Florida; prohibits 
chipping of live rock in the EEZ from the Dade/Broward County line to 
the Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico boundary; and limits the harvest of live 
rock from the EEZ off the southern Atlantic States in 1994 to 485,000 
lb.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/27/94                    59 FR 32938
Final Action Effective          06/27/94                    59 FR 32938

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AG68
_______________________________________________________________________

995.  USE OF LIMITED TOW TIMES IN LIEU OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES 
IN A RESTRICTED AREA OFF NORTH CAROLINA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq Endangered Species Act

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS has amended the regulations protecting sea turtles to 
allow compliance with tow-time limits as an alternative to the use of 
turtle excluder devices (TEDs) by shrimp trawlers in a 30-square mile 
(48.3 sq. km) area off the coast of North Carolina through November 30, 
1994. This area seasonally exhibits high concentrations of red and 
brown algae that make trawling with TEDs impractical. This final rule 
authorizes a 30-minute tow limit through August 15, 1994; a 55-minute 
tow limit from August 16 through October 31, 1994; and a 75-minute tow 
limit from November 1 through November 30, 1994 to allow shrimp 
trawlers to harvest shrimp efficiently during their traditional 
shrimping season (March through November) and maintain adequate 
protection for sea turtles in this area.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          06/27/94
Final Action                    06/30/94                    59 FR 33697

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Heather Weiner, Endangered Species Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910-3226, 301 713-2319

RIN: 0648-AG69
_______________________________________________________________________

996.  EMERGENCY INTERIM RULE TO LIMIT CHUM SALMON BYCATCH IN THE 
BSAI MANAGEMENT AREA DURING THE 1994 POLLOCK NON-ROE SEASON

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The emergency action involves three management measures: (1) 
an area closure that would be implemented when the 1994 non-chinook 
salmon bycatch in the catcher vessel operational area reaches 42,000 
fish; (2) additional observer coverage on motherships receiving 
groundfish caught in the catcher vessel operational area and (3) 
requirements for electronic communication observer coverage shoreside 
processors that receive groundfish harvested from the catcher vessel 
operation area.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/12/94                    59 FR 35476
Final Action Effective          08/15/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Emergency Interim Rule effective 08/15/94 
through 11/12/94.

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AG72
_______________________________________________________________________

997.  FINAL RULE TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES IN FRAMEWORK 1 TO THE 
ATLANTIC SEA SCALLOP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 650

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements measures contained in framework 
Adjustment 1 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan. It 
adjusts the maximum crew size, redesignates the fishing year for sea 
scallops to begin on March 1 each year, and refines existing gear 
requirements.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/19/94                    59 FR 36720
Final Action Effective          08/17/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AG83
_______________________________________________________________________

998.  FRAMEWORK ADJUSTMENT 3 TO THE NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 651

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule implements Framework Adjustment 3 to the 
Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This rule limits the 
amount of regulated species allowed on board vessels fishing with small 
mesh to either 500lb (226.8kg) or 10 percent of weight of non-regulated 
species, whichever is less.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/19/94                    59 FR 36725
Final Action Effective          08/17/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AG84
_______________________________________________________________________

999.  REGULATORY AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL GUIDELINES ON CONDUCT OF 
MEETINGS (VOTING PROCEDURES)

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 605

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory amendment revises existing guidelines 
governing voting procedures of the Regional Fishery Management Councils 
established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 
The intent is to ensure that NMFS understands the fishery management 
measures in motions on which the Councils vote to request action by the 
Secretary of Commerce and to ensure that the exact Council vote on 
emergency actions becomes part of the record or minutes of the meeting.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              09/27/93                    58 FR 50288
Final Action                    08/01/94                    59 FR 38942
Final Action Effective          08/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries, 
Conservation and Management, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 
20910, 301 713-2334

RIN: 0648-AG91
_______________________________________________________________________

1000.  FINAL RULE TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES IN FRAMEWORK 4 TO THE 
NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 651

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implemented a series of time and area closures for 
sink gillnet gear to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoise in the 
multispecies fishery. These measures replace blocks of time each month 
during which all sink gillnets would be required to be removed from the 
water.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          05/20/94
Final Action                    05/25/94                    59 FR 26972

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AH08
_______________________________________________________________________

