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FEDERAL ACTIONS

Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE ERVICE

,BUREAU Of COMMERCIAL fiSHER rs

APPLICA TIO FOR FISHL G VESSEL LOA_ S:

The following apphca tions ha v b en r -ceived for loans from the U. . Fis herie Loan Fund to aid in financing th construc -tion or purchase of fishing vessels:

Erhard Frank Griffin, 19 Buchanan St., South Portland, l\Iaine 04106, construction of a new 30-foot vessel to engag in the fish-ery for lobsters. 1 otice of the application was published by the U. S. Department of th Interior ' s Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in the Federal Register , July 30, 1966.

Donald Claude Gillham, 511 Southwest Fall St., ewport, Oreg. 97365, purchase of a used 36.8 foot registered length wood ves-sel to engage in the fishery for salmon and albacore. Notice published August 2, 1966.

Earl L. Landry, P. O. Box 842, G. Caillou, Houma, La. 70360, purchase of a used 35 .1-foot registered length wood vessel to engage in the fisheries for shrimp, oysters, sea trout, drum, sheepshead, and flounder. 0 -tice published August 9, 1966.

Vernon Leo Jamison, 802 Fifth Street, Anacortes , Wash. 98221, purchase of a used 44.4-foot registered length wood vessel to engage in the fisheries for halibut, salmon, crab, albacore, and bottomfish. Notice pub -lished August 13, 1966.

Regulations and procedures governing fishery loans have been revised and no long-er require that an applicant for a new or used vessel loan replace an existing ves sel (Public Law 89-85; Fisheries Loan Fund

l 19 p.

• * BUREAU Of INDIA IRS

Th land affect d are in a hington an Or gon, under he jurl dic 10n o f he ecre-tary of he Int rior, and were made a ailab .€ to th lod ians in Ii u of fl hing grounds flood d or de troy d vhen Bonne 'ille Dam was con tructed durin

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Big White Salmon (also known as Under-)--on west bank of Big White Salmon

where it enters Columbia, just east of rwood, Wash. 4.19 acres.

striction applies to the use of camping areas at the sites.

proposed regulations provide that

Interested persons were given the oppor-t~nity to submit written comments, sugges-hons, or objections on the proposed regula-tions. 19 from the sites on the Columbia River

s tricted to enrolled member of the Yak-Umatilla, and Warm Springs Tribes and

. Columbia River Indians having treaty Clg rights at locations destroyed by con-~tion of Bonneville Dam. The same re-

. A N?tice of Proposed Rule Making as pub-hshed m the Federal Register of July 1, 1966, follows:

ENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs

[25 CfR Part 255 ]

OF COLUMBIA RIVER INDIAN IN-LIEU FISHING SITES

Illice of Proposed Rule Making /Its and purpose. Notice Is hereby

that pursuant to the authority In the Secretary of the Interior

lIbe Revised Statutes, sections 161 (5 t :. 22), and 463 and 465 (25 U.S.C. 2

9) and pursuant to other authoriz-lets, it Is proposed to add a new Part II> Chapter I, Title 25 of the Code of ' at Regulations, to prescribe rules

!irIl1ng the use of lands and facilities ed by the Secretary of the Army

traJlSferred to the Secretary of the or pursuant to the Act of March 2,

• ( 59 stat. 10, 22) as amended by the of June 8, 1955 (69 Stat. 85), to re-

Indian fishing grounds' submerged "stroyed as a result of the construc-o! the Bonneville Dam. :P. purposes of these regulations are ~, set forth the qualifications for use be sites and to provide for Identifl-III of eligible users, (2) to limit the ~lSes for which the sites may be used, I 3) to specify the manner of using

~I tes. Is the policy of the Department of

::ntertor, whenever practicable, to N I the public an OPPOrtunity to par-~ .te in the rule making process. o -dingly, interested persons may sub-

written comments, suggestions, or ~ tiona with respect to the proposed ~ ation to the Bureau of Indian ~ ,Washington, D.C. 20240, withln In ys of the date of publlcation of this Ie e in the FEDERAL REGISTER. ble propOsed Part 255 Is as follows:

Fishing sites subject to regulation. Persons eligible to use sites. Identification of eligible users. Applicability of fishlng laws and

regula tlons. AppllcabUltyof State laws. Damage to Government-owned prop-. erty.

