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500, Portland, OR 97232–4169 (503–

230–5400).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing should be submitted to

the Chief, Protected Resources Division

in Portland, OR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FWS

requests a permit under the authority of

section 10 of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531–

1543) and the NMFS regulations

governing ESA-listed fish and wildlife

permits (50 CFR parts 217–227).

FWS (P654) requests a 5-year permit

for an annual take of adult, threatened,

Snake River fall chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated

with research designed to monitor and

evaluate adult returns of hatchery-origin

fall chinook salmon released as

juveniles above Lower Granite Dam on

the Snake River in the Pacific

Northwest. Although the focus of the

research is on non-listed hatchery fish,

FWS also propose to collect information

on ESA-listed, natural-origin, fall

chinook salmon. Currently, information

on ESA-listed, natural-origin fish is

needed to assess the impacts of fish

management actions (e.g., hatchery

supplementation), as well as other

human activities (e.g., regulated river

flows), on wild fish populations. The

research has two components: 1) Radiotagging returning adult salmon at Lower

Granite Dam to document the

movements and spawning distribution

of known natural-origin fall chinook

salmon above the dam, and 2) collecting

data and scale/tissue samples from

spawned-out adult fish in the Snake

River and tributaries above Lower

Granite Dam to augment information on

spawning distribution collected from

radio-tagged fish. For the radio-tagging

component, ESA-listed adult fish are

proposed to be captured, anesthetized,

handled (measured, sampled for scales

and tissues, tagged with radio

transmitters), allowed to recover from

the anesthetic, and released. For the

spawned-out fish component, ESAlisted adult fish are proposed to be

monitored for the development of redds

during weekly aerial surveys, observed

from shore or from a boat to determine

if the fish are near natural death

(spawned-out), captured by rod and

reel, handled (measured, sampled for

scales and tissues, checked for tags), and

released. Tissue samples will

subsequently be analyzed for genetic

attributes and population determinants.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing (see ADDRESSES) should set out

the specific reasons why a hearing on

this application would be appropriate.

The holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All

statements and opinions contained in

this application summary are those of

the applicant and do not necessarily

reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 072197B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification 5 to

incidental take permit 844 (P503I).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a modification to a

permit to the Idaho Department of Fish

and Game at Boise, ID (IDFG) that

authorizes an incidental take of

Endangered Species Act-listed species

associated with sport-fishing activities,

subject to certain conditions set forth

therein.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review in

the following offices, by appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301-713-1401);

and

Protected Resources Division, F/

NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite

500, Portland, OR 97232–4169 (503–

230–5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

modification to a permit was issued

under the authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–

222).

Notice was published on May 5, 1997

(62 FR 24421) that an application had

been filed by IDFG for a modification to

incidental take permit 844 (P503I).

Modification 5 to permit 844 was issued

to IDFG on July 11, 1997. For

modification 5, IDFG is authorized an

increase in the incidental take of adult,

threatened, natural-origin, Snake River

spring/summer chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated

with a salmon sport fishery on the

upper South Fork of the Salmon River.

The fishery will target non-listed adult,

adipose fin-clipped, artificiallypropagated, summer chinook salmon.

The primary source of take will be the

incidental catch and release of ESAlisted adult fish with associated catchand-release incidental mortalities. The

specifics of the fishery, including season

dates, duration, locations, and

mitigative activities are tailored to

provide the appropriate level of

protection for ESA-listed fish in the

watershed. The fishery will be

terminated when quotas are reached or

August 4, 1997, whichever occurs first.

The incidental take of ESA-listed fish

associated with the South Fork Salmon

River fishery is valid in 1997 only.

Permit 844 expires on April 30, 1998.