1001.  EMERGENCY INTERIM RULE TO DESIGNATE SEPARATE TRAWL FISHING 
CATEGORIES IN THE GOA AND CHANGE DIRECTED FISHING STANDARDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672; 50 CFR 675

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Management measures were implemented to prevent overfishing 
of GOA Thronyhead rockfish and Pacific ocean perch and to limit 
unnecessarily high bycatch amounts of these rockfish species and 
Pacific halibut in the GOA trawl fisheries in a manner that will reduce 
the likelihood of premature fishery closures.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          02/07/94
Final Action                    02/10/94                     59 FR 6222

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Action was an emergency interim rule effective 
02/07/94 through 05/11/94. Comments were invited on this action until 
02/25/94. Emergency interim rule extended through 08/09/94 (59 FR 
24965).

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99807, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AH12
_______________________________________________________________________

1002.  TECHNICAL AMENDMENT OF AMENDMENT 5 TO THE MULTISPECIES 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 651

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This Technical Amendment clarifies the Final Rule for 
Amendment 5 published on March 1, 1994. It contains clarifying 
definitions; a detailed description of the measurement technique for 
square-mesh nets; a clarification of the exemption permitting fishing 
for non-regulated species with midwater trawl or purse seine gear in 
the regulated mesh areas; clarifying language regarding a vessel's 
authorization to fish during the appeal process; clarifying language 
regarding the expiration date of dealer operator, and vessel permits; a 
prohibition on sale, barter, trade between parties not holding federal 
permits; clarification of restriction on transfer of sea of regulated 
species; and three corrections (including metric conversion and 
clearer, more detailed versions of figures 1 and 3).

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/17/94                    59 FR 42176

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Jr., Acting Director, Northeast 
Region, NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AH13
_______________________________________________________________________

1003.  EMERGENCY INTERIM RULE FOR HADDOCK PROTECTION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 651

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This emergency interim rule implemented: A 500-pound (226.8 
Kg) possession limit for haddock for all vessels except scallop dredge 
vessels which were prohibited from possessing or landing haddock, a 
January through May closure of the area known as Closed Area II except 
for lobster pot and scallop dredge vessels, an expansion in size of 
Closed Area II and suspension of the February through May closure of 
the area known as Closed Area I, except for vessels using sink gillnet 
gear, a prohibition of the transfer of fish at sea, and a ban on pair 
trawling in the multispecies fishery.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/03/94                       59 FR 26
Final Action Effective          01/03/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Emergency rule extended from 4/03/94 through 6/
30/94 (4/04/94, 50 FR 15656)

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Acting Director, Northeast Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AH14
_______________________________________________________________________

1004.  EMERGENCY INTERIM RULE TO PROTECT SMALL SEA SCALLOPS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 650

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This emergency rule provided alternatives to the minimum ring 
size required for Atlantic sea scallop dredges by Amendment 4 to the 
FMP. From March 4, through April 30, 1994, participants in the fishery 
must comply with the scallop meat count requirement and corresponding 
shell-height requirement or the ring-size requirement.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          03/04/94
Final Action                    03/09/94                    59 FR 11006
Correction                      03/28/94                    59 FR 14370

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen E. Peterson, Acting Director, Northeast Region, 
NMFS, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 508 281-9250

RIN: 0648-AH15
_______________________________________________________________________

1005.  EMERGENCY RULE TO PROHIBIT THE TAKING OF LIVE ROCK IN THE 
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Legal Authority:  18 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 638

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This emergency rule prohibits the taking of live rock in the 
EEZ of the Gulf of Mexico from the Pasco/Hernando county line in 
Florida to the Alabama/Mississippi boundary; and in the Gulf EEZ off 
Florida south of Pasco/Hernando county line, prohibits use of power-
assisted tools to break up or dislodge pieces of live rock and to 
establish a daily vessel harvest and possession limit for live rock of 
25 5-gallon buckets.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/16/94                    59 FR 25344
Final Action Effective          05/16/94                    59 FR 25344

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer, Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 
33702-2432, 813 570-5301

RIN: 0648-AH16
_______________________________________________________________________

1006.  EMERGENCY RULE TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL HARVEST OF THE GULF 
OF ALASKA SABLEFISH TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 672