T Unauthorized structures. J Ljabll1ty for condition and use of

fishing platforms. , ~o property on sites to be left un-

attended. 10 Camping and use restrlctlona. 11 FIrearms and explosives prohibited. 12 No COmmercial purchase at fish . 13 Gambling prohibited.

!OTEOIUTT: The provisions of this Part 255 ~ed. under 5 U.s.C. 22; 25 U.S.C. 2,9.

§ 255.1 Fishing siles subject 10 regula-tion.

Use of any of the lands acquired by the Secretary of War and transferred to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 stat. 22), as amended (hereinafter called "In lieu fishing sites" or "sites") to replace In-dlan fishing grounds submerged or de-stroyed as a result of the construction of the Bonneville Dam sha.ll be subject to the following rules and regulations. The Area Director, Portland Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs (hereinafter called "Area Director"), may suspend or withdraw the privileges of access to or use of any or all the sites for any viola-tion of the regulations in this part or of any rules issued pursuant to the regu-lations in this part. § 255.2 Persons eligible to use sites,

The in-lieu fishing sites are for the benefit of the Yakima, Umatlila, and Warm Springs Indian Tribes, and other Columbia River Indians having treaty fishing rights a.t locations inundated or destroyed by Bonneville Dam, to be used in accordance with treaty rights. FIsh-ing from the sites Is restricted to en-rolled members of any of the afore-mentioned tribes or groups, and the use of camping areas on the sites is restricted to such Indians and their familles.

§ 255.3 Idenlificalion of eligible users.

For the purpose of Identification of the persons entitled to use the sites for fish-ing, each member of the aforementioned tribes or groups shall have in his pos-session an identification card issued by his tribe or the Area Director, identifying him as a member of that tribe or group of Indlans, and shall exhibit the Iden-tification upon request of authorized per-sons.

§ 255.4 Applicabilily of fisbing laws and regula lions.

No such Indlan shall use any of the sites for fishing or for any activity dl-l'ectly associated with fishing that is con-trary to the provisions of any law or reg-ulation of his tribe or to any fishing reg-ulat�ons that may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. § 255.5 ApplicabililY of Siale laws.

State law and local ordinances now ex-Isting, or hereafter enacted, whJch do not interfere with treaty fishing rights or with applicable Fe.deral law apply to and on the sites. Violation of such State or local laws shall be grounds for suspen-sion or withdrawal of prtvileges for future access to or use of the sites.

§ 255.6 Damage 10 Governml'nl-O" nNI properly.

Anyone committing any act of depre-dation, destruction, theft, or mJsuse of the land, buildings, fences, slsns, or other structures which are the property of the United states shall be subject t prose-cution under applicable Federal or State law.

§ 255.7 Unaulhorized 8lru~lure .

No structures shall be erected or placed upon the sites without prior ap-proval of the Area Director or his des-ignee. Any structure erected in viola-tion of these regulations may be removed, demollshed, or otherwise dis-posed of with or without prior notice, as determined by the Area Director, and the cost of such disposition may be as-sessed against the person responsible for the structure.

§ 255.8 Liability for condilion and u e of fishing plalforms.

(a) Any fishing platfornlS or other private structures erected or placed on the sites are the sole responslbll1ty of their owners, and all use of such struc-tures shall be at the user's or owner's sole responsibility and risk. Neither the United States nor any officer or em-ployee thereof warrants, makes any rep-resentation, or is responsible for the safety or condition of any such structure.