Notice was published on May 30,

1997 (62 FR 29330) that NMFS

proposed to amend IDFG’s incidental

take permit 844 (P503I) consequential to

the issuance of modification 8 to IDFG’s

scientific research/enhancement permit

795. NMFS issued modification 8 to

permit 795 on May 21, 1997 (62 FR

29331, May 30, 1997). Modification 8 to

permit 795 authorizes IDFG to release

juvenile, endangered, artificiallypropagated, Snake River sockeye salmon

(Oncorhynchus nerka) from its captive

propagation program into Alturas Lake

in 1997. NMFS proposed to amend

permit 844 to authorize IDFG an

incidental take of juvenile, ESA-listed,

sockeye salmon associated with the

continuation of rainbow trout and

kokanee sport fisheries at Alturas Lake

in 1997 after the ESA-listed juvenile fish

are reintroduced into the lake. NMFS

has determined that the continuation of

these fisheries at Alturas Lake in 1997

will not result in an incidental take of

juvenile, ESA-listed, sockeye salmon

because of the small size of the fish to

be released into the lake (7 grams or

approximately 90 mm). In addition,

ESA-listed sockeye salmon smolts

should migrate out of Alturas Lake prior

to reaching a size that makes them

susceptible to the fisheries.

Issuance of the modification to a

permit, as required by the ESA, was

based on a finding that such action: (1)

Was requested/proposed in good faith,

(2) will not operate to the disadvantage

of the ESA-listed species that are the

subject of the permit, and (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA

and the NMFS regulations governing

ESA-listed species permits.
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Dated: July 23, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 072397D]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 789

(P135C)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

permit no. 789 submitted by Dr. James

H.W. Hain, NMFS, NOAA, Northeast

Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water

Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543–1026,

has been amended to extend the

expiration date through December 31,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The amended permit is

available for review by written request

or by appointment in the following

offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room

13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/

713–2289);

Northeast Region, NMFS, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298, (508/281–9150); and

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721

Executive Center Drive, N., St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813/893–

3141).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment has been issued

under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

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

provisions of § 216.39 of the regulations

of the governing the taking and

importing (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),

and the provisions of § 222.25 of the

regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

Issuance of this amended permit as

required by the ESA was based on a

finding that such permit: (1) Was

applied for in good faith; (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the

endangered species which is the subject

of this permit; and (3) is consistent with

the purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department

of the Air Force announces the

proposed reinstatement of a 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; 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 September 29,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

HQ AFROTC/RRUC, College

Scholarship Section, 551 East Maxwell

Blvd, ATTN: Mrs. Pamela J. Williams,

Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112–

6102.

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

HQ AFROTC/RRUC, College

Scholarship Section, at (334) 953–7783.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Air Force ROTC College

Scholarship Application, AF Form 113,

OMB Number 0701–0101.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection requirement is used by the

Air Force to identify the best-qualified

applicants for the scholarship,

providing for a ‘‘whole person’’

evaluation.

Affect Public: Individuals and

household.

Number of Respondents: 11,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 42

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are high school students

or graduates between the ages of 16 and

21 years. Respondents must complete

all requirements listed in the

application package and return before

the final deadline of December 1.

Factors considered in the application

process include GPA, SAT or ACT test

scores, etc. Due to the number of factors

that have proven to influence successful

completion of a college program, it is

necessary to collect information in all

areas listed on the application.

Additionally, the national average

attrition from college is about 40

percent. In order to obtain a reasonable

return for the dollars expended on

scholarships, we must apply as

comprehensive an evaluation of each

candidate as possible. Without this

screening process, the consequences to

this federal program would be

thousands of dollars wasted on

individuals who attrited from the

program prior to incurring an obligation

to serve in the military. In addition to

the concern for the economy of the

scholarship dollar, Congressional

oversight of the program demands that

the services be able to report on the

numbers and kinds of individuals who

apply for scholarships and provide

leads for AFROTC units around the

nation.

Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS) on the Disposal and Reuse of

the Savanna Army Depot Activity,

Savanna, Illinois

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Public

Law 101–510 (as amended), the Defense

Base Closure and Realignment Act of

1990, the Defense Base Closure and