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: NMFS is reopening the sablefish hook-and-line fishery in 
certain areas of the Gulf of Alaska during the September 12-14, 1994, 
opening of the pacific halibut fishery. NMFS is also increasing the 
retainable bycatch amount (directed fishing standard) to 30 percent for 
the sablefish hook-and-line fishery in the Southeast Outside District 
during the same period, and is establishing authority for the Regional 
Director to authorize an increase in the directed fishing standard at 
another time during any subsequent opening of a Pacific halibut 
fishery.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/31/94                    59 FR 44944

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Emergency rule is effective 09/12/94 thru 12/
10/94

Agency Contact: Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, 
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, SE., P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, 907 586-7228

RIN: 0648-AH22
_______________________________________________________________________

1007. FINAL REGULATIONS FOR THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 925

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/11/94                    59 FR 24586

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AC93
_______________________________________________________________________

1008. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY REGULATIONS TO CONFORM 
THEM WITH CHANGES TO THE MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT 
(MPRSA)

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 922; 15 CFR 924; 15 CFR 929; 15 CFR 935; 15 CFR 
936; 15 CFR 937; 15 CFR 938; 15 CFR 941; 15 CFR 942; 15 CFR 943; 15 CFR 
944

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/18/93                    58 FR 60778
Final Action Effective          11/18/93

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Capt. Francesca Cava, 301 713-3125

RIN: 0648-AF75
_______________________________________________________________________

1009. GUIDELINES FOR THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR NONDISCRETIONARY 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NOAA

CFR Citation:  None

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/28/94                       59 FR 81
Final Action Effective          04/28/94                       59 FR 81

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Litton, 301 713-0942

RIN: 0648-AF59

_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                              Prerule Stage
 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
1010. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  47 USC 901 et seq

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A new information infrastructure grant program called the 
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program 
(TIIAP) was established within NTIA pursuant to The Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
appropriations Act of 1994, P.L. 103-121, 107 Stat. 1175. 
Appropriations of $26 million were made for fiscal year 1994 to fund 
the planning and construction of telecommunications and information 
infrastructure grants under NTIA's existing grant authority. NTIA 
released public notice in the Federal Register announcing the 
availability of these funds on March 4, 1994. The TIIAP program is part 
of the President's plan for telecommunications infrastructure 
development. Under the program, matching grants will enable State and 
local governments and nonprofit entities to help bring the capabilities 
of advanced telecommunications technologies to the public. A wide range 
of demonstrations will be funded that provide the basis for connecting 
schools, libraries, health care facilities, museums, and other social 
and community services with interactive data, voice, and video 
telecommunications capabilities. There is also

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Notice of FY 1994 Funding       03/04/94                    59 FR 10562
Notice of FY 1995 Funding       01/00/95
NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: pending authorization 
legislation in both the House (The Telecommunications and Information 
Infrastructure and Public Broadcasting Facilities Assistance Act of 
1993, H.P. 2639) and the Senate (The National Telecommunication and 
Information Administration Authorization Act of 1994, S. 1883) that 
would provide funding for future years for an information 
infrastructure grant program within NTIA. The proposed authorization 
would also narrow eligibility for the existing Public 
Telecommunications Facilities Program to public broadcasting entities. 
Nonbroadcast applicants, however, would be eligible to apply under the 
new information infrastructure grant program. Upon passage of such 
legislation, NTIA will take any necessary actions to conform current 
programs and regulations with the new statutory mandates, either 
through formal rulemaking or guidelines. NTIA has been appropriated $64 
million for the information infrastructure grant program, and $2 
million for the existing public broadcasting grant program for FY 1995. 
NTIA anticipates that notice of availability of funds will be issued 
January 1995, deadline for grants applications will be April 1995

Agency Contact: Dr. Charles Rush, Associate Administrator, Office of 
Telecommunications & Info. Applications, Department of Commerce, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Room 4701, 
14th & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-5802

RIN: 0660-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
  
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1011. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAND MOBILE SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY PLAN

Legal Authority:  47 USC 903(c)(3)