(b) The approval requlred by the regulations in this part for the erection or placement of said structures is solely for the protection of the sites and for the prevention of unauthorized use of the sites or any portion thereof. Any use or occupancy of any such platfornlS without the authority or permission of the owner shall be a trespass.

§ 255.9 No property on siles 10 he left unallended.

No vehicle, tra.Uer, boat, or other per-sonal property shall be placed or left unattended on the sites except as may be authorized by the Area Director. Property left in violation of these regu-lations may be removed without prior notice to tile owner and may be stored or otherwise disposed of at the owner's expense as determined by the Area DI-rector.

§ 255.10 Camping and use re In lion, All camping, picnicking, use of alco-

hollc beverages, setting or use of t1rea and use of the sites for cleaning of thh. and the deposit of any garbage, paper, cans, bottles, or rubbish of any kind shAll be subject to such prohibitions, restric-tions, or other regulations as the Area

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Director m ay prescribe and ca use to be posted on t h e site or sites to which said r egulations are applicable; provided t h a t n o fee m ay be charged to any I ndian or m ember of his family for any such use.

U. S. Tariff Commission •

HEARING ON IMPORT D UTIES FOR CANNED CLAMS :

§ 255.1 1 F ircarms a nd c'plos ives pro-hibi ted.

A public hearing was scheduled to be he I September 7, 1966, by the U. S. T a riff Co mission in connection with an investigatio on several products , including canned cIa which for import duty purpos es a r e subjec to the American selling price bas is of val -uation. An earlier hearing on the subject was held J une 8, 1966 .

No firearms or explosives of any kind may be brought onto the sites except by authorized law enforcement personnel.

§ 255.12 No commer cinl purch asc o f fish.

No person, firm , or corporation shall engage in the commercial purchase of fish on the sites except as may be ex-pressly authorized by the Area Director.

§ 255.13 Gam b ling proh ib it ed.

Gambling in any form , or the opera-tion of any gambling device on the sites Is prohibited.

STEWART L . UDALL . Secretary 0/ the Interior .

J UNE 24, 1966.

A Commission report da t ed J ul y 25, 19 (TC Publication 181) contained a schedule ) converted rates of duty for clams o th er tha I razor clams (including clam pas tes and sauce but not clam chowder) in airtight containers. Included also are whole clam mea ts , mincec clam meats, smoked whole clam meats, cIa: sauce , and oriental specialties (s e asoned, bake d, and broiled clams canned in Japan),

TARIFF COMMISSION [332-49]

CANNED CLAMS AND CERTAIN OTHER PRODUCTS

Investigation of Economic Impact of Concession s on Certain Products Now Subject to Duty on Ame ri can Selling Price Basis of Valuation Notice is h er eby given that the U.S .

Tariff Commission, on the basis of a re-quest made by the Acting Special Rep-r esentative for Trade Negotiations at the direction of the President, has instituted , pursuant to section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U .S.C. 1332), an investiga-tion with respect to the following prod-ucts which for duty purposes are now subject to the American selling price basis of valuation : 1. Canned clams : Schedule 1. p art 3E , head-

note 1; Item 114.05 . 2 . Chemical products : Schedu le 4, part I ,

headnotes 4 and 5; all Items In sub-parts B and C.

3. Footwear : Schedule 7, part lA, headnote 3( b ); Item 700 .60.

4 . Knit gloves : Schedule 7. p a r t lC, head -n ote 4, Item 704.55 .

A Commission report dated July 25, 1966 (TC Publication 181), contains a schedule of converted rates of duty based on conventional methods of valuation which the Commission determined would have provided subst an t ially t he sam e amount of collected duty in a re-cent period as the existing rates on the above-described products subj ect to American-seIling-price valuation. The purpose of thJs investigation is t o secure Informa tion for use in connect ion with the preparation of advice to the Presi-dent as to t he probable economic effect Note: See Commerc ial Fisheries Review,

otic e of the hearing was publis hed in tho Fede ral Register , August 3, 1966, as follow1

upon the domestic indust ries producmg like or directly competitive art icles--

l. Of the elimination of the Ameri-can-sell!ng-price system of valuation with a concurrent establishment of the above mentioned schedule of converted rates, and

2. Of a reduction of up to 50 percent in such new converted rates.

The Commission's report of such advice to the President will be submitted in confidence no later than October 3, 1966.

