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Summary of the Application 

Applicant: AmRus Ventures, Inc., 

3834 Ednor Road, Baltimore, Maryland 

21218. 

Contact: Dwayne L. Rodeheaver, 

President, Telephone: (410) 585–4509. 

Application No.: 04–00004. 

Date Deemed Submitted: October 15, 

2004. 

Members (in Addition to Applicant):

None. 

AmRus Ventures, Inc. seeks a 

Certificate to cover the following 

specific Export Trade, Export Markets, 

and Export Trade Activities and 

Methods of Operations. 

Export Trade 

1. Products 

All products. 

2. Services 

All services. 

3. Technology Rights 

Technology Rights, including, but not 

limited to, patents, trademarks, 

copyrights and trade secrets that relate 

to Products and Services. 

4. Export Trade Facilitation Services (as 

They Relate to the Export of Products, 

Services and Technology Rights) 

Export Trade Facilitation Services, 

including, but not limited to, 

professional services and assistance 

relating to: Government relations; state 

and federal export programs; foreign 

trade and business protocol; consulting; 

market research and analysis; collection 

of information on trade opportunities; 

marketing; negotiations; joint ventures; 

shipping and export management; 

export licensing; advertising; 

documentation and services related to 

compliance with customs requirements; 

insurance and financing; trade show 

exhibitions; organizational 

development; management and labor 

strategies; transfer of technology; 

transportation services; and the 

formation of shippers’ associations. 

Export Markets 

The Export Markets include all parts 

of the world except the United States 

(the fifty states of the United States, the 

District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, 

the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory 

of the Pacific Islands). 

Export Trade Activities and Methods of 

Operation 

AmRus Ventures, Inc. may: 

1. Provide and/or arrange for the 

provision of Export Trade Facilitation 

Services; 

2. Engage in promotion and marketing 

activities and collect information on 

trade opportunities in the Export 

Markets and distribute such information 

to clients; 

3. Enter into exclusive and/or nonexclusive licensing and/or sales 

agreements with Suppliers for the 

export of Products, Services, and/or 

Technology Rights in the Export 

Markets; 

4. Enter into exclusive or nonexclusive agreements with distributors 

and/or sales representatives in Export 

Markets; 

5. Allocate export sales or divide the 

Export Markets among Suppliers for the 

sale and/or licensing of Products, 

Services, and/or Technology Rights; 

6. Allocate export orders among 

Suppliers; 

7. Establish the price of Products, 

Services, and/or Technology Rights for 

sale and/or licensing in the Export 

Markets; 

8. Negotiate, enter into, and/or 

manage licensing agreements for the 

export of Technology Rights; 

9. Enter into contracts for shipping; 

and 

10. Exchange information on a one-toone basis with individual Suppliers 

regarding inventories and near-term 

production schedules for the purpose of 

determining the availability of Products 

for export and coordinating export with 

distributors. 

Definition 

1. ‘‘Supplier’’ means a person who 

produces, provides, or sells Products, 

Service and/or Technology Rights.

Dated: October 18, 2004. 

Jeffrey Anspacher, 

Director, Export Trading Company Affairs.

[FR Doc. E4–2808 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 100404A]

Marine Mammals; File No. 1072–1771

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. 

Colleen Reichmuth Kastak, Long Marine 

Laboratory, Institute of Marine Science, 

University of California at Santa Cruz, 

100 Schaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 

95060, has applied in due form for a 

permit to conduct research on captive 

pinnipeds.

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

November 22, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The application 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 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed 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 this particular request 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: File No. 1072–1771.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams, 

(301)713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the 

Regulations Governing the Taking and 

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR 

part 216).

The proposed research involves a 

continuation of studies designed to 

evaluate hearing and visual sensitivity, 

memory, and learning capabilities of up 

to seven captive pinnipeds (three 

California sea lions, Zalophus 

californianus; two Pacific harbor seals, 

Phoca vitulina; and two Northern 

elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris). 

Animals would be trained using 

positive reinforcement and would 

voluntarily participate in up to three 

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experimental sessions per day, up to 

seven days per week annually at Long 

Marine Laboratory. This research would 

improve knowledge of pinniped sensory 

adaptations, examine mechanisms for 

acquiring and processing sensory 

information, and develop procedures for 

rapidly and humanely studying marine 

mammal hearing and the effects of 

anthropogenic noise. These efforts 

would support research priorities for 

marine mammals that have been 

identified by the National Research 

Council. The permit has been requested 

for a 5–year period. In compliance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an 

initial determination has been made that 

the activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: October 19, 2004.

Stephen L. Leathery, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–23732 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Business Board; Notice of 

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Business Board 

(DBB) will meet in open session on 

Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at the 

Pentagon, Washington, DC from 1000 

until 1145. The mission of the DBB is 

to advise the Senior Executive Council 

(SEC) and the Secretary of Defense on 

effective strategies for implementation 

of best business practices of interest to 

the Department of Defense. At this 

meeting, the Board’s Acquisition, 

Human Resources, and Financial 

Management related task groups will 

deliberate on their preliminary findings 

and recommendations related to tasks 

assigned earlier this year.

DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 

1000 to 1145 hrs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the meeting must contact the 

Defense Business Board no later than 

Wednesday, November 10th for further 

information about admission as seating 

is limited. Additionally, those who wish 

to make oral comments or deliver 

written comments should also request to 

be scheduled, and submit a written text 

of the comments by Wednesday, 

November 10th to allow time for 

distribution to the Board members prior 

to the meeting. Individual oral 

comments will be limited to five 

minutes, with the total oral comment 

period not exceeding thirty minutes. 

The DBB may be contacted at: Defense 

Business Board, 1100 Defense Pentagon, 

room 2E314, Washington, DC 20301–

1100, via e-mail at 

DBB@osd.pentagon.mil, or via phone at 

(703) 614–8586.

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–23675 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 

(DAPE–TT), DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of the Army announces a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 21, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

the Department of the Army, U.S. 

Military Academy, Institutional 

Research & Analysis, Office of Policy, 

Planning & Analysis, ATTN: (Dr. 

William Burke), West Point, New York 

10966–5000. Consideration will be 

given to all comments received within 

60 days of the date of publication of this 

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the above address, or call 

Department of the Army Reports 

clearance officer at (703) 325–8433. 

Title and OMB Number: West Point 

Engineering Graduates Surveys; OMB 

Control Number 0702–0116. 

Needs and Uses: An assessment of 

perceptions of graduates on the 

effectiveness of the U.S. Military 

Academy programs and curricula is 

needed for periodic accreditation by the 

Accreditation Board for Engineering and 

Technology. The information collected 

will be used to evaluate programs/

curricula and make changes deemed 

advisable. 

Affected Public: Individual or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 218. 

Number of Respondents: 519. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 25 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion (Every Three 

Years).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection 

The information will be collected via 

seven surveys, each with content 

appropriate to graduates of engineering 

and engineering related courses of study 

at the U.S. Military Academy. The 

surveys will go to graduates currently 

serving as officers in the U.S. Army and 

to graduates not currently serving. 

Respondents will be allowed to choose 

between completing a mailed survey or 

an Internet-based survey.

Dated: October 15, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–23676 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M