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or termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

J. Intergovernmental review.

Applications under this program are

subject to the provisions of E.O. 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

K. Requirement to buy Americanmade equipment and products.

Applicants are hereby notified that they

are encouraged, to the extent feasible, to

purchase American-made equipment

and products with funding provided

under this program.

Classification

Prior notice and an opportunity for

public comments are not required by the

Administrative Procedure Act or any

other law for this notice concerning

grants, benefits, and contracts.

Therefore, a regulatory flexibility

analysis is not required for purposes of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Cooperative agreements awarded

pursuant to pertinent statutes shall be in

accordance with the Fisheries Research

Plan (comprehensive program of

fisheries research) in effect on the date

of the award.

Federal participation under the

MARFIN Program may include the

assignment of DOC scientific personnel

and equipment.

Reasonable, negotiated financial

compensation will be provided under

awards for the work of eligible grantee

workers.

Information-collection requirements

contained in this notice have been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB Control No. 0648–

0175) under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, no person is required to respond to,

nor shall any person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with, a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB Control Number. Public reporting

burden for agency-specific collection-ofinformation elements, exclusive of

requirements specified under applicable

OMB circulars, is estimated to average

4 hours per response, including the time

for reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. Send comments

regarding this reporting burden estimate

or any other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing the burden, to NMFS (see

ADDRESSES).

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 713c–3(d)

Dated: January 22, 1997.

Nancy Foster,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–2109 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 012197B]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council will convene a

meeting of its Personnel Committee.

DATES: This meeting will be held from

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on February 6,

1997.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Radisson Bay Harbor Inn, 7700

Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa,

FL; telephone: 813–281–8900.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director;

telephone: 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting will be to

discuss personnel issues (CLOSED

SESSION).

Dated: January 23, 1997.

George H. Darcy,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–2108 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

National Weather Service Proposed

Automation and Closure Certifications

SUMMARY: On January 7, 1997 (62 FR

981), the National Weather Service

(NWS) published a notice and

opportunity for public comment for 43

proposed automation and closure

certifications. Since that time, it has

been determined that at six of these

sites, NWS is not ready to proceed with

the proposed certifications.

Accordingly, this notice is to advise that

these six proposed automation and

closure certifications are being

withdrawn.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries regarding these

withdrawals should be directed to Tom

Beaver, Room 09356, 1325 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julie Scanlon at 301–713–1698 X151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

compliance with Public Law 102–567,

the Secretary of Commerce must certify

that automating, consolidating,

relocating, and closing any field office

will not result in any degradation of

service to the affected areas of

responsibility. Further, the Secretary

must publish the proposed certification

in the Federal Register for a 60-day

public comment period. This

certification authority has been

delegated to the Under Secretary for

Oceans and Atmosphere.

On January 7, 1997, the NWS

published 43 proposed automation and

closure certifications (62 FR 981). Since

that time, it has been determined that at

six of these sites, NWS is not ready to

proceed with the proposed

certifications. Accordingly, to avoid any

confusion and ensure that the public

does not waste time submitting

comments unnecessarily, the NWS is

withdrawing the following six proposed

automation and closure certifications:

(1) The residual Boston Weather

Service Office (WSO);

(2) Bridgeport, Connecticut WSO;

(3) The residual Portland, Maine

WSO;

(4) Providence, Rhode Island WSO;

(5) Hartford, Connecticut WSO; and

(6) Worcester, Massachusetts WSO.

The NWS will propose these

certifications for a 60-day public

comment period at a later date.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

Elbert W. Friday, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator for Weather Services.

[FR Doc. 97–2077 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0076]

Comment Request Entitled Novation/

Change of Name Requirements

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).