Public hearings in connection with the investigation will commence at 10 am e.d.s .t ., on Wednesday, September' 7: 1966, in the Hearing Room. Tariff Com-mission Builcling, 8th and E Streets NW Washington, D .C. Requests to appea; at the hearings must be flIed in writing with the Secretary of the Commission on or before September 1, 1966. Such requests must contain the following in-formation :

a . The item number or numbers in the Tariff Schedules of the United S ta tes covering the article or articles on which testimony will be presented.

b . The name and organization of the witness or witnesses who will testify and the name, address, telephone n~ber, and or ganiza tion of t he person fIling the request.

c. A statement inclicating whether the testimony to be presented will be on be-half of importer or domestic-producer interests.

d. A careful estimate of the aggregate time desired for presentation of oral testimony by all witnesses for whose ap-pearances the request is fIled .

Because of the time limit in which the Commission must complete Its report , it may be necessary to limit the time for the presentation of oral testimony. Accorclingly. in scheduling appearances

June 1966 p. 108. ~ _'"

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at the hearings the time to be allot tl to witnesses fo r the presentation of OJ: testimony will be l!Jnj ted as circw: stances require . Supplemental writu statements, consisting of a sign original and nineteen t rue copies, will allowed in all co.ses and should be Sill mitted at the time of presentation oral testimony.

Persons who ha ve properly filed 1" quests to appear will be indlvidUE" notified in advance of the date on wh I they will be scheduled to present ~ testimony and of the time allotted presentation of such testimony.

Questioning of witnesses will limited to members of the Commissi

W ritten information and views in 1 of appea rance at the public hearings II! be submitted by interested persons. signed original and 19 true copies of s statements shall be submitted. B ness data which it is desired shall treated as confidential shall be submit on separate sheets, each clearly ma r a t the top "Business Confidential." written statements, except for confid tial business data, will be made availa for inspection by interested persons. ~ be assured of consideration by the Co;''! mission, written statements in lieu t appearance should be submitted at tt earliest practicable date , but not 1at< than the date of the closing of the pubL hearings.

All communications regarding tl Commission's investigation should I, addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Tan Commission, Washington , D.C. 20436.

By clirection of the U.S. Tariff con mission.

Issued : July 28, 1966.

[SEAL] DONN N. BENT, SecretarY·

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:illty-Ninth Congress

nd Session} Public bills and

resolutions which may directly or in-directly affect the fisheries and allied industries are re-ported upon. Intro-duction, referral to committees, per-tinent legislative actions by the House

CaL Senate, as well as signature into law or oo'r final disposition are covered.

1 EWIFE EXPLOSION-GREAT LAKES: Re p. Za-bb li s poke in the House concerning the population ee s ian of alewive s in the Great L a kes and inserted ii. Jngressional Record, Aug. 11, 1966 (p . A4253 ), an • e r ial published in the Milwaukee Journal, t itled " ' , aukee - -With Lamprey Losin~, It's Time to Start ,ceJe wife." Rep. Zablocki state d 'For example , in

:::I!> Michigan alone it is estimated that the r e may be a a.nyas 10 billion ale wife ." Re p. Zablocki urged ~a crash action program b e a uthorized to curb t he .~-;fe problem.