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In FY 1995, NTIA plans the following activities to implement 
its land mobile spectrum efficiency plan: (1) issue a public notice 
regarding the procedure used to review government agency-owned and -
operated land mobile communications systems to ensure selection of 
spectrum-efficient and cost-effective technologies; (2) publish 
proposed procedures to be followed by commercial vendors seeking to 
offer land mobile communication services on a fee-for-service basis to 
Federal agencies; (3) publish a final rule rechanneling government land 
mobile spectrum bands at 138-150.8 MHz and 406-420 MHz to 12.5/6.25 
KHz, with schedules for conversion and development of allotment plans 
and standards where necessary; (4) issue a public notice on standards 
for land mobile communications systems in the 138-150.8 MHz and 406-420 
MHz spectrum bands; and (5) issue a Notice of Inquiry on increased 
sharing of land mobile services between Federal, State and local 
government.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Mayher, Director, Office of Plans and Policies, 
Office of Spectrum Management, Department of Commerce, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Room 4090, 14th & 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1139

RIN: 0660-AA07
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
  
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1012. TRANSFER OF SPECTRUM FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE FCC

Legal Authority:  Title VI of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1993; 47 USC 921, PL 103-66

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, February 10, 1995.
Final Report on Spectrum Reallocation due on February 10, 1995.

Abstract: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 contains 
several provisions relating to reform of both Federal and private use 
of the electromagnetic spectrum. This reform includes authorization for 
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use competitive bidding 
to assign radio licenses to private users, as well as reallocation of 
some spectrum currently used by the Federal Government to the FCC for 
licensing to private users. The reallocation will make more spectrum 
available for new technologies and services being developed by the 
private sector. As the agency responsible for managing use of the 
Federal Government's spectrum, NTIA will oversee the withdrawal of 
incumbent Federal users from frequencies to be reallocated. Costs may 
include displacement of incumbent Federal users and their relocation to 
different frequencies. Following its customary practice, NTIA will 
address such spectrum issues at the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory 
Committee (IRAC), which will be given the opportunity to make a 
recommendation on these issues, although any final decision rests with 
the Secretary. (cont)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/09/94                     59 FR 6005
NPRM Comment Period End         05/11/94
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: Certain IRAC proposals and 
decisions are subject to public notice and comment pursuant to the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
Act, codified at 47 U.S.C. 901 et seq. A preliminary report and request 
for comments on spectrum reallocation was issued on February 10, 1994. 
Comments were due on May 11, 1994 and were submitted to the FCC for 
review.

Agency Contact: Richard D. Parlow, Associate Administrator, Office of 
Spectrum Management, Department of Commerce, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Room 4099, 14th & 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1850

RIN: 0660-AA05
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1013. REQUIRING PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH FCC LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Legal Authority:  PL 103-66, sec 600, Omnibus Budget & Reconciliation 
Act of 1993

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, February 7, 1994.
The NTIA Manual must be revised within 90 days of enactment of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub. L. No 103-66, 107 Stat. 
387 (November 9, 1993).

Abstract: The NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Radio 
Frequency Management is being revised to require Federal agencies to 
ensure that any nongovernment entity using Government facilities or 
radio frequencies assigned by NTIA, for nongovernment purposes, has 
been licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. NTIA's Manual 
will be revised to instruct Federal users how to include this 
information in their applications for frequency assignments.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William D. Gamble, Deputy Associate Administrator, 
Office of Spectrum Management, Department of Commerce, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Room 4099, 14th & 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1850

RIN: 0660-AA08

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                              Prerule Stage
 
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
  
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1014. PATENT APPLICATION ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION RULES

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office proposes to allow patent and trademark applicants 
the option of submitting their applications electronically. The 
proposed revisions to 37 CFR 1 and 2 would set out the procedures for 
filing patent and trademark applications in an electronic format.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/30/92                    57 FR 56537
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/01/93


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Edward R. Kazenske, Chief of Staff, Department of 
Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Commissioner of Patents and 
Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-8600

RIN: 0651-AA50
_______________________________________________________________________

1015.  REVISION OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEES

Legal Authority:  35 USC 41; 35 USC 1115; 35 USC 6; 35 USC 376; 35 USC 
1051; 15 USC 1113; 15 USC 1.23; PL 101-508; PL 102-204

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.16; 37 CFR 1.17; 37 CFR 1.18; 37 CFR 1.19; 37 
CFR 1.20; 37 CFR 1.21; 37 CFR 1.26; 37 CFR 1.445; 37 CFR 1.482; 37 CFR 
1.492; 37 CFR 2.6

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) proposes to amend its 
rules of practice to revise patent statutory fees and most trademark 
fees to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and 
other non-statutory patent fees to recover the average costs of 
providing the goods or services consistent with the Patent and 
Trademark Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-204).

