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incorporate four fishing trips, each five 

days in duration. There would be four 

to six, 1.5–hour tows per day per vessel.

This experiment hopes to demonstrate 

that Closed Area I is able to support a 

targeted haddock fishery with only 

minimal bycatch of cod using the 

experimental net. Therefore, the 

applicant requested that this project 

occur in the groundfish closure area for 

the purposes of determining if a SAP 

could be established there. It is 

anticipated that this project would 

retain the following species: Haddock–

300,000 lb (136,077 kg); winter 

flounder–40,000 lb (18,144 kg); 

yellowtail flounder–25,000 lb (11,340 

kg); cod–30,000 lb (13,608 kg); witch 

flounder–25,000 lb (11,340 kg); 

American plaice–25,000 lb (11,340 kg). 

The anticipated discards from the 

project are: Cod–5,000 lb (2,268 kg); and 

skate–80,000 lb (36,287 kg). All catch 

retained would comply with the 

minimum fish sizes and possession 

limits established by the FMP.

Additionally, once the project reaches 

the estimated total catch (landings and 

discards) of cod, i.e., 35,000 lb (15,876 

kg), the project would be terminated. 

Catch would be monitored on a trip-bytrip basis. The proceeds from the sale of 

the catch would be retained by the 

Commercial Fisheries Research 

Foundation to be used for further 

research projects. Access to Closed Area 

I would not include access to the Closed 

Area I North Habitat Closure Area nor 

the South Habitat Closure Area, since 

mobile gear is restricted from these 

areas in consideration of essential fish 

habitat. This project would not be 

exempt from the days-at-sea (DAS) effort 

control measures. If the researchers 

desire to enter the Western U.S./Canada 

Area they would be subject to 

regulations, including quota and 

possession limits, governing that area at 

that time.

This EFP would allow for an 

exemption from the FMP as follows: 

Groundfish Closed Area I, as specified 

in 50 CFR 648.81(a).

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

Dated: September 22, 2004.

Alan D. Risenhoover,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 092004C]

Endangered Species; File No. 1446

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

North Carolina Division of Marine 

Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, 

NC, has been issued a permit to take 

loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green 

(Chelonia mydas), hawksbill 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp’s ridley 

(Lepidochelys kempii), and leatherback 

(Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles for 

purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices:

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; and

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 

Executive Center Drive North, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone 

(727)570–5301; fax (727)570–5320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carrie Hubard or Patrick Opay, 

(301)713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 3, 2003 notice was published 

in the Federal Register (68 FR 52387) 

that a request for a scientific research 

permit to take loggerhead, green, 

hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, and 

leatherback sea turtles had been 

submitted by the above-named 

organization. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226).

Researchers will capture sea turtles 

using two different kinds of gillnets. 

Captured turtles will be identified to 

species, measured, photographed, and 

flipper and passive integrated 

transponder (PIT) tagged. The primary 

objective of the research is to identify 

gillnet types that will reduce the 

number of sea turtle interactions, while 

maintaining targeted catch of the 

commercial fishery. One modified 

gillnet design will be evaluated during 

this study with a traditional flounder 

gillnet used as a control. Of the captured 

turtles, nine of the Kemp’s/loggerhead/

green turtle aggregate, one hawksbill 

and one leatherback may be mortalities. 

This technology may prove transferable 

to other fisheries within North Carolina 

and the east coast. NMFS proposes to 

authorize these activities until 

December 31, 2004.

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of the endangered and 

threatened species which are the subject 

of this permit, and (3) is consistent with 

the purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: September 21, 2004.

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 

Scientific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) announcement is made 

of the following open meeting:

Name of Committee: Scientific Advisory 

Board (SAB). 

Dates of Meeting: October 28–29, 2004. 

Place: The Cosmos Club, 2121 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC and the Armed Forces Institute of 

Pathology, 14th St. & Alaska Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20306–6000. 