OMMODITY PACKAGING AND LA B E LING: House n ittee on Interstate and ForeI"gn Commerce J ul y ~ , 1366, met to conside r H. R. 15440 and related

L to regulate inte rstate aOO1Or e ign commerce by re nting the use of unfair or deceptive methods of

g ing or labeling of c e rtain cons umer commodi-distributed in such commerce.

ouse Committee on Interstate a nd F or eign Com-e e July 26, 1966, held hearings on H. R. 15440. t e Committee on Inte rstate and F o r eign Commerce In eeting on the same bill July 27, 1966 .

• E. 16566 (Clevenger), introduce d in House July 1' 366, a bill to regulate inte rstate and foreign com -ce by preventing the us e of unfair o r deceptive ', )ds of packaging or labeling of c e r tain consume r D ladities distributed in such comm e r ce, a nd fo r r purposes; to the Committee on Me r c ha nt Marine E'i sheries.

louse Committee on Interstate a nd F or e i gn Com-t ie continued hearings on H. R. 15440, a nd r el ated ", on July 27, 1966.

:ONSUMER SUBCOMMITTEE SENATE COMMIT-., ON COMMERCE: Sen. Ma~uson spoke in the 1J. t eTCongressionai Record, Aug. 12, 1966, p. 18427 ), announced the creatlOn of a new s tand in g Con-er' SUbcommittee of th e Committee on Commerce. stated that legislation directly affecting the rights Interests o.f consumers, previously cons ide r ed be-

the full committee, will be processed by t he Con-er" Subcommittee. The subcommittee will be Ired by Sen. Magnuson. He stated that in particu-, the subco~mittee will periodically revi e w th e con-er protectlOn activities of such agencie s as the •

Je r'.al Trade Commission, Department of Commerce , wlth respect to the Bazardolll' Substances A ct and

the ~a~kagi~g a nd Labeling Act, the Food and Drug Admmlstra t lO n. Sen. Magnuson said the subcommittee s~lOuld provide an important forum for the exchange of Vle ws on cons umer pr otection wit h affected industries .

FISHERIES CONFERENCE: Sen. Kennedy (Mass. ) s poke m the Senat e (Con~ress ional Record, Aug. 3. 19 66, p. 17231), concer mng the United States - V. S, S. R. fish e ries confe r e nce hel d in July 1966 which dealt a mong othe r things, with probl ems inv'olving Soviet fishing fleet s fishing off t he Atlantic coast of the United States and off the west coast . He stated the Soviets a gr eed a t this meeting not to fish within 12 miles of the Oregon a nd Washington coast lines , and that they also agr eed to a comple t e exchange of scientific and statis -tical infor mation in order to determine the exact ex-tent to which depletion of our salmon runs is taking place off our shores . He also stated he intends to rec -ommend that the scientific meeting to be held on this s ub ject some time in fall 1966 be followed by a meeting with t he Soviets which would include representatives of the adm i nistration. the Congress. and industry so that an unde r standing can be re.ached with them which will ins ure in the future the conS'ervation of fishing re -sources off the east coast.

F ISHERMEN' S P ROTECTION ACT REVISION: Sen. Kuchel spoke in the Senate (Con ress10nal Record, July 2 1, 1966, pp. 15785-15786, concerning a four point pr ogram which he proposed to insure the protec-tion and preservation of our fishing activities off Latin America. The Senator inserted in the Record two let-ters --one fr om the Department of State, and one from th e American Tuna Boat Association.

FISHING LIMIT OF 12 MILES: Twelve-Mile Fish-~ Zone: Hea.rmgsbeiOretFie'Subcommittee on J'iiler-cnantlVIarine and Fisheries of the Committee on Com-merce, United States Senate, 89th Congress, 2nd ses-sion on S. 2218, a bill to establish a contiguous fishery zone beyoncrthe territorial sea of the United States, May 18, 19, and 20, 1966, Serial No. 89-65, 186 pp., printed . Contains text, agency comments, statements, letters, telegrams, miscellaneous information from var ious Federal officials, members of Congress, and r epresentatives of various associations.

R ep. Hanner in extension of remarks inserted in Congressional Record, July 18, 1966 (pp. A3765-A3768), two documents concerning legislation to provide a 12-mile fishery limit. The first is a letter from Dr. W. M. Chapman, Director of the Division of Research for Van Camp Sea Food Co., and a member of the Governo~'s Advisory Commission on Ocean Re~,cuJ;'ces for Califor-nia . The other is a report entitled ConslderatlOn of the Effects of Foreign Fishery Activities Off the State of California: Outline of the Problem," by Dr. M. B. Schaefer, who is a member of the staff of Scripps In-stitute on Oceanography.

The Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Con-servation of the House Committee on Merchant 1arine and Fisheries met in executive session, July 26, 1966, and approved for full committee action H. R. 9531 (amended), to establish a contiguous fisherIeS zone beyo nd the territorial sea of the United States.

F ISH PROTEIN CONCENTRATE PLA TS: ~ P rotem Concentrate: Heanngs before the Commlttee on Commerce, United States Senate, 89.th Congress, 2nd session on S. 2720, a bill to authonze the Secr~tary of the Interior to develop, through the use of expen-me nt and demonstration plants, practicable and econom-i c means for the production by the commerclal flshmg

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industry of fish prote in conce ntrate, Apr, 25, 1966, Aberdeen, Washington, May 16 and 17, 1966, Washing-ton, D. C., Seria l No , 89 -64, 245 pp., printe d, Contents include text, a gency r e ports, statem e nts, l e tte rs and tele grams from vario lls F e de ral officials, membe rs of Congress, and bus iness r e pre s e ntative s.

Sen. Ha rt, on July 27, 19 66, pre s e nted to th e Senate, among othe rs , a r es olution fr om th e Great Lakes Com-mission e ndor sing .Q.. 272 0, the fish protein concentrate bill. The Congre s s was urged by the Commission to establish one of the dem o nstration plants in the Great Lakes area .

R e p. Ke ith s poke in the Hous e (Con r ess ional R e -cord, July 27, 1966 , pp. 16438 -1 64 concermngllsh protein concent r a t e. There was som e qu estion on the part of FDA co ncerning flo ur ide conte nt. Ke ith stated a numb e r of eminent scientists cons ide r e d FPC to be perfectly safe .

The Subcommittee on Fis heries a nd Wildlife Con-servation of the House Committee on Mer chant Marine and Fishe ries Au gust 16 and 17, 1966, hel d hearings on H. R. 122 69 , a nd relate d bills , to a uthorize the Sec -retary of the Interior to devel op, throu gh the us e of ex -perim e nt and demons tra t ion pl a nts , p racticab l e and economic m eans for the produc tion by the comm er cial fis h ing industry of fis h protein concent rat e .

GREAT LAKES POL LUTION : Sen. Hart, on July 27, 196 6, pres e nte d to t he Sena t e a number of r e s olutions from the Great Lakes Commission, Included among them was "Res olution of the Pollution Control Com-mittee: R esol ution Regarding Alewife Control in the Great Lakes . " T his reques ts t he Department of th e Interior to conduct a survey developm ent a ctio n pro -gram for th e effective contr ol of alewife fr om the Gr eat Lakes.

INTERIOR NOMINATION: Se na te July 21, 1966, in executive Session, co nfirmed the nomination of Fra nk C. Di L uzio, of New Mexico , t o be an Assistant Secr e -t ary of the Interior . Among th e dutie s of the ne w As-s istant Secretary will be the administration of the water pollution control program, which was transfe rre d from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to the Department of the Interior.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FISHERIE S: The Committee on Foreign Relat ions July 15, 196 6, r e ported Ex. I (89th Cong., 2nd Sess .), Protocol to the Inte rnational Con-vention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, relating to measure of control, and the Proto col to the Inter-national Convention for the No rthwest Atlantic Fish-eries, rel ating to the entry into force of proposals adopted by the Commission. (Ex . R e pt. No. :1)

Sen. Ful bright inserte d in Co ngressional R e cord, July 18, 1966, (pp. 15288- 1530 8) excerpts from the r e cor d of the Committee on Fore ign Relations on the Pro to col s to the North Atlantic Fisheries Convention of 1949-- Executive I (8 9th Con g., 2nd Se ssion). He stated tha t these Protocols will be voted upon on July 19.