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Kopson, Assistant Director, Office of Planning 
and Evaluation, Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, 
Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-8510

RIN: 0651-AA74
_______________________________________________________________________

1016.  EARLY PUBLICATION OF PATENT APPLICATIONS

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Congress is considering legislation that would mandate early 
publication of pending patent applications, except those under secrecy 
order. Early publication will require printing some information about 
pending patent applications 18 months after the effective filing date 
of each patent application. The advanced notice of proposed rulemaking 
requests comments from the public on issues that must be addressed to 
implement early publication, for example, what parts of the pending 
application should be printed in paper form; should the public be 
entitled to access to the application file after publication; should 
the public be entitled to participate in the examination process after 
publication; and how should the costs of early publication be 
recovered?

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles E. Van Horn, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for 
Patent Policy and Projects, Department of Commerce, Patent and 
Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-9054

RIN: 0651-AA75
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
1017. TRADEMARK PROCEDURES

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1051 et seq

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 2.24; 37 CFR 2.85(e); 37 CFR 2.102(e); 37 CFR 
2.119; 37 CFR 2.146(d); 37 CFR 2.162(e); 37 CFR 2.183; 37 CFR 2.33; 37 
CFR 2.111(b); 37 CFR 2.80; 37 CFR 2.187; 37 CFR 2.189

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule changes concern housekeeping changes to 
conform the rules to the Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988 and other 
miscellaneous changes.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lynne Beresford, Trademark Administrator, Department of 
Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Commissioner of Patents and 
Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-9464

RIN: 0651-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________

1018. PATENT TERM EXTENSION APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6; 35 USC 156

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.740; 37 CFR 1.785

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulations pertaining to applications for patent term 
extension are proposed to be amended to clarify requirements for 
eligibility and filing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles E. Van Horn, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for 
Patent and Projects, Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark 
Office, Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-9054

RIN: 0651-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________

1019. CHANGES IN COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTINGS FILED IN PATENT APPLICATIONS

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.96

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Patent applications directed to computer program-related 
inventions often include numerous pages of computer program listings. 
The proposed modification in the regulations would specify a format for 
all computer program listings. This format would improve clarity and 
uniformity of the text and reduce the volume of printed pages of any 
patents which issue from these applications.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: J. Michael Thesz, Special Program Examiner, Department 
of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231, 703 
305-9384

RIN: 0651-AA58
_______________________________________________________________________

1020. PROCEDURES FOR AMENDING PATENT APPLICATIONS

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.121; 37 CFR 1.122; 37 CFR 1.124

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Amendments of patent applications are now presented in the 
form of instructions to change the written text at identified locations 
(e.g., page and line) in the application. A new practice would be 
adopted to require the submission of a replacement page containing the 
amendment. The new practice will reduce costs for the patent applicant 
and the Office by eliminating the need for the patent applicant to 
submit instructions and eliminating the need for the Office to amend 
the text of the application.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/95
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles E. Van Horn, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for 
Patent Policy and Projects, Department of Commerce, Patent and 
Trademark Office, Office of Assistant Commissioner for Patents, 
Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-9054

RIN: 0651-AA62
_______________________________________________________________________

1021. CHANGES IN PATENT AND TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT PRACTICE

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1060; 15 USC 1113; 15 USC 1123; 15 USC 6; 15 
USC 261

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: PTO proposes to revise its assignments practices to provide 
for electronic filing of assignments.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patrick Rowe, Director, Office of Public Records, 
Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 
20231, 703 308-9743

RIN: 0651-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________

1022. CROSS APPEALS IN PTO DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 500; 15 USC 1123; 35 USC 6; 35 USC 31; 35 USC 
32; 35 USC 41

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 10.155

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) proposes to allow cross 
appeals in PTO practitioner disciplinary proceedings and thereby 
eliminate the need to file contingent notices of appeals.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/21/93                    58 FR 38994
NPRM Comment Period End         08/20/93                    58 FR 38994
Second NPRM                     10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cameron Weiffenbach, Director, Office of Enrollment and 
Discipline, Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Box 
OED, Washington DC 20231, 703 308-5285

