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products or to animal cell lines or 

tissues from tissue banks. 

Executive Order 12866 

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Executive Order 12866. 

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defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Executive Order 12372 

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not subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

Administrative Procedure Act/

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Notice and comment are not required 

under the Administrative Procedure Act 

(5 U.S.C. 553) or any other law, for rules 

relating to public property, loans, 

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

553 (a)). Because notice and comment 

are not required under 5 U.S.C. 553, or 

any other law, for rules relating to 

public property, loans, grants, benefits 

or contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)), a 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not 

required and has not been prepared for 

this notice, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.

Dated: December 15, 2004. 

Hratch G. Semerjian, 

Acting Director, NIST.

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COMMISSION 

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Technology 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. OAR–2004–0096; FRL–7851–8] 

Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory 

Analytical Protocols Manual

AGENCIES: Department of Defense; 

Department of Energy; Department of 

Homeland Security; Environmental 

Protection Agency; Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission; National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, Commerce; 

United States Geological Survey, 

Interior; and Food and Drug 

Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The participating agencies are 

announcing the availability of the 

‘‘Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory 

Analytical Protocols’’ (MARLAP) 

Manual. The MARLAP Manual provides 

guidance for the planning, 

implementation, and assessment phases 

of projects that require the laboratory 

analysis of radionuclides. MARLAP’s 

basic goal is to provide guidance for 

project planners, managers, and 

laboratory personnel to ensure that 

radioanalytical laboratory data will meet 

a project’s or a program’s data 

requirements. The manual offers a 

framework for a performance-based 

approach to achieving data 

requirements that is both scientifically 

rigorous and flexible enough to be 

applied to diverse projects and 

programs. This framework will promote 

national consistency in the generation of 

radioanalytical data of known quality 

that are appropriate for its intended use. 

Examples of radiological data collection 

activities that MARLAP supports 

include: site characterization, site 

cleanup and compliance demonstration, 

decommissioning of nuclear facilities, 

emergency response, remedial and 

removal actions, decontamination 

activities, effluent monitoring of 

licensed facilities, environmental site 

monitoring, background studies, and 

waste management activities. The 

MARLAP Manual, now finalized, is a 

multi-agency consensus document. The 

agencies previously sought public 

comment in order to receive feedback 

from the widest range of interested 

parties and to ensure that all 

information relevant to developing the 

document was received and addressed 

to the extent possible. The interagency 

MARLAP work group reviewed all 

public comments received as well as 

comments from a concurrent, 

independent technical peer review. 

Suggested changes were incorporated, 

where appropriate, in response to those 

comments.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft and the 

final MARLAP Manual, along with 

public and technical peer review 

comments received, may be examined 

or copied for a fee at the EPA Public 

Reading Room, Room B102, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. The room 

is open to the public on all Federal 

Government work days from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. 

Printed and CD–ROM versions of 

MARLAP (NTIS PB2004–105421) may 

be purchased from the National 

Technical Information Service (NTIS). 

NTIS may be accessed online at http:/

/www.ntis.gov. The NTIS Sales Desk can 

be reached between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, 

at 1–800–553–6847; TDD (hearing 

impaired only) at 703–487–4639 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday; or fax at 

703–605–6900. 

The manual is also available through 

the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/

radiation/marlap or http://

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/staff/sr1576/. The 

NRC document number is NUREG–

1576, and the EPA document number is 

EPA 402–B–04–001A–C (in three 

volumes).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

EPA: John Griggs, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Radiation 

and Indoor Air, NAREL, 540 South 

Morris Avenue, Montgomery, AL 

36115–2601, (334) 270–3450, 

griggs.john@epa.gov; Eric Reynolds, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Superfund Remediation and 

Technology Innovation (5204G), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

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Washington, DC 20460, (703) 603–9928, 

reynolds.eric@epa.gov. DoD/Air Force:

Dale Thomas, Detachment 1, Human 

Systems Center/OEBA, 2402 E. Drive, 

Brooks AFB, TX 78235–5114, (210) 536–

5816, dale.thomas@brooks.af.mil. DoD/

Army: Ronald Swatski, U.S. Army 

Center for Health Promotion and 

Preventive Medicine, Attn: MCHB–TS–

LRD, 5158 Blackhawk Road APG, MD 

21010–5403, (410) 436–3983, 

ronald.swatski@amedd.army.mil. DoD/

Navy: Commander William Adams, 

Navy Sea Systems Command, SEA 04N, 

1333 Isaac Hull Ave., SE., Washington, 

DC 20376–4120, (202) 781–2414, 

AdamsWJ@navsea.navy.mil. Army 

Corps of Engineers: Jan Dunker, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, (Attn: 