Se nate , July 19, 1966, adopted the resolution of ratification of P r o tocols Ex. I (89th Cong., 2nd Ses -sion) to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention of 1949. The text of the Protocols and the resolution of ratifica tion are printed in the Record pp. 15376-15378,

JELLYFISH-CONTROL ELIM INATION ~ COASTAl WATERS OF U. S.: H. R. 16634 (Downing) introduce Fisheries, Department of the Interior. r,

Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva _ rJ tion of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fis eries, Aug. 11, 1966, concluded hearings on H, R. 1141 and r elated bills, to provide for the control or elimina ~ tion of jellyfish and other pests in the coastal waters of . the United States. Testimony was heard from Rep, Sickles.

MINIMUM WAGE: Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare met in executive session July 26-27, 19 66, for further consideration of H, R. 13712, to in-cr ease minimum wages and to extend such coverage to additional employees, but did not conclude action there-on.

Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Aug. 10-11, 1966, continued its executive consideration of H. R. 13712, to increase minimum wages and extend such coverage to additional employees, but did not con-clude action thereon, and was to meet again on Aug. 1 6.

MISCELLANEOUS FISHERIES LEGISLATION: Part 1, hearings before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, 89th Congress, 2nd session on Fish and Wildlife Coordina-tion Act H. R. 9492, H. R. 14414, H. R. 14455, H. R. 14975, H-:-rr:-l5ffiIT, MaYl r;l3, 1966; Fishmg Rights, If.'"rt.9no,H:tr.9531, H. R. 9540, H. R. 10177, H. R. 134'7"'9, tr.R.--r49lll,l[ R.rnl IT,H . 1t.l503Q,H. ~ T5T9T, H. R. 15278, May 24, 25; June 1, 1966, Serial -q l ~. -contams text, statements, communications fro various Federal and state officials, members of Con-gress, and business representatives.

NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND PROGRA ACT OF 1965: .§.. R ept. 1307, Sea Grant 'COlleges (Junei 24,l966, report from theCommittee on Labor and Public Welfare, U. S. Senate, 89th Congress , 2nd ses-sion, to accompany .s. 2.i.3..a), 19 pp., printed. Commit-tee reported bill favorably with amendments. DiscusS e background and purpose, section-by-section analysiS and changes in existing law.

Subcommittee on Oceanography of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries July 15, 1966, met in executive sesseion and dis cussed the pending Sea Grant College legislation.

Introduced in Hous e H. R. 16344 Sickels July 19, 1966, H. R. 16559 (Rep.JWgeiSOrFla.) July 26 H. R. 16567\C1evengerl and H. R. 16581 (Murphy of N-:-"i'.l JUly27, a bill to authorIZe a program of Federal aSSlS t-ance to sea grant colleges in order to establish or expand programs in marine sciences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Hous e Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries met in executive session July 27, 1966, and ordered re-ported favorably to the House H. R. 16559.

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' ~ Committee on Merchant Marine a nd F isheries AuC. 19 66, reported (!!. Rept . 1795 ) H. R. 16559; ref(e. j to Committee of the Whole House on the State of the ! 111.

E eE.!. 17 95, Authorizing T he Establishment and ' -;ii h of Se a Grant Colleges and Programs (Aug .

reportIrom the Commit tee on Merchant Ma-rl F ishe ries, House of Representatives, 89th COin 3, 2nd s ession, to accompany H. R . 16559), 18 pp. . .. ted . Committee r eport ed bill favorably with-out! Ildm ent. Discus ses purpose, need for the leg-islia ~ section -by - s ection analysis, cost, depart -IDe!! ~ e ports, and cha nges in existing law .

a NOGRAPHY: Sen. Bartlett inserted in Con-grl'e! a l Record, j uly 15, 1966, (pp. 15131-15IT2), th~ of the addr ess of President Johnson on July 13 c B commissioning ceremonies of the U. S. Coast and e tic Survey ship Oceano grapher.