RIN: 0651-AA65
_______________________________________________________________________

1023. ESTABLISHING PRIOR INVENTION TO OVERCOME CITED PATENT

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.131

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: When an application and a patent are owned by the same party 
and claim the same patentable invention as defined in rule 601(n), 
applicant and the Office are placed in a difficult position. Applicant 
cannot use a rule 131 affidavit to overcome the prior art effect of the 
35 USC 102(e) patent, and an interference is not normally declared by 
the Office between a pending application and a patent belonging to the 
same party. The amendment of rule 131 will permit applicant to overcome 
the prior art effect of the patent in these circumstances.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/30/94                    59 FR 49876
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/94
Final Action                    06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles E. Van Horn, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for 
Patent Policy and Projects, Department of Commerce, Patent and 
Trademark Office, Room 919, PK2, Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-9054

RIN: 0651-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________

1024. CHANGES TO MAILING PROCEDURES

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.1; 37 CFR 1.5; 37 CFR 1.8; 37 CFR 1.10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Currently all letters and other communications intended for 
the Patent and Trademark Office must be addressed to ``Commissioner of 
Patents and Trademarks,'' Washington, DC 20231. The proposed rule 
change would require incoming mail to be addressed to specific box 
locations also.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeffrey V. Nase, Director, Office of Petitions, 
Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Commissioner of 
Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231, 703 305-9285

RIN: 0651-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________

1025.  CHANGES TO PATENT INTERFERENCE PROCEDURAL RULES

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6; 35 USC 135

CFR Citation:  37 CFR subpart E

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Patent and Trademark Office is proposing to amend rules 
relating to patent interference practice, particularly with regard to 
sanctions against a party, preliminary statements, preliminary motions, 
and taking testimony.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/03/94                    59 FR 50181
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/94
Final Action                    05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Fred E. McKelvey, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, 
Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Box Interference, 
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231, 703 603-
3336

RIN: 0651-AA71
_______________________________________________________________________

1026.  CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDRESSING TRADEMARK 
APPLICATIONS AND TRADEMARK-RELATED PAPERS

Legal Authority:  35 USC 6

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.1; 37 CFR 1.8(a)(1); 37 CFR 1.10 (b)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulation addresses the change of address for trademark-
related mail sent to the Patent and Trademark Office.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Change of Address     06/06/94                    59 FR 29275
NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lynne Beresford, Trademark Legal Administrator, 
Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Office of the 
Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks, 2900 Crystal Drive, Arlington, 
VA 22202, 703 305-9464

RIN: 0651-AA73
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
1027.  REVISION OF PATENT COOPERATION TREATY PROVISIONS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 500; 35 USC 6; 35 USC 31; 35 USC 32; 35 USC 41; 
35 USC 376

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.412; 37 CFR 1.421; 37 CFR 1.445; 37 CFR 10.9

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed regulations provide that if an international 
application submitted under the Patent Cooperation Treaty is improperly 
filed with the United States Receiving Office, it will, under certain 
circumstances, be transmitted to the International Bureau of the World 
Intellectual Property Organization acting as a Receiving Office. Such 
transmittal to the International Bureau occurs if a fee is paid and at 
least one applicant has indicated a residence or nationality in a PCT 
member country or has no residence or nationality indicated. (The 
proposal also provides that a person not registered to practice before 
the USPTO may practice before the U.S. International Searching and 
Preliminary Examining Authorities if that person has a right to 
practice before the International Bureau).

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/30/94                    59 FR 33707
NPRM Comment Period End         08/29/94                    59 FR 33707
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Pearson, PCT Legal Administrator, Department of 
Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Commissioner of Patents and 
Trademarks, Crystal Park II, Room 919, Washington, DC 20231, 703 308-
6515

RIN: 0651-AA72
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                          Completed Actions
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
1028. PATENT INTERFERENCE PRACTICE

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.11; 37 CFR 1.601; 37 CFR 1.607; 37 CFR 1.608; 
37 CFR 1.632; 37 CFR 1.633; 37 CFR 1.637; 37 CFR 1.653; 37 CFR 1.656

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/03/94                    59 FR 50181