CENWO–HX–C), 12565 West Center 

Road, Omaha, NE 68144–3869, (402) 

697–2566, 

jan.w.dunker@usace.army.mil. DHS:

Carl V. Gogolak, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, Environmental 

Measurements Laboratory, 201 Varick 

Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10014, 

(212) 620–3635, cvg@eml.doe.gov. DOE:

Mary Verwolf, U.S. Department of 

Energy, National Analytical 

Management Program, MS4149, 850 

Energy Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, 

(208) 526–7001, verwolmc@id.doe.gov;

Emile Boulos, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Air, Water and 

Radiation Policy and Guidance (EH–41), 

Room 3G–089, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–1306, 

emile.boulos@eh.doe.gov. NRC: Rateb 

(Boby) Abu Eid, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Mail Stop T–7J8, 

Washington, DC 20555, (301) 415–5811, 

bae@nrc.gov. NIST: Kenneth Inn, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Building 245, Room C114, 

MS 8462, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–

8462, (301) 975–5541, 

kenneth.inn@nist.gov. USGS: Ann 

Mullin, U.S. Geological Survey, 

National Water Quality Laboratory, PO 

Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 

95 Ent E3, Mail Stop 407, Denver, CO 

80225–0046, (303) 236–3480, 

ahmullin@usgs.gov. FDA: Edmond 

Baratta, U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration, Winchester Engineering 

and Analytical Center, 109 Holton 

Street, Winchester, MA 01890, (781) 

729–5700 (x728), 

edmond.baratta@fda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MARLAP Manual provides guidance for 

the planning, implementation, and 

assessment phases of those projects that 

require the laboratory analysis of 

radionuclides. This guidance is 

intended for project planners, managers, 

and laboratory personnel. MARLAP was 

developed collaboratively over the past 

eight years by the technical staffs of 

eight Federal agencies. State 

participation in the development of the 

manual involved contributions from 

representatives from the Commonwealth 

of Kentucky and the State of California. 

Contractors of the DOE, EPA, and NRC, 

and members of the public, have been 

present during the open meetings of the 

MARLAP work group and were 

provided opportunities for input. 

MARLAP is organized into two parts. 

Part I, intended primarily for project 

planners and managers, provides the 

basic framework of the directed 

planning process as it applies to projects 

requiring radioanalytical data for 

decision making. Part II is intended 

primarily for laboratory personnel. 

Seven appendices provide 

complementary information and 

additional details on specific topics. 

Because of its length, the printed 

version of MARLAP is bound in three 

volumes. Volume I (Chapters 1 through 

9 and Appendices A through E) contains 

Part I. Part II is split between Volumes 

II and III. Volume II (Chapters 10 

through 17 and Appendix F) covers 

most of the activities performed at 

radioanalytical laboratories, from field 

and sampling issues that affect 

laboratory measurements through waste 

management. Volume III (Chapters 18 

through 20 and Appendix G) covers 

laboratory quality control, measurement 

uncertainty and detection and 

quantification capability. Each volume 

includes a table of contents, list of 

acronyms and abbreviations, and a 

complete glossary of terms. 

The MARLAP Manual benefitted from 

extensive internal, public, and technical 

peer reviews. Before the publication of 

the draft version for public comment, 

the participating agencies conducted 

internal reviews. These internal review 

comments were addressed before public 

comments were requested. The public 

review was a necessary and important 

step in the development of the final 

multi-agency consensus document. The 

document also received formal technical 

peer review under the auspices of the 

EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB). 

SAB’s comments and EPA’s responses 

are available at http://www.epa.gov/

science1/fiscal03.htm.

In addition to commenting on 

individual chapters and appendices, 

reviewers were requested to address the 

following questions while reviewing the 

MARLAP Manual: 

(1) Is the performance-based approach 

for the planning, implementation, and 

assessment phases of projects 

technically sound, and is the approach 

reasonable in terms of ease of 

implementation by project managers 

and laboratories? Does the approach 

effectively link the three phases of a 

project, and is the guidance on quality 

control appropriate and supportive of a 

performance-based approach?