Time: 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. (October 28, 

2004). 8 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (October 29, 2004).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ridgely Rabold, Office of the Principal 

Deputy Director (PDD), AFIP, Building 

54, Washington, DC 20306–6000, phone 

(202) 782–2553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General function of the board: The 

SAB provides scientific and 

professional advice and guidance on 

programs, policies and procedures of 

the AFIP. 

Agenda: The Board will hear status 

reports from the AFIP Director, 

Principal Deputy Director, and each of 

the pathology sub-specialty 

departments, which the Board members 

will visit during the meeting. 

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Open board discussions: Reports will 

be presented on all visited departments. 

The reports will consist of findings, 

recommended areas of further research, 

improvement, and suggested solutions. 

New trends and/or technologies will be 

discussed and goals established. The 

meeting is open to the public.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Availability for Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 

Licensing of U.S. Provisional Patent 

Application Concerning a Hortizontally 

Adjusted Wheelchair

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made 

of the availability for licensing of the 

invention described in U.S. Provisional 

Patent Application Serial No. 60/

529,120 entitled ‘‘Horizontally Adjusted 

Wheelchair,’’ filed December 15, 2003. 

The United States Government, as 

represented by the Secretary of the 

Army, has rights in this invention.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army 

Medical Research and Materiel 

Command, ATTN: Command Judge 

Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street, 

Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702–

5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, 

Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808. For 

licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of 

Research & Technology Assessment, 

(301) 619–6664, both at telefax (301) 

619–5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

present invention generally relates to 

wheelchairs. More specifically, the 

present invention relates to wheelchairs 

with adjustable frames.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison 

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Availability for Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 

Licensing of U.S. Provisional Patent 

Applications Concerning an Apparatus 

for Fastening a Lid to a Container, and 

a Lid Driver

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made 

of the availability for licensing of the 

inventions described in U.S. Provisional 

Patent Application Serial No. 60/

529,701, entitled ‘‘Lid Driver,’’ filed 

December 16, 2003; and U.S. 

Provisional Patent Application Serial 

No. 60/556,029 entitled ‘‘Apparatus for 

Fastening a Lid to a Container,’’ filed 

March 25, 2004. The United States 

Government, as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army, has rights in 

these inventions.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army 

Medical Research and Materiel 

Command, ATTN: Command Judge 

Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street, 

Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702–

5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, 

Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808. For 

licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of 

Research & Technology Assessment, 

(301) 619–6664, both at telefax (301) 

619–5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

present inventions generally relates to 

apparatuses for securing devices, and 

more specifically, an apparatus for 

attaching and removing a lid to a 

container.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy 

Meeting of the Board of Advisors 

(BOA) to the Superintendent, Naval 

Postgraduate School (NPS)

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: The purpose of the meeting is 

to elicit the advice of the board on the 

Naval Service’s Postgraduate Education 

Program and the collaborative exchange 

and partnership between NPS and the 

Air Force Institute of Technology 

(AFIT). The board examines the 

effectiveness with which the NPS is 

accomplishing its mission. To this end, 

the board will inquire into the curricula; 

instruction; physical equipment; 

administration; state of morale of the 

student body, faculty, and staff; fiscal 

affairs; and any other matters relating to 

the operation of the NPS as the board 

considers pertinent. This meeting will 

be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, October 20, 2004, from 8 

a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Thursday, October 

21, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. All 

written comments regarding the NPS 

BOA should be received by October 8, 

2004, and be directed to 

Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate 

School (Attn: Jaye Panza), 1 University 

Circle, Monterey, CA 93943–5000 or by 

fax (831) 656–3145.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

CNAC, 4825 Mark Center Drive, 

Alexandria, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaye 

Panza, Naval Postgraduate School, 

Monterey, CA, 93943–5000, telephone 

number (831) 656–2514.

Dated: September 15, 2004. 

J. H. Wagshul, 

Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 

U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC04–515–000 FERC–515] 

Commission Collection Activities, 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Extension and Reinstatement 

September 20, 2004.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 

soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by November 23, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained from Michael Miller, Office of