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ian Calvert, 703 603-3293

RIN: 0651-AA53
_______________________________________________________________________

1029. PATENT INTERFERENCE PRACTICE; PATENTABILITY OF CLAIMS

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/03/94                    59 FR 50181

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Fred E. McKelvey, 703 603-3336

RIN: 0651-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________

1030. REVISION OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEES

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.16; 37 CFR 1.17; 37 CFR 1.18; 37 CFR 1.19; 37 
CFR 1.20; 37 CFR 1.21; 37 CFR 1.26; 37 CFR 1.445; 37 CFR 1.482; 37 CFR 
1.492; 37 CFR 2.6

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/25/94                    59 FR 43736
Final Action Effective          10/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Kopson, 703 305-8510

RIN: 0651-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________

1031. REVISION OF CERTAIN PATENT AND TRADEMARK AUTOMATION FEES

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 1.21; 37 CFR 2.6

Completed:
_________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/25/94                    59 FR 43736

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Kopson, 703 305-8510

RIN: 0651-AA69

_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                              Prerule Stage
 
Technology Administration (TA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
1032. PROMOTION OF PRIVATE SECTOR INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1512; 15 USC 3710; 15 USC 205a

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 1160 subpart A

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: 15 CFR part 1160 subpart A will be reviewed to determine if 
it is consistent with existing technology policies relating to industry 
roadmaps.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Mark Bohannon, Chief Counsel for the Technology 
Administration, Department of Commerce, Technology Administration, 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1984

RIN: 0692-AA13
_______________________________________________________________________

1033. RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL 
BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS

Legal Authority:  35 USC 206

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 401

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Under Secretary for Technology held a public meeting on 
October 25, 1993, to discuss the need to revise the regulation.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Jon Paugh, Acting Director, Technology Competitiveness, 
Department of Commerce, Technology Administration, Washington, DC 
20230, 202 482-2100

RIN: 0692-AA14
_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                        Proposed Rule Stage
Technology Administration (TA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
1034. LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED INVENTIONS

Legal Authority:  35 USC 208

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 404; 37 CFR 102

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department will be reviewing the patent licensing 
regulation in 37 CFR part 404 to see if the process for granting 
licenses can be expedited or improved. The Under Secretary for 
Technology held a public meeting on November 12, 1993, to discuss 
revising the licensing regulation.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  All

Agency Contact: Jon Paugh, Acting Director, Technology Competitiveness, 
Department of Commerce, Technology Administration, Room H 4418, 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-2100

RIN: 0692-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________

1035. ADMINISTRATION OF A UNIFORM PATENT POLICY WITH RESPECT TO DOMESTIC 
RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Legal Authority:  EO 10096; EO 10930; 35 USC 207 to 208; 15 USC 3701 et 
seq

CFR Citation:  37 CFR 501; 37 CFR 101

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department held a public meeting on July 31, 1991, to 
discuss the need to revise the employee rights determination procedure.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Sectors Affected:  None

Agency Contact: Jon Paugh, Acting Director, Technology Competitiveness, 
Department of Commerce, Technology Administration, Room H 4418, 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-2100

RIN: 0692-AA05

_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC)                           Final Rule Stage
 
United States Travel and Tourism Administration (USTTA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
  
1036. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 
COOPERATIVE TOURISM MARKETING PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURISM TRADE 
DEVELOPMENT

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2123; 22 USC 2123a

CFR Citation:  15 CFR 1200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The USTTA has been establishing guidelines and procedures to 
administer the financial assistance program outlined in the Tourism 
Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1992. This financial assistance to 
Cooperative Tourism Marketing Programs for International Tourism Trade 
Development would support expansion and more effective investment in 
international tourism trade development. This would be expected to 
result in increased international visitation and would contribute to 
the economic well-being of the various States and regions of the United 
States. However, Public Law 103-121, the Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act for FY 1994, 
prohibited any of the funds appropriated for USTTA to be used for this 
financial assistance program. For this reason, the program has not been 
implemented.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/22/93                     58 FR 5672
NPRM Comment Period End         02/15/93                     58 FR 5672
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 
03/23/93                        02/16/93                     58 FR 8564


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Karen M. Cardran, Director, Marketing Programs, 
Department of Commerce, United States Travel and Tourism 
Administration, Room 1860, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, 202 482-1904

RIN: 0644-AA02
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