B yrne of Pennsylvania (at the request of Mr. We1&.: in extens ion of remarks (Congressional Record, JuA." 1 966, pp. 16453 -1 6454) , regarding Presi~ Jo Itll ' s bid to the Soviet Union to join us and other m

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abundantly clear that the shipment of U. S. food sur-pluses abroad will be natly denied to those nations who fail to take concrete measures aimed at agricultural reform, and increasing agricultural production.

the status of most lcgi51atJon of mterest to commercul filheucs at the of the 1st 5e..,.on of the 89th Congress. For copies of MNL--3 " Actions Affecting Commercial Fishenes, 89th CongrcSl, 1st write 10 the FlShel)l Market News Service, U. S . Bureau of u,",me.'CIall eries, 1815 N. Fort Myer Drive, Rm. 510, ArhnglOn, Va. 22209.

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SEAWEED SUPPLIES MAY BECO:\lE lOW

Extracts from seaweeds such as Irish moss, kelp and rockweed find more than 40 dU ferent uses in the food, pharmaceutical and textile industries and in agriculture.

Five species of seaweeds are now being harvested commercially in the Canadian A t lantic provinces--dulse, Irish moss, Ascophyilum, Gigartina, and Furcellaria . Duls e i sold for human consumption and the other seaweeds are processed for the production ( gelling agents, such as sodium alginate and carrageenan, which find wide use in he faa and pharmaceutical industries.

Though man is only beginning to make full use of the ocean as a source of food an other items, Canadian scientists are becoming worried that some of the demands will b· too great.

The value of seaweed harvested in the Canadian Maritime Provinces -- ova ScoLa New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island--is now about one million dollars annual~' 1 There is considerable industry based on the collection of widely scattered wild pl ants . Fur ther industry growth will place additional demands on known beds of commercially - impor tant species. While surveys will probably reveal new sources, it is quite possible that ct... tivation of selected species of seaweeds will become necessary, according to the s c ient i~ in charge of plant physiology at the Canadian National Research Council's Atlantic Regio al Laboratory in Halifax. Seaweed cultivation studies have been initiated on a small scal~' The work is expected to be expanded with the establishment of a field station. Present r e search is concerned with the environmental factors controlling growth of diffe r e nt sp c ies of seaweeds. Surveys already conducted show that seaweeds grow in Ca na da's coast al waters, and additional species are likely to be discovered. Although m os t species m seaweeds grow in the intertidal zone where they are fully or partially exposed at l ow tid e!· a considerable number grow well below the surface. It is in deep wate r that the lar ge weeds are found. Agarum, a species of kelp commonly known as the s e a c olander, ha ~ been found growing in extensive beds at a depth of 50 to 60 feet. Althou gh rarely seen. this is an abundant seaweed on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia. Little i s known about thE chemistry of most of the species of seaweed found on the Atlantic coast . Chem ical stud-ies continue to reveal new and interesting compounds, some not previously fo u nd in nature , Commercial potentialities for these compounds remain to be assessed .

An interesting weed recently dis covered by Canadian res earchers i s a r e d alga (Po~ysiphonia arctica) that thrives at depths of 100 feet and wa s not pr eviously found growIn~ in the area. One of the most important gelling agents found in seaweeds is agar. There are no species in the Atlantic region being used for production of agar but the seaweed, Gracilaria, whi ch contains a gelling agent similar to agar grows in the warmer waters 0:1 the region. (Reprinted, with permission from Science News, weekly sum mary of current science, copyright 1966 by Science Se r vice, Inc. ) --