(2) Is the guidance on laboratory 

operations in Part II technically accurate 

and useful? 

(3) Are the concepts covered under 

measurement statistics, specifically 

measurement uncertainty and detection 

and quantification capability, presented 

accurately and appropriately? 

(4) Is the information understandable 

and presented in a logical sequence? 

How can the presentation of material be 

modified to improve the manual? 

The participating agencies continue to 

solicit comments arising from review 

and use of the final MARLAP Manual. 

Comments will be reviewed periodically 

by the participating agencies, resolved 

as appropriate, and incorporated into 

future revisions of the manual. Members 

of the public are invited to submit 

written comments to: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and 

Radiation Docket and Information 

Center, Docket No. OAR–2004–0096, 

MC 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW, Washington, DC 20460. Comments 

may be submitted electronically at

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/marlap.

Compliance With the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 

NRC has determined that this action 

is not a major rule and has verified this 

determination with the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget.

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For the Department of Defense, dated this 

10th day of December, 2004. 

Alex A. Beehler, 

Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

For the Department of Energy, dated this 

17th day of August, 2004. 

Andy Lawrence, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Environment. 

For the Department of Homeland Security, 

dated this 11th day of August, 2004. 

Bert M. Coursey, 

Director, Office of Standards, DHS/S&T 

Directorate. 

For the Environmental Protection Agency, 

dated this 11th day of August, 2004. 

Elizabeth Cotsworth, 

Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. 

For the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, dated this 6th day of August, 

2004. 

Lisa R. Karam, 

Chief, Ionizing Radiation Division. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

dated this 6th day of August, 2004. 

John T. Greeves, 

Director, Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards. 

For the U.S. Geological Survey, dated this 

16th day of August, 2004. 

Robert M. Hirsch, 

Associate Director for Water, U.S. Geological 

Survey. 

For the Food and Drug Administration, 

dated this 29th day of September, 2004. 

Thomas S. Savage, 

Acting Director, Division of Field Science, 

Office of Regulatory Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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Administration

[I.D.121604B]

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; 

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

meetings of the Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This 

will be the first of two annual meetings 

to be held in fiscal year (FY) 2005 to 

review and advise on management 

policies for living marine resources. 

Agenda topics can found in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice.

DATES: The meetings will be held in 

January 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach 

Resort & Spa, 2005 Kalia Road, 

Honolulu, HI 96815.

Requests for special accommodations 

may be directed to MAFAC, Constituent 

Services, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 1315 East-West Highway #9508, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive 

Director; telephone: (301) 713–2379 

x171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby 

given of meetings of MAFAC. MAFAC 

was established by the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) on February 17, 

1972, to advise the Secretary on all 

living marine resource matters that are 

the responsibility of the Department of 

Commerce. This Committee advises and 

reviews the adequacy of living marine 

resource policies and programs to meet 

the needs of commercial and 

recreational fisheries, and 

environmental, state, consumer, 

academic, tribal, and other national 

interests.

Meeting Dates and Times

1. January 11, 2005, 9:15 a.m.–5 p.m.

2. January 12, 2005, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

3. January 13, 2005, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 

a.m.

4. January 14, 2005, 1 p.m.–3 p.m.

Matters to be Considered

January 11, 2005

General overview and full committee 

discussion regarding NOAA’s ecosystem 

management initiatives and how they 

relate to fisheries management, and 

review and status of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act reauthorization.

January 12, 2005

Overview and full committee 

discussion of cold water coral 

management initiatives, FY 2005 budget 

review, recreational fisheries strategic 

plan and program initiative, and review 

of newly revised Office of Constituent 

Services and programs.

January 13, 2005

The MAFAC will meet for a morning 

overview and discussion of aquaculture 

legislative initiatives and status of 

regional research programs.

January 14, 2005

The full committee of MAFAC will 

meet in the afternoon to receive reports 

and take final action. Committee will 

adjourn sine day on completion of 

business.

Time will be set aside for public 

comment on agenda items.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to MAFAC (see 

ADDRESSES).

Dated: December 17, 2004.

William T. Hogarth,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that St. 

George’s School, P.O. Box 1910, 

Newport, RI 02840 has been issued a 

permit to take loggerhead (Caretta 

caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and 

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) 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 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;

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9200; fax 

(978)281–9371; and

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 

Executive Center Drive North, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone 

(727)570–5301; fax (727)570–5320.