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year. This EFP would authorize one 

commercial vessel to conduct sea trials 

using a soft grid finfish excluder device. 

The objective of the research is to test 

gear to separate flatfish from roundfish 

in trawl nets and to reduce the bycatch 

of roundfish, particularly cod, when 

fishing for flatfish. The separation 

device is designed to exploit behavioral 

differences that exist between the 

species.

The design consists of a trawl net 

with a soft panel, or ramp, that would 

be positioned in front of a double 

codend. It would take advantage of the 

tendency for flatfish to swim toward the 

ocean bottom after encountering the 

separation panel and thereby into the 

lower codend portion of the net. 

Roundfish, which are not expected to 

swim toward the sea floor after 

encountering the panel, would swim 

into the upper codend portion of the 

net, which would be left open under 

normal fishing practices where the 

vessel was targeting flatfish. However, 

for the purposes of this experiment both 

codends will remain closed in order to 

quantify separation success. The net 

would also utilize visual stimuli fixed 

forward of the codend to test changes in 

swimming behavior in roundfish and 

flatfish in response to the stimuli. 

Underwater videography would be 

employed to observe fish behavior and 

functioning of the experimental 

selectivity device.

The sea trials would be conducted in 

shallow water (30 to 50 fathoms (55 to 

91 m)) off the coasts of New Hampshire, 

southern Maine, and a small portion of 

northern Massachusetts. UNH 

researchers would be aboard the vessel 

at all times during the experimental 

work. The at-sea portion of the 

experiment would last no longer than 11 

fishing days in the 2004 fishing year. 

Based upon the catch rates from eight 

days of fishing in the 2003 fishing year, 

the following catch is estimated for the 

2004 fishing year: Cod 2,846 lb (1,291 

kg); American plaice 274 lb (124 kg); 

witch flounder 1,547 lb (702 kg); 

haddock 34 lb (15 kg); pollock 11 lb (5 

kg); yellowtail flounder 87 lb (40 kg); 

winter flounder 50 lb (23 kg), and white 

hake 140 lb (64 kg). All undersized fish 

would be returned to the sea as quickly 

as possible. Legal-sized fish that would 

otherwise have to be discarded would 

be allowed to be retained and sold 

within the applicable Gulf of Maine 

(GOM) possession limits. The 

participating vessel would be required 

to report all landings in its Vessel Trip 

Report.

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

Dated: September 23, 2004.

Alan D. Risenhoover,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. E4–2403 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

Sunshine Act Meetings

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 69 FR 56748.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

THE MEETING: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, 

September 29, 2004.

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The Rule 

Enforcement Review has been 

cancelled.

CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Jean 

A. Webb, (202) 418–5100.

Jean A. Webb, 

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–21969 Filed 9–27–04; 1:47 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Acting 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) title; (3) summary of 

the collection; (4) description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

reporting and/or recordkeeping burden. 

OMB invites public comment.

Dated: September 24, 2004. 

Linda C. Tague, 

Acting Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Targeted Teacher Deferments 

(Teacher Shortage Area). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Federal 

Government. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: Responses: 59. 

Burden Hours: 148. 

Abstract: This program has not 

received funding since 1977. It was 

originally designed to assist State 

agencies to provide scholarships to 

talented and meritorious students who 

were seeking careers as teaching 

professionals. 

Requests for copies of the submission 

for OMB review; comment request may 

be accessed from http://

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 2571. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to the 

Internet address OCIO_RIMS@ed.gov or 

faxed to 202–245–6621. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Joseph Schubart at 

his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a

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telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

[FR Doc. 04–21833 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing, 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Office of the Chief Information Officer 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Gateway to Educational 

Materials (GEM) Resource Annotation. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden:

Responses: 5,000. 

Burden Hours: 600. 

Abstract: The Gateway to Educational 

Materials (GEM) (http://thegateway.org) 

is an electronic catalog of lesson plans 

and other educational resources 

available on the Web from more than 

500 member organizations. The goal of 

the catalog is to offer easy access to a 

range of educational resources, so that 

educators, parents, and students may 

quickly find educational resources that 

may be helpful and relevant to their 

needs. 

Requests for copies of the submission 

for OMB review; comment request may 

be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 2591. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

(202) 245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Joseph Schubart at 

his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

September 23, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 29, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology.

September 23, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Study of Single Sex Schools. 

Frequency: One time.