5508 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 24 / Thursday, February 5, 2004 / Notices 

U.S.C. 5812 note (Restriction on 

Assistance to the Government of 

Azerbaijan); Public Law 107–115 

(Waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom 

Support Act); 7 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.

(Agricultural Competitiveness and 

Trade—the Bumpers Amendment); The 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

amended, including Chapter 11 of Part 

I, section 498A(b), Public Law 102–511, 

22 U.S.C. 2295a(b) (regarding 

ineligibility for assistance); 22 U.S. C. 

2420(a), section 660(a) of The Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, as amended 

(Police Training Prohibition); and 

provisions in the annual Foreign 

Operations, Export Financing, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 

concerning impact on jobs in the United 

States (see, e.g., 536 of Pub. L. 106–113). 

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0625–0225. Public reporting for this 

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be six hours per response, including the 

time for reviewing instructions, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information. All responses to this 

collection of information are voluntary, 

and will be protected from disclosure to 

the extent allowed under the Freedom 

of Information Act. 

The use of Standard Forms 270, 424 

and 424B is approved under OMB 

Control Numbers 0348–0004, 0348–

0043 and 0348–0040, respectively. 

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collection of information, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden, to 

the Reports Clearance Officer, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce, Room 4001, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. 

4. Executive Order 12866: It has been 

determined that this notice is not 

significant for purposes of E.O. 12866. 

5. Executive Order 13132: It has been 

determined that this notice does not 

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6. Administrative Procedure Act/

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Because prior 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grants, benefits and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2)), a Regulatory Flexibility 

Analysis is not required and has not 

been prepared for this notice (5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq.).

Dated: February 2, 2004. 

Tracy M. Rollins, 

Director, SABIT Program.

[FR Doc. 04–2457 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–HE–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 013004F]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Joint Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) 

and the New England Fishery 

Management Council (NEFMC) Spiny 

Dogfish Committee will hold a public 

meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 18, 2004, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Comfort Inn Airport, 1940 Post 

Road, Warwick, RI; telephone: 401–732–

0470.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 300 S. New 

Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 

19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to identify 

issues to be included in the hearing 

draft of Amendment 1 to the Spiny 

Dogfish Fishery Management Plan.

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Joanna Davis at the Mid-Atlantic 

Council Office (see ADDRESSES) at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: February 2, 2004.

Peter H. Fricke,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–2415 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 013004E]

Endangered Species; File No.1295

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for 

modification

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center (Responsible Official- Dr. John 

Boreman), 166 Water Street, Woods 

Hole, MA 02543–1097, has requested a 

modification to scientific research 

Permit No. 1295.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments 

must be received on or before March 8, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: The modification request 

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

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9200; fax 

(978)281–9371.

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this request 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 this particular modification 

request would be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)713–0376, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy