Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 197 / Wednesday, October 13, 2004 / Notices 60841

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1353] 

Grant of Authority; Establishment of a 

Foreign-Trade Zone Southaven 

(Desoto County), MS 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board adopts 

the following Order. 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act 

provides for ‘‘* * * the establishment 

* * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of 

entry of the United States, to expedite 

and encourage foreign commerce, and 

for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to 

qualified corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Northern Mississippi 

FTZ Inc., a Mississippi non-profit 

corporation (the Grantee), has made 

application to the Board (FTZ Docket 

10–2004, filed 3/16/04), requesting the 

establishment of a foreign-trade zone in 

Southaven (DeSoto County), 

Mississippi, within the Memphis, 

Tennessee, Customs port of entry; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (69 FR 13811, 3/24/04); and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that approval of the application is in the 

public interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

grants to the Grantee the privilege of 

establishing a foreign-trade zone, 

designated on the records of the Board 

as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 262, at the 

site described in the application, subject 

to the Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

October 2004.

Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 

Donald L. Evans, 

Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and 

Executive Officer. 

Attest: Dennis Puccinelli, Executive 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–22942 Filed 10–12–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 093004B]

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species; Files No. 782–1702 and 1409

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of applications for 

amendments.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the following entities have requested an 

amendment to their scientific research 

permits:

Permit No. 782–1702: National 

Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML), 

NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN 

C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–

0070, (Dr. John Bengtson, Principal 

Investigator); and

Permit No. 1409: Karen G. HollowayAdkins, East Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. 

Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903–3715.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

November 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The amendment requests 

and related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the following office(s):

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

Permit 782–1702: Northwest Region, 

NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN 

C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–

0700; phone (206)526–6150; fax 

(206)526–6426; and

Permit No. 1409: Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Protected Resources, 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 

Executive Center Drive North, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone 

(727)570–5312, fax (727)570–5517.

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on these requests should 

be submitted to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on either of these particular 

amendment requests would be 

appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)713–0376, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period.

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: Permit No. 782–1702 or 

Permit No. 1409.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson, Amy Sloan or Patrick 

Opay (301)713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendments are requested 

under the authority of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

Regulations Governing the Taking and 

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), 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).

Permit No. 782–1702 issued to the 

NMML authorizes the permit holder to 

capture harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), 

California sea lions (Zalophusu 

californianus), and northern elephant 

seals (Mirounga angustirostris) and to 

conduct the following activities: tag and 

brand for long-term identification of 

individuals and to obtain information 

on reproductive success, survival and 

longevity; blood sample for disease 

screening; blubber biopsy for 

contaminant analysis; tissue sample for 

genetic and fatty acid analyses; and 

attach electronic instruments to 

document movements, activity and 

foraging patterns. The Permit also 

authorizes up to five (5) accidental 

mortalities of California sea lions each 

year.

The permit holder has requested an 

amendment to the permit to increase the 

number of accidental mortalities of 

California sea lions from five to seven 

for the year spanning July 1, 2004 to 

June 30, 2005. The Permit expires June 

30, 2008. During the 2004 summer field 

season California sea lions captured on 

a floating trap in the East Mooring Basin 

at Astoria, Oregon, were left unattended 

in the trap. When researchers returned 

to the capture site, five of the seven 

captured animals were dead or dying. 

The two remaining live animals were 

released. Apparently fighting among the 

animals caught in the trap resulted in 

the five deaths. The researchers 

maintain that this was unusual 

behavior, but to prevent this type of 

accident from occurring in the future 

the following mitigation measures will 

be included in the permit amendment, 

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if issued: ‘‘On all future captures at least 

one person must remain in an attending 

vessel near the trap until all animals can 

be handled and released into the wild. 

Should there be future events of 

uncontrollable highly aggressive 

fighting among animals in the trap, the 

animals must be released immediately 

to preclude mortality of individual 

animals.’’

Permit 1409 issued to Karen G. 

Holloway-Adkins authorizes take of 100 

green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and 

10 loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta 

caretta) annually for scientific research. 

Turtles are captured, handled, 

measured, weighed, flipper and PIT 

tagged, and lavaged. The purpose of the 

research is to characterize turtle 

aggregations using the nearshore reefs in 

central Brevard County, FL as 

developmental habitat, and to provide 

information on turtle size class, foraging 

habitats, and movements.

The permit holder has requested a 

modification to the permit to allow 

sonic tags to be attached to 15 green sea 

turtles, a subset of the turtles already 

authorized to be taken, to determine 

distribution and seasonal movements of 

turtles in nearshore reefs in Brevard 

County.

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

marine mammal application to the 

Marine Mammal Commission and its 

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

Dated: October 7, 2004.

Stephen L. Leathery, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22939 Filed 10–12–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by November 12, 

2004. 

Title And OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 215.4, 

Contract Pricing, and related clause in 

DFARS 252.215; OMB Control Number 

0704–0232. 

Type Of Request: Extension. 

Number Of Respondents: 310. 

Responses Per Respondent: 45. 

Annual Responses: 141. 

Average Burden Per Response: 37.94 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,350. 

Needs And Uses: DoD contracting 

officers need this information to 

negotiate an equitable adjustment in the 

total amount paid or to be paid under 

a fixed-price redeterminable or fixedprice incentive contract, to reflect final 

subcontract prices; and to determine if 

a contractor has an adequate system for 

generating cost estimates, and monitor 

correction of any deficiencies. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert 

Cushing. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/ESCD/

Information Management Division, 1225 

South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4326.

Dated: October 5, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–22970 Filed 10–12–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on 

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Department of Defense, 

Advisory Group on Electron Devices.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The DoD Advisory Group on 

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a 

closed Special Technical Area Review 

(STAR) on Electronics for 

Reconfigurable Military Systems.

DATES: The STAR will be held at 0830, 

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 26th 

and 27th 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Palisades Institute for Research 

Services, 241 18th Street, Crystal Square 

4, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Point of Contact for the meeting is Mr. 

David Cox, AGED Secretariat, 241 18th 

Street, Crystal Square Four, Suite 500, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mission of the Advisory Group is to 

provide advice to the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics to the Director of Defense 

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and 

through the DDR&E to the Director, 

Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency and the Military Departments in 

planning and managing an effective and 

economical research and development 

program in the area of electron devices. 

The AGED meeting will be limited to 

review of research and development 

programs which the Military 

Departments propose to initiate with 

industry, universities or in their 

laboratories. The agenda for this 

meeting will include programs on 

microwave technology, 

microelectronics, electro-optics, and 

electronics materials. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, (5 

U.S.C. App. 10(d)), it has been 

determined that this Advisory Group 

meeting concerns matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), and that accordingly, 

this meeting will be closed to the 

public.

Dated: October 6, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings Ballard 

Alternate, OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–22884 Filed 10–12–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences; Meeting Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences.

TIME AND DATE: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

November 9, 2004.

PLACE: Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Sciences, Board of Regents 

Conference Room (D3001) 4301 Jones 

Bride Road, Bethesda, MD 20814–4799.

STATUS: Open—under ‘‘Government in 

the Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)).

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

8 a.m. Meeting—Board of Regents 

(1) Approval of Minutes—August 3, 

2004

(2) Faculty Matters